What 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…Oct 3, 20211Oct 3, 20211
Freedom 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.Jul 3, 2021Jul 3, 2021
What 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.Mar 27, 20211Mar 27, 20211
reflections from the old year, brought into the newbecause even in the deepest darkness there is always some light to be found.Jan 1, 2021Jan 1, 2021
Alone 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…Dec 29, 2020Dec 29, 2020
Published inPolitically SpeakingBad 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…Oct 4, 20201Oct 4, 20201
Published inPolitically Speaking‘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…Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020
