Melissa GoutySep 7, 20204 minMarketing "Mulan" and the Future of Movies If Disney can be profitable with Mulan, more films will be released for streaming at home. Theaters might be a thing of the past.
Melissa GoutySep 2, 20202 minRay Bradbury and the Electrified SwordRay Bradbury got started with a daily writing habit after he was touched by an electrified sword in 1932.
Melissa GoutySep 2, 20203 minSkinny-Dipping in the Aegean SeaFemale friendhip frees you and encourages you to be yourself at any time, in any place in the world, in any circumstance - even naked.
Melissa GoutyAug 31, 20204 minSee the World in Vibrant Color with The Rainbow Atlas The Rainbow Atlas shows the world and all its peoples in brilliant living color in both natural and created settings.
Melissa GoutyAug 28, 20207 minThe Overlooked German Perspective of WWIIThe Women in the Castle presents the German perspective during Hitler's time, attempting to answer the question, "How Did This Happen?
Melissa GoutyAug 27, 20206 minThomas Edison's Nasty Marketing TacticsTo win the "Current Wars, Thomas Edison resorted to dirty marketing. He used Westinghouse's current in the electric chair.
Melissa GoutyAug 26, 20204 minWe Need a Veracity Scale for Historical FictionWouldn’t it be nice if when you bought historical fiction, you'd know how much is fact and how much is fiction? We need a veracity scale.
Melissa GoutyAug 24, 20205 min3 Books About Wartime Women Who Rocked the WorldThree recent books tell the important stories of women whose impact is still felt today: a codebreaker, an actress, and an amputee spy.
Melissa GoutyAug 23, 20204 minElectrifying the World - and the ReaderGraham Moore’s The Last Days of Night, published in 2016, is the stunning story of how America came to be electrified in the late 1800s.
Melissa GoutyAug 21, 20202 minSylvia Plath's Wish. Mine, TooSylvia Plath's Wish: To Live, love, and say it well in good sentences. She never understood how well she'd said it.
Melissa GoutyAug 19, 20206 minThe Cottingly Fairy Photo Hoax People actually believed in fairies, as evidenced in the Cottingly Fairy Photo hoax. Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book is a fun parody.
Melissa GoutyAug 19, 20205 minThe Fear of Christmas FutureMy friends are all in their 80s and in declining health. The odds of us all being together next Christmas are decreasing every day.