When is a Good Time to Stop Writing? Spoiler Alert: Probably Never. By Emily Catenzaro LRR, February 20, 2017February 8, 2025 On the subject of perseverance in writing, a question that may linger in many writers’ minds is: what is the correct timetable for getting published? If your goal is to publish a book of prose or poetry, sell a screenplay, or land a job at a prominent periodical, you may… Continue Reading
How to Read a Book (in Case You Didn’t Know) By Sabrina O’Brien LRR, February 19, 2017February 8, 2025 People often find that I am the most unconventional of English majors. No, I don’t write a lot; no I don’t read novels in a day; no I don’t like Hemingway (which is a comment that has earned me many looks from my fellow students); if you want a story… Continue Reading
What to Read if You Had a Year Left to Live By: Sydney Lauro LRR, February 17, 2017February 8, 2025 Prognosis: you’ve got twelve months left to live. The good news? If you’re literate, you could easily read a book a month. Therefore, it’s time to give up Grey’s Anatomy and escape Meredith’s constant, cliché, and contrived diatribes about life and actually consume a worthwhile use of the English language…. Continue Reading
It’s Time to Talk to People About Books By: Autumn Magro LRR, February 16, 2017February 8, 2025 I started a YouTube channel because I had failed. A Harper Perennial Classic edition of The Bell Jar sat half-read on my desk as the recruiter told me over the phone that the aforementioned publisher had gone with someone else. I put the copy underneath a stack of my resumes…. Continue Reading
On Letting Go of Favorite Books by Rebecca Nelson LRR, May 1, 2016February 8, 2025 I have a bad habit of latching on to books that have had a great impact on me. There are shelves of books in my bedroom that I’ve read at least once, most of them three times or more. I also have a bookcase full of books I’ve never read,… Continue Reading
When Movie Adaptations Fail LRR, March 23, 2015February 8, 2025 The announcement of a movie adaptation of a favorite book is always an exciting one. It is the wonderful convergence of my love of reading and my firm standing as a movie geek. However, movie adaptations always come with risk: many times filmmakers get it right, but for every hit… Continue Reading
hint fiction (n) : a story of 25 words or fewer that suggests a larger, more complex story LRR, February 11, 2015February 8, 2025 Hint fiction, a genre that has been around since the beginning of story-telling, has made a great comeback on the literary scene, thanks in large part to one of my all-time favorite books, titled, aptly, hint fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer edited by Robert Swartwood…. Continue Reading
The Beauty of Multitasking LRR, March 30, 2014February 8, 2025 Like many of you readers, I have too many interests and not enough time. Being the industrious person that I am, I have started to combine my hobbies to try to be more efficient. However, because my three favorite activities are running, crocheting (and/or knitting), and reading, the resulting combinations… Continue Reading
Ten Reasons to Drink Tea While You Read LRR, March 5, 2014February 8, 2025 1. Tea is awesome. Books are awesome. Why not combine the two? 2. Books can help fight sadness and some teas (i.e green tea) have also been proven to reduce depression. In short use them together for happy feelings. 3. Tea is a stimulant that often contains caffeine which… Continue Reading
Like Reading? Then Put a Ring on It! LRR, March 26, 2013February 8, 2025 Blog posts are stressful, man. So are taxes, emails, and Facebook. That’s why, for the past few weeks, these other stressful tasks have taken precedence over the #1 task of any English major—reading. Reading has not been a priority of mine for about a month now. Too many deadlines, too… Continue Reading