Happy December 12th, fellow readers! I am a huge fan of The Popcast with Knox and Jamie – a pop culture podcast with the objective of educating listeners on “things that entertain, but do not matter.” If you haven’t already subscribed, I recommend doing so immediately. Knox McCoy, one of the hosts, recently wrote a…
When I was in second grade, my teacher would read The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner to the class after recess. It was during those afternoons with Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny that I fell in love with reading. I eventually moved on to Nancy Drew and the Dear America Diaries, to Beverly Lewis…
The Story of the Western Wing is on old, Chinese dramatic work that was written by Wang Shifu during the Yuan dynasty (1271 – 1368). The title has also been translated as Romance of the Western Chamber and is known as “China’s most popular love comedy.” Often been dubbed the Romeo and Juliet of the…
Dear Fellow Readers, These last few months have been extremely busy and have found little time to read. As we enter the month of May and summer weather rolls in, I hope to carve out more time to spend with a good book. Here are three books coming out this month that we are looking…
Happy Spring, fellow readers! Here are three new books coming out this month that we’re excited about: A Twist in Time by Julie McElwain (available 04/04/17) The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova (available 04/11/17) The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve (available 04/18/17) Happy Reading! Let us know your thoughts by tagging your tweets and…
Last September, I visited Paris for the first time. Although I did not create a strict itinerary, I had a (long) list of things I wanted to see and do and made an attempt to map out a plan for the week I was there. One of the “must visit” places on my list was…
Happy February, fellow readers. As our lives are flooded with opinions on current events, I hope you find some time this month to read some fiction. My Not So Perfect Life by Sophia Kinsella (available 02/07/17) The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan (available (02/14/17) A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline (available…
By now, almost everyone who loves Stars Hollow and its eccentric cast of characters has watched Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. I consumed it in one weekend and enjoyed new material from old, reliable characters. I was most looking forward to these new episodes because I felt like there was no closure at…
Happy New Year, Readers! I hope your holiday season was relaxing and littered with books. This month, The Write Teacher(s) recommends the following titles: The Great Comet: The Journey of a New Musical to Broadway (2016) The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (2016) Kitchen Privileges: A Memoir by Mary Higgins Clark (2002) I hope you’ll…
The eleventh book of Christmas is The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton. “Deep in the heart of the dusty Kenyan desert a train of heavenly laden camels wind their way slowly through the bush. The camels’ panniers are stuffed to bursting, not with grain or medical supplies, but with books of every imaginable variety. Mididimc…