Everything has history, but sometimes, history is more deeply rooted than we can imagine. Today marks the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition and we can’t help but remember all the powerful authors that brought slavery into the light for us to truly see. So many legendary authors have created works that stood the tests of time. They gave us literature and the truth all in one. Here are four works to honor this day and every day of freedom: 1.Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs …
Nobody likes to be rejected, nobody! It hurts, it’s not fun, and sometimes it’s just mean as hell. However, some things do still have a silver lining. If you’ve had a rejection as great as these people have had, you’ll know what I mean. Here are some of the best tweets you could find under the #ShareYourRejections hashtag. From unrequited love, to being dropped by agents, these people all came out on top! I had a paper rejected once because I “didn’t seem to know the work of Jo Sharp well enough” – I am Jo Sharp!!! #ShareYourRejections …
Sooo… we know we usually do this on Fridays, to get you pumped and laughing for the weekend, but alas, time got away from us last Friday, and so you get a little boost for your Monday instead! That’s right, today is the day everyone. Here are the funniest literature related tweets from the last week. So sit back, relax, and have a laugh on us! mary shelley kept her dead husband’s calcified heart, hard-cœur or what — Rachel (@underthenettle) August 12, 2018 Remembering my ex-boss who thought that the plot of King Kong was that if there …
Today is the day and I could not be more excited to finally sit myself down and watch this. I’m not talking about the hit new movie adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians, although the success of the film so far has been exactly what I imagined. I’m talking about the other upcoming adaptation of an Asian-American author’s work! Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is coming to Netflix tomorrow and I’m buzzing for it. Both works are rom-coms, but Han’s work has that young adult coming-of-age essence. Even the title itself has that dreamy …
Today is the day and I could not be more excited to finally sit myself down and watch this. I’m not talking about the hit new movie adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians, although the success of the film so far has been exactly what I imagined. I’m talking about the other upcoming adaptation of an Asian-American author’s work! Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is coming to Netflix tomorrow and I’m buzzing for it. Both works are rom-coms, but Han’s work has that young adult coming-of-age essence. Even the title itself has that dreamy …
