#The Art of Fielding

A Simple Tale About Man Who Hates An Animal: MOBY-DICK in Pop Culture

A list of popular culture references to Moby-Dick, including The Simpsons, Family Guy, Starbucks, Moby, Led Zeppelin, Star Trek and many more

Back to School: 10 Books For Reliving Those College Days

It is that time of year when our local stores are running Back to School sales on everything from pencils ...

For Shame? Two Rioters Read the FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Parody

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then parody is the sincerest form of mockery. That’s especially true when ...

Covering the Bases: Two Rioters Debate THE ART OF FIELDING

If you’re like me, your first reaction when someone doesn’t love a novel you loved is to get defensive. But ...

They’re (Paper) Ba-ack: May 1, 2012

Tuesday is New Book Day. We celebrate each week by highlighting popular titles that are freshly out in paperback. * ...

The Short, Sweet Side of E-Reading

If you own an ereader, chances are you’ve blown your monthly (weekly?) book budget more than once on impulse ebook ...

How To Be a Discerning Reader

To me, one of more difficult things about being a reader is explaining why I didn’t like a novel without ...

The Top Six Baseball Novels

Hope springs eternal! Happy Opening Day! Baseball’s summer-long march to the Fall Classic begins today, and to celebrate and get ...

Best Books of 2011: Highs and Lows

I love this time of year. Not just for the holiday festivities, but for all the year-end “Best of…” lists. ...

The Literary Quotes Post

If you’re a person who uses a quote as your email signature, whose quotes section of your Facebook page is ...