Kurt Vonnegut Biography
While having my usual tea and slice of raisin bread around 7am this morning, I scanned the New York Times and saw that a new biography of Kurt Vonnegut is out. I think it’s the first one, but I’m not...
View ArticleThe bible of the journalism industry
I first learned proper styling in writing from my sixth grade language arts teacher, who said that any number under 100 had to be written out and that commas weren’t usually used when a color was an...
View Article‘A Train in Winter’: A story of women’s bonding
While looking for a new book to read, I stumbled upon a review of ‘A Train in Winter’, a book by Caroline Moorehead. The review was written by Caroline Weber for The New York Times, and talks about the...
View ArticleFollowing your favorite authors
I recently came across an essay in the NY Times, titled “Why Authors Tweet.” The essay talks about why authors use social media, how they use social media, and various opinions of using social media....
View ArticleJohn Green’s The Fault in Our Stars
Earlier this month young adult fiction novelist John Green’s latest book The Fault in Our Stars was released. It debuted #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for young adult books. I had...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble vs. Amazon
Do you prefer to buy your books from an actual store, or do you like buying them online? This is a question many people are asking themselves now that Barnes & Noble has stopped stocking books...
View ArticleThe Printed Book
In the past year, the popularity of e-books has grown exponentially. I-Pad, Nooks, and Kindles were all top selling items during the holiday season. Still, many people and publishers prefer that books...
View ArticleDictionary of American Regional English finally finished
47 years after the project started, the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) is finished, as stated in a New York Times article. The final volume, number five, is due to come out next month....
View ArticleDifferent ways we e-read
I came across an interesting article by Dwight Garner on nytimes.com that talks about e-books and the different ways we read them. He goes through each different kind of device you can read e-books...
View ArticleA “Civil War” Thanksgiving
Not only did I go to see Lincoln this Thanksgiving (with my parents in a theater full of senior citizens…), I also started to read The New York Times: The Complete Civil War 1861-1865. Two points for...
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