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The Great Gatsby Book Club: Chapters 5 & 6—Dreams and Longing

By Tania Runyan Leave a Comment

starry sky

If it’s about anything, The Great Gatsby is about dreams and longing. But does Jay Gatsby cherish the dream of Daisy more than Daisy herself?

Filed Under: Blog, book club, English Teaching Resources, The Great Gatsby

Book Club: Meet the Great Gatsby Characters—Couches Included!

By Tania Runyan 10 Comments

Gatsby Mansion Long Island

In the first installment of our book club, Tania Runyan introduces The Great Gatsby characters—human and otherwise—and invites readers to a Gatsby sestina.

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National Poetry Month: Giving Gatsby the Green Light

By Tania Runyan 20 Comments

Gatsby Kindle on Table

This National Poetry Month, join Tania Runyan to take a poetic twist on Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby in our in our new book club.

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The Reindeer Chronicles Book Club: You’re Cutting a Tree in Almería and Getting a Storm in Dusseldorf

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Windsurfer on choppy sea for Reindeer Chronicles book club

In this final discussion of The Reindeer Chronicles book club, we consider the interconnectedness of land use and the water system, also known as the rain in Spain.

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The Reindeer Chronicles Book Club: We Can Never Approach the Wisdom of These Animals

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Snowy scene

In this week’s discussion of The Reindeer Chronicles, we consider the wisdom of the animals themselves in engineering an ecosystem.

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The Reindeer Chronicles Book Club: That Which Has Been Damaged Can Be Healed

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

Rolling green hills with winding road for Reindeer Chronicles book club

In the first installment of our Reindeer Chronicles, we explore the amazing regeneration of China’s Loess Plateau after centuries of degradation.

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Book Club Announcement: The Reindeer Chronicles

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Winter sunrise over bare trees for Reindeer Chronicles book club

We start our 2021 book club season with a title to help us work with the language of crisis and stories of possibility in the Reindeer Chronicles by Judith D. Schwartz.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, The Reindeer Chronicles

‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Book Club: none but Love

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

Charles Wallace

Who wins? None but Love. Joins us for the last installment of our book club about Madeleine L’Engle’s classic, ‘A Wrinkle in Time.’

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‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Book Club: the heart within me knows

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

Madeleine L'Engle

In the second installment of our book club about Madeleine L’Engle’s classic, ‘A Wrinkle in Time,’ we ask how the heart knows what is true.

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‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Book Club: every listless star

By Megan Willome 8 Comments

Madeleine L'Engle

Meg Murry is Every Girl, every listless star. Join us for a three-part book club about Madeleine L’Engle’s classic, ‘A Wrinkle in Time.’

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A Ritual to Read to Each Other: Introducing ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Book Club

By Megan Willome 7 Comments

Madeleine L'Engle

Stand with those who fight: Shakespeare, Bach, and Meg Murry. Join our October book club as we read Madeleine L’Engle’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time.’

Filed Under: A Ritual to Read to Each Other, A Story in Every Soul, Blog, book club

Winter Stars Book Club: Comedy – “Auras in Suburbia”

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

Winter Stars Auras in Suburbia

In the final discussion of Sonia Barkat’s collection of 10-minute plays, Callie Feyen laughs along with swooshing trench coats and seafood hedges in the comedy “Auras in Suburbia.”

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Winter Stars Book Club: Fantasy – “To The Shadows We Return”

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

Winter Stars dark flower

In this week’s book club discussion of the short plays in Sonia Barkat’s Winter Stars, Callie Feyen considers the complexities of love and friendship in the fantasy play, “To the Shadows We Return.”

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Winter Stars Book Club: Tragedy – Winter Stars

By Callie Feyen 7 Comments

Hot springs winter stars book club

In the opening discussion of Sonia Barkat’s collection of 10-minute plays, Winter Stars, Callie Feyen unfolds the epic battle between the Oak and Holly kings.

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Children’s Book Club: ‘Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story’

By Megan Willome 7 Comments

Nora Raleigh Baskin

9/11 began with a perfect blue sky. Join author Megan Willome as she reads ‘Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story’ for this month’s Children’s Book Club.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, book club, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club

Book Club Announcement: ‘Winter Stars’ by Sonia Barkat

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

Sonia Barkat

In September, Callie Feyen leads our next book club discussion of Sonia Barkat’s ‘Winter Stars: three 10-minute plays.’ Come play with us.

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Resilient Book Club: Part 4—Relating

By Laura Boggess 2 Comments

two wooly sheep cuddling

In the final discussion in our book club of Resilient by Rick Hanson, Laura Boggess leads us in a conversation about Relating, and our inner strengths of courage, aspiration, and generosity.

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Resilient Book Club: Part 3—Regulating

By Laura Boggess Leave a Comment

Pair of tigers

In this week’s book club discussion of Rick Hanson’s Resilient, Laura Boggess helps us consider a third way of meeting our needs and building resilience, through regulating our thoughts, feelings, and actions.

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Resilient Book Club: Part 2—Resourcing

By Laura Boggess 2 Comments

Resilient book club girl with hat

In this week’s installment of our book club of Resilient by Rick Hanson, Laura Boggess discusses the role of resourcing ourselves to build resilience, and reflects on grit, gratitude and confidence.

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Resilient Book Club: Part 1—Recognizing

By Laura Boggess 7 Comments

Resilient book club light house

In this week’s first installment of our book club of Resilient by Rick Hanson, Laura Boggess discusses the role of recognizing in meeting our needs, and considers the inner strengths of compassion, mindfulness and learning.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Patron Only, Resilient

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