Have you ever experienced the magic of words washing over you, rocking you to your core until you laugh, shiver,...

I've been thinking about Nathaniel Hawthorne today (and about his life lessons). It's his birthday, after all (or would have...

My son selected Is a Worry Worrying You?--to read. After the many readings of this little book, it really is the...

Amazons. The mere mention of this mythic group of warrior women is sure to spark (long-lost?) ruminations or fond recollections....

We'd never read a book about Maynard Moose before, nor had we yet discovered Willy Claflin (the author of this...

For most of us, it's not difficult to remember Brave New World -- when we first picked it up, read the...

Yeah, I know... I've come late to the party. I didn't think I'd like I, Frankenstein, so I waited until...

Easter is one of the more memorable holidays for me, and now (with my kids), I'm experiencing a whole other...

For beginning readers, the prospect of conquering even one book may seem daunting (or even impossible). As you become more...

When a book ends (particularly when I love the novel), it feels something like a death. There's a finality to...