Here are 18 quotes from poetry and books about heartache. [Gathered by Regina Kenney] “Doctoring her seemed to her as absurd as putting together the pieces of a broken vase. Her heart was broken. Why would they try to cure her with pills and powders?” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina “The most painful thing is losing yourself … Continue reading 18 Beautiful Literature Quotes About Heartache
Wise Blood – A review (of sorts)
Top 10 Board Games Based on Books
by John Dorney Here is a list of the Top 10 Board Games Based on Books 1. The Lord of the Rings Game Plot: You are a Hobbit. You are taking the ring to Mordor. You know the drill. Whilst it’s not the most fashionable and popular of games these days, I have a huge … Continue reading Top 10 Board Games Based on Books
Top Ten Tips For Making Yourself a Better Reader
by Lee Cross I hear all the time, “I wish I read more,” perhaps you’ve said those very words yourself. Well if you’re serious, if you REALLY do want to get into reading, here’s a few tips I’ve picked up over twenty years as a prolific reader: 1 - Find the right book Simple, right? … Continue reading Top Ten Tips For Making Yourself a Better Reader
6 Books Worth More Than Your Apartment
by Colleen White It reads like something out of an Ocean’s film script: a team of well-trained thieves cut holes into reinforced glass, rappel 40-feet down from the ceiling, avoiding a maze of laser sensors and security alarms, and make off with almost $2.5 million of rare books. But that is exactly what happened in England … Continue reading 6 Books Worth More Than Your Apartment
I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie: 8 Long Books to get you through the Long Winter
by Colleen White You see them on the subway, poking ungracefully out of the top of someone’s backpack. At the end of the shelf, propping up the heap of novels. Under the wobbly leg of the dining room table. They’re the tomes, the paving stones, the books so large, they make you wonder who could … Continue reading I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie: 8 Long Books to get you through the Long Winter
12 Great Literature Quotes About Snow
Let it snow! Here are 12 great literature quotes about snow for these wintery nights.[Gathered by Regina Kenney] “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, "Go to sleep, darlings, … Continue reading 12 Great Literature Quotes About Snow
Event: Live-Tweet with Author of ‘Wild Escape’
Literati Pulp will be hosting a live-tweet book club October 25 with author Chelsia Rose Marcius on her book Wild Escape. The day will involve a Twitter book discussion on the true crime book about the prison break from Dannemora in 2015. The author will be online for a portion of the day answering questions … Continue reading Event: Live-Tweet with Author of ‘Wild Escape’
Nazi’s… the Ultimate Bad Guys in Writing
by Lee Cross In the wars littered throughout history, there are no Saints... well, actually, there are, real ones, and loads of them, anointed by one faith or another (isn’t that weird – but I’m not going to touch that). Of all those bad guys though, no one group appears more in books than the … Continue reading Nazi’s… the Ultimate Bad Guys in Writing
Verdi Invented This Weird Musical Trick Used In Many Pop Songs
by Simon Critchlow Following a trip to the see the English National Opera's current production of Verdi's Aida, I was reminded of a famous musical device that occurs in Act II's Grand March. The Grand March, featuring onstage trumpets, heralds the arrival of the conquering hero Radamès, fresh from his quashing of Egypt's arch enemies, … Continue reading Verdi Invented This Weird Musical Trick Used In Many Pop Songs