“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.
Book Love: Of Tractors and Mockingbirds
I said my goal was for students to appreciate literature. Secretly, though, my goal was for the kids to love literature. I wanted them to experience book love.
John Steinbeck’s California
Charity Singleton Craig experiences John Steinbeck’s California through the Salinas Valley and the Monterey Peninsula finding a people she already knows, though she has never met.
This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
Poetry on the cubicle farm, books from birdhouses and vending machines, and making rejection make you better. Will Willingham has our Top Ten Poetic Picks for this week.