Season 2 (2020)

The Case for Fan Fiction
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February 27, 2020 • 6m

For years writers of fan fiction were shamed, the butt of jokes, and even subject to copyright litigation. However, in the past fe...Read more

Afrofuturism From Books to Blockbusters
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March 19, 2020 • 6m

With the success of Black Panther, the term Afro-Futurism got pushed into the mainstream. But what is Afro-Futurism and what is it...Read more

How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing
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April 29, 2020 • 6m

Although we are currently living through a pandemic that has disrupted our lives and will shape the course of humanity, pandemics ...Read more

Why We Still Love Little Women, 150 Years Later
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May 27, 2020 • 6m

Before women were asking “Am I a Carrie or a Samantha?”, they were asking “Am I a Jo or an Amy?” Before there was Edward vs Jacob,...Read more

The Byronic Hero: Isn’t it Byronic?
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June 24, 2020 • 6m

Edward Cullen. Han Solo. Killmoklknger. Lestat. What do all these characters have in common besides being heartthrobs? They share ...Read more

The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien
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July 16, 2020 • 6m

Tolkien is widely regarded as the most influential author on the fantasy genre… period. But one of the less-discussed aspects of h...Read more

War and Peace and Everything Else
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August 7, 2020 • 6m

According to Tolstoy himself, War and Peace was "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle." And ...Read more

The It’s Lit! Musical Episode
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August 27, 2020 • 6m

Some say that theater is dead, and that’s probably because most playhouses the world over are closed at the moment owing to a worl...Read more

The Fiery History of Banned Books
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September 21, 2020 • 6m

Since at least 213 BCE, book burnings have been a reaction to the power of the written word. When roasting paper in a giant circle...Read more

The (Stephen) King of Horror
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November 5, 2020 • 6m

Few writers have had the sheer staying power, popularity, and prolific output as Stephen King. From insatiably flesh-hungry clowns...Read more

Are Graphic Novels... Novels?
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November 25, 2020 • 6m

In the past few decades, literature has expanded to not only mean the “novel” but “graphic novels” as well. Today we are gonna bre...Read more

Dune, The Most Important Sci Fi Series Ever?
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December 17, 2020 • 6m

The planet is Arrakis. Also known as Dune. And y’all, it’s a mess. December of this year, we were supposed to see the arrival of d...Read more

Anne Rice, The Queen of Literary Monsters
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January 6, 2021 • 6m

Forbes once called her “The Warren Buffett of vampires,” but American author, Anne Rice has established herself as the literary qu...Read more

Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance
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February 26, 2021 • 6m

One of the most influential periods in Black American History post-slavery is the Harlem Renaissance, an intellectual, social, and...Read more

How Do You Write a Bestseller?
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March 18, 2021 • 6m

Episode 15 of Season 2 premiered on March 18, 2021