Our Favorite Literary Oddballs
Being normal is simply for the unimaginative. In literature, as in life, it’s the weirdos that shake things up and…
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The Heroes & Heroines of Kid Lit: Where are They Now?
What’d Matilda end up doing with her telekinetic powers and superior intellect? Hands-free brain surgery? Did the Hardy Boys retire to…
Our Biggest Fictional Crushes
You can keep your celluloid heartthrobs and TV hotties—give us book nerds a crush object written in black-and-white. Because all…
The Most (In)Famous Mary Sues in Fiction
Most often found lurking in the pages of fan fiction, Mary Sue inspires rage in all who read her. Afflicted…
The Best Witches in Literature
Something wicked this way comes: Halloween’s almost here, and the witching season is at hand! While the trick-or-treating masses still…
14 Characters Who Should Have Lived
Among Kurt Vonnegut’s oft-quoted tips for creative writing is this gem: “Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent…
Recommended Reading for Villains
A book can change your life. But can it change your character? To exercise the theory—that the right dose of…
8 Fictional Cats We Love
The only thing better than a good book is a good book featuring a famous feline. Well, that and curling…
Literary Groups Of Friends We’d Love To Join
Have you ever read about friends in books and found yourself a bit jealous, wishing you could insert yourself into…
Character Crossovers We’re Dying to See
Watching a villainous Benedict Cumberbatch stalk around the Enterprise in Star Trek Into Darkness made me happy, and watching him go head…
Our Favorite Male Protagonists by Female Authors
We’ve all known that one guy—the guy who always seems to have a new, devoted woman (or perhaps the right term…
Our Favorite Fictional Misfits
While the rest of the world was on royal baby watch, some of us were waiting on the naming of…
Our Favorite Fictional Book Nerds
Common wisdom dictates that, in order to make a geek sexy, all you have to do is remove their glasses…
Our Favorite Fictional Gold Diggers
Though I’ve heard it said that money can’t buy you happiness, this summer’s movie lineup has brought out the dollars…
8 Fictional Women Who Stood By Their Men
Just call him Danger, Carlos Danger. Except, oh my god, please don’t. Call him by his actual unfortunate name, Anthony…
TV’s Top 4 Brooding Bookworms
From loveable serial killers to aliens who enjoy snacking on cats to… whatever Blossom was, the television landscape is flush…