From the earliest records of ancient civilizations to the most recent works produced by modernity, the history of literature bears witness to the creative power of the human mind. We have before us a vast library of stories, plays, and poetry to enjoy at our leisure, but in some cases this creativity came with a [...]

Most of us have fond memories of bedtime stories. Parents love to pass on their own favorite books to their children. Stories are important in sparking children’s imaginations and they teach them about the world. Here are some you will undoubtedly know along with some that are less familiar, and you don’t have to be [...]

Ever since writing has been known to man, literature as become an extremely important part of everyday life, even for those who aren’t writers. Literature allows people to express their thoughts and feelings, and then have others read them, take it in, and draw their own conclusions and thoughts.
As a writer myself, it’s definitely hard [...]

Most of the time when thinking of language, people will automatically think about English, German, French, Spanish, and maybe others like Japanese, Arabic, Russian, and possibly Latin. Language is something that many people today take for granted. Without it, there’d be no communication, and no way to connect with others in the world. Imagine a [...]

Stephen King is quite prolific, having penned over 40 novels and 166 works of short fiction.  Therefore, for this Top Tenz list, we couldn’t narrow it down to just novels or short stories.  Any reader of King’s knows that he threads many of his works together, but the purpose of this list is to praise [...]

We all know about to how-to, DIY, books for dummies, whatever you want to call them, pieces of literature. Many have proven to be extremely helpful, such as those dealing with computer programming or doing something simple such as knowing how to prepare a great Italian dinner for your family.
With censorship out the window and [...]

Throughout the history of the world, starting with the church, censors have been put on many different things. The church was able to create a list of banned books, and many of the books were burned. The first list of banned books came from Pope Paul IV who established The Index of Prohibited Books to [...]

The perennial popularity of stories where star-crossed lovers struggle to be together have been with us since Adam and Eve.  The following list has excluded some of the classics such as Tristan und Isolde, Orpheus and Eurydice and Joanie Loves Chaci.  However, despite those omissions, it still covers some of the greatest literary romances of [...]

Here are the top 10 famous sea stories with plenty of atmosphere, adventure and excitement. Runners-up include the Bounty Trilogy, Forrester’s Hornblower saga, Ed Beach’s Run Silent, Run Deep and Tom Heggen’s Mr. Roberts.
10. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk

Updating the Bounty mutiny, ex-navy man Wouk refashioned Bligh as neurotic petty tyrant Queeg, driving the [...]