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What to Eat With Dracula: Paprika Hendl

By Sara Barkat 1 Comment

Dracula Paprika Spoon

Chicken paprikash is a traditional Hungarian, Bulgarian, Czechoslovakian, and Romanian dish. It’s the perfect dish to cozy up to Dracula with!

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Classic Books, Dracula, Fiction, Horror

The Crazy Little Viral Dracula Book Club

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

Dracula Castle Eltz Castle Wierschem Germany

A crazy little viral Dracula Book Club is taking place via inboxes everywhere. Join and experience the classic in community, with hilarity!

Filed Under: book club, Books, Classic Books, Dracula, Fiction

Perspective: The Madness of Don Quixote

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

three horses in a field

Madness is the coin that opens our hearts to story. Join us as we consider the madness and sanity of Cervantes’ Don Quixote.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, Classic Books, Perspective

Reading Generously: Sacred Reading with Jane Eyre

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

Christmas pine tree sunset

Some books bear up under rereading generously, like Charlote Brontë’s “Jane Eyre.” Especially with sacred reading.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, book reviews, Classic Books, Reading Generously

Reading Generously: The Great Gatsby Poetry

By Megan Willome 9 Comments

Pontiac GTO

In her new edition, Tania Runyan says ‘The Great Gatsby’ might as well be poetry. Megan Willome puts that assertion to the poetic test.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Classic Books, Reading Generously, The Great Gatsby

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.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Classic Books, English Teaching Resources, National Poetry Month, Patron Only

Forgotten Classics: “The Moon Is Down” by John Steinbeck

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

“The Moon Is Down,” the 1942 short novel by John Steinbeck, was disliked by U.S. critics, but it had a large impact in occupied Europe.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Classic Books

Top 10 Best Lord of the Flies Quotes

By L.L. Barkat 4 Comments

Jungle Sea for Lord of the Flies-Philipinnes

Catch these top 10 best quotes from Lord of the Flies, chosen by poet Tania Runyan. You’ll be surprised by how they capture the whole book perfectly!

Filed Under: Classic Books, Lord of the Flies, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

Reading Generously: ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

snow white lion cub

How do you keep reading generously when you don’t like a story? Megan Willome says writing a poem may help.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, Classic Books, Generous, Reading and Books, Reading Generously

A Ritual to Read to Each Other: Blessing Dora Copperfield

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

blessing dora

In our reading roundup, A Ritual to Read to Each Other, we consider how to bless Dora Copperfield from Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield.’

Filed Under: A Ritual to Read to Each Other, A Story in Every Soul, Blog, Classic Books, English Teaching Resources, To Bless the Space Between Us

Forgotten Classics: “Shakespeare of London” by Marchette Chute

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

“Shakespeare of London” by Marchette Chute, long out of print, remains one of the best literary biographies of the playwright that we have.

Filed Under: article, Blog, book reviews, Books, Classic Books, Shakespeare, Theater, william shakespeare

‘The Yellow Wall-Paper’ Book Club: Divinest Sense

By Megan Willome 3 Comments

Sara Barkat

Join author Megan Willome as we read a graphic novel of ‘The Yellow Wall-Paper’ using Emily Dickinson’s poem ‘Much Madness is divinest Sense–’ as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, book reviews, Classic Books, Emily Dickinson, Graphic Novel, Patron Only, The Yellow Wall-Paper

‘The Yellow Wall-Paper’ Book Club: Tell It Slant

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Sara Barkat

Join author Megan Willome as we read a graphic novel of ‘The Yellow Wall-Paper’ using Emily Dickinson’s poem ‘Tell all the truth but tell it slant–’ as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Classic Books, Emily Dickinson, Graphic Novel, Patron Only, The Yellow Wall-Paper

‘The Yellow Wall-Paper’ Book Club: The Thing With Feathers

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

graphic novel Sara Barkat

Join author Megan Willome as we read a graphic novel of “The Yellow Wall-Paper” using Emily Dickinson’s poem “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers–” as our guide.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, book reviews, Classic Books, Emily Dickinson, Graphic Novel, Patron Only, The Yellow Wall-Paper, Writing

Book Club Announcement: ‘The Yellow Wall-Paper: a graphic novel’ (+ two more book clubs for spring)

By Megan Willome Leave a Comment

Sara Barkat

“When I teach poetry,” says author Megan Willome, “I remind people that there is no secret code to crack. So also with this story. There isn’t one right answer — or rather, there are as many answers as there are shades of yellow.” Come share your palette of views, in our new book club!

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Classic Books, Graphic Novel, The Yellow Wall-Paper

A Ritual to Read to Each Other: Reading Classics

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

Thursday Next

Join author Megan Willome as she reads classics in the new column, A Ritual to Read to Each Other. What beloved book or poem do you want to protect?

Filed Under: A Ritual to Read to Each Other, A Story in Every Soul, Classic Books, William Wordsworth

Reader, Come Home: Why ‘Jane Eyre’ is a YA Novel

By Megan Willome 15 Comments

Charlotte Bronte

Learn the secrets of being a deep reader with author Megan Willome as we discuss why ‘Jane Eyre’ is a YA novel. And share your February pages for our monthly Reader, Come Home column.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Books, Reader Come Home, Reading and Books

Dylan Thomas, Christmas, New Orleans, and Me

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Snowy woods A Child's Christmas in Wales Dylan Thomas

Reading “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas evokes memories of Christmases in New Orleans with family, friends, and Cherry Bounce.

Filed Under: article, Blog, Books, Britain, Classic Books, Poets

“The Old Curiosity Shop:” Charles Dickens and a Road Trip!

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Trees The Old Curiosity Shop Road Trip

“The Old Curiosity Shop” by Charles Dickens, with some of the author’s most memorable characters, isn’t about a shop at all — it’s about a road trip.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Classic Books, English Teaching

Reading in the Wild: January’s Pages

By Megan Willome 21 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your January pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her January good reads.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Classic Books, Classic Poetry, Epic Poetry, Fairytales, Literacy for Life, Poems, Reading and Books, Reading in the Wild, Tolkien

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