As Americans, the First Amendment guarantees our freedom to read, and yet to this day, some books are banned. The American Library Association’s (ALA) top ten most challenged books in 2016 covered a wide range of genres: fiction, memoir, picture books, and graphic novels. (more…)
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Top 10 Most Challenged Books in 2016 Cover Wide Range of Genres
Posted by cindyfazzi on April 26, 2017
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2017/04/26/top-10-most-challenged-books-in-2016-cover-wide-range-of-genres/
Why Do We Buy Books? Let Me Count 8 Reasons
Jellybooks founder Andrew Rhomberg identified eight common reasons why people buy books. Instant gratification is at the top of the list. Compare these book-buying motivations with yours. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on April 19, 2017
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/why-do-we-buy-books-let-me-count-8-reasons/
15 Most Memorable Lines from Movies
Not all great movies have memorable lines, and not all memorable lines come from great movies. But the latter stand the test of time because the quotes themselves live on. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on March 1, 2017
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/15-most-memorable-lines-from-movies/
Top 10 Opening Sentences of Novels
A novel’s first sentence is so important that Poets & Writers magazine devotes a section to the first lines of notable new books. In the same vein, I rounded up 10 of my favorite opening sentences. Each one is powerful, and the rest of the book delivers what the first sentence promises. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on February 8, 2017
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2017/02/08/top-10-opening-sentences-of-novels/
11 Things Only Bookworms Will Understand
The word bookworm, dating back to 1592, refers to “a person unusually devoted to reading,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. It also means the larva of any wood-boring insect that feeds on paper in books. We avid readers are indeed a special kind of tribe! (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on January 25, 2017
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2017/01/25/11-things-only-bookworms-will-understand/
Top 5 Film Reviews: Tribute to Robin Williams is Number One
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It’s that time of the year again—a time for roundups. In this article, I’m highlighting the five most popular film reviews posted on this blog. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on December 28, 2016
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2016/12/28/top-5-film-reviews-tribute-to-robin-williams-is-number-one/
The Giving Season: Top 10 Reasons Why Books Make Great Gifts
(Photo by Vince Fazzi, December 2016)
Still looking for the perfect gift? An email I received from the Authors Guild listed 10 reasons why you should give books to your loved ones this holiday season—and all other occasions! (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on December 23, 2016
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2016/12/23/the-giving-season-top-10-reasons-why-books-make-great-gifts/
Five of the World’s Biggest Publishers Stay at the Top
Five of the world’s biggest publishers, led by Pearson, the U.K.-based educational publishing company, maintained their positions on the Livres Hebdo/Publishers Weekly annual ranking for 2015. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on November 23, 2016
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2016/11/23/five-of-the-worlds-biggest-publishers-stay-at-the-top/
Top 10 Character Descriptions that Defy Elmore Leonard’s Writing Rule
The vivid character descriptions in “The Aviator’s Wife” are effective.
When it comes to describing the physical qualities of your characters, how much is too much? Elmore Leonard advised writers to “avoid detailed descriptions of characters.” He used Ernest Hemingway’s work as an example. While the minimalist style of Hemingway and Raymond Carver can be very effective, there are many writers whose works show that descriptive writing can be equally powerful. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on November 16, 2016
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2016/11/16/top-10-character-descriptions-that-defy-elmore-leonards-writing-rule/
Which of These Banned Classic Books Have You Read?
Forty-six out of the top 100 novels of the 20th century chosen by the esteemed Radcliffe Publishing Course at Columbia University have been banned or challenged, according to the American Library Association (ALA). (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on October 26, 2016
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/which-of-these-banned-classic-books-have-you-read/
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