“French Braid” by Anne Tyler
How good is Anne Tyler’s new book? Worth the hype?
Books & Reading
Jonathan Franzen’s Crossroads: Remember church youth group?
Jonathan Franzen’s Crossroads novel is also possibly the greatest name for a church youth groups I’ve ever heard. This is a subculture this man knows about. How many of us were a part of one, at least briefly? I remember it as being just as weird as author Franzen describes it, for just as many …
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On Gold Mountain: If you love Lisa See’s fiction, try this
The amazing story that is the basis for Lisa See’s amazing novels.
The 10 Wild Ways of Your Favorite Children’s Books
The people who write children’s literature are wilder than you ever imagined.
Two Poems About Aging Well by Rita Dove
This post is part of a month long spotlight on the poet Rita Dove, which we are concluding, fittingly, with poems about aging. They are both included in her collection On the Bus with Rosa Parks. Also don’t miss her new collection, published August, 2021, Playlist for the Apocalypse. Against Self Pity Against Self Pity …
Lois’ Book Roll #1
Novels written by authors starting with “C” and “D” from the Library “Lois’ Book Roll #1” comes from the phrase “camera roll”. You probably know what that is. Some people jam their camera roll with pictures of their kids, and some people with their kids: I jam mine with book photos. Choosing what to read …
Camping Tips for Readers
Here are some great hacks from the reading world for all of you intrepid campers!
Two Poems about Books by Rita Dove
How does reading two poems appearing side by side in a collection show us different ideas? What does Rita Dove want us to understand about reading by putting these poems in a collection about “Freedom”?
Yellow Wife, A Novel by Sadeqa Johnson
What would it be like if the man who owned you, married you, and then forced you to help him sell others? It really happened in the U.S., and Sadeqa Johnson dared to wonder how it felt in “Yellow Wife”.
