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Since 2012, I’ve been writing about books. And the act of reading. And the importance of story and narrative. But, mostly, the underlying theme of all I write is how taking a moment to stop and digest some longform text — instead of scrolling, instead of watching a video, instead of multitasking — can be one of the most grounding things we can do for ourselves. Here’s the one-stop online home for all this writing.
You can read more about me and my work by moseying over here. Want to peruse periodic “essay drops” — excerpts from my work-in-progress essay collection about Homesickness? Here ya go.
The Snowy Day is Now an Opera
Oh, I love this! The Snowy Day — that ubiquitous 1962 picture book by Ezra Jack Keats — has been transformed into an opera, now at the Houston Grand Opera. The Snowy Day is the most-checked-out book in the history of the New York Public Library, btw.
Mr. Men and Little Miss Turn 50
Raise your hand if you had these books as a child and/or read them to a child in your life. (🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️) Happy 50th Birthday to all the Mr. Men and Little Misses to have graced your bookshelves.
