Title: Forever… Author: Judy Blume Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publication Date: 1975 Purchase Price: $9.00 (Paperback) Of all the books I discussed during Banned Books Week, the only book I knew for certain that I needed to read was Judy Blume’s Forever… . I found a much-worn copy at my local library (always a good…
I Refuse to Read This.
In a recent “chain letter” that has swept through my Facebook feed, people are given a list of 100 “classic” books and asked to indicate which they’ve read, either in full or bits and pieces. You may or may not be surprised to learn that I’ve read, from cover to cover, 33 of those 100….
If You Have to Cry, Go Outside
Title: If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You Author: Kelly Cutrone with Meredith Bryan Genre: Non-fiction Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $22.99 (hardback) I wish I could remember how I came across Kelly Cutrone and her book If You Have to Cry, Go Outside. I think I…
What’s YOUR Secret?
Everyone has secrets, even those who claim they are open books. Often secrets are things of which people are ashamed, or are scared to admit for one reason or another. Perhaps one person has a deep desire to be a writer, while another secretly despises their best friend. Everyone–at one point or another–has loved and…
“Stay close to any sounds/That make you glad you are alive.”
Title: The Gift: Poems by Hafiz, the Great Sufi Master Author: Hafiz (Translated by Daniel Ladinsky) Genre: Non-fiction, Poetry Publication Date: 1999 Purchase Price: $17.00 (paperback) I spent a lot of time in high school English classes what all the fuss was about when it came to poetry. Other than my already-noted affinity for Shakespeare,…