Food For Thought

Does reading literature make us nicer people?

Does reading literature make us nicer people?

With the appreciation of literature at an all time high right now with the Literary Giveaway Blog Hop currently in full swing, I thought it worth considering more deeply (1) what attracts me to literary works in the first instance, and…

Do diagrams and maps have a place in novels?

Do diagrams and maps have a place in novels?

Do you like diagrams and maps in fictional works?
At the moment I am reading Matthew Reilly’s The Six Sacred Stones and he uses lots of maps and diagrams. I like pictorial reference points in novels but I know others absolutely detest it.