8 modern tv shows that feel suspiciously like a spin-off of a literary classic - Op-Ed Piece
It’s true that if you trace the plots, characters, and tropes of popular fiction back, you find the same ideas threaded throughout history.
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Greg Luti
- Dec 31, 2020
Best of 2020 - Op-Ed Pieces
This is the last best-of lists for the stuff on the blog.
This one features all of the op-ed pieces that we wrote.
Sarah Beach
- Jun 2, 2020
A Review of Murder Must Advertise, by Dorothy L. Sayers - Book Review
Still, none post it so well as Murder Must Advertise, a detective fiction that perfectly incorporates all that is best about Sayers.
Greg Luti
- May 15, 2020
Post-Apocalyptic Sign-In Window - Literary Meme
In the window of a bookstore is the sign "Please note: The post-apocalyptical fiction section has been moved to Current Affairs."
Sarah Beach
- May 12, 2020
Jane Austen & Social Distancing: Memes
Social distancing is living the life of Lizzie Bennett: we keep respectful distances,
Sarah Beach
- Apr 6, 2020
Information Access: COVID-19 Changes Everything. I’m Here for It. - Op-Ed Piece
“Click the banner for 30 minutes of uninterrupted listening.”
“We’re sorry, your free trial has expired. Click here for more information.”
Sarah Beach
- Mar 20, 2020
Why Writing is Responsible for the Toilet Paper Shortage - Op-Ed Piece
Why Writing Is Responsible For The Toiler Paper Shortage - Op-Ed Piece How Writing Caused A Toilet Paper Shortage (Tolkien was right) JRR...
Sarah Beach
- Mar 10, 2020
Oscar Wilde: The Irishman You Need Today - Op-Ed Piece
Everyone’s favorite satirist, playwright, and, uh…epigram-er…was Irish. And he wrote a blistering critique of the Anglo-American
Sarah Beach
- Feb 26, 2020
Just A Bunch of Literary Memes - Op-Ed Piece
We all thought memes were “just jokes.” Well, here are some memes that make solid points about some of the most important works
Sarah Beach
- Feb 2, 2020
6 Obscure Literary Couples that are #CouplesGoals - Op-Ed Piece
Darcy and Elizabeth. Romeo and Juliet. Cathy and Heathcliff. Jane and Rochester. These famous literary couples get all the attention,
Sarah Beach
- Jan 29, 2020
Kobe Bryant The Author - News
We live in an era of innovation, including in literature. Many young readers think they don’t like reading… until they find the right book.
Sarah Beach
- Jan 27, 2020
We see you, JK: Why we're all secretly Harry Potter - Best Ever
He’s a whiny, scrawny adolescent. He has anger issues. He’s “the Chosen One.” And yet, Harry Potter just might be the best character
Sarah Beach
- Jan 22, 2020
Goodbye Christopher - News
This week, Christopher Tolkien died. Not only do we mourn the loss of a great man, we mourn the loss of an era.
Sarah Beach
- Jan 6, 2020
Dear Jane, We Love You - Best Ever
Jane Austen? The best author of all time? Really?
Don’t worry, our favorite Regency authroress is as timeless as they come