Scott Simon’s weekly show, Weekend Edition Saturday, has been called “the most literate, witty, moving, and just plain interesting news show.” So when he beg...
Scott Simon’s weekly show, Weekend Edition Saturday, has been called “the most literate, witty, moving, and just plain interesting news show.” So when he beg...
Like with all good literature, there are many themes and lessons we can learn and apply to our every day lives... Harry Potter is no exception
See what books were picked by the avid Goodread's folks as their 100 Books You Should Read in Your Lifetime.
A group of rising artists strongly rejects the all-or-nothing, children-versus-art premise
A lesson from the life of Leonardo da Vinci about how observing the world around you can lead to creative breakthroughs.
Narrating non-fiction audiobooks provides a benefit I hadn’t counted on – it’s an incredible learning experience. The book I am currently narrating will be my 20th non-fiction pro…
By focusing on analyzing literature and the historical context around it are English teachers missing the most important piece -- emotion?
I’m a little bit addicted to the whole zombie phenomenon. There’s always a good excuse for an undead movie marathon and when the apocalypse comes, I feel confident that I’ll survive for at leas…
Tips, book recommendations and a free printable to help you organize your own mother/daughter book club!
One writer reflects on the ways her mother's constant travel—and frequent absences—taught her to be powerful.
This experience as an artist and the valuable lessons learned from a commissioned painting. It's about an order that went awry but has a happy ending.
It’s Mother’s Day, so time to find out which maternal archetype from literature you most resemble
************ My Life Is My Masterpiece ~ Lessons Learned My theme ~ Lessons Learned. I’ll be posting a word that begins with each letter of the alphabet that fits my theme. This blo…
Novels and short stories are leveraging horror elements to express how dehumanizing motherhood can be
I love books; I’m addicted to stories. So when my fourth-grade daughter received an invitation to join a Mother-Daughter book club, I was thrilled.
By Art Carden | One lesson you should take from that is that as much as this sounds like the takeaway point from a bad high school commencement address, the end of your formal schooling is just the beginning of a life of sustained inquiry.
Marlo Hunter discusses the life of a freelance artist.
We'd all be wise to remember that sometimes to fight for our art, the most important battle is with ourselves.
In a world of "binge-watching" movies and TV shows, here's why readers should try reading slowly.
Mothers are rarely the heroes or protagonists in children’s fiction—often, they don’t even have a name.
"There is beauty in things that look and are different."