A book review is a critical appraisal of a book. It contains a summary of the content and assesses the importance of the book. It also goes beyond assessment and summary, it’s an opportunity for the reviewer to assess the content, quality and relevance of the book. Typically, a book review ranges from 500-1000 words,...
By Tanya Hall Picture this: you’ve finally written the book you’ve spent your whole career preparing for. Your book launch is in full swing, and you hop on to Amazon and see…a negative review. You don’t have to imagine much further to understand the disappointment and frustration a bad review brings. If you put that...
The art of writing is different for everyone; writing comes easily to some people, and as a result, they are eager to share their work with others. For other people, writing could be a burden. The combination of words to form sentences that can entertain, educate and inspire could jar the senses of this set...
The shortlist for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction was released on Monday, April 29, 2019 and Oyinkan Braithwaite’s satire slashfest debut novel made the list of six! In honour of the recognition she’s been getting since My Sister, The Serial Killer was released in November 2018, here’s a brillant review by Jennifer Malec of...
Reading is not just about pleasure: books have the power to touch us profoundly, to open our eyes to injustices – and sometimes even act as a catalyst for social change. To mark World Book Day, we take a look at some of the novels that have changed society. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe...
In her book The Doctor and the Saint, Arundhati Roy discusses at some length how Gandhi’s impressions of the Africans during his two-decade-long stay as an expatriate attorney in South Africa were full of superstitions. Naturally, such an attitude was the least expected from a victim of racial discrimination in colonial India. But it speaks volumes...
Of course, the Real Book Oscars are given out at the National Book Awards ceremony; so consider these the Fake Book Oscars—they’re extra fun because you don’t even have to dress up [Ed. note: dressing up IS fun]. In putting this list together, Literary Hub figured out what each of the Academy Awards categories would...
By Nicholas Provenzano I’m an English teacher, and one of the hardest units for me to cover with my freshman students used to be Romeo and Juliet. There’s nothing more awkward than having students stand and read from a giant book. They’re not familiar with the language and have no idea about the meaning of what...
There are two approaches to book reviewing: Descriptive reviews give the essential information about a book. This is done with description and exposition, by stating the perceived aims and purposes of the author, and by quoting striking passages from the text. Critical reviews describe and evaluate the book, in terms of accepted literary and historical...
Unparalleled Emotions is a collection of poems by Olivia Nsofor. The collection is divided into seven parts which are: Issues of the heart Lonely blues Death (Reality or subconscious) Emotions x bad exes Love’s louvres God’s recommendations: Messages of suppressed emotions Quotes One of the striking elements of Nsofor’s poems is her use of language....
