7 Books for Your Winter Break
Categories: Arts & Entertainment
It’s the holiday season and you finally have some time off, you’re over stuffed with food-coma, and you’re sick of listening to your Uncle Ned argue with your whole family; making this the perfect opportunity to catch up on some reading. Here is a list of books that are quick and easy to read during [...]
Finding the Future at the End of the (Analog) World
Categories: Arts & Entertainment
I was invited to play ‘Find the Future,’ a game masterminded by game designer and author Jane McGonigal in celebration of the library’s centennial. This is an account of my experience.
Barnes & Noble can suck it: Thoughts from a former Borders employee
Categories: Book Week, Lifestyle
For a little over four years, I was a bookseller at Borders. I worked at two different stores in two different cities, and I’m immensely proud to have been a part of a bookstore that was there for the books.
7 Autobiographies Worth Reading
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Book Week
Experience, either our own or other people’s, indeed is the best teacher. Here’s a short list of some inspirational memoirs.
You’re the Star of This Article: The Choose Your Own Adventure Books
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Book Week
If you’re from a different generation and/or you need a crash course on CYOA, go to section A. If you thought to yourself, “I remember those!” with excited enthusiasm, go to section B. If you want to know where CYOA books are today, go to section C.
What We Really Learned in High School Lit. Class
Categories: Book Week, Lifestyle
In the spirit of Book Week, let’s pay tribute to high school lit teachers everywhere by summarizing our lessons from literature!
TNGG’s Book Week
Categories: Book Week
There needs to be a balance between the utility of digital and the romance of print, and this generation understands this concept.
Harry Potter’s Literacy Legacy
Categories: Pop Culture
Even as the HP film franchise comes to a close, the bright imaginations of young readers have no end. Hollywood, however, may monopolize magic.
How To Celebrate The End of Harry Potter
Categories: TNGG Weekly Columns
The best way to celebrate (or mourn) the end of the Harry Potter series is to attend a midnight premiere for Part II of the Deathly Hallows. Here’s what you need to know to do it up right.
My Journey to an Epic Conclusion via @pottertweeting
Categories: Arts & Entertainment
The great Harry Potter Live Tweet Experiment began May 23, as I tweeted my way through all seven books.
