Mary Shelley was just eighteen when the idea for Frankenstein came to life—and in doing so, she may have invented modern science fiction. For Frankenstein Day, let’s look at the young woman behind the monster, the rainy summer that started it all, and the women who have been writing SF ever since.
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Kiss and Make Up Day sounds perfect for romance readers. Except it reminds me of those romances—the ones where 200 pages of angst could be eliminated by one five-minute conversation. Do those books still exist? And how quickly do you give up when you realize nobody is ever going to just TALK?
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Book Lover’s Day is the perfect excuse to slow down and spend time with a good book. Whether you revisit an old favourite, browse your local library, or simply carve out an uninterrupted hour to read, here are a few simple ways to celebrate the stories that stay with us long after we’ve turned the final page.
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History has a habit of changing its mind. Japan’s women warriors were long known in English as onna-bugeisha, but historians increasingly use the more accurate term onna-musha—women who actually fought. Discover the remarkable story of Nakano Takeko, the fearless warrior who led a band of women into one of the final battles of the samurai era, and learn how a simple change in terminology reflects a deeper understanding of Japan’s past.
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