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Literary Culture Feature Writer: Jan Czech

Welcome to the Literary Culture section at Suite 101.

Book worms, bibliophiles, lovers of literature will all find something here:

  • Literary genres, author interviews, writer’s and illustrator’s organizations and conferences.
  • Book clubs, how to form a book club; how to choose book club selections and formulate book club questions.
  • Critique groups and techniques.
  • Literary issues, present and past; popular literary themes, vampire books, romance novels, mysteries, humorous fiction, children’s literature and more.
  • · Trends in literature.

Plus the latest book prize awards, literary events, reading lists and best seller lists.

Your comments and questions are encouraged. Feel free to email me with ideas and suggestions.


Feature Writer Articles in Literary Culture

The Ghosts in A Christmas Carol
On Christmas Eve four ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge. Here is a look at how Jacob Marley and the Ghost of Christmas Past are portrayed on screen.
Critical Reviews of To Kill a Mockingbird
In 1960,Lee published a tale of small town southern life told through the eyes of six year old Jean Louise Finch, aka, Scout. The book has been both honored and banned
A Look at Harper Lee's Life
Her novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 but she never published another book.
Ursula Nordstrom
As the director of Harper's Department of Books for Boys and Girls from 1940 - 1973, Nordstrom changed the face of publishing forever.
An Overview of Stephen King's Carrie
The telekinetic main character turned her high school prom into a bloodbath.


Contributing Articles in Literary Culture

Writing as a Spiritual Discipline, Pt 1
Being a writer is not spiritually easy. One needs to be prepared for the vulnerability he/she will inevitably face.
Writing – the Necessary Tools
Open a book, any book and the story tellers will whisper from the pages and speak on how the first of them began, by drawing on the walls.
Kavita Bedford Wins Bondi Short Story Comp
The inaugural Waverley Words Literary Festival 2009 ended with a cocktail party to celebrate the winner of the Short Story Competition.
Final Gertrude & Alice Author Talk For 2009
The first Waverley Words Literary Festival in Sydney has finished, but the Author Talks at Bondi Beach's Gertrude & Alice bookstore one more writer to finish off 2009.
The Life of Writer and Artist Mervyn Peake
Writer of the Gormenghast books, Mervyn Laurence Peake, led a life to rival any of his works of fiction.