As the author of SEARCHING FOR TINA TURNER, Jacqueline Luckett has established herself as a writer to watch. In the touching post below, she reflects on the strong influence of her mother, who, while not an avid fiction reader herself, cherished Jacqueline’s first novel.
Photo: Jacqueline with her mother, Bernice.
Richard Horan zig-zagged across the country, tracking down author's homes and the trees that were a source of reference and inspiration to link literature with nature like never before. The result is SEEDS: One Writer's Serendipitous Journey to Find the Trees That Inspired Famous American Writers, from Faulkner to Kerouac, Welty to Wharton. Richard discusses his fond tree-climbing and tree houses memmories in this essay.
Vladimir Nabokov
The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.
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Vladimir Nabokov
Late April 2011
Finally! Spring feels like it’s here (well, actually we zipped right to summer in New York) --- it’s time to get out there and enjoy the outdoors! And then, when you’ve had your fill of the fresh air, you’ll want to plop down on a couch for some relaxation time with any of the great reads we're telling you about here.
When does the school year end for you?
April 28, 2011, 185 voters
Sally Gunning has written three historical novels set in New England; her most recent --- THE REBELLION OF JANE CLARK --- was released last year. Below, her mother shares Sally's first poem, and the authors who shaped her early life.
George Carlin
People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think.
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George Carlin
