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An Ode to the Romance Novel

An Ode to the Romance Novel

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How Fantasy Reflects Our World

How Fantasy Reflects Our World

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Can You Judge a Book By Its Cover?

Can You Judge a Book By Its Cover?

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

Fear of Ghost...Writing!

Season 1 Episode 8
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Unreliable Narrators

Unreliable Narrators

Season 1 Episode 9
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Death, Personified

Death, Personified

Season 1 Episode 11
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How Greek Mythology Inspires Us

How Greek Mythology Inspires Us

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The Case for Fan Fiction

The Case for Fan Fiction

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Why Sci Fi is a Mirror on Society

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While science fiction is associated with Mars, robots, and cyberpunk, its origin story is shaped throughout several centuries. Check out the origin of science fiction with Lindsay Ellis!

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War and Peace and Everything Else
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In this day and age of publishing, books like War & Peace are something of a relic.
The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien
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A less-discussed aspect of Tolkien is the way he used constructed language in his writing.
The Byronic Hero: Isn’t it Byronic?
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Brooding, sensual, violent, intelligent, and single-minded.
Why We Still Love Little Women, 150 Years Later
9:37
Before women were asking “Am I Carrie or Samantha?”, they were asking “Am I Jo or Amy?"
How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing
12:02
Explore how fictional pandemics have evolved over time.
Afrofuturism: From Books to Blockbusters
9:33
What is Afro-Futurism and what is its place in Black storytelling?
The Case for Fan Fiction
11:19
We explore how fan fiction writers were able to come out of the proverbial closet of shame
The Beauty and Anguish of Les Misérables!
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We explore how Les Miserable became both a national and revolutionary anthem.
How Greek Mythology Inspires Us
10:09
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.
Food & Fiction: Memorable Meals in Literature
8:58
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?
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