The Bronte Trifecta!
I am on a Bronte sisters roll! It is my chick lit goal to read something from all three Bronte sisters: Charlotte, Emily and Anne. Anne, Emily and Charlotte. Click here to go to Brontefamily.org Read...
View ArticleClassic Lit T-shirts
I really hope I end up teaching middle school English someday. When I do, I plan on having every single one of these literature t-shirts (click here to see all 44 of them from Outofprintclothing.com)....
View Article{Review} Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte
I finally finished it! Which sounds really bad because it’s not a hard read at all. At all. This summer has just been so busy that I’ve been reading it sporadically. OK. I confess. “The Tutors” has...
View Article{Review} Love and Friendship by Jane Austen
I’ve been reading other book review blogs and after doing so, I promise my readers one thing: I won’t use so many words! Ever go to a blog for a recipe and you scroll through the five paragraphs and...
View Article7 Great Quotes From The Legend of Sleepy Hallow by Washington Irving
{More evidence that men do not understand women} “I profess not to know how women’s hearts are wooed and won. To me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration.” {On teaching} “On a fine...
View ArticleTop 7 Stories in Lit News
{1} JK Rowlings’ new book, “The Casual Vacancy,” tops charts worldwide within its first week. Surprises no one. {2} JK Rowling may write another children’s book, thus giving into the haters on Twitter...
View ArticleMy Fantasy Lit Party
Which five authors would you invite to your fantasy lit party? Seeing as I’m a little crazy and radical, these are my choices. #fantasylitparty {1} Cornel West Author of Hope on a Tightrope and...
View ArticleDr Jekyl and Mr Hyde
Reblogged from Keep Smiling : A great book to read around this time of year. Just finished it in the early hours of the morning and am now in the halloween spirit! Good idea to get into the Halloween...
View ArticleTop 10 Best Selling Books {Jan. 6 – 12}
Papa Bear gets batted out of this week’s best sellers list and a new cover appears. Check in every Saturday to see what is going on in this crazy world of books (and by “crazy,” I mean that Nicholas...
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