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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. One of the best parts of my job as an elementary librarian is designing the seasonal book displays, specifically when it’s time for...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. If you love all things Halloween and horror, chances are you’re already well into your creepy reading list for the year. But as...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. What better way to celebrate the season of crisp air, pumpkin spice, butternut squash, juicy apples, plaid, longer nights, and crunchy leaves than...

Recent political events have me considering the way our history shapes the books that writers write and publishers publish. After the summer of protests in 2020, publishers have made an attempt to push forward more books by authors of...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. There are dozens of songs out there inspired by literature. Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights” takes the perspective of Cathy, wailing at Heathcliff’s window,...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The act of translation is the highest form of empathy. It’s not a mechanical process of converting one language to another. It is...

Five months before he died, Terry Pratchett wrote five letters, sealed them in envelopes and locked them in the safe in his office to be opened after his death. This was the one he addressed to me.Wiltshire4th October 2014Dear...

Authors using pseudonyms is nothing new. In fact, there are still five that are unknown, with another mystery author story fresh from the headlines this week. They choose a pseudonym for many reasons: to avoid the limelight, to remain...