Stuck on Nancy Drew: Timeless Classics for Readers of All Ages (Linda Fairstein in her article “Stuck on Nancy Drew: Timeless Classics for Readers of All Ages” goes down memory lane and explores the lure of the books that have been by millions of fans for the past 80 years.) I’ve still got the newspaper […]
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TOP TEN MONSTROUS PROTAGONISTS
TOP TEN MONSTROUS PROTAGONISTS I love protagonists who have a bit of monster in them, be it a literal demon or darker impulses they have to deal with on a daily basis. These ten monstrous protagonists show us what it means to be human and highlight the key role that those we love can play […]
How Magic, Fantasy, and Mysteries Intersect…
How Magic, Fantasy, and Mysteries Intersect… Growing up, I read several genres from fantasy, magic, and myteries. The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander and Brian Jacques’s Redwall series were some of my fantasy staples. Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn was a gateway story into the sprawling World War II narrative. […]