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On more than one occasion, I have witnessed, or even been a part of, a book-related conversation that included at least one person saying, "But I'm not a l

Last week, I asked for help putting together a list of women writers and their works from the 21st century. While some people got stuck in the 20th century

This last month, I watched with interest as several of my Twitter friends took part in Photo A Day, a game (or "meme," though I hate that word) led by a bl

I am not much of a drinker. I don?t really care for wine, and I hate the taste of beer. When I do drink, I stick to hard cider and clear liquor. I spend a

I have been working on this post on and off for a few months now. I could never decide how I wanted to approach it. Should I focus on novels and short stor

It would probably have taken me a while to stumble across the trailer for Rhiann Ellis' novel After Life on my own. The book is being re-released by Amaz

As a regular part of the freshman composition classes that I teach, my students are asked to read an essay by Richard Wright called "The Library Card," an

This photo has been making the rounds over the last few days, appearing first on Reddit (as far as I can see), then making its way to Fail Blog. The cap

My first exposure to Carlos Fuentes was his role as the host of a video series called The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World (there is a

I started Kindergarten in the fall of 1985. I was in Miss Clarke?s class, and one of my most vivid memories is of sitting on the carpet in the front of the

I've been on a quest to discover my inner geek lately. I thought my love of books fully qualified me as geek, but I have discovered that there is so much m

I am going to be upfront and say that I could not have even started writing this list on my own. I knew I wanted to do something with musicians, but I had

America! You?re super neat. I?m a big fan of yours, in fact. I like lots of American things: John Cusack, Target, Land?s End Canvas, Kate Spade, and Am

Like many people, I first discovered Ray Bradbury by reading Fahrenheit 451 in high school. Unlike many people, at least the people that I went to school w