The Literary Kat

Book Review | The Late Hector Kipling by David Thewlis

You know how the Big Lebowski is a movie all about a rug? Well, The Late Hector Kipling is a book all about a settee.

To accurately discuss the topic of systemic racism without bias towards any specific ethnic demographic within a gatekeeper community such as libraries, it should be noted that…… Read more “Decolonizing Libraries Within White Communities”

Everyone needs to drop what they are doing and go order a copy of this book here. It’s a book you are going to want to read…… Read more “Book Review | Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy”

Author Information Mark Manson is a writer, blogger, and entrepreneur. He has published two books as well as being the author of his own blog, MarkManson.net. Other things…… Read more “Book Review | The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck”

Abandon all hope ye who enter here… If you don’t approach this book as the most wicked of dark comedies, it’s easy to understand why there are so…… Read more “Book Review | American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis”

I’ve yet to watch Justified, the modern day western tv show that this article claims has the best dialogue in anything currently being produced, but the article brought up…… Read more “Dialogue versus conversation | The difference between good fiction and bad?”

“How do you find magic? How do you find adventure? You go out and you make it and you make it for other people.” This is a…… Read more “How Do You Find Magic? Neil Gaiman’s Brilliant Answer…”

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the…… Read more “Book Review | Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov”

Every great story makes use of legends to add depth and intrigue to their tales. Take Lord of the Rings for example and the Dol Guldur. Or…… Read more “World Building Beyond Basics: Part I – Legends”

Every author has their own unique approach to storytelling. Today we are going to be looking at The Queen of The Damned herself, Anne Rice. She was…… Read more “Anne Rice’s Approach To Storytelling”