Month: March 2014

Decades as an elementary-school teacher left Rita Major-Hallerdin with a keen desire to write about child safety. If her first effort is a good predictor, “Quincy’s Theme Park Adventure: A Lesson Learned” will be the first of a significant series designed to teach reading skills — and at the same time improve parenting. Hers will… Continue reading Book Review: Rita’s big adventure

I sat down this afternoon to answer Doris Heilman’s interview questions (which in the course of time will appear on 111publishing.com), and it made me think more deeply about my own reading. I read for pleasure and to admire the workmanship of my betters, so I was not surprised to find that my list included… Continue reading MY FAVORITE RECENT BOOKS – McEwan, Grossman, Kushner, Tartt, Patchett