“Reading well, which means reading actively, is thus not only good in itself, nor is it merely a means to advancement in our work or career. It also serves to keep our minds alive and growing.” – p. 336 The sixth book of Christmas is How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent…
The fifth book of Christmas is All Roads Lead to Austen: A Yearlong Journey With Jane by Amy Elizabeth Smith. Amy Smith, a lover of literature – particularly Jane Austen, set off on a yearlong journey to six Latin American countries to see if Austen resonated with the people of Latin America. She started a…
“The library protects us from external enemies, filters the noise of the world, tempers the cold winds around us – but also gives us the feeling of being all-powerful. For the library makes our puny human capabilities fade into insignificance: it concentrates time and space. It contains on its shelves all the strata of…
Hello Readers, Welcome to Day Three of The 12 Days of Books! On this day, I bring to you the first of two books in our December selection that take us readers on a heroine-centric journey through literature. Every woman who reads has likely assembled her own cast of varied characters who have shaped and…
“It’s a kind of alchemy, really, the way dark lines on which paper – or before paper, engraved in stone, and after paper, crystallized on a screen – cause images and ideas to appear like magic in our minds.” – p. 65 The second Book of Christmas is Booked by Karen Swallow Prior, a professor…
“I can hardly conceive how limited my perception would be without the books I have been privileged to read, how superficial my understanding of others, how undeveloped my sympathies.” – p. 164 Hello Readers! Welcome to The 12 Days of Books – 12 Days highlighting our literary favorites, an annual tradition here at The…
Hello Beautiful People, I’m not sure how to introduce this next book. Our final book. And yes, perhaps I’m a bit biased because I adore this author. She’s a friend. She’s a colleague. She’s my theatre soul sister. SHE’S JUST BRILLIANT. She is Jennifer Ashley Tepper. And her book, is The Untold Stories of Broadway,…
Hello Beautiful People, On the 11th Day of Books, we bring you…. Someone Else’s Love Story, by Joshilyn Jackson. Joshilyn is a longtime supporter and favorite author here at The Write Teacher(s) – we loved Someone Else’s Love Story – (read our thoughts here), AND get to know Joshilyn in her exclusive Q&A for The Write Teacher(s)….
Hello Beautiful People, Hannah Brencher. That’s a name you should know. Why, you ask? well, she’s one of my favorite people on the planet. She’s like…a firecracker and a quiet cup of the best coffee you’ve ever had, all rolled into one person. She’s a mover. She’s a shaker. She’s a friend. She’s a daughter. She’s…
Hello Beautiful People! Last week, we gave away a copy of Howard Eisenberg’s books, GUESS WHO NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS week, on the ninth day of books, we bring you two more of Eisenberg’s children classics – Guess Who Farm and Guess Who Zoo. A blurb about Guess Who Zoo – Oh no! The monkey stole the zookeeper’s…