Winter Book Club 2017 Announced
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 […]
3 Books to Prepare Your Heart for Christmas
3 Books to Prepare Your Heart for Christmas Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.” ~Winston Churchill By Jessica S. Manuel Pinterest has a wide selection of Scripture Reading Plans for Advent. We found one that we are reading through as a family, but I have also found it helpful to […]
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 […]
Free Haruki Murakami Short Stories, Essays, Interviews, Speeches
Keywords Free Haruki Murakami Short Stories, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, Men Without Women, The Elephant Vanishes, After the Quake I know how fiction matters to me, because if I want to express myself, I have to make up a story. Some people call it imagination. To me, it’s not imagination. It’s just a way of […]
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
“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
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 […]
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
“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
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 […]
The Best Writing Books According to Best-Selling Authors
“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.” ~Gustave Flaubert Have you ever wondered if most writers would agree on the best writing books on the market? I went to a virtual writing conference over the summer hosted by Chandler Bolt. During this conference, he interviewed 43 best-selling authors. He asked them […]
Fall Book Club Reading Schedule
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
“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 […]
When Nietzsche Wept and the Christian Faith
Time cannot be broken; that is our greatest burden. And our greatest challenge is to live in spite of that burden.” Last night I read past my bedtime to finish a remarkable book. For some reason When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession by Irvin D. Yalom was never on my radar before a few months […]
Summer Reading List – Teacher’s Edition
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” ~John Steinbeck Summer is here! Enter self-care, family time, and relaxation. […]