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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

Cupid in Myth and Legend
Cupid is the most important symbol of St. Valentine's Day but this cherub was once a Greek and Roman god.
The Ghosts in Dicken's A Christmas Carol
Dickens had one vision of the spirits who appear to Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, but how were they portrayed in movies?
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.


Contributing Articles in Literary Culture

Seven Best Online Literary Magazines
If you're not hooked on the feel of paper and the smell of ink, online magazines can deliver the literary fix you're looking for.
Best Valentine's Day Quotes
This St. Valentine's Day, tell the special person in your life you love them with one of these well-known quotes about love and happiness.
Interview with Poet Luciano Iacobelli
Luciano Iacobelli has been a poet, playwright, publisher and promoter for over 25 years. He is a driving force behind the lively spoken word scene in Toronto, Canada.
Scrooge as Victim
166 years since its publication, it seems to some that the tale of Scrooge's miserliness is an exaggeration of real conditions and Cratchit had little to complain about.
Writers and Copyrights
There is historic evidence that Cicero insisted that he was to be paid for his work and the centuries of writers who followed, owe the copyright battle to him.
Best New Year's Quotes
Add something extra to your New Year's speech by inserting one of these well-loved quotes into a speech for friends, family or work mates.
Writing as a Spiritual Discipline
Once the words are out and the writer has faced the challenge of spiritual nudity, it is time to face the challenge of getting criticized for that nudity.
Writing as a Spiritual Discipline
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.
The Agency of Eve
In Paradise Lost, John Milton refuses to portray Eve as the flat character many readers take her for.
Writers & Networking – Building a Writing Career
Networking is the one thing (besides talent) that can put a writer's career into high gear. Both book contracts and freelance writing jobs can increase dramatically.
Crossings Book Club Review
A look at the popular Crossings book club which offers all types of Christian books, Bibles, and other faith based books.

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