Books
Nightbird Book Clubs: A Bookworm’s Delight
For students staying in Fayetteville for the summer, the options of entertainment and community may seem bleak; usual friend groups are gone and the town may feel emptier than usual. This is a perfect opportunity to join a book club …
‘The Pale King’: Posthumous Novel Offers Insight into the Mundane Life
‘The Pale King’ is David Foster Wallace’s posthumous (and technically unfinished) published work, compiled and edited by Michael Pietsch. The book, largely centered in Peoria, IL at an I.R.S. office in 1985, focuses on the idea that “death by amusement” …
Thom Yorke, Flea and Nigel Godrich Release Collaborative Effort ‘Amok’
When we look back at the culture of the late 1990s and early 2000s, it is likely we will consider Radiohead as the defining band of the era. For almost 20 years Radiohead has put out a solid catalog of …
Fayetteville’s Poetry Scene Growing
As the biggest college town in Arkansas, Fayetteville is a cultural hotbed of the Natural State, with various art festivals, music events and theater performances happening throughout the year. In this hotbed, Fayetteville’s poetry scene is quickly rising to meet …
Beyond the Bookshelves: Little Free Libraries Appear in Fayetteville
Imagine a library with no librarian, no late fees and no one ever whispering “Shhhh!” in a voice much louder than a whisper. A library of that nature seems to exist only the imagination, but Fayetteville is populated with several …
‘I Was Told There’d Be Cake’ by Sloane Crosley
Most books that contain the phrase “Essays:” in the title scare me. Partially because they remind me of every English Lit class I’ve ever taken, and partially because “Essays:” usually contain some deep, intimidating revelation of life that I have …
Banned List Has Appeal to Rebellious Readers
In the wake of Banned Books Week, which transposed earlier this month, the following is a list of five books that have been banned or challenged that all college students should read and may read as a part of courses …
Palahniuk’s Choke Humorous, Neurotic and Original
In his book Choke, Chuck Palahniuk renders chaos beautifully, as seen in his cult classic novel, Fight Club. There are many similarities, which are the traits most often seen in all of his earlier work, things like addiction, self-help and …
The Happiness Project: A Quest for Joy
“The days are long, but the years are short,” she realized. “Time is passing, and I’m not focusing enough on the things that really matter.” The Happiness Project, written by Gretchen Rubin, follows Rubin’s yearlong quest to find true happiness. …
Pottermore: A New Generation of Harry Potter
On July 15, the last Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, premiered all over the world. As the series came to a close, many fans feared that this would be the end of Harry Potter. …
Book Review: Furious Love
“Since I was a little girl, I believed I was a child of destiny, and if that is true, Richard Burton was surely my fate.” – Elizabeth Taylor I’ve never been the voyeuristic type. The “Royal Wedding” fever during the …
Book review: Pride, Prejudice and Zombies
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” – Pride, Prejudice and Zombies, page one. In case the title didn’t give it away, this isn’t your grandmother’s “Pride …
