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Why Sci Fi is a Mirror on Society

Why Sci Fi is a Mirror on Society

Season 1 Episode 3
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An Ode to the Romance Novel

An Ode to the Romance Novel

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5:53
How Fantasy Reflects Our World

How Fantasy Reflects Our World

Season 1 Episode 5
6:00
Can You Judge a Book By Its Cover?

Can You Judge a Book By Its Cover?

Season 1 Episode 7
7:43
Fear of Ghost...Writing!

Fear of Ghost...Writing!

Season 1 Episode 8
8:39
Unreliable Narrators

Unreliable Narrators

Season 1 Episode 9
7:36
Death, Personified

Death, Personified

Season 1 Episode 11
8:58
How Greek Mythology Inspires Us

How Greek Mythology Inspires Us

Season 1 Episode 12
10:09
The Case for Fan Fiction

The Case for Fan Fiction

Season 2 Episode 1
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It's Lit!

The Evolution of YA

Season 1 Episode 2

Young Adult Fiction (YA) is dominating literature, and more young people are reading now than ever before. Lindsay Ellis explores how YA carved a place in publishing with It's Lit! from PBS Digital Studios.

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Fear of Ghost...Writing!
8:39
What is ghostwriting and why does it exist?
Can You Judge a Book By Its Cover?
7:43
Get to know the story behind some of literature’s most iconic book covers.
Why did they make me read this in High School?
5:47
Why are some books required reading in high school while others are lost to history?
How Fantasy Reflects Our World
6:00
Fantasy novels are more than just hundreds of pages worth of swords and magic!
An Ode to the Romance Novel
5:53
Love it or hate it, the romance novel is the highest grossing literary genre.
Why Sci Fi is a Mirror on Society
6:10
The origin story of science fiction is shaped throughout several centuries.
When the Book is Better than the Movie
5:29
Which is better, the book or the movie?
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