You can read anywhere. You can read in your house, on the bus, in a train, on a plane, you can read with the sunset behind you or with a sword fight in front of you. Image Via NPR But, using high tech sciencey things, we now know for sure, beyond any reasonable doubt, that these are the top five definite worst places to read. 5-In a burning building Image Via Practical Eschatology The building is on fire. Well, time for a good book! Don’t be that dude. The flames will destroy the pages and …
The National Book Foundation has unveiled the finalists for the National Book Awards. Listing five books each in five categories, they’ve given us some recognizable names, but it’s going to be an interesting year considering that none of the authors have taken home a National Book Award in these categories before. For this article, we’re going to show you what made it into the ‘Young People’s Literature’ category. Pet by Akwaeke Emezi Image Via Amazon This book follows Jam and her best friend, Redemption, as they learn that monsters exist and suddenly meet Pat, a creature …
Now in real life, William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway had a tense relationship. That’s a nice way of saying they both thought the other was a garbage writer. So, in honor of Faulkner’s recent birthday celebration, we figured we would bring them together to settle their differences—by punching each other in the face. So ignoring the broader themes of Chuck Palahniuk’s seminal work, Fight Club, we’re going to do what we do best and have two people fight each other. Since we can’t talk about Fight Club (see rules one and two), we’re going to write about it. Specifically, we’re …
The National Book Foundation has unveiled the finalists for the National Book Awards. Listing five books each in five categories, they’ve given us some recognizable names, but it’s going to be an interesting year considering that none of the authors have taken home a National Book Award in these categories before. For this article, we’re going to show you what made it into the ‘Fiction’ category. Trust Exercise by Susan Choi Image Via Amazon Susan Choi brings us a novel that paints a picture of an American suburb in the early 1980s where students at a …
Each week, Bookstr gives you a look at some of the best novels in a particular genre for your continued reading list. Today, we’ll be recommending five of the best fear-inducing Crime and Thrillers that’ll get you in the true October spirit with their scariest horrors, from haunted houses to serial killers. 5-The Secret of Cold Hill by Peter James Image VIa peterjames To start off this week’s top picks we are going to talk about the author of bestsellers such as the Roy Grace Books and Match Up, Peter James, who is bringing us a sequel …
