Monthly Archives: May 2012

Crappy Economy Prompts a new kind of Liberal Book.

Posted on May 29, 2012 by kara

A wave of liberal authored books are hitting the proverbial bookshelves this year lamenting the slow economy, calling for substantive change, and offering little in the way of cover design. The new crop of books reflect the left’s mood swings in … Continue reading →

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Bad to the Bone: The Worst Children in Literature

Posted on May 24, 2012 by kara

by Scott Laming via abebooks Children can be innocent, inquisitive and the embodiment of hope.   But those characteristics make for boring stories.  Sometimes authors enjoy creating a fictional child that is just plain nasty. Draco Malfoy might be a bigot … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 4, 2012 by kara

Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. Robert Herrick. 1591–1674 To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will … Continue reading →

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