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Sweet Romance Writer Uses Travel Inspirations for Novel Settings

Author Sandra Leesmith travels part time in her RV exploring new places and sparking new ideas for her next novel.

53% 6 8 JoHarrington

Book Review of The City & The City by China Mieville

It looked like a straight forward murder case - a prostitute, perhaps killed by her john. It was anything but; and it would have huge ramifications in two cities unlike any other.

52% 8 6 JoHarrington

Neil Gaiman's Sandman: Award-Winning Classic Graphic Novels

The Sandman graphic novels are arguably the best in the genre. After 25 years, new fans are still finding and gaping over them. Find out why I'm a huge fan.

52% 7 7 MaxReily

Poem--An Old Farmhouse

A poem I wrote after being inspired by an old house in Nebraska, seen while traveling through by passenger train.

51% 1 11 StevenHelmer

Book Review: Murder on the Orient Express (1934)

A review of the 1934 mystery novel written by Agatha Christie.

51% 6 7 JoHarrington

Book Review of The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd

The history of the New Forest in England is fictionalized through tales of the generations who lived in it. This historical novel makes for a charming and entertaining read.

51% 11 4 jptanabe

Reconciled by the Light by Ron Pappalardo

Book review of the astounding true story "Reconciled by the Light: The After Death Letters from a Teen Suicide" by Ron Pappalardo

50% 7 7 WiseFool

How to Read Shakespeare (and enjoy it)

Reading Shakespeare can be the stuff of schoolchildren’s nightmares. Is it possible to read, understand and love Shakespeare?

50% 8 6 AnomalousArtist

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland...Fact, Fiction And Fantasy

Over the years Lewis Carroll's classic children's story has been loved, hated and misunderstood. Is "Alice" all just nonsense or is there more to the story?

50% 6 7 tandemonimom

Tops and Bottoms | A Best Picture Book Review

Tops and Bottoms is a hilarious trickster tale adapted from slave stories from the American south.

50% 2 10 StevenHelmer

Another Ramen Noodle Night (A Poem)

A poem about the challenges that come with being a parent today.

50% 9 5 JoHarrington

Literary Genres and Forms

The World Without Fan Fiction

Every historical and current scrap of fan fiction has disappeared from the world. Should we be cheering?

50% 8 6 BardofEly

Green-bearded ageing hippie launches mind-altering herbs book

Herbs that intoxicate and that have mind-altering properties have always been used by people around the world. Today many are termed "entheogens" and can produce altered states.

50% 9 5 RuthCox

Gordon Hunter Asks: How Are You, Mother Earth?

Gordon Hunter treats Mother Earth with the respect she deserves and wants all of her children to do the same. Much like an ailing mom, off to the doctor our earth mother must go!

50% 6 7 JoHarrington

Siegfried Sassoon: Innocence Lost in the Trenches of the Great War

Decorated for bravery, Siegfried Sassoon changed the war poetry genre forever. His verses gave voice to a disillusioned generation of WWI soldiers.

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Buy Leonard Cohen - A Remarkable Life by Anthony Reynolds

Singer-songwriter, author and poet Anthony Reynolds has written a biography of Leonard Cohen. This book on the life of the Canadian legend is published by Omnibus.

50% 9 5 jptanabe

"Time for Tea" by Helen Exley

A delightful book in the Helen Exley little gift book series, "Time for Tea" contains quotes about the joy of tea and tea drinking. It's the perfect gift for tea lovers!

50% 5 8 Mike

The Birth of Hermit Lit

A short story for lovers of solitude who openly embraced being alone, as opposed to those who are terrified by the thought of not having someone else to hide from reality behind.

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