The Book Shire

Ampersand (Ramblings)

Live Tweeting The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Then I moved onto the prequel movies... The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Like #StarWars, the proper way to watch #TolkienFilms is to start with the [...]

Live Tweeting The Return of the King

By the third movie I was hitting my stride as a live-tweeter... The Return of the King  #Smeagol has the mind of a dictator - you have a [...]

Live Tweeting The Two Towers

I was just having a bit of fun during Fellowship (and I'll admit I took a bit of a nap through the middle part), but then I really got going... The Two [...]

Live Tweeting The Fellowship of the Ring

This weekend I was home sick. Probably just from being a bit overworked and stressed I had a fever and I was feeling pretty lethargic (which is pretty rare [...]

To Feed or Not to Feed: A Tale of Feeding the Homeless

As I was walking home today I was approached by two homeless people who both asked me the same question,"Will you buy me something to eat?" I told the [...]

#WeNeedDiverseBooksBecause…

We need more diverse books to prove that life Isn't a black and white cookie - There are colors that can't be expressed Through writing about the same issue [...]

How The Story of The Mother Ended…

So, I read recaps. Like, I seriously can't get enough of them. It's rare for me to watch an episode all the way through without having read the recap of it [...]

Hungry for The Hunger Games: Why YA Literature Deserves a Place in the Canon

A while ago, while having a conversation with my critical methods professor, I found myself in a conversation about Young Adult literature. This is, of course, [...]

Top 5 YA Fantasy Novels for Everyone

I've always loved to read fantasy. There's just something about visiting an entirely new world that appeals to me - it's like getting to travel without ever [...]