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Julia Alvarez returns to adult fiction with Afterlife, which she calls her first novel as an “elder.” It’s about a newly retired woman whose comfortable life is upended when her husband dies. Continue Reading Julia Alvarez: Literature Tells Us ‘We Can Make It Through’
High school musicals are canceled around the country over coronavirus concerns. Broadway star Laura Benanti asked disappointed high school singers for the next best thing: performance videos. Continue Reading A Broadway Star And #SunshineSongs Bring Canceled High School Musical Theater To Small Screens
Pretty Bitches, a new essay collection edited by Lizzie Skurnick, explores how words that sound complimentary can actually be loaded with sexism. “These words are code,” Skurnick says. Continue Reading Feisty. Ambitious. Lucky. Female Writers On The Words That Undermine Women
If you’re hunkered down, doing your part to flatten the curve…maybe food is on your mind. You may be feeding your family – or cooking to deal with cabin fever. Here are some suggestions from NWPB staff. Continue Reading Staying Inside A Lot? Some Food Thoughts
Our kids’ books columnist Juanita Giles reports that, stuck at home with her family, she’s turned to a series by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos, for stories about relatable heroes. Continue Reading ‘Ordinary People’ Books Can Help In This Extraordinary Time
“Dolly hopes this series of stories will provide comfort and reassurance to coping kids and families during the shelter-in-place mandates,” the Imagination Library said. Continue Reading Dolly Parton Will Read Bedtime Stories To Kids Online Every Week
