Taming Shakespeare
Last month my older child grumbled and complained as she read her assigned pages from TAMING OF THE SHREW. In her English class she’s already read and enjoyed books such as THE CHOSEN, BLACK BOY and...
View ArticleTop Picks Thursday 12-10-2015
Welcome to this week’s Top Picks Thursday! With the craziness of the holidays upon us, we try to find some breathing space to write. ‘Tis the season for gift giving. Judith Briles shares why books are...
View ArticleTop Picks Thursday! For Readers & Writers 11-3-2016
Welcome to the first Top Picks Thursday of November! As we recover from the Halloween sugar-coma, we plunge into the yearly madhouse that is NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month. Angela Ackerman has...
View ArticleTop Picks Thursday! For Readers and Writers 12-01-2016
Welcome to the first Top Picks Thursday of December! I cannot believe the year has gone so fast. Since it is holiday time for many people, Ruth Harris has a gifts for writers wish list. NaNoWriMo has...
View ArticleTop Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 05-25-2017
Welcome to the last Top Picks Thursday of May! We hope everyone enjoys the Memorial Day weekend. Have fun, stay safe, and remember the men and women who died to protect our freedoms and our country....
View ArticleTop Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 07-20-2017
Welcome to this week’s Top Picks Thursday! Author Sherman Alexie cancels much of his remaining book tour. Sarah Bolme shares three reasons people buy books, Andre Calilhanna explores reading habits...
View ArticleTop Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 08-31-2017
*The Author Chronicles’s hearts go out to everyone in Houston and in the path of Harvey. Wishing all a dry, safe place to stay while they recover.* Welcome to the last Top Picks Thursday of August!...
View ArticleTop Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 11-15-2018
Welcome to this week’s Top Picks Thursday! Can you believe we are halfway through November already? Today is America Recycles Day, and Saturday is National Take a Hike Day. Since it will be a high of...
View ArticleTop Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 04-25-2019
Welcome to the last Top Picks Thursday of April! Looking ahead, Saturday, April 27th, is National Tell a Story Day and Sunday is National Great Poetry Reading Day! Ed Nawaotka reports that Independent...
View ArticleTop Picks Thursday! For Writers and Readers 11-14-2019
Welcome to this week’s Top Picks Thursday! It’s gotten very cold here, so it is perfect weather for curling up with a hot drink and some writerly links! This second week in November is National Young...
View ArticleTop Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 05-28-2020
Welcome to the last Top Picks Thursday of May! May 30th is National Creativity Day, and May 31st is National Speak in Sentences Day. Check out the finalists for the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for...
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