Famous Quotes
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
What is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen?
This genre contains the subgenre Sword and Sorcery.
What is Fantasy?
This author has been nicknamed "the king of horror."
Who is Stephen King?
In Rick Riordan's best-selling series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Percy Jackson is the son of this Greek god.
Who is Poseidon?
This device, invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1400s, caused an explosion of growth in literature and literacy.
What is the Printing Press?
"But there are much worse games to play."
What is Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins?
This genre includes subgenres such as contemporary, historical, regency, and young adult.
What is Romance?
This fantasy and science fiction author is known for deep worldbuilding, work ethic, and along with original novels, completing Robert Jordan's fantasy series, The Wheel of Time.
Who is Brandon Sanderson?
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place during this period of United States history.
What is The Jazz Age?
What is Prohibition?
What are the Roaring 20s?
This book, published in 1719, is considered the first English novel.
What is Robinson Crusoe?;
or,
What is The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pyrates?
"Joost had two problems: The moon and his mustache."
What is Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo?
This genre contains the subgenre Steampunk.
What is Science Fiction?
The 'C.S.' in C.S. Lewis stands for ______.
What is Clive Staples?
This classic horror literary character from the 1897 novel has been the most adapted character throughout history.
Who is Count Dracula?
The best-selling book series of all time.
What is Harry Potter?
"One should always eat muffins quite calmly. It is the only way to eat them."
What is The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde?
This genre, popular in Britain periodically throughout the 1800s, is often identified by elements such as an atmosphere of suspense, the sublime, a large mysterious location such as a castle, and the supernatural.
What is Gothic?
This author completed 6 novels and is commonly associated with the Regency era.
Who is Jane Austen?
This mythical creature is the focus of V.E. Schwab's short story, "First Kill," which was adapted for a Netflix series in 2022.
What is a vampire?
First presented in 1917, this prize is considered the Oscar equivalent in the literature world, awarding authors in journalism and literary categories such as fiction, drama, history, biography, and general non-fiction.
What is the Pulitzer Prize?
“Light grows so distant. The storm never stops. I am broken, and all around me have died. I weep for the end of all things. He has won. Oh, he has beaten us.”
What is The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson?
This subgenre of mystery fiction is generally very light on violence or other explicit material, instead aiming to satisfy the reader with a lighthearted tone and comforting atmosphere.
This author is related to many political and romantic British writers. This author is also sometimes credited with writing the first science fiction novel/science fiction prototype in the early 1800s.
Who is Mary Shelley?
This classic American novel, published in 1852, heavily influenced public opinion about abolition and became the best-selling novel in the 1800s in the United States; upon meeting the author in 1862, Abraham Lincoln was quoted as saying "So this is the little lady who started this great war."
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Second only to Shakespeare, this mystery writer is the best selling author of all time.
Who is Agatha Christie?