It's no coincidence that when America decided Latin was too "old fashioned," the humanities stopped producing great minds.

Something has felt instinctively "off" about society's relationship with technology for a long time. I tried (and failed) to delete...

Hello wonderful Vocabbett readers, Ever since launching Vocabbett Annotated Classics , which have been selling wonderfully, I've been...

The moment I began annotating classic novels, people started asking, "Why don't you do Shakespeare?" "It's been done!" I'd reply.

Did you know you can support your favorite author by buying directly from their website? That's right! Amazon even makes it easy with...

You know that book you've always wanted to read, but haven't yet gotten around to? For many of us, that book is a classic, but we shy...

Having recently completed my 2024 recap , it's time to write my 2025 Vocabbett goals! My focus will remain on Vocabbett Classics , where...

To my utter amazement, Vocabbett turned five years old this year! And while it can be easy to lose oneself in the day-to-day, I love...

Did you know it's a Christmas tradition in Iceland to exchange books for Christmas? To be specific, these books are exchanged on,...

'Great American novel' or 'worst school book ever'? Having recently annotated 'The Great Gatsby' for Vocabbett Classics, I'm here to say...

This book has been in the making for 10+ years, if not 3,000. In a way, you could say The Iliad is my odyssey!

I have little patience for poets. More often than not, my attitude towards this admirable artistic medium runs more along the lines of,...

I'm currently reading Britton LaTulippe's Revealing School: Discover What School Is Really Doing to Your Kids , and one of his claims is...

I can't be the only person who grew up thinking "good books" and "school books" were mutually exclusive categories. Now that I'm older...

Why is classical architecture almost universally beautiful, while anything "modern" is some shapeless monstrosity of concrete, steel, and...

Oh, boy am I excited to tell you about a life-changing project that I have been working on for almost TWO YEARS. To make a long story...

I’ve noticed an alarming trend in society lately, and it’s to no one’s benefit. Flipping the knowledge of previous generations on its...

People like to think that each essay is unique. With every new prompt, we must start from zero with a blank page and new ideas. Not so,...

When I was a middle school history teacher, I sometimes felt like my class wasn’t as “important” as the others. The insecure corner of...

Between books, I’ve made the unfortunate decision to start reading more news. It’s a horrible habit that rarely improves one’s quality of...