A Day in the Life of a Professional Marveler
The marveler’s eyes well with gratitude: “Oh guys. . . If you only knew the beauty of what just happened.”…
literature
How to Host a Successful Book Club
“There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.” –P.G. Wodehouse
People Worth Reading About
John Cheever and The Walking Dead have something in common: a love for the ordinary person.
Why are the “good” characters always boring?
Elsie Dinsmore, Aragorn, Psyche, and other problems explored. Joy ClarksonJoy Clarkson is a featured columnist and the Director of Marketing…
How Reading Literature Will Improve Your Posture and Tone Your Conversation
In a culture increasingly on the move and offering a thousand different ways to get shrink-wrapped stories, reading novels can seem daunting.
Why Are the “Good” Characters Always Boring?
It seems that when we refer to a “good” character, goodness is viewed as a lack of badness.
My Pastor Complimented Me for Not Reading Fiction
In the Christ-haunted world, imagination is not allowed.
Technology? Let’s Ask the Story Tellers
Ever since the scientific revolution, technology has been increasingly seen as the answer to almost all our problems. Nathan HuffstutlerNathan…
The Danger of Reading a Few First Lines
How a few minutes in an old bookstore became a long afternoon. Sarah ClarksonSarah Clarkson is an author, blogger, and…
The Vanity of Productivity
How our Western work ethic devalues time and goodness. Liz HorstLiz Horst studied music and English literature at Grove City…
The Trouble with Downton Abbey
Why Masterpiece Classic thinks I should have liked it…and why I didn’t. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments, habits,…
Books of the Year
A few of the books that smacked me in the brain and changed the way I think in 2012.
What is the Purpose of Art?
Novelist Susan Patron misses the answer.
Harry Potter’s Politics
Why Potter stuck–and will continue to stick–in a way other contemporary fantasy stories don’t. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the…
Book Review: Possession
Have you ever found yourself quoting Homer or Aristotle or Milton in ordinary conversation? Have you ever sat and stared…