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Happy Towel Day & Thanks For All The Fish
Towel Day is an annual celebration on the 25th of May, as a tribute to the late author Douglas Adams …Continue reading →
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Get ready for Shakespeare Day!
Next Wednesday, April 23 to be exact, is Shakespeare’s 451 birthday. As part of his birthday bash, I thought I …Continue reading →
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The Decline of American bookstores Who will speak for the books?
While we Shakespeare geeks celebrated his birthday yesterday, the reading world celebrated World Book Day. For several years now, the …Continue reading →
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Words, words, words What opening lines tell us
I bet I can guess something about you. As a reader, first lines are important to you. In both literature …Continue reading →
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How long will it take you to read your entire TBR library?
Here are your TBR Time Results! Reading all 107 books will take: 5 years and 4 months You will finish …Continue reading →
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Suggested reading for the GOP candidates
You might wonder why, but last night I sat through the two hour Republican debate. Yes, part of me does this out of shear delight in seeing the desperate candidates battle each other the title “Winner...
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Shelving Shakespeare
Not all books about Shakespeare are created equal. The motifs and subject matter vary to such a degree that would tax the very soul even the more seasoned librarian. We are familiar with the books that...
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Shakespeare Hidden in Plain Sight
Who among us hasn’t dreamt about finding a hidden treasure buried within the shelving of some dusty old used bookstore or thrift shop? Or suddenly eyed our old artwork with curiosity and longing after...
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Shakespeare and the first Gothic novel
I’m a big fan of Gothic novels, much to the amusement of my friend Michelle who patiently waits as I scour bookstore shelves in search of a good Gothic read. It does not say much about our American...
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Shakespeare, Conspiracies & Boycotts, oh my!
(Note, this is a corrected update) This has been a crazy (and I mean it in the literal sense) week regarding Shakespeare & conspiracies. I’ve been meaning to write this blog post since last...
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