2023 has been an especially amazing year for books, with authors both new and old sharing captivating and inspiring stories....
Aaah, the lost art of letter writing you say? Yes. You know that archaic way of communication that existed long before email, text messaging...
The YA Twitter community was up in arms this morning, after the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled “Sex? Violence? An Author Tests the Boundaries of YA Fiction.” The basi…
I decided to do this fun little bookish post that Jamie at The Perpetual Page Turner started. It’s kind of like those old “pick a song to answer the question” posts, but you choos…
We begin with the unnamed, unknown persons in this story—the crowd. If modern Middle Eastern towns are a gauge, the crowd that followed Jesus was likely made up of men and, perhaps, a few boys who had squeezed in among the adults. If women or girls were present, we expect that they did not join the throng. Instead, typically, they hung back. This observation alone underscores the bravery and determination of the woman, unnamed in the accounts, who pushed her way into the clump of male bodies and reached out for Jesus’s clothing to gain relief.
What are the chances of really becoming a commercially and critically successful author in 2013? For me personally, the idea of being a down-and-out writer living in a bedsit hasn't had to become a reality just yet. This is due to still living at my parents' home.
Ever since I was little, I have always known that reading is my thing, but I don't think I ever understood poetry until I was a senior in high school.
As Jesus Christ continued to present his “Sermon at the Temple,” a version of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7) that He gave to the Book of Mormon peoples, He declared that some people attempting to enter the kingdom of heaven would be told to “depart” (3 Nephi 14:23). They would not be allowed to enter, despite having come to the Lord after proclaiming to have done many things in His name. Although this approach may seem harsh to some, it makes more sense if one understands how Jesus was using covenant/temple language that His audience would have recognized and understood.
Parents and child literacy experts choose the best books for toddlers that hold their attention and get them settled down for bed. These classic and new books are fun for adults to read and begin kids' lifelong love of reading.
There is a fabulous article on Lifehacker this morning on keeping a notebook in the digital age which, I’m sure we can all agree, is a fabulous idea. (via Lifehacker, quote via Pencil Revolut…
It’s never too late — or too early — to diversify your child’s bookshelf. Just start with any one of these beloved 14 BIPOC authors.
