Most of us know the much loved Christmas classics like Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Chris van Allsburg’s The Polar Express. Such books are well-loved for a reason: they exemplify the Christmas spirit. Gratitude, gift-giving, family, and snow—these books have them all. Looking for more books to put on your ‘must-reads for Christmas’ list? Whether you revel or cringe in the excitement of wrapping paper, Christmas decorations, and family gatherings, here are some excellent reads that will certainly add to your holiday spirit. Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris Do you need a wise chuckle this …
Once again, crowdfunding prevails! The Good Immigrant, an anthology to be edited by Nikesh Shukla, will be composed of essays on race and immigration written by 15 British black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) writers. According to the project’s funding page on Unbound, the anthology will examine “why we come here, why we stay, what it means for our identity if we’re mixed race, where our place is in the world if we’re unwelcome in the UK, and what effects this has on the education system.” Image from https://bit.ly/1Ntan98 Nikesh Shukla also wrote, “I’ve [sic] been shouting about the need for more …
Let’s face it. As much as we love to read classics by famous authors such as Charles Dickens or Charlotte Bronte, or great new fiction like Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See, nothing hits home like our favorite childhood classics. Do you ever pass Goodnight Moon in the bookstore and stop to flip through the entire book? Maybe you even think about buying it, for old time’s sake. What brings on nostalgia better than beloved childhood books, especially for us book lovers? After finding out which adored children’s book you are, why not cozy up with it and reminisce about …
No one wants to be in the Hunger Games, of course, but having the skills of Panem’s finest would be awesome. The expertise of the tributes vary from deft intelligence to brute strength to fantastic skill with a weapon. You may be an independent fighter, or perhaps you work best in groups. Take this quiz to determine your skill, as well as which tribute you most closely resemble. Featured image courtesy of https://bit.ly/1MCHyW6
A Moveable Feast (1964), by Ernest Hemingway, has hit the bestseller list in Paris following the deadly attacks on November 13. The American author’s memoir about his life as an expatriate in Paris in the 1920’s glorifies the historic city and its countless cafés, where a number of writers and artists found inspiration. Paris, Hemingway writes in his memoir, is, “the best place in the world to live and work, for the French have a way of life into which all needs easily fit.” To Hemingway and Parisians, Paris is a city where the open exchange of ideas has, and continues …
