Sentences with phrase «reading fiction on»

Like giving away short stories (not necessarily on blogs, because people don't really read fiction on blogs.

When I read fiction on Kindle or the iPad, it's as though I'm reading in my second language, in my case Italian.

Not exact matches

Opinions vary on what's the best brain - boosting reading material, with suggestions ranging from developing a daily newspaper habit to picking up a variety of fiction and nonfiction, but everyone seems to agree that quantity is important.

Over the course of two years I read 197 books on different topics ranging from business to physics, from nonfiction to fiction and made every second of my days productive.

Several years ago they published a study in the influential journal Science that showed reading literary fiction was linked with an improved ability to better read fine emotional cues on people's faces.

«There was a clear pattern in the findings - the more literary fiction authors that participants recognized, the better they tended to perform on the emotional recognition test, and this association held even after statistically accounting for the influence of other factors that might be connected to both emotion skills and reading more literary fiction, such as past educational attainment, gender and age,» reports the British Psychological Society Research Digest blog, summing up the results.

I read fiction that has stood the test of time; history and historical biographies; books on science; books on art.

His last novel, Seveneves, a science fiction epic that begins with the destruction of the moon, was on then - U.S. president Barack Obama's reading list last summer.

I havent read the odyssey so I cant personally make a case that it was written as fiction, I'm relying on the hundreds of critical examinations of it that state it is fiction with some historical facts thrown in.

And that is, on the surface, the one qualification for reading fiction.

But now, when I compare Submission to the other Houellebecq books I have read — his novel on transhumanism, The Elementary Particles; and his critical work on the horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft — I realize that Ben Abbas and his supporters are just there to supply a plot.

At Yale, Warren carried on with writing poetry and fiction that is unfortunately largely not read these days because much of it is excellent.

Perhaps most poignantly, one reader who read the book in light of the pedophilia scandals and the church's early secrecy about them says, tentatively but tellingly: «With all that is going on in the Catholic Church today, it makes you wonder if some of the fiction is actually true.»

I mostly read books on Scripture and theology, but need the «fiction» to relax sometimes.

On first reading, we see that Dillard wants to account for the fascination with surfaces, with play, with the mixing of genres in postmodern fiction, and she wants to know why those traits fascinate her so much.

... my memory of his sojourn there [at Tuskeegee University] was kept alive by the sight of his name on checkout slips of so many of the library books of fiction, poetry, history, and literary criticism that had become the main part of my own personal extracurricular reading program.

Lewis» Space Trilogy, consisting of the books Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength is a very good allagory on Christianity from a more «adult» viewpoint, without the obvious appeal to the young reader, even though they read like science fiction stories.

Even if every bit of the Bible were literally true, it would still be fiction because of the reason it was compiled, the reason we insist on reading it, and its presentational nature as a world unto itself with its own unique lessons to impart.

It's not the best fiction I've ever read, but Young weaves together a compelling story, the first four chapters culminating with Mackenzie's decision to follow up on a mysterious note he finds in his mailbox, apparently left there by God.

A model of God, on this reading, would be a psychologically helpful fiction which supports moral behaviour.

I'm a non-believer... (thank god)... but reading all these comments on this religious nonsense is amazing... I get it when third world illiterates regurgitate the scripture... but for the rest of humanity it's pure science fiction... can't beat it... it's a real money maker... let's take money and tax exemption out of the religious equation especially for the mega churches... and we'll see how long it lasts... anybody got a stop watch...

Probably way too true, and characters not based on nearly enough fiction as the disclaimer reads, but freaking awesome nonetheless.

My kid, an avid reader, can not keep up with the kid whose mother fudges the reading log or checks out half of the Juvenile Fiction section on the day the program starts just to sabotage everyone.

Reading fiction helps ease the anxieties children commonly experience facing important events in their lives, whether it's starting school, going on a first date, or approaching school tests.

