Children’s books can, for adults, kindle something vital in us that needs bolstering from time to time—our sense of hope.
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Why Physical Books are Still Important
Physical books are vitally important in spite of their shortcomings—a fact I don’t think e-books or any other e-options are likely to change anytime soon.
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How to Read Outside Your Comfort Zone (and Enjoy It)
It’s a little daunting, of course, to leave behind the familiar and plunge into the unknown. But what’s the worst that can happen when you read outside your comfort zone?
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Why Do Your Favorite Characters Always Die?
The reason why your favorite characters always die because authors set you up to care as much as possible about these characters. This ensures that, when the time comes, their deaths will mean something.
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Creepypasta is Not Dead (It’s Just Sleeping)
I don’t think creepypasta is dead. Like the eldritch horrors that haunt its darkest corners, it is merely in hibernation, in preparation for the next change.
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Why Are Hobbits So Special, Anyway?
Why are hobbits the ones who get the honor of sharing the week with Middle-Earth’s most important storyteller? What makes hobbits so special, anyway?
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Why are Pirates Romanticized in Fantasy and Historical Fiction?
As I look forward to one of my favorite goofball holidays, I wonder, as apparently many of you have too: why are pirates so often romanticized in our fiction?
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Why Do I Love Fantasy So Much?
Asking “Why do I love fantasy so much?” is like asking “Why do I enjoy breathing so much?”
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Fantastic Fairy Tales with Cats in Them
In honor of Garfield Day, I wanted to recommend a few of my personal favorite fairy tales with cats in them for your reading pleasure.
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Are Visual Novels Literature?
Visual novels are many things to many people. But are visual novels literature?
