Traveling Episodes: Caye Caulker, Belize
By Claire W. Staley I adore island countries. They remind me of something that many…
Taking on book snobs: A manifesto for readers
By Claire W. Staley In my literary exploits, I have been confronted with many people…
Narcissism and the one-star amazon review
By SR Staley I received my first one star review on amazon.com a couple of…
The unrocognized depth of the Divergent Triology
By Claire W. Staley Popular books often become the target of criticism simply because they…
The social value of dystopian literature
by Claire W. Staley After discussing dystopian literature with a wide variety of people, including…
Why I believe in magic and fairytales at age 21
By Claire W. Staley When one turns 21, as I did recently, one is expected…
Round 2 of modern fiction for the modern classroom
By Claire W. Staley Earlier posts have discussed why incorporating modern fiction into the modern…
Modern fiction for the modern classroom: Round 1
By Claire W. Staley In an earlier post, I discussed why today’s students have a…
The case for modern teen & YA fiction in school classrooms
by Claire W. Staley Some people tell me that they wish they read as much…
Reason magazine reviews “comic thriller” St. Nic, Inc.
Books editor Jesse Walker reviews St. Nic, Inc. in it’s January 2015 issue of Reason magazine…