This last week, I had the opportunity to see The Woodsman at New World Stages and participate in a Q&A with some of the cast members after the show. When I walked into the theatre, I was transported to a magical place. The set was not on the stage, the theatre was the set. There…
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” – Charles Dickens, Great Expectations I hope the Dickens quote above will be reflected in the weather this month. I am ready for a taste of…
L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series has been one of my favorite stories since I was a little girl. I have always admired Anne’s courage and optimism. With such a strong attachment to Anne, I cautiously dove into The Emily Trilogy (a series picked for our February bookshelf). Like Anne Shirley, Emily…
Greetings Bookworms, This month at The Write Teacher(s), we are excited to read a new book and a book series that has been available for years. The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hammer (available 02/16/16) The Emily Trilogy by L. M. Montgomery Emily of New Moon (1923) Emily Climbs (1925) Emily’s Quest (1927)…
In her latest novel, The Muralist (one of our November picks), B.A. Shapiro crafted another great piece of historical fiction about the art world. Goodreads offers the following description: “Alizée Benoit, an American painter working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), vanishes in New York City in 1940 amid personal and political turmoil. No one…
Hello, Readers, Little Victories: Rules for Imperfect Living by Jason Gay (one of our November picks) is a sweet little book that reminds the reader that life is not perfect, but that does not mean it is not beautiful. The chapters in Little Victories are organized by subject. Jason Gay wrote a few paragraphs on…
“[F]or it is good to be children sometimes and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself.” I saved my favorite Christmas novel for the last day of books. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is perhaps one of the most recognizable Christmas stories in the Western World. Although I…
Hello Friends! Day 11 of The 12 Days of Books brings us another holiday suspense novel by mother-daughter team Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark. In Santa Cruise: A Holiday Mystery at Sea, readers meet Alvirah and Willy Meehan again (a reoccurring couple in the novels produced by the mother-daughter team). This Christmas, they…
Hello Friends! Welcome to Day 9 of The 12 Days of Books. A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber is a modern re-telling of the nativity story . . . sort of. On Christmas Eve, a pregnant Mary Jo Wyse arrives in Cedar Cove looking for the father of her child (David Rhodes). She was under…
Hello! Welcome to Day 8 of The 12 Days of Books. As beautiful and wonderful as this time of year may be, it can often be overwhelming with office Christmas parties, secret Santa, shopping, decorating, baking, and family obligations. Personally, I find joy in the Christmas season, but some people find it stressful. In…