#Sunday Diversion

This one goes out to all the library lurkers out there. If you’ve spent much time doing library research, you’ve ...

A couple of weeks ago, I challenged you to guess some famous characters by their physical descriptions. Well, we’re back with ...

On Sunday, I challenged you to figure out pictograms of some classic novels, and you did well. Too well. So ...

Below are pictograms from eight well-known novels, ranging from classics to contemporary young adult fiction. Can you guess them all? ...

My favorite poetry anthology is The Oxford Book of American Poetry. It has a diverse and representative selection of poets ...

If I were to have you guess novels based on their first lines, chances are you probably would do pretty ...

If you’re a fan of fantasy/adventure literature, American history, or advances in underwater warfare,* then you might know that last ...

Last week, I reported (as in, someone else did the work of porting it—I just re-ported it) on a study ...

It’s commonly accepted (and, I suppose, scientifically confirmed) that as we get older, our memory starts to fade. Of course, ...

Writing is a devilishly hard pursuit, and even the most accomplished and talent writers have trouble. Today, your mission, should ...

On Sunday, I challenged you to fill in the blanks in some excerpts of Michiko Kakutani reviews. It’s answer time. ...

The most famous and mysterious of The New York Times book critics, Michiko Kakutani is as influential as she is ...

This week, we present the back catalog of Sunday Diversion. Take the week to catch-up on something you might have ...

On Sunday, your challenge was to match the American poet with their untimely demise. It’s time to reveal the answers, ...

My favorite poetry anthology is The Oxford Book of American Poetry. It has a diverse and representative selection of poets ...