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…

This is an amusing little post that gives examples of romanticism in different countries. Romanticism is an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe…

LOL! David J Prokopetz posted this amusing “of the author” list inspired by “death of the author”. The phrase was first coined by the French…

This is a wonderful post about how we should regularly read old books and engage with older art, movies, etc. Lots of other posters chimed in…

Here’s another awesome Literary Sherlock Holmes post! This one is about how there’s a whole subset of Sherlock Holmes stories that could be labeled “Asshole…