Pity the poor boys in my life from 1996 on, few as they may have been. That was the adolescent year I first started reading novels by Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters, and even though at the time I had precious little real-world boyfriend experience, I still knew deep down that an actual teenaged […]
Over here at the Book Blog, our main passion is books—but you know we also love us some movies. Especially when those movies are based on books! When done well, they’re magical visualizations of the lovely stories we treasure in our heads and hearts. When done poorly, we get to go to town on them […]
Look, you’ve totally watched an episode of the Real Housewives franchise in one iteration or another. And, even if you (claim that you) haven’t, you’re familiar enough with the format to know how each episode begins. The cast members trot out before a green screen, swaddled in their finest, tightest satin cocktail dresses. Once in […]
We all love our best friends. They’re our shoulders to cry on, they’re our partners in crime, they’re our study buddies—and they’re there when we need to procrastinate, too. But even the best of friends can’t be with us for us every minute of the day—unlike a book. Books are always there for us. Sure, a […]