[Gathered by William Kenney] “When things go wrong and will not come right, Though you do the best you can, When life looks black as the hour of night - A pint of plain is your only man.” - Flann O’Brien  “Whisky is liquid sunshine.” - George Bernard Shaw  “The light music of whiskey falling … Continue reading 6 Great Quotes About Drinking from Irish Writers

Erin Go Braugh! Here are 6 great toasts from literature to start off your St. Paddy's day celebration... [Gathered by William Kenney] “Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.” ― William Butler Yeats “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded … Continue reading 7 Great Literature Toasts for St. Paddy’s Day

by Miriam Square [Note: written for a friend, with love] I live with my friend Lee. He’s a lot taller than I am, and a lot smellier too. I don’t mean to be mean. It’s not that I think he’s even particularly smelly, in fact, on a scale of one to smelly, he’s a lot … Continue reading Short Story: My Teddy-Bears Day ON

By Lee Cross [Note: I haven’t written what comes next yet but it’s probably going to contain some spoilers… as the book is getting on for 170 years old, I can’t believe there’s much left that hasn’t been spoiled, so I’m ok with that.] “Revenge is a dish best served cold” – Where is that … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates: The Count of Monte Cristo – REVENGE!!!

by Lee Cross It’s the same every year; Christmas, you don’t have time to read… there’s family everywhere, food litters every available surface and TV is actually pretty good for a change = time for reading severely diminished. Then January strikes; the obligation month of the year if you’re a reader, working your way through … Continue reading Top Tips For Reading In This Cold February

This Valentine's Day season, ProFlowers created a blog of 59 Love Quotes From Books where you can drill down to different literature quotes (depending on your Valentine mood) to either timeless, cynic, realist and hopeless romantic love quotes. Here is our favorite 11 literature love quotes from the list. View the full list of Love quotes … Continue reading 11 Literature Quotes about Love for Valentine’s Day

by Lee Cross Don’t be misled by the title, up-front I just want to say that I’m not slagging Stephen King in any way. Am I his biggest fan? well, no I’m… in fact, I’m probably not even in the top million, but that’s my mark of respect to the man; that he has literally … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates: The Trappings of Fame or Stephen King Syndromes

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by Kaley Ingenito It sounds like a great idea, right? Let’s get together to discuss this thing we all love - books! So you gather together with your friends or strangers or maybe a mix of both, with the intent of unpacking some insight into this literary experience you all shared. What fun! But- Is … Continue reading Book Clubs – Friend or Foe?