Category: History
The state of healthcare is a hot button topic right now in America. The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was one of the first successful attempts at …
From the very first day of my freshman year at Yale, my professors bombarded me with reading suggestions: “Oh, this is such a great book, I think you’d really …
This is a holiday about kindness – about a number Indiana once tried to legally redefine to 3.2 back in the 19th century, and about pi-shaped pie. That’s right, …
Kathy Gates
March 7, 2017
Adult, Book News, Bookish Events, Erotica, History, Libraries, Non-Fiction, Reference, Sexuality, Travel
16th century Venice was a cosmopolitan and, largely, secular city. It attracted artists like Titian and Tintoretto, trade with the exotic East, via Constantinople, made it rich, and opened it …
Of all of life’s greatest mysteries, the question of whether or not extraterrestrial life exists is among the top for me. In a vast and limitless universe, it doesn’t …
Okay people. March is almost upon us, and you know what that means. MARCH MADNESS! No, I’m not talking about the one month a year where psychiatric facilities find …
The Nazi regime is notorious for many reasons. They were the minds behind numerous historical atrocities including the Holocaust and continue to inspire white supremacists to this day. However, …
Every book lover has dreamed of having a home library! Maybe with floor-to-ceiling shelves and rolling ladders, maybe with an expansive window and a leather club chair. Such a …
YouTube Channel: USC Shoah Foundation From the Description: Esther Clifford recants being a young child and witnessing the burning of books in 1933, Germany. She talks about how she saw …
Melanie Pitman
February 23, 2017
Adult, Authors, Autobiography, Biography, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Career, Children, Contemporary, Drama, Erotica, Family, Faves, Historical Fiction, History, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Music, Non-Fiction, Performing Arts, Poetry, Reading, Religion, Self-Help, Short Story, Spirituality, Writing
Sometimes celebs like to surprise us. Like when we learned J-Lo could sing as well as act, when Tom Selleck became an avocado farmer (what?!?), or even when Arnold …
You have a great idea for a novel set in a time that is not the present. You can’t wait to get started, but then doubt sets in. How …
Last week Neil Gaiman released his latest book, Norse Mythology. It is a collection of short stories that are retellings of Norse myths. In a recent reading, Neil Gaiman …
In the wake of fierce debates about the legitimacy of global warming, there is no time like the present to observe, appreciate, and protect the natural world. Here are …
Amazon is one of the most valuable online retailers in the United States, functioning as an accessible, free-to-use online market that helps customers and sellers to exchange goods. Surpassing …
Frederick Douglass was born a slave, and so his exact birthday is not known, but later, as a freed man, he chose to celebrate it on the 14th of …
Chocolate and teddy bears, cards and romantic dinners, boxes of tiny postcards at school…Valentine’s Day is just wonderful, right? However, its modern-day origins stem from the history of a …
Brazil is one of the largest countries both in terms of economy and population in the world. Yet in spite of its prominence, we don’t talk enough about some …
Caitlin Stiles
February 12, 2017
African American, Autobiography, Book News, Comics and Graphic Novels, History, Human Interest, Libraries, Literary Fiction, Memoir, News, Non-Fiction, Politics, Young Adult
U.S. Representative John Lewis has made his rounds in the news lately. His feud with Trump, as well as Trump’s ill-timed and placed remarks, have exploded on Twitter and …
February marks Black History Month, and if you’re looking to create a reading list of titles that celebrate Black history or by prominent Black authors, you’re in luck because …
The Council on Books in Wartime changed the face of publishing and created a nation of avid readers when they gave away millions of books to soldiers during World …