Currently I’m reading J.K. Rowling’s new novel The Casual Vacancy and I can’t help but notice the marked differences between this work and the Harry Potter series for which we…
Recommendations for your reading type (Part 3)
This is it. The end of my post recommending books to specific kinds of readers. I hope I touched on your genre of books and I hope that you found…
Recommendations for your reading type (Part 2)
A few days ago I released an article recommending a group of novels to specific kinds of readers. Did you find that you belong to more than one of the…
Celebrating Children’s Literature – London Style
The whole world was watching Friday night (depending on where you live) as the kick-off to the 2012 London Summer Olympics was ceremoniously commenced in true theatrical British style. Among…
Books that Shaped America
Over the years what books have helped shape you as a person? Two books that had a lot of influence over me as a kids were The Giver and Island…
Should we be challenging our kids to read these controversial stories?
Do you remember your Freshman English class when you were required to read To Kill a Mockingbird and then discuss afterwards in class? How about The Catcher in the Rye?…
Man’s Best Friend Has Always Captured our Imagination
Today is my cat’s 4th birthday. And while we don’t celebrate her birthdays as enthusiastically as we did that first one (we almost lost her at 10 weeks to a…