The Wisdom Of Books: Recommended Reading For All Stages And Ages
July 10, 2019
While the lazy days of summer are still here, some of us dream of nothing better than sitting on the lawn chair or laying on the beach blanket with a good book. And while your list of summer reads may already be long, there’s been a spate of recent recommendations…
Write On: Is It Time To Put Your Story Into Written Form?
January 25, 2018
After we reach a certain age, it’s certainly common to look back over the life we’ve led and wonder: what has it all added up to, and are there lessons here, for myself or others? That’s often the impetus for people to write memoirs- as a way to make sense…
Write Away: New Books Of Interest
January 4, 2018
You may know her as the world-renowned science fiction writer you or your kids adore. But Ursula Le Guin is also a prolific writer of non-fiction, and at the age of 81, she started a non-fiction blog that vividly displays her insights and wit. Now, many of those blog posts…
Write Away: Older Characters And Aging Authors
November 2, 2017
For many of us, reading is truly one of life’s great pleasures. Losing oneself in a book can be the most relaxing and engaging activity during our day. Sometimes, a great book is pure escape and fantasy- and sometimes it provides real life lessons. Recently, the Nigerian writer Sarah Ladipo…
Telling Her Story: A New Film About The Life And Work Of Writer Joan Didion
September 21, 2017
Joan Didion is an iconic American writer, whose work of literary journalism and non-fiction has reflected American moral, social and political complexities over the last fifty years. She’s also written about deeply personal tragedies, including the death of her husband John Gregory Dunne, whose life and death were captured in her…