When I was nine years old, a family friend who was an artist received a commission to illustrate a book for celebrated children’s author Jacqueline Woodson. My parents had met the artist when he had his first show in Philadelphia and remained friends with him over time. After I was born, he started illustrating children’s …
I read some of Coover’s short stories in college, but hadn’t read any of his novels. I’ve always wanted to read this one. When I learned he had written a 1000-page sequel, due out in early 2014, I decided now was the time. The book, published in 1966, tells the story of a devastating coal …
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This semester I am taking an English class called “Fairy Tales and Retellings”. As hinted in the title of the course, the class is focused on examining fairy tales and their adaptations throughout time. Although we read many different fairy tales from a wide range of sources, one book we rely on for how the …
At the end of this summer I began reading the novel Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie. I’d read The Satanic Verses as well as Rushdie’s memoir, Joseph Anton, last year, and I instantly loved his style and storytelling method. The Satanic Verses focuses on two main characters who struggle to come to terms with their …
Phil Jackson is not only one of the most storied coaches in the game of basketball, but in all sports worldwide, having amassed more championship titles than any other coach in the history of professional sports. Phil won eleven championships total during his time with the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. On those …
Being involved in A Paw in the Door, which is a Bath-based cat rescue group, I am always looking for reading pertaining to rescue work so that we can improve our “processes.” This month I have been reading Rescue Matters! by Sheila Webster Boneham PhD. I borrowed this on Maine Cat from the Bowdoin Library …
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Late this summer I began reading the newest novel from the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Americanah follows its twenty-something female protagonist, Ifemulu, as she travels from her solidly middle-class Nigerian home to the United States, where she eventually attends Princeton University on an academic fellowship. Along the way, Ifemelu interacts with a broad cast …
Growing up in Atlanta, I was surrounded by reminders of the Civil War that extended from the classroom to local battlefields. As the daughter of a history teacher, I had done my fair share of research on the subject (whether or not I enjoyed reading historical signs along the highway). However, nothing provides a perspective …
This summer I was forced to read an amazing book. I say that I was forced because a professor gave me a list of books to read over the summer in place of the prerequisites for a course I wanted to take (it is safe to say that I was less than excited to have …
I am into all things Maine, so when Gulf of Maine Books had their main sale on Maine Street, I had to go, I was mainly looking for non-fiction. I’m halfway through The Lobster Coast and am fascinated by the detailed history of so many places in Midcoast Maine. Woodard is very detailed in chronicling …