Tag Archives: Charles Dickens

Valentine's Day—that time of year that many secretly dread. Just for fun, here are 10 interestingly tumultuous couples from a wide range of literary genres.

Christmas is actually just as appropriate a time for the supernatural and the macabre as Halloween is, and there’s a deep tradition going way back of telling supernatural tales during the holidays. Thus, in the haunted holiday spirit we offer our list of ten books to read when the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful.

Although novels will never truly go away, they no longer enjoy the popularity they once did. To reinvigorate the form, writers and publishers should take a cue from serial TV shows and return to the erstwhile popular format of the serial novel.

I have a yearly ritual of watching 'A Christmas Carol' that helps me recommit to my values and ideals. In this post, I suggest a way that you can use any version of the movie to do the same.