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Reading & Literature

On Tamara de Lempicka

In: Art Books

By: Feature Writer Katherine Kuzma-Beck

This short and concise glimpse of one of art history's most infamous painters is a quick and easy read. more...

Barrett Browning's Sonnet 2

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Linda Sue Grimes

The speaker in Barrett Browning's second sonnet from Sonnets from the Portuguese avers that her relationship with her life mate is God-granted and therefore inviolable. more...

James Maxey's Dragonseed Reviewed

In: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Fiction

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

From Le Guin to Lewis, McCaffrey to Pratchett, fantasy abounds with dragons; cunning, devious or wise. Maxey's are as earthy, flawed and rounded as the humans they hunt. more...

The Florist's Daughter by Patricia Hampl

In: Biographies/Memoirs

By: Feature Writer Dale Van Every

A beautifully written reminiscence of family and place (and their connection) Patricia Hampl's The Florist's Daughter is the most recent in a series of memoirs. more...

Kids Need to Read Supplies Books for Libraries

In: Children’s Books

By: Feature Writer Michael Jung

Nonprofit organization Kids Need to Read raises money through donations and Ebay online auctions to buy books for schools, libraries, and other institutions in need. more...

Owen's Anthem for Doomed Youth

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Linda Sue Grimes

The speaker in Wilfred Owen's Italian sonnet dramatizes hatred of war by creating a deeply bitter irony, pitting religious ceremony against reality of the battlefield. more...

The Written Parts of a Comic Book Page

In: Graphic Novels/Comics

By: Feature Writer Luke Arnott

Because comics use words as well as pictures, there are specific terms for the written parts of a comic book page. These include sound effects, blurbs, and captions. more...

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