I guess this could explain a lot about me. My readers will have to decide. Victorian Doctors Thought Reading Novels Made Women ‘Incurably Insane’ At History Buff, Caroline Wazer,…Continue readingNovels make you crazy?
In The Guardian, celebrated correspondent Janine di Giovanni has selected The top 10 books of war reportage One of his choices (whole list and link below) includes ‘Hiroshima’, John Hersey’s…Continue readingThe horror that never ends
Most Western readers have a peculiar blind spot in the historical tapestry of European history. The Empire of Byzantium. There’s the Glory Of Rome, and then there’s the Middle Ages.…Continue readingA love story retold
To honor St. Patrick’s Day, Sandra Gisi offers us Three Irish Creatures Cooler Than Leprechauns “You’ll be seeing a lot of images of tiny bearded men in green coats and…Continue readingCooler Than Leprechauns?
At Jstor Daily, Chi Luu examines how nouns suddenly become verbs, and talks about popular internet memes like “Let me librarian that for you” and “Do you even science, bro?”…Continue reading‘Do you even science, bro?’
The Rainforest Writers Retreat 2016 is over My hubby went along this year to see this wondrous place to which I vanish sometimes in the Olympic Peninsula rainforest. The cabin…Continue readingWords in the Woods
On life, and writing – another in a continuous series of portraits of the writer as a young woman. (Originally appeared at The Book View Cafe – http://bookviewcafe.com) ~~~ A…Continue readingThere can be only one
Image by Mari Shibata Women take to the streets to save London’s beloved Feminist Library One of the UK’s most significant archives of women’s history is facing eviction after landlords…Continue readingCan we save herstory?
From Lovereading infographic The Lovereading site explains that they love epic books with swathes of characters creating a wonderfully complex plot, but ask rather plaintively: “Sometimes is it all too…Continue readingToo many characters?
Then join a book club. Taking part in social activities such as book clubs or church groups makes people live longer and appears to be as important to health as…Continue readingWant to live longer?