Distance Learning

The Power of a Library Card: How It Benefits Both You and Your Community

Oct 10

The Power of a Library Card: How It Benefits Both You and Your Community

Discover the benefits of a library card for personal growth and community support. From free books to cultural perks, it's a game-changer!

Marisa

Sep 4

What is Dystopian Literature?

Discover the power of dystopian literature and its influence on society. Explore the top dystopian novels and why they are a must-read.

6 Things You’re Going to Love About my Online Book Discussions

Marisa

Jul 28, 2023

6 Things You’re Going to Love About my Online Book Discussions

Looking for a bookish community? My online book discussions are just what you're looking for!

Marisa

Mar 6, 2023

5 Different Types of Narrators

Here's how to tell the difference between 5 types of narrators, with examples.

Measuring the Representation of Women in Fiction

Marisa

Dec 30, 2022

Measuring the Representation of Women in Fiction

The Bechdel-Wallace Test is a feminist way critique of art. By answering 3 key questions, you can evaluate if a work has rounded female char

Marisa

Nov 23, 2022

What is Erasure Poetry?

Erasure poetry has been gaining in popularity. Find out what it is and how to create it.

Marisa

Nov 22, 2022

What happens in The Sound and the Fury?

A great study guide for The Sound and the Fury--what happens in each section, past and present, and why Caddy is important.

Back to School: Dark Academia Aesthetic and Books

Marisa

Aug 31, 2022

Back to School: Dark Academia Aesthetic and Books

Curious about dark academia? Here is an overview of what you need to know.

Part One: Making Time to Read as a Parent

Marisa

Jul 25, 2022

Part One: Making Time to Read as a Parent

I often hear from people, in conversations and in DMs, about how difficult it can be to get back into (and maintain) reading once having...

What is Free Indirect Discourse in Literature?

Marisa

Jun 16, 2022

What is Free Indirect Discourse in Literature?

What do the works of Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, and Virginia Woolf all have in common? Ok, ok, well *other* than being kickass...

Has the pandemic stolen your love of reading? Here are four ways to rekindle the love affair

Marisa

Jan 7, 2022

Has the pandemic stolen your love of reading? Here are four ways to rekindle the love affair

Many say the pandemic has reduced their interest in reading. Here are a few tips to reignite your love of reading.

The Original Nutcracker Story: Tchaikovsky's Ballet vs. Hoffman's Tale

Marisa

Dec 21, 2021

The Original Nutcracker Story: Tchaikovsky's Ballet vs. Hoffman's Tale

Discover the enchanting differences between Tchaikovsky's ballet and Hoffman's original Nutcracker story.

Marisa

Oct 28, 2021

10 Facts About Edgar Allan Poe

Biographical facts about Edgar Allan Poe, the famous American Gothic writer.

Freud and the Uncanny: That Creepy Feeling You Get with a Spooky Book

Marisa

Oct 19, 2021

Freud and the Uncanny: That Creepy Feeling You Get with a Spooky Book

Why does somethings seem scary? Read about Freud's theory of the uncanny to understand how writers and movies manipulate our expectations.

Get in the Halloween Mood with these Short Stories

Marisa

Oct 19, 2021

Get in the Halloween Mood with these Short Stories

Get ready for halloween with these spooky short stories.

Marisa

Sep 27, 2021

Who's Who in 'The Sun Also Rises'

It is no secret that Ernest Hemingway drew on his personal experiences attending the bullfights in Pamplona to draft his 1926 novel The...

Marisa

Sep 18, 2021

The Lost Generation in Literature

In his memoir titled A Moveable Feast (1964), Ernest Hemingway recounts how writer Gertrude Stein first heard the term “génération...

Marisa

Sep 2, 2021

Getting Serious About Humour!

It may seem like it removes the funny ha-ha part of humour to talk about why we laugh, but there is a good reason to take a closer look:...

Marisa

Aug 17, 2021

10 Facts About Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’

1. Aware of her growing popularity, Austen had anxiety over how Emma would be received by the reading public, writing: “My great anxiety...

Marisa

Jul 13, 2021

Six Facts About the Brontës

With three literary geniuses in the family—Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—the Brontës certainly secured themselves a (rightful) place in the...

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