Tag Archives: classic literature

Below you’ll find classics that hipsters at micro-breweries know well – classics that while they have merit in the literary world, might have missed a spot on a standard reading list. If you’ve ever dreamed of connecting with an English professor as you drift across moors, (one or both of …

As we arrive at the halfway point of the year, it can feel almost natural to slip right into a rut. Middle of the year and hot weather is the perfect storm for feeling muggy and stagnant. Thankfully, we have the perfect listens for reigniting that flame to get you …

We’re not sure about you, but when we think about Tudor England, we conjure visions of huge foreheads, strange dress collars, and a really creepy poem as a means of remembering the order of King Henry VIII’s wives- “divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived”. You’re welcome.  Being that it’s so …

Either way this holiday kind of stinks, right? If you’re single it can make you spiral into sadness or want to punch happy couples in a fit of lonely rage. If you have someone special, the pressure is on to celebrate with them, even though we’re all still recovering from …

We can picture it now; sitting in the student center watching a new day dawn, as our hands shake fueled by 13 Red Bulls, Twizzlers, and an ever-encroaching deadline. But we did. We really did it. A 13 page thesis on Hamlet, and not a minute too soon. As we …

Something about spring-like weather can make you yearn to get in the car and cruise. There you are, hitting mile 213, and like your gas tank, your 90s throwback jams playlist is running on empty. What to do? Have you ever tried to car dance to NPR? Don’t. Free yourself …

You’ve heard of books turned into movies, but have you seen the books turned into Broadway shows? Some of the best Broadway musicals (keep reading to see which ones) have pulled their inspiration and story line from books. It’s true, authors are true geniuses.  Hamilton: The Revolution  If you haven’t …

Want to look well read at your next gathering without having to read War and Peace (unless never ending Russian exposition-driven books are your jam, in which case enjoy listening for 83 years)? An easier course of action may be audibly diving into any of these best-selling selections. They’re top …

Two important holidays are just around the corner for booklovers: National Read a Book Day and International Literacy Day. Both books play an important (and fun) role in society.  Because of these holidays, people are reminded to take the time to read a book, which is something not many people …

“It’s such a classic.” Those words are thrown around an awful lot amongst avid readers, authors, critics, and those in the publishing industry. Many are left to wonder, though, what really makes a book a true classic? Is it simply that it’s old or written by a well-known author? Or, …