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The Joker Turns 75: A look back at his first appearance | Shelf Life
Shelf Life is a recurring book column where our staff review buzzed-about novels, interview authors and discuss personal favorites. In my relatively short lifetime of consuming pop culture, there’s always been one comic book villain above all others: The Joker. Not the Green Goblin, not Lex Luthor, not Magneto, The Joker. And as today marks the …

Q-and-A with Author Alum S.E. Green | Shelf Life
Shelf Life is a recurring book column where our staff review buzzed-about novels, interview authors and discuss personal favorites. MTSU alumna Shannon Greenland is the author of several award-winning fiction novels, including the teen spy series The Specialists and the young adult romance The Summer My Life Began. Under the pseudonym S.E Green, Greenland has …

Review: Chuck Palahniuk’s ‘Fight Club’ | Shelf Life
Shelf Life is a weekly book column where our staff reviews new releases, buzzed-about novels and personal favorites. By Kara Aguilar // Contributing Writer Chuck Palahniuk’s novel Fight Club is known for its raw film adaptation starring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter. Over the years, the film has often been referred to as a …

Our Thoughts on ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ | Shelf Life
Shelf Life is a weekly book column where our staff reviews new releases, buzzed-about novels and personal favorites. Happy Valentine’s Day, MTSU. For our latest edition of Shelf Life, we thought we’d share our thoughts on that sex book everyone over the age over 15 has been raging about, E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey. …

Review: Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl | Shelf Life
Shelf Life is a weekly book column where our staff reviews new releases, buzzed-about novels and personal favorites. Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, made into a major motion picture last year, is a psychological thriller that deals with complex elements of love, hate, jealousy, obsession and lies. Although the movie was aesthetically disturbing for viewers, the …

Review: Chris Kyle’s American Sniper | Shelf Life
By Zac Leonard// Contributing Writer With all of the hype behind Clint Eastwood’s new film American Sniper, many forget where the story actually came from: the autobiography. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle wrote American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History about his four tours in Iraq and proved that his talents expand …