Controversies in the world of literature and articles on authors and their books.
BOOK 1 Bill Gates has been promoting his newest book entitled How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. You may have seen his appearance on “60 Minutes”, which aired February 14, 2020. On the TV program and in the book, Gates claims that the world needs to get to zero carbon emmissions by 2050 in order to avoid a climate disaster. To accomplish this goal, Gates
PBS provided a great deal of hype for it’s new adaptation of James Herriot’s books about his time as a veternarian in the Yorkshire countryside. Some viewers, however, do not appreciate the new version of All Creatures Great and Small. Have you watched the series? Did you read the books? What do you think? James Herriott, whose actual name was James Alfred Wight, was a
Valentine’s Day is only one week away. Want to read a book about love? Not romantic love, but the love a mother has for a child, a librarian has for books and a farmer has for the land. Want to read a book that came out in February, the month for love? Choose one or more of the books featured in this article to not
In the January 17, 2021, issue of the New York Times Book Review, Zachery Karabell reviewed four new books that look at life after Covid. It doesn’t take long for some people to write a book, does it? You may be too excited, depressed, fretful or antsy to read anything else about Covid; but, these books offer differing scenarios of a world that will become
Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2020 In the December 3, 2020, issue of SMITHSONIANMAG.COM, Beth Py-Lieberman reported on new books that Smithsonian scholars felt would focus on events of the times. I have listed many of these recommended books. The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States Recommended by Orlando Serrano, youth and teacher program manager at
Both Olivia Newton-John and Nadia Owusu have written memoirs. Newton-John’s memoir is entitled Don’t Stop Believin’. If you were a Grease fan, you will want to find out how ‘Sandy’ is doing post-Grease. Plaguing health issues have not daunted her spirit, and she has become a serious advocate for cancer research and treatment in Melbourne, Australia. Her memoir will help your spirits soar. Nadia Owusu
The Washington Post recently published a piece entitled “10 Books to Read in January”. Knowing that most of us will not read 10 books in one month, I have picked out a few for you to choose from IF you are caught up on your book club reading!! “The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine,” by Janice
Book Bub recently published photos of artfully organized bookshelves. If you have resolved to redo your bookshelves or add a new one, take a look at some of my favorites from the Book Bub feature: Vintage Display Simply Arranged Book Aspirations Still Life with Books Time to Unwind No Wasted Space Glorious Books
Psychologists and psychiatrists are reporting as much as four times more cases of depression since March of 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. Much of the increased stress and depression stems from people losing their jobs, losing their savings and, worse yet, losing family members and friends due to death from Covid. Those lucky enough not to have experienced drastic losses are nonetheless suffering from
