Here is a beautiful collection of J.R.R. Tolkien quotes from his books and some are from The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy… (via: Swords,…

This story about tangerines being trashed instead of sold inspired someone to post this excerpt from  John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. The quote from…

Just a reminder that romance novels are not p*rn. This goes hand in hand with the Romance Novels Should Not Be Controversial post. Source

Romance novels should in no way be considered controversial, or limiting, or juvenile, or anything else that people accuse them of being. There’s nothing wrong…

This is a wonderful history post about how people have always loved fictional characters. “Fandom” is not really a new thing. There’s a lot of…

This is an awesome post about representation in Rick Riordan novels. It’s written in the form of an amusing hypothetical conversation with him. If you’re…

This is an amusing and accurate post about modern vs classic writing advice. It seems literature has changed quite a bit over the years, lol:…

Redditor Ngugi compiled this interesting and extensive information about the fantasy warrior women in Tolkien’s Middle-earth: Éowyn is the best known but far from only valiant…

So does torture actually work for getting information? Basically, no. The effectiveness of torture as a means of extracting reliable information is widely debated and…

WANT! Etsy seller Techarge sells these amazing little miniature alley “Booknook” inserts for your bookshelf to go in between your books (you can see more…