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Do literature classes spend too much time on Shakespeare?

Posted on 04/11/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Passive Voice blog shared an article from a Canadian website that we suspect is sure to stir up strong...

Tagged As: Classic literature, The Passive Voice

Posted on 04/11/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of April 11, 2021. Beverly Cleary (April 12, 1916): Cleary...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Posted on 04/10/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The 2021 PEN America Literary Awards were handed out Thursday night in a virtual ceremony. For more information about each...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Book lists

Posted on 04/10/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

Categories: Favorites

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sharing your love for an author or book is one of the great perks of being a bookworm. And if...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Fantasy, Libraries

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 11:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amanda Gorman has already made history several times, as the youngest inaugural poet in US history, the first-ever national youth...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Poetry, Pop culture

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week ending April 3,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, The New York Times

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Easter’s over, but a treasure hunt for adults is just getting started. The Golden Treasure of the Entente Cordiale, which...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: History, The Guardian

Posted on 04/08/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We applaud all 184 recipients of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship. But of course we’re especially excited for...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards

Posted on 04/08/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning debut novel could add another entry to its résumé: television series. Literary Hub reports that...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Literary Hub, TV adaptation