This is a two-page resource that first breaks down genres into the two general categories of fiction and non-fiction, and then the fiction section is broken down into realistic fiction and fantasy. Within these different sub-categories, this visual shows the characteristics of more specific genres, ...
Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. | Author: H. G. Wells, H. G., Edibooks | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | Publication Date: Aug 02, 2016 | Number of Pages: 130 pages | Language: English | Binding: Paperback | ISBN-10: 1536845329 | ISBN-13: 9781536845327
Dive into the art of worldbuilding with our comprehensive checklist inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's legacy. Celebrate his birthday by crafting immersive and believable fantasy worlds, just like Middle-earth. Get started with our worldbuilding template!
As an aspiring writer, it is hard enough to learn how to develop an interesting character and plot a fictional story that captures a reader’s interest. But what is a pinch point? How many are there in a fictional story and how are they used? Many seasoned writers do not even know! In Fiction Writing: What is a Pinch Point? we demystify the term and show how inserting significant emotion-packed pinch points into your fictional story can help motivate characters to pursue their story goal.
Love plays havoc with the worst of intentions! The Earl of Calton is such an infamous rake that Josephine is not surprised when her sister names him as the father of her unborn child. The bored and world-weary Calton, however, is both astonished and intrigued to be held at gunpoint by a masked seductress and told he is to marry her sister or else. Particularly when he has no idea who either of them is! So begins a tempestuous and uneasy alliance as Calton and Josephine try to unravel the mystery of the real father's identity and how to save her stubborn sister from ruin. Josephine has no desire to fall in love with Calton, who has no intention of marrying, ever. But the couple has much to learn from each other about life, love, and happiness... Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line, so this is a sexy, steamy, and scorching-hot read with multiple sex scenes. Be advised. Gentlemen of Pleasure The Devil and the Viscount Temptation and the Artist Sin and the Soldier Debauchery and the Earl | Author: Mary Lancaster | Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc. | Publication Date: Aug 16, 2022 | Number of Pages: 144 pages | Language: English | Binding: Paperback | ISBN-10: 1958098434 | ISBN-13: 9781958098431
Carl Henry wanted more 'Mere Christianity' and direct theology. Lewis didn't.
Dave Eggers' new book isn't a work of staggering genius, this, but it is an intriguing and surgically executed novel of American decline.
I’ve got nothing against a good war – in fiction anyway. War provides immediate, large-scale conflict for our stories and as such will always be a valuable tool. But just like no one wants to eat the same thing every day, it’s boring if every fantasy story is about armies and sieges. So if we’re […]
Review for The Deep by Rivers Solomon. Dark Shelf of Wonders offers exciting book reviews to help get you out of a reading slump or to find a new favourite!
The Shelf2life History of the American West Collection is a unique project that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to easily access and explore works which have previously only been available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to exploration and development of the American West to daily life in the West and intimate pictures of the people who inhabited it, this collection offers American West enthusiasts a new glimpse at some forgotten treasures of American culture. Encompassing genres such as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, tourist guides, biographies and drama, this collection provides a new window to the legend and realities of the American West. | Author: Russell Osborne | Publisher: Legare Street Press | Publication Date: Oct 27, 2022 | Number of Pages: 160 pages | Language: English | Binding: Paperback | ISBN-10: 1016350309 | ISBN-13: 9781016350303
"In a world that proclaims the non-existence of the mind, the moral righteousness of rule by brute force, the penalizing of the competent in favor of the incompetent, the sacrifice of the best to the worst - in such a world, the best have to turn against society and become its deadliest enemies"
A terrific graphic memoir from Marcelino Truong recalls events from his childhood uprooted to Saigon
Sure, fiction always invigorates the imagination and the senses, but what if you find such a vivid story in our very real life? Then it's a double whammy - a story that leaves you in disbelief of its intricacies, yet you must believe in it because it is definitely the truth. And while hearing such a story might be great, watching it reenacted is even better. So, here we are, with our selection of the best movies based on true stories!
The Selected Letters of Willa Cather, despite the author's wish for her correspondence to remain unpublished, finally sees the light of day this month. The editors of the book, Andrew Jewell and Janis Stout, take us inside the private life of a great American writer.
Beowulf is an epic poem composed in Old English consisting of 3,182 lines. It is written in the alliterative verse style, which is common for Old English poetry as well as works written in languages...
