Ray Bradbury’s seminal work, Fahrenheit 451, is taught in school’s across the US, but how much do you know about it. Did you know Ray Bradbury wrote the novel in 9...Continue reading
Category: Infographic
Infographic: A Muggle’s Guide to Visiting Harry Potter Locations
The Harry Potter series may be finished (or more accurately, on hiatus) but the fun doesn’t have to end. The following infographic details eleven locations you can visit which were...Continue reading
Infographic: The Author Behind the Pseudonym
It may surprise you, but many authors have chosen to publish under a pen name. Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, JK Rowling publishes her mystery novels as Robert Galbraith, Isaac Asimov...Continue reading
Infographic: Fourteen Amazing Shakespeare Facts (Including a False One)
Saturday marked the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. In honor of that milestone, CBC Books pulled together an infographic consisting of fourteen “of the wackiest, weirdest and most...Continue reading
Infographic: Popular Words Invented by Authors
The ever-evolving English language was once described as having “pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and riffle their pockets for new vocabulary”, but that’s not its only source...Continue reading
Infographic: The Future, According to Literature
Authors have been predicting the future in their books since Jules Verne wrote In the Year 2889. Few predictions have come true (although EM Forster’s The Machine Stops is scarily accurate), but have...Continue reading
Infographic: The 28 Naughtiest Children from Literature
Children’s books are often filled with mischief and mayhem, and of course naughty children. The kids in adult literature can be a whole lot naughtier and sometimes even pure evil....Continue reading
Infographic: Fifteen Books With More Characters Than You Can Count
How many characters can a book have before you start to lose track? The book recommendation site Love Reading has released an infographic that lists 15 books with increasing casts of characters....Continue reading
Infographic: Old World Language Families
For reasons both poetic and pragmatic, the tree has historically been the designer’s go-to inspiration for mapping relationships. In the infographic below, Finish-Swedish illustrator Minna Sundberg artfully uses this format...Continue reading
Infographic: 24 Books to Read in Under an Hour
In today’s world people have less and less time for reading, and that’s why we have seen the growing popularity of short reads: novellas, short stories, flash fiction, or longform journalism. Short reads promise...Continue reading
Infographic: How to Use Adverbs Good/Well/Correctly
The English language is rich and beautiful, and all parts of speech are aimed to make this language better, brighter and full of meaning. An adverb is a very important part...Continue reading
Infographic: How to Read Like a Detective
Sometimes we use tricks to avoid reading a book, but when we’re not shirking the activity of reading it pays to read closely and get as much detail as possible. The...Continue reading
Infographic: How to #Yodafy your Grammar
With Star Wars setting records at the box office, and with the latest SW movie loved by many, now is the time for the true fans to really drive everyone...Continue reading
Infographic: Reading Has Its Benefits
Reading expands the mind, can reduce stress, and it can also get the blood flowing (especially if you read while walking). The following infographic details some of the other benefits...Continue reading
Infographic: Following the Hobbit Trail
While it’s not as intricate as the universe that Stephen King created across dozens of novels, The Lord of the Rings saga is one of the more complex series of novels ever...Continue reading