Gift of Reading IV
I’ve made a bit of an effort lately to keep my eye out for new, more diverse reading material and the exercise has paid off....
Raymond Chandler
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, set in the twenty-fourth century, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise enjoys relaxing on the ship’s holodeck; a...
The Business of Show
In 1947, a remarkable five-year-old boy used crayons and colored pencils to “lose himself in drawing whatever was in his head.” He had “a natural...
Patrick Stewart
Before reading and planning to comment upon the recently published memoir of Sir Patrick Stewart—Making It So: A Memoir (October 2023)—I anticipated spending time reminiscing...
Barbara Kingsolver
About a month ago while browsing in my local library, I saw Barbara Kingsolver’s latest, Demon Copperhead (2022), among the “staff picks” and brought it...
Announcing Another Salon: Tea @TNT
NOTE: The October SALON event was well-attended and much enjoyed. Attendees were on the edge of their seats, and full of questions. Another SALON event...
The American Experiment
In Civics 101, where students learn about the structure and function of the United States Constitution, we are typically taught to revere the document that...
The Atlas Club
Since reading Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking (2012) when it was first published, I have recommended...
Dickey Chapelle
Dickey Chapelle’s career as a war correspondent began in the Pacific Theater of Operations in the waning months of World War II in 1945 and...
Macy & Frankie
I was recently introduced to a couple of crime fiction series that offer interesting contrasts; one written by a female author whose female protagonist is...
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