Female Empowerment Is the New “New Coke” (Thanks for Nothing, GoldieBlox)

Do you remember “New Coke”? In 1985, the Coca Cola Company replaced its original formula for Coke with “New Coke” for a mere 79 days

Faulkner’s Literary Estate “Works Hard” (at Staying in the Limelight?)

With how often William Faulkner’s name comes up on social and mainstream media these days, you’d think he were still alive. I can’t seem to

Toward Marriage Equality: Books as Reflections and Agents of Change

 With the oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Windsor (relating to the Defense of Marriage Act) and Hollingsworth v. Perry

“Manners” for Authors: On Being Quoted (and an Update on the Faulkner Lawsuits)

When we quote a literary ancestor or a contemporary writer, we often intend it as a compliment.  We found something worth noting or inspiring in