This post contains affiliate links. I earn a commission from qualifying purchases. Books I Read In July In July, I read 6 books. So . . . not a great reading month, but some of these books are chunky boys! The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman was a reread of a childhood favorite. It’s a science fiction story about parallel universes and a community of nomads who are trying to rescue their kidnapped children. I read this book many times as a teenager, but I’d forgotten how slow the beginning is. It takes forever for anything to happen! The middle and end make up for it, though. (Well, aside from the melodrama at the very end. OMG, people. Calm down.) Once the action starts, it doesn’t stop. I still love this book. It’s bizarre, a little creepy, and will (eventually) keep you on the edge of your seat. Now I want to reread the other two books in the series. In The Unlikely Event by Judy Blume. The premise is fascinating and based on events from the author’s real life. It’s about a town near an airport where planes keep crashing. The people in town are trying to live their lives, but there’s always the threat that a plane will fall on them. I enjoyed the plot, but I think there are too many characters and storylines. I was sometimes tempted to skim to get back to the characters that interested me the most. Good story, though! Alabama Moon by Watt Key made me laugh. The main character, Moon, thinks he can solve all of life’s problems by punching annoying people. I believe Twitter would call that #mood. If you love books like Hatchet, you’ll enjoy Alabama Moon. It’s an easy middlegrade read with tons of action. Moon has spent his entire life in the Alabama wilderness. After his father dies, he runs into problems with the local constable and goes on a quest to discover why his father abandoned society to raise his family in the woods. It’s an excellent book. I would have loved it as a kid. The Hunger by Alma Katsu is the story of the Donner Party, but with witches and supernatural zombie-wolf-human creatures. Mostly, I loved it. The beginning is slow because there are a ton of characters that need to be introduced, but I didn’t care. I’m fascinated by the Donner Party and have read a lot of nonfiction about them. (For nonfiction, I recommend The Indifferent Stars Above and Cannibalism.) I think it’s brave for an author to write a supernatural horror story about real people. I’d be too paranoid about offending their descendants. If you like historical horror, I recommend picking this book up. It’s a creepy, witchy, surprising twist on a familiar story. Another childhood favorite: The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman. This is a sequel to The Golden Compass and was my favorite in the series when I was a young teen. The series is about two kids who can open doors to parallel universes. Chaos ensues. I liked The Subtle Knife because it was faster paced than The Golden Compass, and the vampire creatures gave me nightmares. I loved rereading it. Five stars! My only criticism is that some events happen too easily or conveniently. I didn’t notice that stuff as a kid. Spectacle by Jodie Lynn Zdrok is set in 1800s Paris and stars a teenage journalist who uses her psychic powers to track down a serial killer. I love the setting, and I love that the main character is interested in morbid stuff. (I am too!) There are two major storylines happening in the book. One of them is about finding the serial killer. The other is about the main character learning to accept her psychic abilities. I was way more interested in the serial killer plotline. I understand that learning to be psychic is (probably) difficult, but I was impatient for the character to embrace her powers and concentrate on the killer. Overall, I had fun reading Spectacle. I’ll probably pick up the sequel if I come across it in my bookish wanderings. Best Books Of July 1. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman 2. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman 3. The Hunger by Alma Katsu Most-Viewed July Blog Posts 1. Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’ve Read The Most 2. Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books Of 2020 (So Far) 3. Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Will Make You Happy July Bestsellers Here are the books that people bought on Amazon or Book Depository last month after seeing them on Read All The Things! (Don’t worry, the link-tracking robots only tell me which books people are buying, not who is buying them. That would be creepy.) 1. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover 2. Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 3. Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo July Life Snapshots 1. Sprints, with apologies to my Twitter followers. In July, I rediscovered my love of book sprints on Twitter. If you’ve never done a sprint, a bunch of people read books at the same time and quickly answer questions about what they’re reading. I participated in sprints every day for a week. Sorry if I flooded your timeline with nonsense. (↓ Here's an example of the quality content I posted during a sprint. ↓) 2. I still haven’t punched my computer! Since lockdown stole kickboxing from me, I started at-home kickboxing workouts. I just search YouTube for kickboxing workouts, push play, and hope no disasters happen. My house is not ideal for kickboxing because there’s not a lot of space. I’m very impressed that I haven’t accidentally punched the computer yet. *Pats self on back.* Cross your fingers that my computer (and furniture and body) continue to survive this adventure. 3. You’ve insulted my face, dear sir! I wore my mermaid tail mask to walk the dog. An old man rolled his eyes at me and said to his wife, “They’re forcing the fish to wear masks now?” Um, excuse me? Everyone looks fabulous in rainbow fish scales. You don’t know what you’re missing. 4. Attack of the sex robots, with apologies to my blog readers. I don’t know why, but this blog keeps getting swarmed by sex robots who leave very saucy comments 😳. I’m sorry if any of these comments have offended your sensibilities. I swear I’m deleting as fast as I can! Robots, if you’re listening, this is a book blog. We don’t offer those kinds of services here! Wayward Googlers Here are a few amusing Google searches that led people to Read All The Things! last month. I’m sorry to the unfortunate souls who ended up here instead of finding what they were Googling for. “Rain sounds for sleep.” I use an app called Ultimate Sleep App: The Ultimate Sleep Solution. It has rain, music, and many other noises. You can even mix-and-match noises to create your own blend. I can confirm that it’s excellent at drowning out the depressing racket of your Fox-News-obsessed neighbors and their massive outdoor TV. “Books with flaps.” Check out my Best Books of 2020 post. Baby Brooklyn has recommendations! She’s an expert in the "books with flaps" genre. All The Things! Number of unread books on my TBR shelf = 53 books. I’m currently reading = The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. What did you do in July?
