December is fast approaching, and with it my Austen-tatious Readathon! A few of the prompts are actually things to watch rather than read, and one of them is an Austen adaptation starring BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) actors. If you are planning to participate, I've collected a few of my favorites here! Pride … Continue reading My Seven Top Five Jane Austen Adaptations Starring Actors of Color
What could be better than reading a book? Basically nothing. But there may occasionally come a time when you go through a reading slump, where nothing you pick up gives you that reading excitement spark, for whatever reason. During my reading slumps, there are a few things I like to do that are "book-adjacent," or … Continue reading My Seven Top Five Literary Webseries
Since Game of Thrones just ended, and I've been working from home for a week due to some office renovations, I thought it was the perfect time to sign up for a 7-day free trial of the HBO Amazon Prime Channel and binge the entire series (while working, of course!). Game of Thrones has reached … Continue reading My Seven Top Five Thoughts After Watching All of “Game of Thrones” in One Week
It's an idea that's been around for as long as Americans have been writing novels: that one work that perfectly encapsulates the American experience, whether in a very particular time and place, or across the sweep of centuries and span of the continent. The former tends to be the focus in the novels that I … Continue reading My Seven Top Five Unexpected Picks for the Great American Novel
In the great tradition of Top Five Lists on Rhonda Blogs About Books, this Top Five List actually has seven items. (Okay, so I guess it's not quite a tradition yet, but it will be...) Time for real talk, guys. Sometimes I'm just not in the mood for a book. Shocking, I know. But every … Continue reading My Seven Top Five Favorite Bookish Podcasts
Is there really anything left to be said about the work of Shakespeare? We can’t seem to get enough of this guy, and all the stuff he wrote. He basically is English literature. While the academic study and theatrical staging of Shakespeare both require close reading of the texts, I (and every English teacher and … Continue reading My Seven Top Five Favorite Modern Day Adaptations of Shakespeare Plays
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