Remembering Maya Angelou 1928 – 2014
PHENOMENAL WOMAN Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size…
05.28
Category: Reading and Writing
04.07
Remembering Peter Matthiessen….
“I like to hear and smell the countryside, the land my characters inhabit. I don’t want these characters to step…
06.05
Women's Prize For Fiction Winner Announced Today
The Women’s Prize For Fiction was awarded today to A.M. Homes for her dark satire “May We Be Forgiven.”…
06.04
Women's Prize for Fiction to be announced Wednesday June 5th
The 2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize for Fiction) will be announced tomorrow at an awards party…
04.10
Long Island Reads Book Discussion – Wednesday April 24th at 6 pm
Long Island Reads is an Island-wide reading initiative, sponsored by the Nassau Library System and the Public Libraries of Suffolk…
09.20
Book Recommendation…
…. for those who care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. Words of comfort and support can be found…
04.15
A Heartfelt Response to "The Death of the Picture Book"
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/04/14/opinion/20110414-letters-scroll.html?ref=opinion The New York Times recently published an article titled Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children. This prompted…
03.05
Were You Inspired by J.D. Salinger?
J.D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye, Franny and Zooey, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour:…