Hello! It’s time for Writer Wednesday, when I discuss another author and his or her book. Today’s feature is The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000BCE -1492CE by Simon Schama. Hanukkah begins next week and celebrates the miraculous longevity of oil, a fundamental component of life, especially in a time before electricity. Words…
Hello! It’s time for Writer Wednesday, when I discuss another author and his or her book. Ray Bradbury is an icon of twentieth century writing. The first Bradbury I read was The Martian Chronicles. Last year, at Halloween, I read Something Wicked This Way Comes. This year, it was The Halloween Tree. Bradbury is enchanting…
Hello! On Writer Wednesday, I discuss another author and his or her work. On Friday, I discussed some seasonal reads that I reviewed last year on Writer Wednesday during October. In it, I said that I like to read Halloween themed books and mysteries during October. Today, I’d like to talk about one of the…
Hello!It’s time for Writer Wednesday, when I discuss another author and his or her book. Today features Keely Keith, a writer friend of mine, who kindly provided me with an advanced copy of her debut The Land Uncharted. I’m officially in the acknowledgements- yay! 🙂 Thanks, Keely! Make sure to check the links at the bottom…
Today’s Writer Wednesday features poetry for this first of October. October’s Party By: George CooperOctober gave a party;The leaves by hundreds came—The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,And leaves of every name.The Sunshine spread a carpet,And everything was grand,Miss Weather led the dancing,Professor Wind the band.The Chestnuts came in yellow,The Oaks in crimson dressed;The lovely Misses MapleIn scarlet…
Hello,It’s time for Writer Wednesday, when I discuss another author and his or her book. Today’s feature is a step back in time with historian Ruth Goodman and her book How to be a Victorian. Every detail of Victorian life, from what various social classes ate at each meal to what medicines were used and…
Hello! When I was in High School, I visited Rembrandt’s house in Amsterdam. I remember walking up the twisting stairway, seeing the engravings and feeling the thrill of stepping into art and history. In Lynn Cullen’s novel, I am Rembrandt’s Daughter, Cornelia walks and lives this life with Rembrandt daily. Told in first-person, the story…
Hello! It’s time for Writer Wednesday, when I discuss another author and his or her book. Today, I’m departing from books to discuss magazines. National Geographic, with a history spanning over 100 years, is a wonderful magazine. When I was young, I had a subscription to National Geographic World (now called National Geographic Kids) from…