I find myself shocked by how quickly both May and June have passed. Time continues to be so strange in this void of COVID-19 and social distancing days. I didn't get a May post done, because as soon as I finished up my spring semester at Simmons University (officially completing my first year of grad … Continue reading May/June Reading Roundup
While March felt like it went on forever, April actually flew by. I've spent my time working on summer classes, working my job remotely, and hanging out in Colorful Colorado. We've gotten 36 inches of snow in one week, including 18 inches on Easter. But now it's gotten warmer and I've started wearing shorts and … Continue reading April Reading Roundup
When I found out that I would be stuck in Colorado, without physical access to a public library, for a significant period of time, I told myself that I would read all of the books I own but have never read before. Some of these I bought new or used, some of these I brought … Continue reading Dispatches from the Void: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
To riff off of the great poet Kaveh Akbar: It has been March for months in both directions. This feels like the month that has gone on and on. I did get out a few posts this month, and I hope to get more out in April, just as I find ways to occupy myself … Continue reading March Reading Roundup
As part of my "History of Children's Literature Publishing" course I'm working on multiple projects over the course of the semester relating to Laura Ingalls Wilder's 1935 novel Little House on the Prairie which is the third book published in what would become the eight book Little House series. This is the first of multiple blog posts that will stem from those projects.
Bookishly Bright 