Yes! That happens to me too. And it's absolutely horrible. With me it's very often snippets of Christmas songs that get stuck when we're talking about songs getting stuck that I didn't even like to begin with - because let's face it, when I get a song stuck on my brain chances are I won't like it af...

Happy birthday Arielle!

I hope you had an awesome day!

Today is the birthday of one of the most well known authors of fairy tales in the world. Most of us have read at least some of the fairytales he was written, or watched movies made based on them. They are so ingrained in culture that many people might not even realize they know them. But if you've e...

It's the 1st of April and that means: April Fool's Day! I've not told any outrageous stories this year... Or have I? *looks mysterious and cheeky, and waits while everyone checks all previous posts she made today* But that made me wonder, what are some April Fool's Day stories you've seen through th...

What does your book case look like? Is it neatly sorted with all the backs in a neat and even row and authors sorted alphabetically, or are they all sorted according to height or colour perhaps? Or are you like me and have more of a system of "If I can cram in one more book here, I will!" ...

We often hear about these books - particularly in school. And I've often wondered... what exactly do people understand by it. What is a classic to them? Of course there is something with age to many of them, but then, people already said Harry Potter was a classic before the last book was published,...

We don't do spring break, but we do have Easter holiday. It lasts from tomorrow until Monday for people in general. Schools started it already on the 24th though, so they do get a full week. I never did anything particular during that holiday, but we have had family visit us when I was younger and w...

It's actually also rather amusing; I dance square dance and there is a music piece there called "Whoop square it is" One of the choruses there has these lyrics: I would not eat them in the rain I would not eat them on a train I do not like green eggs and pig what I like is Whoop square it ...

It's hard to believe, but I've actually never read a single Dr. Seuss book, nor had any read to me, nor even seen one in the library. They seem to be rather popular in other places though. We must be the weird ones. But looking at the titles (To make sure I hadn't read one of them without realising ...

Here on HOL there are a lot of people from different nationalities and I am sure many of you have read books written in your native language and wished they had been translated so people who do not speak your language could read them. It has certainly happened to me, and it's pained me so much that ...

Aww! Thank you so much! I am really awed by how many people nominated me! Thank you! And congratulations!! I see so many very well deserved awards given here! You are all amazing! Keep it going! (and yes Kendra, most likely to poke people with a wand - I will most likely get a poke for saying this. ...

I think I would choose like Wendy and eventually return home. Abdication of responsibility is lovely and truly tempting at times, but I also think there is an argument to be made for actually growing up at some point. I'd probably draw out childhood longer than it is in the real world, but I would e...

I do think she was able to get into Aslan's country. I think many young people have a time in their life when they perhaps focus more on material things and on their looks than on the things that really matter. But most of them mature and grow out of it with time. And I think Susan did as well, and ...

Alte is once again accepting Bingo Entries for a new issue. Make sure yours are part of it!

The Drabble Babble Challenge Drabble (n.) = "an extremely short work of fiction of exactly one hundred words in length" One theme will be announced per issue. Participants will then write a small piece of fiction (or non-fiction) about that theme. What's the catch? The submission must be ...

What book(s) do you look most forward to seeing published? For me it's probably the next book in Game of Thrones. It has been forever! But other than that, I also cannot wait to see the next book by Tamora Pierce be published. She just released one and that is great, but that just makes me look forw...

In almost all books some of the characters (if not all) will be an archetype of some sort. Archetypes are characters built over familiar patterns. It is what enables us to say that this or that character is the Hero, or the Clever One, or the Quirky One, or the Mentor, or The Sidekick or a number of...

If you were suddenly inside the last book you read, what would happen to you? I would be resigning from my post while two countries went to war over a newly emerged island, sitting on a giant bubble of gas. I might also get to travel in a "Going-Under-the-Water-Safely Device" if I was real...

Happy birthday Professor!

May the coming year be a great one for you!

This was a wonderful event and I've had so much fun with it! Thank you for arranging it!