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The Best Literature Should be Triggering — Old Musty Books

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Writing and Editing Experience. The Best Literature Should be Triggering. May 18, 2015. This is an interesting article about the idea of putting trigger warnings on literature, specifically in this case, Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” due to the sexual assault and rape depictions in both, Persephone and Daphne. I actually think this is an important article to consider because once we start putting trigger warnings on literature, its a whole lot easier to slide down the path of book banning in our school systems.

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Revisiting Ready Player One — Old Musty Books

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Writing and Editing Experience. Revisiting Ready Player One. June 8, 2015. I love this article about the “greatest video game novel”. I’ve never read it, but, after reading this, I will be adding it to my book stack. If you are a gamer, I highly suggest maybe you also take a crack at Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. He has a new book coming out on July 14th titled, Armada. Enjoy: The Greatest Video Game Novel: Revisiting Ready Player One. Or you can follow her at The Crafty Veteran on Bloglovin. Life ha...

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How To Kill a Mockingbird Reflects the Real Civil Rights Movement — Old Musty Books

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Writing and Editing Experience. How To Kill a Mockingbird Reflects the Real Civil Rights Movement. June 27, 2015. Below is a chapter excerpt of The Enduring Power of To Kill a Mockingbird. Life Books. This book takes a look at the lasting effects of Harper Lee’s book novel, the making of the film and the world Lee lived in, and how the issue of civil rights affected the stories she wrote in To Kill a Mockingbird. And the upcoming Go Set a Watchman. Or you can follow her at The Crafty Veteran on Bloglovin.

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Editorial — Old Musty Books

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Writing and Editing Experience. Women And The Clichés Of The Literary Drunkard. September 17, 2015. I was drawn to the article below due to its mention of Dorothy Parker, as I really enjoy all things Dorothy Parker and Algonquin Roundtable – its probably more the time period than the actual people, though I really admire Parker’s bluntness. Most everything I’ve ever read about Parker – and I assure you, I’ve […]. The Self-Appointed Moralist of America: Jonathan Franzen. September 16, 2015. August 25, 2015.

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Schlesinger Library Acquires Papers of Susan Griffin and Ruth Rosen — Old Musty Books

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Writing and Editing Experience. Schlesinger Library Acquires Papers of Susan Griffin and Ruth Rosen. June 22, 2015. I feel like this article belongs here at Old Musty Books because these papers provide a basis for a new documentary She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, about the post-WWII women’s movement. Further, within these papers have snippets of reviews on the books and poems these women wrote over the course of this time period. Read More: Library Acquires Papers of Susan Griffin and Ruth Rosen. It’s ...

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Books To Read Before You Turn 30 — Old Musty Books

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Writing and Editing Experience. Books To Read Before You Turn 30. June 16, 2015. I typically don’t ascribe to lists like this, but the books on this list are really worth reading, regardless of your age. Read More here: 30 books to read before you turn 30. Cue the 30 books you should read before you turn 30! This article was written by: Rachel Baker – Click to follow on Twitter;. Or you can follow her at The Crafty Veteran on Bloglovin. Previous post: Revisiting Ready Player One. Good Books, Good Music!

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Reviews — Old Musty Books

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Writing and Editing Experience. Peter Straub: Interior Darkness. February 25, 2016. I recently finished the first short story in the newest Straub book, Interior Darkness; and if you like Peter Straub, you are going to love this book! If you, like me, find it more horrifying to contemplate what people are willing to do to each other, then this collection of shorts is going to be […]. Crystal Andrus Morissette: The Emotional Edge. February 8, 2016. January 29, 2016. Read the full article →. January 6, 2016.

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TIME’s Original Review of Nineteen Eighty-Four — Old Musty Books

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Writing and Editing Experience. TIME’s Original Review of Nineteen Eighty-Four. June 8, 2015. Every once in a while, I run across a link to an original review of a classic from around the time it was published. I love these because I like to see how the collective world view of the time period served as a backdrop to how the critique was written, or if it mattered at all. Enjoy: Read TIME’s Original Review of Nineteen Eighty-Four. Or you can follow her at The Crafty Veteran on Bloglovin. Next post: Revis...

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How a Science Fiction Novel Changed the World — Old Musty Books

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Writing and Editing Experience. How a Science Fiction Novel Changed the World. July 7, 2015. I loved the book more than I loved the memory of watching the shitty movie with my dad. It was an awesome story about an ecology that was in jeapordy and the lengths a society would go through to save their planet. Super cool. The article below is a look at Dune at 50 and how the story changed the world. Read More: Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world. Good Books, Good Music! I joined ...