Tag: literature
Of The Author
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…
Reading Old Books
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…
Sherlock Holmes and Women
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…
Literary Sherlock Holmes
autisticexpression posted this wonderful list of awesome things in the OG literary Sherlock Holmes. This was posted in response to the “travesty” that was BBC’s…
The Scholastic Age
“The Scholastic Age” is a great way to describe a specific era of children’s literature that many of us grew up with! It’s back when…
Why Are The Curtains Blue?
This is a long post started by ms-demeanor, but it’s totally worth the read! It’s about literary and film analysis and “blue curtains”, which references…
Magical Book Dresses
French dressmaker, and stylist Sylvie Facon makes many exquisite dresses, but we are most in love with these magical book dresses! We first saw her…
Hans Christian Andersen’s Life Was Crazy
LOL! This extensive twitter thread goes into all the ways that the famous author Hans Christian Andersen’s life was totally crazy. Like absolutely bonkers. Andersen…
Quotes from Strong Young Women in Literature
These are great quotes from strong young women in literature. They are filled with wisdom and inspiration: Here are the quotes from strong young women…
The Banning of Maus and the “Pajamification” of Literature
Just a quick background if you’re not familiar – a Tennessee school board recently banned Maus, Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer prize-winning graphic novel. It is about…