Article by Diana Frazao Few towns can boast as much drama as Game of Thrones’ King’s Landing, but Sweet Valley, home of the epically shallow Sweet Valley High series is one of the few that can. The fictional Southern California town has seen back-stabbing, kidnapping, murder, and even vampires. ghostwriters behind the series were probably just a few books away from introducing dragons when the series ended. Couple all of that turmoil with some spoiled rich kids and a pair of stunning blond twins, and all of a sudden it’s easy to picture Sweet Valley High characters replacing the Game of …
Let us take a moment to appreciate social media. Yes, it can be annoying, but more importantly, social media brings us all together. It also brings us hot dudes reading… In February of 2015, Hot Dudes Reading, an Instagram account, launched and almost immediately went viral. Who doesn’t love a human with a book? It’s not just the candid photos of hot dudes reading that make this Instagram account great; the captions are witty and so dang relatable as well. MUSCLES. It’s summer* here in NYC and despite the fact that I’m going on 7 years single in …
Originally published on Early Bird Books “You CANNOT end a sentence with a preposition!” While many of us learned this in grade school, according to English composition expert Jenny Baranick, it’s a big fat lie. And it’s not the only way we’ve been led astray. “We’ve been believing the grammar quacks for years,” says Baranick, author of Kiss My Asterisk, a grammar guide that’s as hilarious and sassy as it is helpful. What are these grammar myths and who is responsible for these common misconceptions? Baranick has some theories. Read on to find out why the wedding industry and other seemingly …
The Battle of Hogwarts emotionally killed me. It took the lives of so many beloved characters, from Fred Weasley (internally screams and cries) to Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin (dies a little). But the Battle also ended the Second Wizarding War, which needed to happen. According to the Harry Potter calendar, May 2nd marks the anniversary of the dreadful day. Annually, J.K. Rowling pays tribute to a character who was killed off during the battle. First, she let us, and the police know, that she’s not REALLY apologizing for killing anyone… In case the police are reading my notifications, there’s …
Article by Maria Orlandi Oftentimes we feel as if it’s too late to start – too late to reach out to an old friend, too late to pick up that old hobby, or too late to start something new. But our ability to create does not lessen as we grow older, if anything our capacity for wisdom only grows and we find that we have so much more to share with the world than we previously knew. If you’ve ever hesitated about pursuing writing, or you’ve taken it up and given up again and again, look to these writers for …
