Season 2
Toni Morrison’s Opus About Confronting a Terrible Past
To understand Beloved, we must first look at the author: Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison.
Toni Morrison’s Opus About Confronting a Terrible Past
Why Magical Realism is a Global Phenomenon
We explore the roots, tenets of the genre, and its rise in Latin American Literature.
Why Magical Realism is a Global Phenomenon
Why Edgar Allan Poe Isn't Just a Sad Boy
His legacy is more complicated than school books may have lead us to believe.
Why Edgar Allan Poe Isn't Just a Sad Boy
Why We Keep Retelling the Classics
Sometimes a story is just so dang good, it bears repeating.
Why We Keep Retelling the Classics
What We Don’t Know About The Father of Sci-Fi
There's more to H.G. Wells than we know or think.
What We Don’t Know About The Father of Sci-Fi
Why Do People Think Huck Finn Is Racist?
It is considered one of the great American novels and one of the most frequently banned.
Why Do People Think Huck Finn Is Racist?
Don’t Know Much About BEOWULF? Nobody Does!
We take a look at this Epic Poem and follow its long, winding journey.
Don’t Know Much About BEOWULF? Nobody Does!
The Life behind To Kill a Mockingbird
it is one of the trademark texts of the American school system by Harper Lee.
The Life behind To Kill a Mockingbird
The Female Writers Who Dominated Amatory Fiction
Amatory fiction was a genre of fiction was created by…women.
The Female Writers Who Dominated Amatory Fiction
Octavia Butler, The Grand Dame of Science Fiction
She is one of the most prolific and important Black authors in the genre.
Octavia Butler, The Grand Dame of Science Fiction
Jane Eyre: Why We Keep Reading It
After 175 years after its publication, here's why we're still dissecting Jane Eyre.
Jane Eyre: Why We Keep Reading It
How Manga Took Over American Bookshelves
Astro Boy, Dragon Ball, Akira, Sailor Moon, Demon Slayer, Death Note.
How Manga Took Over American Bookshelves
How Do You Write a Bestseller?
Here are the tent-pole blockbuster books that support the publishing industry.
How Do You Write a Bestseller?
Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance is one of the most iconic periods in American literature, here's why.
Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance
Anne Rice, The Queen of Literary Monsters
Learn about how Anne Rice's work has changed the landscape of genre fiction.
Anne Rice, The Queen of Literary Monsters
Dune, The Most Important Sci Fi Series Ever?
Learn about the history and adaptations of the 1965 novel DUNE.
Dune, The Most Important Sci Fi Series Ever?
We're breaking down how the graphic novel went from the comic book store to the classroom.
Are Graphic Novels... Novels?
A lot of the bread and butter of musical theater is built off of books!
The It’s Lit! Musical Episode
We lead you through the dark and twisted world of Uncle Stevie, the King of Horror.
The (Stephen) King of Horror
The Fiery History of Banned Books
Let's explore how the seemingly innocuous book has survived centuries of the ban hammer.