Literary Fiction Today in Armchair BEA, we are discussing Literary Fiction. Literary Fiction isn’t all that different from genre fiction in my mind, but I do see a slight difference, as if literary fiction is maybe a contemporary fiction that might one day become a classic. As I said, this is how I see it in my mind – you might see it quite differently! So, today we’re discussing books that have somehow changed our lives. Books that touched us in a way that made us see things differently, or want to live our life differently. There are books that have made me feel like something just clicked inside me, as if the narrative shared some deep, universal secret with […]

Welcome to Armchair BEA and my introduction Since I can’t go to NYC and participate personally in the actual BEA exposition, I figured the next best thing was to participate in the Armchair BEA instead – sitting on my couch (or in the garden) with my laptop and my books in reach. To get to know the bloggers who participate better, the good people over at Armchair BEA have asked us all to answer some questions, and here are mine: Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging? I am Lexxie, I started blogging on June 2nd last year, and the reason why I started […]