• World Book Day 2025

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    Attention all book lovers! A special day is coming up where we get to express our love for all things books as April 23rd is World Book Day! While this is an unofficial holiday, there is no reason we can’t celebrate and appreciate the incredible stories out there that are hidden within the hundreds of thousands of pages that have been printed. And why stop at books with a story, fictional or otherwise? World Book Day is a day to celebrate any kind of book. This unofficial holiday lands on a weekday this year, so many will have weekly obligations…

  • Lent for Writers

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    March is nearly upon us and with it comes the Christian tradition of Lent. This forty-day period (taking place from Wednesday, March 5 to Thursday, April 17 in 2025) is normally used for prayer and fasting, but many have adopted it as a way to give up something they love, such as sugar, coffee, or other consumable items that are not the best for our health. Some may even try to give up being on social media all the time or stop watching YouTube videos to be more productive. There is an advantage to this, for lack of a better…

  • Romance Tropes in Fantasy: 5 Popular Love Stories in Fantasy Books

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    A professor in a college creative writing course once told his class that every story is a love story. At first, this may seem like an overstatement, but when you step back and analyze storytelling, it rings true. Love exists in every story—whether it’s love for another person, a country, God, or even an idea. This means that no matter what fantasy story you’re writing, romance in fantasy will likely find its way into your narrative. While those seeking an overt love story may turn to the romance genre, romance is not exclusive to it. Many fantasy books incorporate romance…

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    25 Reading Challenges for 2025: Fun and Creative Book Goals

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    Beginning a new year is always a great way to start fresh and accomplish those goals you’ve been dreaming of achieving. If you’re an avid reader, it is safe to assume one of your goals for 2025 is to read more, yet with so many books out there and so many books already on your TBR list, how do you decide what to read next? How about we help with 25 reading challenges for 2025? Here’s the challenge: Read 25 books in 2025! This particular challenge offers specific requisites of 25 different types of books to help expand your library…