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Kindle Your Flame: 15 Reasons Why Having a Kindle Will Change Your Life
Featured Stories, Money, Technology
If you’re a little old-fashioned when it comes to your reading habits, you’re not alone. A lot of us are holding onto printed books for dear life. But no matter how nostalgic you may be about turning a paper page, your world is about to…
Motherland Reads: 14 Novels Set in Latin America to Take You Back
Book News & Features, Books, Slider
We all miss the motherland from time to time. From the food to the music to the air we breathe there, when we’re back ‘home’ something familiar and quintessential just locks into our soul. Lucky for us, there are plenty of novels written…
Paulo Coelho Books: 10 Reasons to Read that Resonate NOW
Book News & Features, Books, Featured Stories
Admit it: you're obsessed with all Paulo Coelho books. Best-selling Brazilian author Paulo Coelho’s latest novel Adultery hits the market August 19 and we positively, absolutely cannot wait! The Paulo Coelho biography includes nabbing the…
The Need to Read: 10 Hot Latino Writers to Know Right Now
Entertainment, Life, Slider
Take it from us, being a writer is hard work that sometimes seems like it will never pay off. Even notable author Sonia Nazaro says, “I think being a successful book author is difficult.” It’s true that it’s hard to make it as a writer,…
14 Tips on Properly Using the (Often Misused) Semicolon
Featured Stories, Honor Roll, School
Poor semicolon. So misunderstood; so misused. Despite years of grammar classes we never know exactly when to use a semicolon, where to put it in a sentence or how exactly it’s supposed to be used. The comma we understand. It’s simple and…
The Pharrell Effect: 20 Seminal Books About the Art of Being Happy
Book News & Features, Books, Featured Stories
Sure, Pharrell’s pop anthem Happy might get the old happy juices flowing, but at the end of the day are you happy? Not just moderately satisfied, but really happy with your life? It’s a tough question, because happiness is not only hard…
10 Ways to Get Your Kid Amped About Reading
Honor Roll, School, Slider
There’s no getting around the reality that everything is becoming more hi-tech. When was the last time you picked up a book, anyway? In these computer-driven times, we worry that our kids will be limited to reading text messages and social…
10 Reasons Why Audiobooks Can Change Your Life
Book News & Features, Books, Featured Stories
With summer here, it's high time to get our beach reading in order. Since paper and water don’t mix (unless you’re at an origami conference being held in Cabos or something), audiobooks are a great way to bring reading on vacation.
Audiobooks…
15 Lessons Young Writers Can Learn from Stephen King
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Stephen King sold his first short story when he was 20 and his first novel, Carrie was published when he was 26, but he was not an overnight success. As a young writer, Stephen King had day jobs at an industrial laundry facility and as a teacher.…