Yesterday, it was announced that Ali Smith’s How To Be Both (which was also shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize) was awarded the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. Previously known as the Orange Prize for Fiction, the Baileys Prize is the only literary prize specifically awarded to women. The reason is for this is that, … Continue reading Fancy a Baileys (Prize for Fiction)? An If/Then Post…
As was mentioned in our post on Tuesday, this week saw the 118th anniversary of the publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, one of those wonderful classics that not only stand the test of time, but has influenced more aspects of pop-culture, literature, cinema, and conversation than can be counted here. For example, Dracula (Stoker’s character, … Continue reading “I will not let you go into the unknown alone”…And If/Then Guide to Dracula
Fans of the phenomenal show “Ripper Street” have enjoyed quite a healthy dose of drama over the past year, and not merely the ones on-screen…After the BBC cancelled the show after two seasons, the outcry from viewers got so loud that Amazon decided to pick up the show for a single season, streaming it to Amazon Prime … Continue reading Blimey! Our first If/Then Post…
I recently chatted with someone who claimed she wasn’t much of a reader because she rarely sat still long enough to read a book in any meaningful way. That is, until she discovered audiobooks. Audiobooks have helped her become more of a reader because she was able to do it during the times when she had … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: For your listening preference…
I don’t know about you, but it seems that the presidential election has already reached a fever pitch…and there are still nine more months to go…. For those of you who revel in the election process, who thrive on the political wrangling and debate, we celebrate your good fortune–particularly in these next few days, as … Continue reading …It’s only February?
I hope loyal readers of this blog have figured out by now that we here at the Peabody Library love books. We love reading, pairing great books with the right reader, defending the reader’s right to read and talking about cool things in the book world. We also love movies (bonus if they’re literary adaptations) … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: The Readers’ Advisory will be televised…
Believe it or not, the staff here at the Library have secret identities in the wider world. Speaking for myself, I teach the history of gender and sexuality. And while I adore both my identities, there are times when they clash…because there are a lot of people who think that feminists, especially feminists who talk … Continue reading In Which We Talk About Romances…