April is National Poetry Month!
Celebrate Poetry Month; recognize the contributions of poets to the world of literature and human experience.
Our Souls at Night
“Who would have thought at this time in our lives that we’d still have something like this. That it turns out we’re not finished with changes and excitements. And not all dried up in body and spirit.”
Born with Grit
I started out in a green house with a red door in a small town, where mysteries abounded.
Desperate Hausfrau
Edith Hammer, another expatriate, once told Anna that there was only one reason the Swiss trains ever ran late: “When someone jumps in front of one.”
Boring Girls
Heavy metal made her do it. Or maybe, just maybe, Rachel heard the words, “You’re pretty good, for a girl,” one too many times. Maybe Rachel, with her amazing voice, and … Continued
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The world of Station Eleven weaves past, present, and future in a post-apocalyptic narrative where other humans are both humanity’s saviors and its nightmare.
My Father, the Pornographer
In the summer of 2013, Chris began what would end up being a two-year journey into the records and mind of his father. It was not an easy journey.