A Note From Our Final Co-host
First of all, I want to give a big thank you to Maya for thinking of me to be a part of the Literary Roadhouse, and also to Anais and Gerald for making me feel a welcome part of the team. I haven’t known any of them for long, but it feels like I have,...
The First Story is: Drumroll Please
The story we’re discussing for the first episode is, The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin. You’ll still enjoy the episode if you don’t read it, but you will enjoy it even more if you participate and get ahead of spoilers. Here’s a link to read the story for free. February 3rd at noon PST 8pm GMT will be...
You Can Read Better Despite a Low Attention Span
When I tell people that I’m a slow reader, I imagine they assume I’m not smart or well read. None of this is true. In fact, I was a fast and voracious reader until college. After that, my reading of fiction took a nose dive and the type of reading I did changed. Instead of...
Read Short Stories or Ray Bradbury Cries
Let’s talk Ray Bradbury. You have likely heard of him. If you’re American, there is a good chance you read his novel Fahrenheit 451, or the Cliffnotes thereof (I’m onto you), in highschool – or kindergarten, if you went to private school. You may recall that the title refers to the auto-ignition point of paper...
The Story Of an Hour by Kate Chopin – Literary Roadhouse Ep: 1
Discussion Notes: The Story Of an Hour Next week’s story is ‘The Cheater’s Guide to Love’ by Junot Diaz. For the inaugural episode of Literary Roadhouse we got to know our hosts, and then had an exciting discussion about the definition of literary fiction. During the episode, we referenced a blog post that Gerald wrote,...
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What Is Literary Fiction, and When Did It Become Popular?
These days, the boundaries between genres is blurred, yet, one type of fiction stands out—literary fiction. Although difficult to define absolutely, it is nevertheless important to be able to identify it and track its course through the history of writing. Here are some definitions which might work: They are works that offer deliberate commentary on...
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