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7 Facts About Zora Neale Hurston You Didn’t Know

You may think you know Zora Neale Hurston, but do you really? Get to know her better with these seven facts about her life.

Zora Neale Hurston: Writer, Folklorist, Anthropologist, Activist

Zora Neale Hurston was a writer in the Harlem Renaissance, an anthropologist, a folklorist, and a filmmaker. And so much more.

Magical Realism is For Us By Us and Toni Morrison was the Queen

A reader remembers Toni Morrison, how she returned to the late author's work, and how it impacted her outlook on writing and magical realism.

5 Classics that Gain New Meaning When You Listen to the Audiobook

If you didn't get into Moby-Dick when you read it in school, try it again in Anthony Heald's sardonic audiobook narration.

Old Timey Author Audio Recordings

Want to hear Tolkien recite elvish, Conan Doyle talk about Sherlock, or Langston Hughes read poetry to jazz music? Read. On.

Langston Hughes is Still Powerful on His 115th Birthday

Langston Hughes's birthday was yesterday. Here's why we should all still read him.

Top Ten Books from High School

What were the top ten books from high school that left an impression on you?

Bigger Than “Just a Book”

One Rioter talks about the non-fiction titles that become bigger than "just books" in her mind.

Book Style: THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston

An outfit inspired by the themes (and cover of) Their Eyes Were Watching God

Black Love and Feminism in THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD

Praising the depiction of black love and feminism in THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD.