Twelve Parenting Tips from Reviving Ophelia
At the end of one of my English 1010 classes, a student wrote a magnificent paper. I don’t remember the …
Tag Archives: Book
A Preview of Middlemarch: It’s B-A-N-A-N-A-S!
When I went to Goodreads to mark Middlemarch (number 20 on the BBC book list, which I am working my …
Self-Interest and Cloud Atlas, The Strangest Book I’ve Ever Read
Cloud Atlas, number 82 on the BBC book list, is one of the strangest books I have ever read. My …
Nora Ephron’s Cheesecake Recipe
The talented Nora Ephron, born May 19, 1941, died yesterday (June 26, 2012) at the age of 71. She is …
Thank You, Alice Walker, for Rescuing Zora Neale Hurston
I recently read Zora Neale Hurston’s masterpiece, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937). It is the second time I have …
Let’s Judge Some Books by Their Covers: A Book “Beauty Pageant”
I like beauty pageants. (The feminist inside of me just shrieked. She does every time I admit this.) My involvement …
Confessing (One of) My Literary Sins: The Shopaholic Series
Okay. I admit it! I like chick lit. I do. I know that as a self-proclaimed student of serious literature …
Thackeray’s Vanity Fair: A Fantastic Cure for Insomnia
I’m vain. Let’s face it. I always have been. I like to look nice, and when I’m done making myself …
Decorating with Books, Part Two
Again, I am not a professional when it comes to photography or decorating, but I thought it would be fun …
Decorating with Books
I’m not an interior designer or a photographer, but here are some photos of how I decorate with books at …
