John Scalzi Quotation
Source: The Amazon Book Review
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CC Spin #23: A Change of Plan
Related Post: Classics Club Spin #23 Earlier this month the Classics Club announced a return of its spin, in which we make a numbered list of books, then read the book on our list with the number chosen at random. Initially I welcomed the exercise, because I have been having trouble reading and writing in
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World Book and Copyright Day
Source: World Book and Copyright Day For additional information, including the importance of April 23rd, free book offers, and events you can watch “from the comfort of your armchair,” see this article from Newsweek.
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It’s Earth Day! Read On
Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. If you’ve finally decided that it’s time to read a book about climate change, The New York Times has some suggestions in the following categories: I don’t even know where to start. I just want to understand how we got here. I’m ready for the hard truth.
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National Library Week April 19-25, 2020
Find Your Place at the Library: National Library Week April 19-25, 2020 Source: National Library Week | Conferences & Events
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Medieval Reads Day
Get ready for tales of knights, battles, court intrigue and more. It’s Medieval Reads Day! Source: Medieval Reads Day According to Book Riot, it’s Medieval Reads Day, and they’ve got you covered with the following articles: 10 of the Best Medieval Romance Stories 10 Books with Our Favorite Fictional Knights 8 Courtly Medieval Female Writers
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Literary Links
The Case for Teaching Depressing Books High school English teacher Sahar Mustafah writes that her students often ask when they’re going to read happy books. Young people, quite naturally, equate “happy” with a safe, uneventful existence. Genocide, sexual assault, poverty, racism, climate change—it’s hard to find any reason to be excited about reading these subjects
Classics Club Spin #23
It’s time for another Classics Club Spin! Here’s how it works: I post a numbered list of 20 titles from my Classics Club list. On Sunday, April 19 the Classics Club curators will post a number from 1 through 20. I then have to read whatever title has that number on my list by June
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Moral Depth in Current Fiction
Introduction I came upon Adam O’Fallon Price’s article The Subjective Mood, in which he laments the lack of moral depth in current fiction, back in February. I included it in a literary-links round-up, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it because I find a lot of moral depth in most of the fiction I read.
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Literary Links
I hope that you are all staying healthy and finding solace in activities that comfort you. Book sales surge as self-isolating readers stock up on ‘bucket list’ novels From the U.K. comes news that “Book sales have leapt across the country as readers find they have extra time on their hands, with bookshops reporting a