Hello! It’s time for “Writer Wednesday”, when I discuss another author and his or her book. This year I’ve read both The Odyssey by Homer, for the first time in its entirety, as well as The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood.While The Odyssey follows Odysseus and his journey home from the Trojan War, Penelope has her…
Hello! It’s time for Museum Monday. On occasion, Mondays are devoted to the exploration of history and art through museums. Museums are incredible places, not just to visit but to research. Ideas for books can spark from the tiniest object or the mention of a person and cause an author to have a flood of…
“If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”– Toni Morrison
Hello! It’s time for Friday Fun! Have you seen PBS’s History Detectives? An object of American history is presented by a viewer and one of the experts (historians and auctioneers) then delve into its history in order to answer whatever questions the contributor had about the object. Often, surprises and excitement await. Several seasons are…
Hello!It’s time for “Writer Wednesday”, when I discuss another author and his or her book. When I first heard about Helene Wecker’s The Golem and the Jinni, I was intrigued by the premise of two cultures coming together in New York City at the turn of the century. It is true that this is portrayed…
Hello! Today we’re stepping back in time to visit the Phoenicians. Throughout my historical studies, I’ve found them to be fascinating for a variety of reasons. They were a Semitic people, most likely Canaanites, that existed from around 1200 BC until 539 BC when Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great) of Persia conquered them. Ivory Winged…
“A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.”– Chinese proverb
Hello!It’s time for “Writer Wednesday”, when I discuss another author and his or her book.Today, I’d like to talk to you about a book that is part of my own personal history. In Kindergarten, we read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Now, I say we read, but really only the teacher and a…