richardmurray

some interesting articles

The list of the most challenged and banned books in America for 2020 has been released by the American Library Association, and anti-racism books are all over it.
https://www.theroot.com/anti-racism-titles-are-all-over-the-list-of-10-most-cha-1846634839?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20April%208%2C%202021&utm_term=lithub_master_list
Joye Hummel, the first woman to pen a Wonder Woman comic, has passed away.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/joye-hummel-dead/2021/04/08/e3527018-97ad-11eb-a6d0-13d207aadb78_story.html
Anyone who took a Shakespeare class is well versed in iambic pentametre, but this article poses the question: are we reading Shakespeare’s work correctly?
https://daily.jstor.org/are-we-getting-shakespeares-rhythms-all-wrong/
And last but certainly not least: Did you know Sherlock Holmes has appeared on the screen over 250 times?! Wild, I know. Lucky for us, Crime Reads has ranked the top 100 Sherlocks for us (Although I would have put Brent Spiner higher on the list).
https://crimereads.com/100-sherlock-holmes-ranked/