Inside, you'll read: • TIME cover mom Jamie Lynne Grumet on why she volunteered for the photo shoot • Tribute to Dr, Bill Sears • Psychologist Robin Grille on world peace • API's response to TIME • Kathleen Kendall - Tackett's analysis of study favoring sleep training • API's guidance to help parents sort fact from fiction when it comes to parenting news • Actress Mayim Bialik on Attachment Parenting • Child development tips for all ages • Parent - centered inspiration • More

My college friend Meg, an experienced mom and author of The Rug Merchant (link provided for those who are looking to read quality fiction that is not about babies), emailed me to ask for tips on replicating this activity for her sister's shower.

I read my way from start to finish over and over again, especially on holiday - the definitive detective fiction.

«I'm not going to read his book, because I don't read fiction,» Astorino said while attending a Columbus Day event on Sunday.

For more insider info about Tron, read the extended version of this interview on Discover's Science Not Fiction blog.

We present five experiments showing that reading literary fiction led to better performance on tests of affective ToM (experiments 1 to 5) and cognitive ToM (experiments 4 and 5) compared with reading nonfiction (experiments 1), popular fiction (experiments 2 to 5), or nothing at all (experiments 2 and 5).

After digesting short literary excerpts, people performed better on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test — a common measure of the ability to judge others» mental states — compared with readers of popular fiction.

He never looked back, reading all of Asimov's novels, then reluctantly going on to read other science - fiction writers.

As the title implies, this collection concentrates on writings about AIDS, but it strays far, from Paula Treichler's exemplary analysis of US network television dramatisation of AIDS, to Richard Dellamora's reading of an Edmund White short story and Sander Gilman's survey of 20th - century German fiction about contagion, real and imagined.

During a keynote speech on day two, cosmologist and astrophysicist Martin Rees said he often tells students it is better to read first - rate science fiction than second - rate science.

Used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, the cordyceps origin story reads like a science fiction novel: it begins its life as an endoparasitoid, meaning it grows as a parasite, typically on insects.

Read on to separate fact from fiction.

Partly because I feel terribly guilty if I read fiction — even on vacation, I invariably read one or more nutrition / health books.

Here are some of the YA Fiction books that I have enjoyed lately (Read eBooks using the FREE Kindle Reading App on Most Devices):

I should probably be reading this, but instead I just finished The White Princess (I love historical fiction) and will start on my yearly Harry Potter re-read soon

I've covered quite a few books on my blog over the past year or two, all of them being related to ethical fashion on varying levels, however, I've never read or reviewed a fictional book until I discovered A Harvest of Thorns and realised that fiction could be another way to help people understand and come to terms with fast - fashion.

READ: Angels and Demons, the precursor to The Da Vinci Code, will take you on a fast - paced ride through Rome and the Vatican as you uncover the secrets of the Illuminati in this historical fiction thriller.

About Site - Stories Space is a free web site where you can read, vote and comment on stories or publish your own fiction.

Happy Retired lady who spends time Volunteering at Nature Canada, aqua exercises, play bridge, read mostly historical Fiction, music light classical, Love the outdoors, nature, photography, sunsets, and most sports on land & water, any season.

South Africa About Blog Stories Space is a free web site where you can read, vote and comment on stories or publish your own fiction.

It's not just a look at whether you both like long walks on the beach or reading romantic fiction.

I like to have a rest with family and friends on the nature, to read books (classics, science fiction, the literature on psychology and philosophies) to dance and listen to music.

[Full review coming soon, but read Courtney Howard's on Fresh Fiction.]

Back on the first screen, «100 Years in the Making» (10:43) considers Edgar Rice Burroughs» entry into fiction writing (with an actor reading his autobiographical writings) as well as this film's journey to be made.

Tarantino wrote the character of Pulp Fiction's Jules Winnfield for Samuel L. Jackson after working with him on True Romance and after a reading for Reservoir Dogs, but a subsequent, lackluster Pulp line reading (Jackson did not realize he had to give an energetic audition for a part written for him) planted doubt in Tarantino's mind — and Jackson lost the role to Paul Calderon, who gave a great reading.

Apparently inspired by an article he read on asexual reproduction amongst Komodo dragons, Sawers dreamt up a clever premise resting just on the periphery of science fiction, conjuring an alternate history where women begin to reproduce agamically, and men, no longer biologically needed are obsolete and edge towards extinction — well, except for a significant but doting assemblage in Australia.