Immortality of Poetry: A Review of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
If you are a fan of epic sci-fi space opera literature, you have either read or heard of the titan of its genre - the Hyperion Cantos. Although set in…
Sontag, Baldwin, hooks: On Reading As a Gateway to Empathy and Love
Susan Sontag had a writing mind like no other that I've encountered. She was a force, a magnetic personality born with an insatiable urge for knowledge, and she dedicated her…
About a Boy, Nick Hornby: The book or the film – is that the question?
Discussions about books and film adaptations always seem to divide people. Book-lovers vs. film-lovers. You feel obligated, as if by some social norm, to choose a side and argue in…
Around the world in bookish news: From Shakespeare to Jane Austin
From Shakespeare to Jane Austin, read a new round of bookish news: 1. Shakespeare and film around the world- The list of film adaptations of Shakespeare's plays around the world…
Around the world in bookish news: Book Jackets Go Live and Other Stories
The news from the world literature are as follows: 1. Classic book jackets come to life – in pictures- Oh my God, they are alive! 2. Salman Rushdie: The Curse…
Around the world in bookish news: Rushdie’s Latest Novel and Other Stories
A new round of bookish news is here: 1. Newly discovered Dickens notes solve Victorian authorship mystery- Among the All Year Round contributors, we can find Lewis Carroll and a…
Around the world in bookish news: Cracking Christie’s Mysteries and Other Stories
Every morning around 8 o'clock, I sit at my desk with a cup of coffee in my hand. I turn on my laptop and I browse Facebook and Twitter in…