Reading History
On the occasion of Columbus Day, now also Indigenous People’s Day, I got into a brief conversation with a new acquaintance on
On the occasion of Columbus Day, now also Indigenous People’s Day, I got into a brief conversation with a new acquaintance on
Life in Rural Western New York during the Great Depression 1929-1936 (Published 1991)
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Bill Knowlton’s Bluegrass Ramble Picnic* Sunday, August 6th, I was in the large, relaxed
I’ve had a number of conversations with people about The Baby Boom (the “Boomers”) and how horrible they were, and how they
It took me a while to “hear” this book.
In fact, for the first few pages I felt a bit confused.
Not long ago, I was asked to attend a “Heritage Day” at a school, and answer questions about the sixties.
We’ve written reviews of Doug Brode’s books before in these pages.
And no wonder – he has written a lot of
As I often do, I’m reading more than one book at the same time. Typically, I’ll read one book of fiction, one
The Mouse and His Child by Russell Hoban, pictures by Lillian Hoban
How many books can you read at one time?