Have you ever noticed the sheer number of books that are set in New York City? The Princess Diaries series, the Insatiable series, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Rules of Civility, P. S. I Love You, Sex and the City, The Nanny Diaries, FromContinue reading “Books Set in NYC: Tried and True, or Tired and Trite?”
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Hey Girl, These Are a Few of Book-Lovers’ Favorite Things
Hey girl (or guy), if you haven’t heard about the recent Ryan Gosling fad in the book world yet, it’s about time you did. There has been a fiery explosion of popular tumblrs, one to satisfy every breed of book lovers, in which attractive photographs of Ryan Gosling are paired with variations of supportive, comfortingContinue reading “Hey Girl, These Are a Few of Book-Lovers’ Favorite Things”
Readable Christmas Presents: The Best Books of 2011
For those of you stuck in that dangerous position of having more Christmas shopping to do, but no idea of what to get, the bookstore is a great one-stop shop to get something for everybody left on your list. I won’t mention which books I might have gotten for who (you can’t spoil the surpriseContinue reading “Readable Christmas Presents: The Best Books of 2011”
Dear Indie Bookstores: Stop Judging Books by their Covers
When you’re driving, sometimes you encounter some very important people–read, jerks–who break all the rules; they go fifty miles over the speed limit, weave around you in closely-packed traffic, and almost cause four car crashes before they speed out of sight. Some people get mad at these rude drivers and let out a stream ofContinue reading “Dear Indie Bookstores: Stop Judging Books by their Covers”
Get Writing Inspiration from Your Family’s Dirty Secrets
Secret: I am totally obsessed with family research on ancestry.com. I love picking family members’ brains for memories, dates, and the vaguely remembered names of cousins. I love sifting through the scanned census records, copying out tiny details–like that my great-grandfather (a different branch, not in this photograph) worked at a cigar factory in BerksContinue reading “Get Writing Inspiration from Your Family’s Dirty Secrets”
The Literary World Heard Our Prayers and Answered
Remember how I was lamenting the cost of literary journal subscriptions just a few short days ago? Well, someone at Writer’s Relief must have heard our deep sighs of communal depression and is hosting a subscription contest on their website. Read this article, then tweet it, or post about it on your own blog, orContinue reading “The Literary World Heard Our Prayers and Answered”
Hannah Karena Jones 