Victor Morrison // Blog Writer As mentioned in my previous post, progress in the printing and publishing world did not cease after the invention of Gutenberg’s printing press. In fact, print media really took off after Gutenberg, as a huge…
The Origins of Publishing, Part 1
Victor Morrison // Blog Writer The history of publishing stretches much further back than the invention of the printing press or the creation of the book. The idea of leaving a mark or writing down a written message for others…
When Fiction Gets Real: Dealing with the Death of Your Favorite Fictional Character
Camila Fagen Guitron // Blog Writer Anthony Rodriguez, Emerson College student and avid reader, recalls sitting down with the last book in the Divergent trilogy when his favorite character—who will not be named for spoiler reasons—suddenly died. “It felt like…
Stricken Ill with Ferrante Fever
Kyle Labe//Blog Writer In Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, the third installment in Elena Ferrante’s triumphant Neapolitan Novels, the narrator lists for a page everything she wants to do away with, everything on which she’d like to “spit”:…
The Hero’s Journey and Modern Story Structure
Jonathan Smith // Blog Writer Humans have always had an insatiable appetite for compelling and relatable stories. Philosophers and writers alike have often tried to categorize the essence of an enduring story, with one of the oldest and most popular…
Challenging Gender Stereotypes One Children’s Book at a Time
Angie Haas//Blog Writer Children’s books are perhaps the least diverse genre. Looking back on the books I read as a child — from Curious George to Where the Wild Things Are to all of the Dr. Seuss’ books — they…