Breaking News : A new Book Genre has been discovered today in the world of literature: "UP LIT"  Definition of "Up Lit" is :   Stories filled with kindness, optimism and heart. In the wake of recent reading trends favouring dystopian horrors and psychological thrillers, both of which can leave readers feeling exhausted and despondent, a new trend has emerged. Up Lit or uplifting literature may feature tears, gasps and moments of sadness, but by the final pages of these books the reader is left with a sense of good about the world and the people in it. Next time you’re in the mood to look on the brighter side of life, pick up one of these titles and get ready for the warm-fuzzies to take over.    

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What Would These Romantic Suspense Heroines Do With Lisa Renee Jones, Melinda Leigh, and Elisabeth Naughton . This month bestselling authors Lisa Renee Jones, Elisabeth Naughton, and Melinda Leigh are each releasing thrilling romantic suspense novels. But while they write in the same genre, you can expect very different stories . Lisa kicks off her new Lilah Love series with a bang in  Murder Notes . When copycat murders plague her hometown, FBI profiler Lilah Love is sent to investigate. But she returns to find hidden secrets from her past aren’t staying hidden and the danger swirling around her is just beginning. Elisabeth continues her RITA award Deadly Secrets series with  Protected.  Fashion designer Kelsey McClane rolls her eyes when her overprotective brothers saddle her with a bodyguard while she is on a press tour, however, she’s more than thankful to have former Army Ranger Hunter O’Donnell on her side when a deadly explosion hits too...

  Why Frankenstein and what do you think you add to the tale as originally told by Mary Shelley? An April 1818 review of Mary Shelley ’ s Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus in The British Critic: ‘ The writer of it is, we understand, a female; this is an aggravation of that which is the prevailing fault of the novel; but if our authoress can forget the gentleness of her sex, it is no reason why we should; and we shall therefore dismiss the novel without further comment. ’ Mary Shelley shocked, disconcerted and excited the booklovers and literati of the period when she breathed life into her wretch. Not only because she was a women — a girl of eighteen years — but because she advocated and opened discussions about deep-rooted beliefs and uncertainties in theology, science, the plight of mankind, and the social acceptance of those that are different. By comparison, the readership of the 21 st Century is well acquainted with the properti...