On a rare and blessed occasion, London sees a sunny day, or rather, a day comprised of sunny moments. Today was one of them. It was a…… Read more “Literary Spotlight: Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney”
Category: Book Club
Discussion One: The Historical Context of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
In this video, I provide an overview of the Regency period as it pertains to Jane Austen’s novel Sense and Sensibility. I discuss the characteristics of a…… Read more “Discussion One: The Historical Context of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen”
Women of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar
Mrs. Willard “I had a picture of Mrs. Willard, with her heather-mixture tweeds and her sensible shoes and her wise, maternal maxims,” (Plath 218). “‘What a man…… Read more “Women of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar”
A Two Euro Purchase
It was nine twenty in the morning when I arrived at the used book sale. In forty minutes my English class would begin just down the hall.…… Read more “A Two Euro Purchase”
Book Spotlight: A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini I could picture myself as a mother. The children and laundry. The sacrifice. The teaching. I could picture myself at…… Read more “Book Spotlight: A Thousand Splendid Suns”
Book Spotlight: Unaccustomed Earth
Book Spotlight: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri I finished the book beneath a hot Michigan sun with a baseball cap protecting my scalp. In a reclining Adirondack…… Read more “Book Spotlight: Unaccustomed Earth”
Bee Abundant 