Robert Bruce

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• “But Their Eyes Were Watching God.”

  Before my review of Their Eyes Were Watching God tomorrow, I thought I’d share one more beautiful passage from the book.Janie Crawford and her husband are livin... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This 6-Year-Old Wants To Raise $1 Million For His Sick Friend

  Here’s a heart-warming way to start your week.Dylan Siegel is 6-years-old. His best friend, Jonah Pournazarian, has an incurable, rare liver disease called... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Your Search Questions Answered, Volume 19

  

  It’s time for Your Search Questions Answered!As you may know by now, these are just a sampling of the wacky, wild unedited search terms that find their way to... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Zora Neal Hurston’s Politics Might Surprise You

  I try to avoid politics on this blog. As a general rule, I despise politics and all that comes with it.But when an author has unique political views, sometimes ... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• What Happens When I’ve Read All 101 Books?

  I get asked this question a lot, either by a commenter on the blog or someone I know: What am I going to do AFTER I finish the 101 Books?Great question.And... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Made-For-TV Movies Don’t Alway Suck

  I don’t watch a lot of movies. I want to say it’s just a season of life I’m going through, but I don’t think I’ve really been a huge movie watcher since high... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• From Manuscript To Published Book

  What happens to your manuscript after it gets approved for publishing and leaves the editor’s desk?I thought this Random House video does a pretty good job of... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• What Does It Mean To Be “Well Read?”

  Someone recently told me I was “well read,” which I find interesting. The whole reason I started 101 Books was because I felt like I wasn’t “well read” enough,... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Might Be The Best Opening In Literature

  Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others, they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight,... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• You Know You Want Hemingway’s Hamburger Recipe

  

  Yesterday, issues of race. Today, hamburgers.That’s 101 Books for you, friends. You never know what might pop up on this blog.The image below is Ernest... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How Zora Neale Hurston Changed African-American Culture

  “How does it feel to be a problem?”That’s what W.E.B. Du Bois asked of black people in his 1903 book, The Souls of Black Folk. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Answers To “Literary Would You Rather” #5

  Let’s get straight to the point.Here are my answers to the literary would you rather game we played on Friday.1)  Would you rather be remembered like Ernest... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Let’s Play Literary Would You Rather! (5th Edition)

  

  Here we go again.It’s the fifth edition of Literary Would You Rather, a fun little game I started doing on the blog back in October 2012. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Next Up: Their Eyes Were Watching God

  I read Their Eyes Were Watching God back in college, and I remember being really impressed with the novel.The Wikipedia entry about the novel says it “has come... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book #67: Money

  

  Money is one of the wildest novels I’ve ever read. Pardon the literary cliché, but it’s a roller coaster ride from start to finish.The novel is such a romp... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Who’s Your “Fat Guy In New York?”

  The Paris Review’s interview with Martin Amis has a load of great insight. It’s just another great one in their long series of outstanding author interviews. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Wake-Up Times Of Famous Authors

  

  You might remember my tirade against morning people a few months ago?Okay, so it wasn’t really a tirade against anyone—the post was more of a defense of night... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 15 Book Spoilers In One Sentence

  SPOILER ALERT!You heard it here first. If you’re anti-spoiler, like my friend who got mad at me for ruining the ending to The Great Gatsby—nearly a century... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Future Of Cuddling Is Here

  Did Martin Amis predict the future?A little bit, yes.Let me introduce you to this passage about cuddling, yes cuddling, from Money:“‘You know, Slick,’ he... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Amis Family Feud: Why Did Kingsley Hate His Son’s Work?

  One of the most well-known father-son duos in all of literature has to be Martin Amis and his father, Kingsley Amis.Martin, of course, is the author of Money... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE