Long before Becky Terhune created the “most adorbs cover and book design” (p. 289) for The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg, there was the album cover for Abbey Road by The Beatles, featuring the Fab Four walking across the actual Abbey Road near their recording studio. (See our cover comparison here.) On first glance... Continue Reading →
In Ann Lauterbach's eighth book of poetry, Or to Begin Again, she presents a long narrative poem: "Alice in the Wasteland." As the title implies, the poem is inspired by Lewis Carroll's great heroine and T.S. Eliot's modernist poem "The Waste Land." You needn't have read "The Waste Land" in order to appreciate "Alice in... Continue Reading →
Fans of vampire fiction know that Edward and Bella have it pretty tough in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga. And how about the drama plaguing Buffy and vampire-with-a-soul Angel in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer? These dramatic, star-crossed romances pale in comparison to the troubles facing Lucas and Bianca in Claudia Gray's best-selling Evernight... Continue Reading →
A week of celebration about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland wouldn't be complete without a recommendation of a title that will tell you absolutely everything you ever wanted to know about Alice, Wonderland, and everything in between. The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition was compiled and written by Martin Gardner. It is the complete version of... Continue Reading →
Today, we're doing a cover comparison between our March Book of the Month The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg and The Beatles' Abbey Road album. Why, you ask? For starters, Eulberg's book draws heavily on the Beatles -- including the title, character names, and loads of song references throughout. But more importantly -- as... Continue Reading →
Today, we're doing a cover comparison between our March Book of the Month The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg and The Beatles' Abbey Road album. Why, you ask? For starters, Eulberg's book draws heavily on the Beatles -- including the title, character names, and loads of song references throughout. But more importantly -- as... Continue Reading →
All this week, we're featuring goodies from Alice in Wonderland, leading up to Friday's release of the new movie. Today, we're going beyond Wonderland to introduce you to another book series that offers a different twist on Lewis Carroll's stories ... The Looking Glass Wars Trilogy by Frank Beddor The three novels are: The Looking... Continue Reading →
All this week, we're featuring goodies from Alice in Wonderland, leading up to Friday's release of the new movie. Today, we're going beyond Wonderland to introduce you to another book series that offers a different twist on Lewis Carroll's stories ... The Looking Glass Wars Trilogy by Frank Beddor The three novels are: The Looking... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, we posted about ABC's television show Lost and its many references to literary works. In fact, many LOST fans have created book clubs in hopes of locating some hidden meanings in the novels mentioned on the show. A great new article over at EW.com compares the hit show to Alice in... Continue Reading →
The trailer for Zach Snyder's adaptation of Legend of the Guardians by Kathryn Lasky is set to debut ahead of Alice in Wonderland this weekend -- but Reelz Channel has gotten the exclusive to air it tonight on Hollywood Dailies: Fans of Kathryn Lasky's fantasy series can see that trailer two days earlier — tonight... Continue Reading →
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