Hello Friends, Ah, another year has gone by. Welcome, dear Write Reader(s), to my third annual series of reviews for the Academy Award Best Picture Nominees! I am so happy to be back, and delighted to share with you my eight incredibly unimportant opinions about eight incredibly wonderful films. I am sure if you have…
Dear Bookworms, I love fiction. I love it for so many reasons, but the biggest reason I think is because of the power it possesses to teach us. Reading allows us to learn about things and places we will never see, to experience adventures well beyond the scope of our lives and, most importantly, to…
Hi Friends, When Gone Girl, a psychological thriller written by Gillian Flynn, was published in 2012, I saw copies of it everywhere and kept meaning to read it. This past October, a movie adaptation of the book was released starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike and my interest in the story was rekindled. The movie was…
Hello Beautiful People, Just this week we recieved a package here at The Write Teacher(s) – a copy of Expanzaramadingdong, by Jason Steinberg. Other critics had compared the prose + art of this new literary treasure to that of Shel Silverstein, and so I was immediately curious. Could it be? Another Shel? A different Shel? A…
Dear Bookworms, Are you familiar with the comedian Jim Gaffigan? You may know him for his jokes about Hot Pockets. Well, recently he has become an author as well, writing his first book Dad Is Fat about the comedy that surrounds parenthood. Since so much of his popularity stems from his satire on various types…
Hello Friends, The theatre facilitates community. When I learn that a stranger has a connection with the theatre, I find that they are no longer a stranger but a member of a community that I love dearly. No one outside of the theatre understands the complexity of executing a production and meeting someone seasoned in…
Hello Beautiful People, There is a reason why The Theory of Opposites, by Allison Winn Scotch is a New York Times Bestseller – it’s fantastic. Funny. Charming. Poignant. Thoughtful. Raw. Silly. Real. It’s great. Here’s the official book blurb from Scotch’s website – Willa Chandler-Golden’s father changed the world with his self-help bestseller, Is It…
Dear Bookworms, Christmas is coming! It’s my favorite holiday, so I get very excited. One of the things I love about it is that it is so full of tradition and nostalgia. No matter how old you get, there is always something about Christmas that reminds you of your childhood. If, like me, you read…
Hello Beautiful People, Exactly one week ago, I was invited to see Disgraced on Broadway, currently playing at the Lyceum Theatre. I wasn’t sure what to expect. Truthfully, I didn’t know much about the show, but sometimes that’s part of the magic – not knowing. And so I went to see Disgraced. Here’s the official…
Dear Bookworms, This month, it is my pleasure to be highlighting my first non-fiction book for The Write Teacher(s). That book is Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Initially, I selected this book as a personal read but found it so interesting I knew I wanted to recommend it…