Reading Maile Meloy
I first read Maile Meloy’s work through a short story in an anthology I had purchased during my Master’s program. …
Tag Archives: Literature
The Grapes of Wrath Is About My People
I have ancestors—my great grandmother, Alabama Gray (she preferred to be called Bonnie), in fact—who traveled from Oklahoma to California …
A Diantha Book by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
I have an amazing colleague named Diantha. She is a Master’s student at my university and a former elementary school …
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe: An Allegory for Parents
I never read this book as a child. It’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) by C. S. …
World Literature and Othering
As I mentioned in my post on The Kite Runner, I took a world literature class while working on a …
Redemption and Childhood in The Kite Runner
The theme of redemption is woven throughout Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner (2003), number 37 on the BBC book list. …
How Many Oprah Books Have You Read?
I spent my early twenties reading from Oprah’s book club. I found the titles enjoyable, but it strikes me as …
Apparently, I Like Anthropomorphism
I worked as a secretary for several months before I got a new coworker. Janette shared the lobby area with …
The Desperate Housewives of Literature: A New Blog Series
A few years back, when it was still on television, Desperate Housewives was one of my favorite shows. (I know, …
How Would You Live If Your Child Were Still Missing?
I decided to read Still Missing (1981) by Beth Gutcheon because of this bookmark. It’s a bookmark from Persephone Books. …
