One Sentence Reviews of the Best Reads of 2016

One Sentence Reviews of the Best Reads of 2016

This year was full of half-read books, tons of audiobooks, and plenty of research. Out of the books I read and finished, these are the ones that made the cut. Below is this year’s list of one sentence reviews of the best reads of 2016. Check out previous years here: 2014 Winners 2015 Winners Professional […]

Winter Book Club 2017 Announced

Winter Book Club - The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera

Winter Book Club is here! We are excited to read our next book club pick with you that is sure to keep us warm over the next few months. As you probably know, we choose books we think you’ll enjoy AND that we’ve never read. Last year I wandered the streets of Prague and thought […]

How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read

How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

How many books have you lied about reading? When I first encountered this question in a Buzzfeed post, I sat back in my chair and gave the question serious consideration. I haven’t exactly lied about reading books, but I do talk about books I haven’t read in my classroom. Is that the same thing? This […]

Z: The Beginning of Everything

Z The Beginning of Everything

“I love her, and that’s the beginning and end of everything.” ~F. Scott Fitzgerald, Z: The Beginning of Everything Z: The Beginning of Everything is a television drama that is based on our book club pick this season: Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler. The story follows Zelda Fitzgerald and her […]

How to Start a Mind-Blowing Book Club

How to Start a Mind-Blowing Book Club

“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” ~Joyce Carol Oates Are you ready to learn how to start a book club? Reading can be an isolating experience, but reading in a community is a precious gift. Perhaps the isolation is what you like […]

Behind the Author | Therese Anne Fowler

Behind the Author | Therese Anne Fowler

We’ve been reading through Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald together with the Book Oblivion community this fall. Reading books in a community, whether it’s with one friend, my book club, a church community group, or my husband, brings such joy to my heart. Instead of breezing through the book and forgetting half of what […]

Teaching Strategies: 7 Habits of an Excellent Teacher

Teaching Strategies: 7 Habits of an Excellent Teacher - College Teaching Tips

“The one exclusive sign of knowledge is thorough teaching.” Aristotle Teaching strategies are hit or miss, but these seven teaching strategies are tried and true and pretty easy to practice. These seven teaching habits of an excellent teacher are seven down-and-dirty tips for teaching college students. They are based on Chickering’s and Gamson’s “Seven Principles […]

Frankenstein Ballet

Frankenstein Ballet

To celebrate the Halloween season, I went to my very first ballet. It wasn’t just any ballet, though. I got to see one of my favorite gothic novels, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, performed before my very eyes. Watching the Frankenstein Ballet was incredible but appreciating story told through dance is something that will stay with […]

Women & Madness in Literature & Life

Women and Madness in Life and Literature

“I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle.” ~R.D. Laing Zelda Fitzgerald At book club a few weeks […]

Zelda’s Heart Was of July

Zelda's Heart Was of July

Hey there, book club! If you’re reading along with us this fall, you probably just arrived in New York City with Zelda. First stop? A Catholic Church to marry Scott of course! I’m thankful they actually tie the knot. After reading about their romantic beginnings, I was really rooting for them. Despite knowing they got […]

Fall Book Club Reading Schedule

Fall Book Reading Schedule - Zelda

It’s not too late to join our Fall Book Club! We are launching the Book Oblivion’s Fall Book Club by reading a work of historical fiction together: Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler. Snag your novel on Amazon HERE or listen for free on Audible by clicking HERE. What do you […]

A Banned Books List That Might Surprise You

Banned Books Week

“Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.” Isaac Asimov This is a big week for book lovers all over the world. We celebrate the freedom to read not only commonly banned books but all books without censorship. Schools all over the world, including right here in the United States, censor the written word […]