Every year the American Library Association tracks which books busybodies don't want you to read. In 2018, the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) recorded 347 challenges to library,...
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Infographic: Top Ten Book Titles, As Recommended by Librarians
Names are important. Choose the wrong name for a book or series and you can kill its sales before it even reaches the market. This is why it is...
Continue readingMaking Your First Infographic Is Easier Than You Think
A reader left a comment on last night's infographic post, and I thought it deserved its own post. Mark Williams asked: The possibilities are endless, but can you point...
Continue readingInfographic: How Authors can use Infographics to Connect with Readers
Infographics are a popular marketing tool in the business world because they are a great way to get a company's name out in front of potential customers. A popular infographic...
Continue readingInfographic: How to Correctly List Adjectives in English
Here's a tip about the English language that native speakers learn instinctively and ESL learners have to learn the hard way. Did you know there's a reason that early...
Continue readingInfographic: The Indispensable Social Media Cheat Sheet
Social media is so important that we have posted not one but two infographics. The first focused just on image sizes for the more popular social networks, but the...
Continue readingBuild Your Own Shakespearean Insult With This Handy Chart
Shakespeare's ability to craft tongue-in-cheek quips full of double meaning and literary merit is one of many reasons his works have such staying power. The next time you’re looking...
Continue readingInfographic: Social Media Cheat Sheet
A picture is worth a thousand words, and nowhere is that more true than on social networks. This is why it is incredibly important that the media you use...
Continue readingInfographic: Opening Lines Of 34 Famous Books
They say you should never judge a book by its cover, but what about the first line? The first line is the author's chance to make a first impression and...
Continue readingInfographic: Weird Plurals
The English language grows by pursuing other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and riffle their pockets for new vocabulary. It is ridiculously complex and contradictory, and nowhere is this...
Continue readingInfographics: What Your Font Choices Say About You (2)
I have a two-fer for you today. A lot of people think that the font types you choose for your logo, website, and other text will say something about...
Continue readingInfographic: Getting from A to B like Harry Potter
If you've ever found yourself tapping the steering wheel while watching the freeway turn into a parking lot, you may have pondered all the different ways you could be travelling...
Continue readingInfographic: 8 Common Phrases that You May Be Getting Wrong
The only part of English that is more difficult and problematic than spelling is the proper use of vernacular phrases. Thanks to the many words in the English language...
Continue readingInfographic: (Almost) Every (Western) Literary Movement in the History of Literature Summed up in a Single Sentence
Spark Notes has boiled down the history of literary movements to a collection of one line quips. The problem with literature is that there’s so much of it. Books go back a...
Continue readingInfographic: Sixteen Children’s Books Characters in the Hoosegow
Lovereading.co.uk has published a new infographic that begs the question of what would happen if some of our favorite villains from children’s books were put on trial in a UK court....
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