Every year on June 16th, Ireland comes alive with a vibrant celebration known as Bloomsday. This cultural festival – deeply rooted in the legacy of Irish author James Joyce and his masterpiece Ulysses – has captivated literature enthusiasts, Dublin locals, and visitors from across the globe. Bloomsday, with its rich history and ever-expanding reach, has…
Have you made a list of the books that you wish to dive into this summer? We suggest you explore some of the most anticipated June 2023 book releases before you curate your TBR for the summer. This June, there’s a lot of mystery and romance in the air as authors – from Ali Hazelwood…
10 Most Adapted Sherlock Holmes Stories: Sherlock Holmes, the great detective, is not the first detective of this genre; that honor is reserved for Edgar Allan Poe’s Le Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin, who combined his intelligence with a speck of imagination, almost supplanting himself into the minds of the criminals. Arthur Conan Doyle took the…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a children’s novel by Roald Dahl that was first published in 1964. The story follows Charlie Bucket, a young boy belonging to an economically downtrodden family, who luckily wins a golden ticket to visit the famous Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Along with four other children, Charlie gets to see…
All aspiring writers are usually advised from all walks of life, and it can be difficult to decide what to listen to and what not to. What if something makes sense, but that’s not how you personally do it? What if this piece of wisdom seems useful but doesn’t really apply to writing? What if…
Picture the following silhouette in your mind featuring the deerstalker hat, a prominent nose, a magnifying glass, and a pipe. Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the most well-known character in all of English criminal fiction. Holmes’s impact on the criminal fiction genre is so great that his character has served as…