Do you know of Kate DiCamillo? I didn’t until I heard Ann Patchett recommend this, her latest book, on the Today show. Jenna Hager Bush practically jumped into her arms with excitement. I have to read it NOW! Yes, said Ann, you must read it NOW! DiCamillo writes children’s books, but I have to tell
Funny Boy gave me an opportunity to explore a culture I know nothing about. The story is set in Sri Lanka during the late 70’s and early 80’s when the Tamil-Sinhalese conflicts exploded into full-blown bloody civil war (1983-2009). In reading the novel, once again I realized that I know little about most of the
Finding a few minutes waiting at high school pick up I opened the Winter 2021 edition of The Paris Review to find this familiar name — reminding me of Teri especially. I’ll post more after a more proper review.
Continuing reading on the radio- here’s Part 4 that aired yesterday: https://kdrt.org/audio/part-4-moon-down-john-steinbeck
Learning about anger rooms for the first time from A. during our online conversation made me very curious. As far as I know, there is not one in my community yet. I did a bit of online research, and I found this interesting article, “When are Anger Rooms Beneficial?.” For those interested, it is an
Things are getting interesting in pages 40-60 this week… https://kdrt.org/audio/part-3-moon-down-john-steinbeck Added bonus if you catch this post in the next couple weeks– I played Islands new album Islomania yesterday LIVE from the station which was fun– https://kdrt.org/audio/album-week-400pm-dec-1st-2021
A 3 minute visual/aural treat for you. https://aeon.co/videos/peering-into-the-eerie-world-of-plankton-reveals-a-variety-of-vital-creatures
Well, as you know, I LOVE Helena de Groot and Poetry Off the Shelf. She is such an intuitive and honest interviewer and always, always brings out the best in the poets she speaks with. This episode is exceptional. As if often the case, I was not familiar with the writer but now I cannot
Read this book from the library to open the morning and was surprised by the story! The book is about a duke who raises his daughter as a single parent and one of their favorite things to do is listen to the birds in their courtyard. They talk about how winter turns to spring every
Seasonal Reading 