Well, we are in the thick of winter, so to cope, I thought I’d do this tag I found on Books Are 42. Falling Snow: the colors of winter are muted, choose a book that has whites, light blues, and grays. The Personal Librarian has a muted color cover. Crackling Fire: cold weather makes for…… Continue reading Winter Book Tag
A Study of Subgenres: Quiet Horror
Continuing under the horror umbrella, another subgenre is quiet horror. When most people think of horror, they think of gore and jump scares. But quiet horror takes an approach that’s, well, quieter. It focuses on psychological scares, a creepy atmosphere, and the uncanny. The fear is a slow burn rather than in your face. I…… Continue reading A Study of Subgenres: Quiet Horror
A Pinch of Poetry: Found Poetry
Our first poem form of 2026 will be the found poem! Similar to blackout poetry, found poetry involves taking words and phrases from other works. Instead of just blacking out what’s around it, though, you reframe the lines by altering them or adding spaces between them. T.S Elliot even incorporated this in his The Wasteland…… Continue reading A Pinch of Poetry: Found Poetry
Book List: Political Romance
Politics can be polarizing, but in our books, at least, they can be tantalizing. American Queen by Sierra Simone Greer is caught between the love of the President and his best friend. Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston When the first son has to navigate his relationship with a British prince. Mr. President…… Continue reading Book List: Political Romance
Tis the Season Book Tag
Merry Christmas Eve! Here’s another tag I found for the holidays. I found this tag on Another Night of Reading Do you have a favorite winter read? Honestly, no. But I suppose The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is always a good one. Find a Book with Blue on the Cover!…… Continue reading Tis the Season Book Tag
A Study of Subgenres: Psychological Horror
Another horror subgenre is all about the mind! We won’t have gore or clear cut demons. Instead, the genre is all about playing with the audience (and character’s) minds until you don’t know you can trust your own thoughts. Some common tropes include an unreliable narrator (after all, they can’t trust their mind!), confinement, gaslighting,…… Continue reading A Study of Subgenres: Psychological Horror
A Pinch of Poetry: Epithalamium
Whoa okay this is a big word. What kind of poem is it?? The Epithalamium is a poem written in honor of a bride and groom. Edmund Spenser wrote one to his bride in 1594, but the name also comes from the Ancient Greek wedding chamber. Other than an exploration of the themes of love…… Continue reading A Pinch of Poetry: Epithalamium
Books Under the Tree Tag
It’s Christmastime, which means a Christmas tag! I found this tag on Books Are 42 and it was created on Booktube by Game of Tomes. What book would you like to find under the tree this year? So I own 110 unread books, which means I am not asking for books this year. I need…… Continue reading Books Under the Tree Tag
A Study of Subgenres: Psychic Abilities
Today we’ll dive into another horror subgenre: psychic abilities. As you can probably guess, this horror subgenres centers around characters with certain abilities like telepathy, telekinesis, or communication with the dead. Sometimes the characters’ psychic abilities are the cause of their own madness as they can’t be sure what’s real and what’s in their head.…… Continue reading A Study of Subgenres: Psychic Abilities
A Pinch of Poetry: Epitaph
This week’s poetic form we’ll focus on is the epitaph. An epitaph is a commemorative inscription on a tomb or gravestone to praise the dead. This isn’t something you write until you’re planning your or someone else’s funeral. Still, some memorable ones: Upon a Child That Died by Robert Herrick Upon Ben Johnson by Robert…… Continue reading A Pinch of Poetry: Epitaph
Living For Literature 