Literature - Hodgeblot

We're all genre readers now: Can we finally stop the tired "pixies and dragons" vs. literary fiction wars? - Salon.com

We’re all genre readers now: Can we finally stop the tired “pixies and dragons” vs. literary fiction wars? - Salon.comThe title is slightly sensational, and really, not accurate to the piece. This isn’t so much about genre vs. literary fiction as much as Ishiguro vs. Le Guin.

Art

deviantart: “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” -Ralph...

deviantart: “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” -Ralph Waldo EmersonArtwork by artofEvre

Literature

Slave Narratives: How Many Were There? - The Root

Slave Narratives: How Many Were There? - The RootI had really fantastic American and African-American lit classes at Auburn, and I’ve read all the works mentioned in this post. I’m proud that Auburn taught me these books, and also that the school didn’t treat them as “other”

Writing

Amazon.com: Day One

Amazon.com: Day OneInteresting. Amazon does a literary journal. Who knew. (Thanks @molly_oneill for the link at work.)

Fiction

Guantanamo Bay Will Now Allow Stephen King's 'It' - Zach Schonfeld - The Atlantic Wire

Guantanamo Bay Will Now Allow Stephen King's 'It' - Zach Schonfeld - The Atlantic WireI suspect it’s far more common that criminals don’t read at all than that they get inspired to violence or crime by a Stephen King or John Grisham novel.

Education

The Decline and Fall of the English Major

The Decline and Fall of the English MajorMy English degree is something I take considerable pride in, even as my career has been built in technology. This article calls it a gift, and I agree: “That gift is clear thinking, clear writing and a lifelong engagement with literature.” Also, this