We all need to read more. Tracy Dahlby, a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin, argues, in an article in The Dallas Morning News, that this country needs a better literary infrastructure. In his article, Dahlby says that, according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Americans invest 16 minutes a […]
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A book for Mother’s Day
by resolutewoman on May 6, 2021 in book, children, mothers
I just remembered a delightful children’s book called The Mother’s Day Mice. It’s a story by Eve Bunting about three mice children who decide to look for a present for their mother. One suggests a rock. Another suggests a daisy. “They’re nice, but not special enough for this special day,” says Little Mouse. Finally, Biggest […]
Merry books for Christmas
by resolutewoman on December 1, 2020 in book, friends, holidays
Happy December! I am buying presents—online, of course. Lots of books for presents. I love to give people books for Christmas—even people who aren’t big readers. Maybe they will read the book I give them!? “Books are good company, in sad times and happy times,” E. B. White once said.
A joyful warrior
by resolutewoman on November 10, 2020 in book, change, courage
“My daily challenge to myself is to be part of the solution, to be a joyful warrior in the battle to come,” writes Kamala Harris in her book The Truths We Hold—An American Journey. “My challenge to you is to join that effort. To stand up for our ideals and values.”
Truth and facts
by resolutewoman on October 15, 2020 in balance, book, character, Uncategorized
“There is no truth, we all know that,” says Robert Caro, Pulitzer Prize winning author. “No one truth. No objective truth. No simple truth or no one simple truth either. But there are facts. Hard facts. Objective facts. Verifiable facts. And the more facts you come up with, the closer you come to whatever truth […]
Enlarge your world
by resolutewoman on October 13, 2020 in book, happiness, reading
I just visited Washington, D.C., with Bob Woodward when I read Rage, and, before that trip, I visited the forests of California with Robert Powers when I read The Overstory. I am thankful for books during this pandemic! “There are many little ways to enlarge your world. Love of books is the best of all,” Jacqueline […]
People who are difficult
by resolutewoman on October 6, 2020 in book, character, friends, Uncategorized
“I don’t enjoy normal, high functioning people,” Frederik Backman, the author of a new book called Anxious People, said recently during an Arts & Letters Live virtual presentation. “When I meet other people who are normal and happy and content, I don’t like them. I like people who are difficult, who march to the beat […]
A girl with a book
by resolutewoman on September 29, 2020 in book, girls, resolute-women
“Never underestimate the power of a girl with a book,” Ruth Bader Ginsberg once said. I’m going to honor Ruth Bader Ginsberg by encouraging girls I know to read a book, get lots of years of education and fight for justice.
My trip to North Korea
by resolutewoman on May 19, 2020 in book, change, courage, Uncategorized
How am I doing? I have been escaping the pandemic by traveling to North Korea. Really! My friend Jane gave me two books about people who escaped the horrors of North Korea—The Girl with Seven Names and A River in Darkness. No matter how long this virus crisis lasts, I won’t run out of books. […]
Read a book
by resolutewoman on May 16, 2020 in book, courage, stress
What do people need more than anything now? Books, says author Emma Straub. “What are we all doing in our quarantines? We’re figuring out how to walk out the door without walking out the door. Reading a book is the best way to do that.” Straub talked about her new book All Adults Here in […]
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