Blitz – Capturing the Moment
An hourglass could serve as a reminder and quantifier of time, but also as an escape. Young Spanish landscape architect Beto has an unusual [...]
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Todd Moss’ Ghosts of Havana – Intrigue Behind the Scene
On July 20, 2015, diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba were restored. And this past March, President and Michelle Obama [...]
Poet’s Corner: Now
Now I believe That your true strength rears its head in the midst of pain and distress Not because you’ve said it’s so or how you [...]
Five YA Novels Adults Can Enjoy Too
Besides spawning blockbuster film franchises, one of the things that’s made such series as Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy [...]
The Doll House by Fiona Davis
Heading out for the summer’s final hurrah? Be sure to pack The Doll House, a new novel by first-time author Fiona Davis, in your tote [...]
Literary Starbucks – Fresh-Brewed, Half-Caf, No-Whip Bookish Humor
John Keats orders a Venti iced caramel Frappucino. He sits down at a table by himself, sighs dramatically, and doesn’t drink it. [...]
The Lost Girls – Five Generations of Family Secrets
I hold secrets that don’t belong to me; secrets that would blacken the names of the defenseless dead. So writes the late Lucy [...]
The Hatching – World War Z With Spiders!
She was not afraid of spiders. There was no reason to be afraid of spiders. My brother is one of the biggest fans of horror movies and [...]
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