Melanie Benjamin’s “The Children’s Blizzard”
What was it like to be one of the first settlers in blizzard country?
The Secret History of Home Economics by Danielle Drelinger
The mission of Danielle Drelinger’s new book, The Secret History of Home Economics is to show that home economics was and is about a lot more than girls spending their school years learning how to be housekeepers, or providing a career path for “failed” wives as home economics teachers.
“We Have Lost Even”, a Poem by Pablo Neruda
We Have Lost Even
We have lost even this twilight.
No one saw us this evening hand in hand
while the blue night dropped on the world.
Cheryl Diamond’s “Nowhere Girl”
Is Cheryl Diamond the victim of her father’s con, or is she conning us? Did she write a thriller or a memoir?
Best Book Club Meeting Ideas and Questions for “The Known World”
Background and the best discussion questions for Edward P. Jones’ The Known World. What is so great about this book and what do I need to know about it?
“I Remember You As You Were”
A Poem by Pablo Neruda from Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair I Remember You As You Were I remember you as you were in the last autumn.You were the grey beret and the still heart.In your eyes the flames of the twilight fought on.And the leaves fell in the water of your …
Pablo Neruda, Poet, Born July 12, 1904
Pablo Neruda, born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, was a Chilean poet and diplomat. Although he wrote and published poems and other forms throughout his life, he also served as a diplomat in several countries. Later in life, he was detained in Chile as a Communist. While the terms “Communism” and “Socialism” have negative connotations …
“All Girls” by Emily Layden: The Blessings and the Risks of Insular Organizations
Ever imagine what boarding school might be like?
“Purim and the Beetles of Our Lady”, a Poem by Maxine Kumin
What do one of the key women in Jewish history and the key woman in Christian history have in common?
“Wellfleet, Cape Cod”, a poem by Maxine Kumin
Nature may be beautiful, but it is not benevolent.
