It’s hard to keep up with your grandfather if he is the former president of the United States, and that too a very successful one. Artist Sarah Chuldenko might have taken some insights… Read More

Storytelling has always been part of the human experience, as demonstrated by our list of the most famous writers in history.  When compiling a list of the most famous writers in his… Read More

The Male Brain (2010) is a neuroscientist’s account of the interplay between hormones and brain development that shapes the formation and growth of male brains and behavior. Based on d… Read More

Check out our list of the best Neil Gaiman books. From short story collections to full novels and multi-book comics, you’ll find something for everyone. The definition of a Renaissa… Read More

This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase something using one of these links, The Better India will get a small commission. Are you all about adventure, or do you love drama?… Read More

Parents Lament: An ABC of Childhood Tragedy http://www.abctragedy.com Warning: this book is decidedly not for children. Wickedly penned by Dr. Jordan B Peterson, best-selling author of 12… Read More

In 1981, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber debuted the musical Cats, based on poems by T.S. Eliot. Although the production was beset was issues, it triumphed to become a hugely successf… Read More

Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words leave a lasting impact on the people around us. This much is true in the life of Maya Angelou, who served as a voice for minorities throughou… Read More

Literature in general means any writing with an artistic manner in any language. It includes stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, etc. The majority of the people are found to be very interest… Read More

For Christmas, the year I was in 8th grade, I got two presents: a little black & white television, and a giant throw pillow. Mom and Dad gave us four younger kids (there were six in tota… Read More

This image represents copy C, object 8 of Blake’s original poem, currently held by the Library of Congress, public domain.Let’s start with the author of the text, William Blake… Read More

Toys as gifts to children date back almost 150 years. Of course over that time, they may have been delivered by Sinter Claus, Father Christmas, Yule Father, St. Nick, or Santa Claus. The ear… Read More

I used to be really intimidated by books that are in verse. You see, I thought maybe I wouldn’t like them as they didn’t follow typical prose structure. Yet as it turns out, onc… Read More

So, we admit that this post is a little biased. However, we genuinely believe that to give a Storytime subscription for Christmas is one of the loveliest and most life-enhancing things you… Read More

Definition of Meter Meter is a literary device that works as a structural element in poetry. Essentially, meter is the basic rhythmic structure of a line within a poem or poetic work. Meter… Read More

Voices 2020: Our JudgesWe have a fantastic expert panel of judges lined up for Voices 2020, featuring authors, poets and journalists, some with first-hand experience of the care system. They… Read More

This year was a dumpster fire, both personally and politically/locally and globally/for reasons both obvious and not yet stated. Somehow I still found time to read a whopping 133 books, imp… Read More

This month, we’re delighted to ring the changes (with Christmas bells of course) and bring you a writer interview rather than an illustrator interview. Dom Conlon’s unique and w… Read More

Back in 2011, Anassa gave me the idea to take out my Tolkien books and stack them up on the table. Made for a rather impressive pile too. The table then seated four. Now, it takes one side o… Read More

For the first time in a few years I am feeling very festive!  It is a hard time of year for many and also for my family.  Despite the sadness that inevitably comes with the start o… Read More