Amari and Kyana’s Taste of Magic: Amari Peters and Kyana Turner and their Experiences in their Magical Realms
We have an extra special guest post today coming from Amari Peters and Kyana Turner. These two young girls are…
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Channel Your Favorite Superhero
With the main Avengers storyline having ended, we long to hear those two words together again: “Avengers assemble.” Although we…
The 23 Best Backstabbing Betrayals in Fiction
“Beware of the Ides of March.” Whether it’s friendship betrayals, literal backstabbings, or relationship betrayals, we have so many books…
5 Reasons Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a Newbie Reader’s Best Way Into the Wizarding World
Longtime fans have been clamoring to see Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them on the big screen ever…
8 Kids’ Book Characters Who are Basically Kidnappers
Ah, children’s literature, realm of innocent fun and magical beings who bring a sense of wonder and adventure to bedtimes…
The 5 Best Grandpas in Literature
Becoming a grandparent is a remarkable experience that many people report as rejuvenating, bringing fresh purpose to people who have…
Can You Guess the Fictional Character By Their Yearbook Quote?
It’s that time of year, when bright-eyed seniors on the verge of leaving the academic coop put together their yearbook…
6 Fictional Characters Whose Memoirs We’d Love to Read
There’s nothing better than a good tell-all memoir…except, of course, a tell-all memoir from someone whose past, present, and future…
The 5 Creepiest Rabbits in Fiction
Easter is upon us, bringing its usual associates: egg hunts, little girls in frilly white dresses, Peeps, and, of course,…
7 Fictional Characters We’re Dying to Take with Us On Spring Break
If you’re heading off to spring break, let’s talk about squad. Your squad isn’t just the people you happen to book…
Jane Steele Is the Hard-Edged Jane Eyre You Never Knew You Wanted
Lyndsay Faye is a certifiable meddler in fiction. Her debut novel, Dust and Shadow, pitted Sherlock Holmes against Jack the Ripper…
5 Fictional Characters with Dirty Jobs
If you’re like me, and wouldn’t want to go a single day without reading, you turn to books for all kinds of…
7 Amazing Female Friendships in Fiction
Besties! BFFs! #SquadGoals! Whether it’s Taylor Swift and her parade of friends onstage, or adorable groups of puppies on Twitter,…
Let’s Celebrate the Best Morons in Literature
It’s easy to celebrate smart people—detectives who figure out mysteries just by observing clues, evil geniuses who devise horrific ways of…
5 Times a Bestselling Author Put Themselves in the Book and Nailed It
We all know the old adage that writers should write what they know, so it’s no surprise to anyone that…
5 of the Strongest Single Mothers in Fiction
Writing a novel with a compelling plot requires putting characters in trouble, constantly presenting them with obstacles that make the reader turn the…
Historical Fiction About Real People
Sometimes a biography just doesn’t cut it. When it comes to a gripping story about a real person, a just-the-facts…
Literary Astrology: Sagittarius
We come full circle on the Literary Zodiac this month with Sagittarius. Represented by the archer, more specifically a mythical…
9 Characters We Resolve to Be More Like in 2015
Considering the sheer quantity of baked goods that has traveled coast to coast this holiday season, it would be easy…
The 8 Grinchiest Characters in Literature
The holidays usually bring out the best in people, but every so often you witness the worst. That woman who…