by Madeleine Rose Jones | Dec 4, 2020 | Book Recommendations, literature
Note: This post does not contain spoilers. Have you taken a risk recently with your reading? Picked a book based on its cover or premise? I did, and the novel is called Utopian Man. It won the Vogel Prize in 2009, an award for first time authors in Australia. The...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Mar 19, 2020 | Book Recommendations, literature, Philosophy
Fiction asks fascinating philosophical questions, and doesn’t always provide easy answers. Fiction, no matter the genre, has the ability to tell a good story and to challenge our presumptions and thoughts. Writers and artists may not consider themselves...
by Madeleine Rose Jones | Sep 12, 2019 | Book Recommendations, Book Reviews, literature, The World
The United States is responsible for some of the greatest novels ever written. So in this blog post, I will celebrate fifty novels. Without further talk (cause this blog post is going to be long!), let’s begin! Alabama Book: Train Whistle Guitar by Albert Murray... by Madeleine Rose Jones | Aug 29, 2019 | Book Recommendations
When I look for great science fiction books, I am often surprised by the amount of variety. Science fiction is indeed one of the most diverse genres out there: from biopunk to space operas. It’s a genre that inspires imagination and critical thinking. In this...