I’ve been waiting more than seven years for what happened last night. Before putting my son to bed, I opened up Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (the new illustrated edition) and read him the first chapter about The Boy Who Lived. It was the fulfillment of dreams. Way back when I was a “young […]
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Saluting Literature at the Olympics
How many of you watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics? If you did, can you guess what my favorite segment was? I loved the salute to children’s literature. I think it’s wonderful that Britain values its literary history so highly as to devote part of their worldwide stage to it. Before tonight, I hadn’t […]
Can Rowling Recapture the Magic?
I recently came across this news item in the Huffington Post that stirred intense excitement, mixed with some trepidation, into the cauldron of my heart: New JK Rowling Book Obviously, I’m excited to hear that the author of my favorite book series, a writer I respect intensely, and the lead invitee to my fantasy celebrity […]
Taste the Words
I love good food. I love good writing. Therefore, I adore good food writing. Last week in my creative writing class, the professor passed around a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri, author of The Namesake and Unaccustomed Earth (both of which are on my to-read list). The story was called “Indian Takeout” and it described the […]