The whole point of books is to teach us how to be better people. Always stay true to yourself, don’t give up, never lie to your mother. But then there are some books out there—CLASSICS, …
Fictional characters always seem to be caught off-guard by love triangles, but you and I? We could see one of those things coming a mile away. Most of us, anyhow. Maybe you’re a little unsure. …
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past twenty years, you probably know about Harry Potter. It’s a worldwide phenomenon that has been credited with both 1) getting kids to like reading, and …
Here at SparkNotes, our stance on books has always been favorable. We like them. We think they’re great. We’re book lovers first, and human beings second. But this doesn’t change the fact that some books …
Fact: social media is a thing and it’s here to stay. Another fact: posting a photo of your walk to school/work/the refrigerator with the caption “I’ll just leave this here” does not an influencer make. …
I imagine trusting a filmmaker to adapt your novel is a lot like leaving your kid with a new babysitter. They COULD be a murderer, but they could also be a really nice person—there’s just …
I enjoy a good love story as much as the next lovelorn loser who has to live vicariously through fiction, but you know what I don’t enjoy? Books that have been wildly misconstrued as love …
“But Elodie, they didn’t have texting in Shakespeare’s day,” I can hear you saying. But I’ll tell you right now: you cannot read this article with an attitude like that. You simply can’t. For the …
You are going to write a book. It’s not a matter of if, but when. And the only thing left to decide is what the plot is going to be.
Anyone who LOVES horror—just can’t get enough of it—has probably wondered if there’s something wrong with them because they enjoy such a gruesome genre, and the answer is yes. You’re weird and almost definitely a …