…in particular, the idolization of creatives (writers, artists, people in the movie industry) who then in one way or another “fall from grace” and then take their entire body of…Continue readingPedestals
The writer and sex In her book, Love and Trouble, Claire Dederer explains how a book review brought her “an unforeseen gift, or burden: Suddenly everyone wanted to tell…Continue readingThe writer and sex
At The Literacy Site, Will S. examined: What Science Is Saying About Fiction Readers Among other things, he noted that the authors of one study said that what you choose…Continue readingThe only rule
What is it that makes certain stories last? That’s a question that Neil Gaiman explores in a lecture two and a half years in the making, part of the Long…Continue readingStories are alive
QUIZ: Classic Houses In Literature on the Imaginary Real Estate Market Bright, colorful farmhouse in rural Canadian townThe Western canon is having a real estate sale: All the settings of…Continue readingWhich would you buy?
Well, my five candidates would be: Sulamith Wolfing, Hedgehog Studios 1) The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Andersen) – the ORIGINAL version, thank you – the tragic one, no Caribbean singing…Continue readingWhich fairytales are best?
Our cities are full of majestic monuments, stunning sculptures and artistic statues, each having a story to tell, Bored Panda says and offers us 25 of them. Image credits: Bruno…Continue readingGreatest sculpture?
The other day we tripped over a movie on TV – “Snow White: A Tale of Terror”, vintage 1997. I’m always one for a good re-telling of a good old…Continue readingUnhappily ever after…
An icon of American publishing and cornerstone of what were once called the “Seven Sisters” of women’s magazines, Ladies’ Home Journal will cease monthly publication in July after 131 years,…Continue readingLadies’ Home Journal RIP
Miriam Tuliao at the York Public Library gives us a list of 25 books that have “offered unique insights about the world around us and changed the course of human…Continue readingThe books that changed history?