Melissa Firman·Oct 3, 2021What I Read in SeptemberYou can tell we’re getting into spookytimes based on my September reads. ’Tis the season for R.I.P. (Readers Imbibing Peril) and finishing…A response icon1A response icon1
Melissa Firman·Jul 3, 2021Freedom to Read: Some Book Recommendations for Independence DayWant to read about our nation’s founding and the people who made it happen? Here’s a list of possibilities.
Melissa Firman·Mar 27, 2021What Beverly Cleary’s Legacy Means for Children TodayAll children need to see themselves in the books they read. Beverly Cleary understood this at a time when many others didn’t.A response icon1A response icon1
Melissa Firman·Jan 1, 2021reflections from the old year, brought into the newbecause even in the deepest darkness there is always some light to be found.
Melissa Firman·Dec 29, 2020Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19In this anthology of short essays, poems and interviews, 91 authors respond to the pandemic with their diverse perspectives, insights…
InPolitically SpeakingbyMelissa Firman·Oct 4, 2020Bad Things Happen in the Rose GardenIt’s appalling to even contemplate that they may have intended to infect their opponent mere weeks before the election. But I believe that…A response icon1A response icon1
InPolitically SpeakingbyMelissa Firman·Sep 19, 2020‘To the Best of Her Ability’: RBG’s Legacy is Now Our ResponsibilityNobody is coming to save us as we are drowning in our floods, burning in our fires, dying in our relentless pandemic. We are the ones who…
