Book Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Reception Upon its release, the St Jame’s Gazette questioned why Wilde would put his name to “so stupid and vulgar a piece of work”….
Read MoreBooks
Books
Book Review: The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde
(Technically a play review, but it’s a review of the script, so ‘book’ makes more sense) Frivolous Brilliance Simply put, The Importance of…
Read More
Book Review: Exploring 19th-Century Life | Travels with Henry James
Before He Was the Henry James of Literature While most know him as the brilliant novelist behind works such as The Portrait of a…
Read More
Book Review | Unmarriageable: Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan by Soniah Kamal
Unmarriageable: A Book Based on a Book It is a strange thing, reviewing a book based on a book of which one is very…
Read More
Book Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama
Reading Michelle Obama’s biography left me feeling like I’d been invited into her home or watched her being interviewed by Oprah. As I put…
Read More
Book Review: A Celtic Liturgy by Pat Robson
“The Celtic saints prayed by chatting to their loving Savior as they walked through life.” ~ Pat Robson A Celtic Liturgy by Pat Robson is a…
Read More
13th Annual Newburyport Literary Festival: April 27-28, 2018
“We read to know the world and ourselves better.” -Ann Hood As vibrant daffodils and grape hyacinths transform the stoney New England landscape, the…
Read More
Mark Your Calendars for Children’s Book Week 2018, April 30 – May 6!
What is Children’s Book Week? Children’s Book Week is a week set aside to celebrate children’s books and the joy of reading. Children’s Book…
Read More
Offsides & Out of Bounds, Thoughts on Athletes and Activism: We Matter by Etan Thomas
“Shut up and dribble,” was the response of television and radio talk show host Laura Ingraham to Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James for “talking politics”…
Read More
Malika – Warrior Queen: Part Two
In the second part of the series bearing her name, we find the Great Unifier Malika, queen of the Azzazian Empire, facing a greater,…
Read More
MALIKA: WARRIOR QUEEN PART ONE REVIEW
Malika: Warrior Queen (Part One) The YouNeek YouNiverse Malika is a character within the YouNeek YouNiverse created by Roye Okupe. Like the Marvel cinematic universe…
Read More
Book Review: A New Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci
First Impressions While rushing along Terminal C at Logan International Airport, I caught my first glimpse of Walter Isaacson’s new biography about Leonardo da…
Read More