How To Write Poetry: Five Pieces of Advice from E.E. Cummings
You will seldom find poetry that slips off the tongue as well as E.E. Cummings’. Writing some of his best verse at the height of the more serious modernist movement, […]
Qwiklit’s Weekly Companion (July 28th-Aug 4th)
Hey guys! Here’s a quick look at this week’s news through the lens of us literati at Qwiklit. This week, expect more lists and more insight from our growing group of contributors. […]
15 Essential Modern Irish Novels
It is difficult to dispute the place of James Joyce among the Pantheon of all literary greats, but Ireland has much more to offer than his modernist virtuosity. As a […]
Booker Prize 2013 Longlist Announced – Check Them Out Right Here
The Man Booker Prize, an award given to the finest book in the British Commonwealth (and Ireland), has helped bolster the prominence of many authors who are today household names […]
50 States, 50 Novels: A Literary Tour of the United States
It is impossible to contain all of the United States of America in one novel. From Alabama to Wyoming, there is little to connect every work here except for the […]
Qwiklit’s Weekly Companion (July 8th-14th)
Hey guys! Hope you’re having a good week so far. We are still working on building the main area of the website, but in the mean time, check the Lectures […]
Qwiklit’s Weekly Companion – July 1st to July 7th
Hey Readers, It’s that time of week again. From the wondrous to the insane to the horrific, events beyond the imagination of any writer of fiction have populated the newsstands. […]
Why Magazines Need Fiction in the Digital Age
With the landscape of online news publications rapidly changing, how will large publications keep up with the democratization of articles? Perhaps the answer is not as obvious as people think. Much has been said about the changes that print media has undergone since the rise of the internet, but two major changes in recent years have prompted another minor media revolution. The […]
Qwiklit’s Weekly Companion June 16th-23rd
Hey readers, As we enter summer, it’s time to start looking for a place to put your feet up, or perhaps an Innisfree in the middle of an azure lake […]
The Right To Be an Enigma: What Literature Tells Us About Personality, Privacy and PRISM
One of the more common items of rhetoric heard these days about the ongoing privacy debate is the argument that those who have nothing to hide need not worry about their privacy. Such a claim introduces an impasse for those who feel uncomfortable, if not violated by recent claims of government snooping, but there is a reason we feel […]
Qwiklit’s Weekly Companion – June 8th-June 15th
This has been a relatively turbulent week in the news, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for literature. So here is a brief list of some of the […]
Sturm and Drang: 20 German Classics You Should Read Right Now
For nearly 350 years, the German novel has used everything from history to philosophy to war to explore the nature of the human spirit. Its novels are not characterized by […]
Introducing The Weekly Companion – Literature for the World’s Most Important News Stories
One of the biggest issues facing literature today is its supposed disconnect with current events. Why do we read novels from the 18th century when wars rage in the Middle […]
Le Mot Juste: 25 Classic French Novels
France has consistently maintained its place as one of the most active hotbeds of literature. Like many other countries, its cultural sphere is devoted to understanding and challenging social mores, […]
The Great Write North: 25 Classic Canadian Novels
As the second-largest country in the world, it is always odd to hear banter about the limitations of Canada. Some may point out its subservience to the United States or […]
20 Great Russian Novels You Should Read Right Now
QwikLit for iPhoneShort stories, poetry and nonfiction.View in the App Store ↗ Russia’s output of great literature over two centuries is nothing short of miraculous. Having endured tyranny under their […]