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By Lauren McGinn
As I approach the tree, I feel like I'm approaching the front door of my house without really knowing why. I sit for a while. I read some of my favorite pages from Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility when lots of tweed-wearing-types walk by.
Book vs. Movie: Where the Crawdads Sing
By Isabella Mininni
A longstanding debate amongst lovers of literature and film is: What’s better, the movie or the book? To truly determine the superior form, each adaptation should be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. In sticking true to these methods, I have read Delia Owen’s Where the Crawdads Sing as well as viewed the film.
How Tumblr and Fandoms Paved the Way for Booktok
By Franchetta Groves
Are the modern-day TikToks really that different from the fanfiction teens and pre-teens were writing on Wattpad and Tumblr? Today’s BookTok videos are examples of the ways that today’s avid readers can engage with their favorite books. The rise of social media in the mid-2000s allowed readers to write and share fanfiction along with theories of the novels they read.
By Bridget Guinee
Students of various ages, backgrounds, and majors all make appointments with me, and the vast majority genuinely believe that they aren’t good writers. Honestly, it just breaks my heart every time. Why do so many people think they’re “bad” writers? What, then, makes someone a good writer?