Father’s Day: Fictional Fathers
Father’s Day is coming, and Xlibris Publishing wants to celebrate the holiday with Fictional Fathers, a blog entry where we talk about famous fathers in fiction. Fathers in literature come in all kinds, from the good and the caring, to the apathetic and the mad. Atticus Finch Atticus Finch of Lee Harper’s To […] READ MORE |
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Flag Day: Betsy Ross & the US Flag
In commemoration of Flag Day, Xlibris Publishing has decided to discuss the famed story of Betsy Ross and the United States Flag. Betsy Ross was accredited as being the designer and creator of the early version of the US flag, that being the version of red and white stripes, as well as 13 five-pointed […] READ MORE |
Heroes and Villains: Inspector Javert
In a previous entry, Xlibris Publishing’s Heroes and Villains explored a protagonist who did not just blur the line between hero and villain — he drove a harpoon through it. For all that was admirable about Captain Ahab, it was overshadowed by an obsession that ultimately got himself and almost all those loyal to him […] READ MORE |
Heroes and Villains: Captain Ahab Pt 2
Xlibris Publishing returns with Part 2 of Heroes and Villains: Captain Ahab. Why does Captain Ahab do what he does? Captain Ahab is an interesting character. He has traits a reader can admire and traits a reader can loath. There is no doubting Ahab’s courage and strength of will. He shows no fear in […] READ MORE |
Heroes and Villains: Captain Ahab
For the following entries of Heroes and Villains, we of Xlibris Publishing will be exploring characters that blur the line between good and evil. Rarely can people be broken down into simply good or evil. People are complex, this is a basic truth. Xlibris Publishing hopes authors will take something interesting from the upcoming entries. […] READ MORE |