I’ve been on a re-reading kick recently My latest re-reads have been books by Mary Doria Russell. I just wrote up my impressions of “The Sparrow” and “Children of God”…Continue readingWhat makes a book a keeper?
In Today’s Blog A Reading Plan A year of reading an author named Alma At medium.com, Jon Westenberg offers a one-year reading plan to “transform who you are, what you…Continue readingBooks to change who you are
A series of videos featuring some of the most bad-ass women in history is on the horizon, Lily Myers writes at Bust. The episodes will feature a Chinese pirate, Japanese…Continue readingWomen defying history
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
She sees music, in color, and then she paints it. Until artist Melissa S. McCracken was 15, she thought everyone constantly saw colors like she did – in books, math…Continue readingWhat color is ‘C’?
There is absolutely no way in hell you appreciate books as much as this third grader does. Nope. No way. Madison loves books. And she tells you exactly why in…Continue reading‘The world neeeeds books!’
The TV incarnation of the Ingalls family in The Little House on the Prairie. Photo: Rex Features Rejected by publishers when it was written in the 30s, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s…Continue readingThe REAL Little House on the Prairie
I was born on the same continent that gave us the stories, legends, myths, and fairy tales that underlie things like Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Wheel of Time, and,…Continue readingWhence fantasy?
Claire Fallon talks about words so overused that they’ve become meaningless and offers 12 examples. Do you agree? Disagree? Have an addition? Awesome! ~~~~~ The Most Influential People In 3500…Continue readingLiterally unique. Really?