Books, Arts, and Culture

To start, a list of the books I enjoyed very, very much: I expected to like Lydia Kiesling’s debut novel, The Golden State, not only because...

Many recent women-centered films overcompensate, succumbing to lukewarm tokenism, portentous plots, neutered sexuality, and pulled punches both literal (no catfights) and figurative (no misandry). They manage...

These things come in threes and today they came nearly all at once. The first, when the President of Ukraine–famous for his chocolate–announced that he was...

Over the summer, I read Charlotte’s Web to my son, and it was like entering the house of an old friend, someone you haven’t seen in...

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Working in a School Library with ages 11-19, I’m constantly putting YA novels in the hands of students. I want to find them that perfect book, the one...

I attended the Texas Book Festival in Austin back in October and I have to say, the festival was the best I have been to. And...

A few weeks ago I got a chance to go to a full weekend of events at the Toronto International Festival of Authors as a delegate....

As Christmas cookie season rolls around, I mix my sugar cookie dough, chill it in the refrigerator, and take out my collection of cookie cutters: star,...

My 2018 experience, perhaps like everyone else, is much swamped with all sorts of political news that keeps me in dread and panic. As a result,...