Hello Friends, America was abuzz when it learned that Harper Lee was releasing a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird that had been collecting dust for years. Even those who are not avid readers know something about To Kill a Mockingbird. It is a staple in high school English classes as Atticus Finch has become…
Dear Bookworms, The world is full of hurting people. Everywhere you go there are individuals caught in the traps of drug use, depression and hopelessness. A few years ago, a young man named Jamie Tworkowski came face to face with this reality when he met a woman struggling with the weight of these very things…
Performed by a Broadway cast, “Another Hundred Years” features popular showtunes spanning from Tin Pan Alley to contemporary musical theatre celebrating the influence Jewish culture has had on shaping Broadway. The concert is produced in conjunction with NYTF’s 101st Season and is performed in English. FEATURING Loni Ackerman (Evita, Cats), Lawrence Craig (Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème),…
“Whenever [he] looked at a book, he did not see it purely in terms of a story, minimum retail price and an essential balm for the soul; he saw freedom on wings of paper.” (p. 143) Hello Readers, The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George (one of our June picks) was a lesson in “Don’t…
“You are not required to agree with everything you read. That is submission. But laughing at it and trying to understand something you do not concur with is called being sophisticated.” – p. 7 Greg Proops’ The Smartest Book in the World: A Lexicon of Literacy, A Rancorous Reportage, A Concise Curriculum of Cool (one of…
Hello Beautiful People, One week ago, I saw Amazing Grace on Broadway. Here’s the official synopsis: AMAZING GRACE is a new original musical based on the awe-inspiring true story behind the world’s most beloved song. A captivating tale of romance, rebellion and redemption, this radiant production follows one man whose incredible journey ignited a historic…
Hi Friends, When I picked up a copy of Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat? by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella (one of our July picks) I was not prepared for how wonderful it was. Seriously. This mother-daughter team has put together a collection of short-essays that are both entertaining and insightful. Lisa had…
I spent last weekend camping and reading Modern Romance (one of our June picks) by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg. Fellow readers, I enjoyed every page. In the book, Ansari explored today’s dating scene. It is so different than it was ten or fifteen years ago. The options are unlimited (which he argued is both…
Dear Bookworms, Robby Novak is your average 11 year old boy, well, except for the fact that he has skyrocketed to internet fame thanks to his extremely popular YouTube videos. Robby Novak, you see, is Kid President. If you’ve never seen a Kid President video, do yourself a favor and go look up “A Pep…
“Once you’ve held a book and really loved it, you forever remember the feel of it, its specific weight, the way it sits in your hand.” – p. 259 Hello Readers, In Erika Swyler’s debut novel, The Book of Speculation (one of our June Picks), the reader meets a family with a dark past and…