Authors Behind the Page: The Boston Book Festival
Felicia Gullotta // Blog Writer It’s a crisp autumn morning on October 15; the sun is hanging lazily in the sky, as reluctant to move as the many Bostonians still…
Hot October Reads
Cynthia Ayala // Blog Writer October is the month I’m always looking forward to because it’s Halloween, which is by far my favorite holiday. Of course there’s more to…
Review of The Hidden Letters of Velta B. by Gina Ochsner
Felicia Gullotta // Blog Writer If you were an ailing mother trying to tell your son his life’s story, where would you begin? Would you begin with his birth? Maybe…
Bob Dylan Should Not Have Won the Nobel Prize for Literature
Mary Baker // Special Guest Writer I am here to give what is undoubtedly an unpopular opinion. It’s pretty clearly stated in the title, but just for emphasis: everyone’s…
James Patterson and the State of Fiction
Christina Bagni // Blog Writer Stephen King, who sees himself as “the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries,” once called James Patterson “a terrible writer, but very successful.”…
Make Lit Class Great Again: Maus and Maus II
Christina Bagni // Blog Writer Oh, yes, I’m well versed in comic books. I have about three issues of the vintage DC Comics Powerpuff Girls series in my attic, and…