Looking for a literary destination? Last weekend, Emily Graham took her father on a tour of the Mark Twain House, a stunning Victorian just outside Hartford…
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Life-Saving Websites and Resources for Writers
Do you consider character creation the most challenging part of storytelling? Does worldbuilding give you hives? Nicole Catarino has the perfect websites for you…
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The Betrayal Of Bo Burnham: Casting “Good Guys” As “Bad Guys”
Michaela Flaherty explores how subverting typecasting can create a dialogue that complicates our gendered expectations of the do-good, predictable hero…
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Flowers in the Attic: Incest, Rape and Murder-by-Doughnut: Some Context to V.C. Andrews’ Global Hit
Ever heard of “Flowers in the Attic”? Samatha Bertolino read one of the most controversial books of all time so you don’t have to…
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Love, Magic, And Adventure: A Review of “A Court of Thorns and Roses”
The bestselling fantasy novel “A Court of Thorns and Roses” packs romance, magic, and intrigue into one tantalizing package. Read on for a look at Sam Bastille’s opinions and takeaways…
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The Stories We Tell Part 2: Sam Bastille
Nicole Catarino, Editor in Chief of the Long River Review, interviews our team member, Sam Bastille. In this interview, we get to see what the creative process of writing is like for one individual and how that process intermingles with tabletop role-playing games…
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“Poetry… A Way of Being In A World Not Made For Us”: A Review Of “Beauty Is A Verb”
A map of movement of disability across time and space, “Beauty is a Verb” brilliantly illustrates the ways in which disability is perceived by society. Jess Gallagher shares her thoughts and her hopes for the future of disability poetics…
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But First, Let Me Take A Shelfie: Bookshelf Organization
This is your sign to rearrange your bookshelf for catharsis. Eileen Sholomicky gives us a tour of her methodical book displays and suggests a few additional methods…
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Why Everyone Should Read Graphic Novels (Or At Least Try To)
Brandon Barzola recommends you check out the graphic novels the next time you visit the library. Comics contain great stories in small packages, combining visual and written avenues of storytelling…
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The Art Of Literary Translation: A How-To
Have you ever wanted to see what you favorite Japanese poem reads like in English? Emily Graham takes you through a how-to process on translating literary texts so that way you can rewrite that poem yourself…
