Hello Beautiful People, Earlier this year, we reviewed Anna Shinoda’s first novel, Learning not to drown. It’s exquisite. EXQUISITE. My personal review can be found here. AND, Anna was so gracious, and participated in one of our Author Q&A Series, which can be found for your reading pleasure right here. The ‘official’ book blurb is thus…
Hello Beautiful People! Can you believe we’re up to Book 5 already?! For those of you who are just joining us, we’re already up to Day 5, Book 5 in The 12 Days of Books here at The Write Teacher(s). It’s simply a 12 day celebration of books that we love, that we’re excited to read,…
Hello Beautiful People, Our fourth selection in The 12 Days of Books is a previous Close Reads Cafe pick, The Hollow Ground. Here’s a bit about the book, from Natalie herself: While I was a young child my grandfather lived in the Pocono area of Pennsylvania and through him, I became familiar with the nearby…
Hello Beautiful People, I first discovered Sarah Jio when I stumbled across a copy of The Violets of March in my local bookstore. From then on, I was hooked! (And I’m happy to say that Sarah has even participated in our Author Q&A Series.) But alas, I digress. Book 3 is Jio’s latest novel, The…
Tomorrow evening, December 3rd at 7 PM, Socrates in the City will present a very special onstage interview with legendary TV personality and star of Broadway’s Into the Woods and The Rocky Horror Show, Dick Cavett, at W83, 150 West 83rd Street (between Columbus & Amsterdam Ave.) The interview, conducted by bestselling author and founder…
Hello, music lovers! Happy December! I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving and that winter hasn’t hit you too hard yet. Here are a few tunes to help you kick off a new month! Vance Joy, “Riptide” Tenterhook, “Go Easy” New Ancestors, “If You Let Me” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, “U Get Me…
Hello Beautiful People, It’s time for Book 2 here at The 12 Days of Books! Our second pick is from one of my all time favorite authors, Emily Giffin. Yes, her stories are more catered to those who enjoy a romantic comedy, chick flick literature if you will, but they are engaging, poignant, and will…
Hello Beautiful People! I am something of a Christmas elf. I love CHRISTMAS. And really, it’s not the day, but more so the entire Christmas season – of giving, of loving, and of sheer peace and joy. SO, when I first started The Write Teacher(s), one of the first “events” we held was the 12…
A CHRISTMAS CAROL will play a two week limited engagement at Queens Theatre. Performances begin Thursday, December 11 and continue through Sunday, December 21. Tickets ($30 each or 4 for $100) are available at www.queenstheatre.org. Titan, known for its adventurous and innovative takes on classic texts, brings the timeless story of Ebenezer Scrooge alive onstage…
Hello Beautiful People, Today.. i hope you give thanks. I hope you are thankful for the tiny moments, the little victories. I hope you are thankful for those your surround yourself with – thankful for the family you have, (the one you were born into and/or the one you have made), thankful for your friends,…