Kyle Labe//Blog Writer When I first read Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, I was sixteen and in the tenth grade. No one enjoyed the novel but me, and for the life of me I couldn’t comprehend why. At the time,…
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Young Adult to New Adult
Angie Haas//Blog Writer Young adult novels are typically of the fiction genre and are aimed at people from fourteen to twenty-one years of age. Yet, many young adult consumers are beyond this age range; not only are my friends…
Amazon’s Top 10 Bestsellers of 2017 and the Status of the Publishing Industry
Jonathan Smith//Blog Writer Some say that a year is only as good as the literature read within its 365 days. In that sense, 2017 was actually phenomenal. For the purposes of this article, we can look back on the…
#myfavoritebook: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Micaela Pryor//Blog Writer Shirley Jackson’s final novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle is an underrated classic, a gothic tale of murder, money, and persecution. Her clear, biting style is unforgettable, turning a mansion otherworldly and a family…
My Favorite Author: Stephen King
Sarah Vincent//Blog Writer Spoiler Alert: Many Stephen King novels are discussed in this article. There are details in here that explain the ending of some, along with major plot points. If you’ve ever read a book or seen…
The Hidden Gem of Twin Peaks
Kyle Labe//Blog Writer The question of “Who killed Laura Palmer?” may have been answered decades ago, but the image of the high school homecoming queen, dead and wrapped in plastic, still haunts pop culture to this day. Twin Peaks,…
Does Reading Make Us Nostalgic for a Simpler Time?
Angie Haas//Blog Writer Have you ever picked up a book and, as soon as you started to read it, you felt like a child again? Suddenly, your imagination and dreams are limitless within the confines of the pages. This…
Review of Hillary Clinton’s What Happened
Kyle Labe//Blog Writer I hesitate to label Hillary Clinton’s What Happened as a political memoir. It’s much more than that. It is part feminist manifesto, part contemplation on loss and moving on, part behind-the-scenes campaign documentary, and even sometimes a…
War History: As Told By Graphic Novels
Sarah Vincent//Blog Writer Artists find millions of devices to filter their art through. For some it is poetry or photography. And, for one very particular group, graphic novels are a way to tell their own story, with some amazing tales…
The Rise in Thrillers: Cue “Thriller” by Michael Jackson
Angie Haas//Blog Writer It, Get Out, Annabelle: Creation, and Happy Death Day. What do these movies have in common? They all fall into the horror/thriller genre and were all released this year. But movies aren’t the only way get your…