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The Fiery History of Banned Books

The Fiery History of Banned Books

Season 2 Episode 9
14:02
The (Stephen) King of Horror

The (Stephen) King of Horror

Season 2 Episode 10
9:00
Are Graphic Novels... Novels?

Are Graphic Novels... Novels?

Season 2 Episode 11
10:10
How Do You Write a Bestseller?

How Do You Write a Bestseller?

Season 2 Episode 15
13:01
Unraveling the Myth of Ernest Hemingway

Unraveling the Myth of Ernest Hemingway

Season 2 Episode 16
12:13
What's in a (Pen) Name?

What's in a (Pen) Name?

Season 2 Episode 17
14:34
Jane Eyre: Why We Keep Reading It

Jane Eyre: Why We Keep Reading It

Season 2 Episode 19
17:08
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It's Lit!

The It’s Lit! Musical Episode

Season 2 Episode 8

Some say that theater is dead, and that’s probably because most playhouses the world over are closed at the moment owing to a worldwide pandemic. And yet the musical lives on… on Disney plus -- as the nation has been rapt with a filmed version of the Broadway smash hit, Hamilton. This had us come to the realization that a lot of the bread and butter of musical theater is built off of books!

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A less-discussed aspect of Tolkien is the way he used constructed language in his writing.
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Why We Still Love Little Women, 150 Years Later
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Afrofuturism: From Books to Blockbusters
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Ancient Greek Mythology has worked its way into modern pop culture so deeply.
Death, Personified
8:58
Death as a character reveals how we process one of life’s greatest mysteries.
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Using words to evoke the experience of eating is an excellent way to bring a text to life.
Unreliable Narrators
7:36
Can an unreliable narrator help readers see the world through multiple lenses?
Fear of Ghost...Writing!
8:39
What is ghostwriting and why does it exist?
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