What Was Your Favorite Book in 2013?
Let’s face it: holiday shopping season is upon us. Of course, this word nerd recommends giving books as gifts, but there are so many to choose from! Tog...
Category: How to encourage reading
Why Reading Literary Fiction Improves Social Skills
I love to find proof that reading is good for your brain. A new study suggests that reading literary fiction can improve one’s ability to interpret the em...
What I Love About Eleanor and Park
First love overwhelms you. Park Sheridan learns that the hard way. In the YA novel Eleanor and Park, by Rainbow Rowell, two misfits bond over comic books and a...
How Books Create Childhood Memories: Madeline
Do you recognize these words? In an old house in Paris, That was covered in vines, Lived twelve little girls, In two straight lines. Do you remember what comes ...
Why We Still Need Handwritten Letters
A few weeks ago, my friend Nan sent me an awesome article from The Chronicle of Higher Education called “The Ideal English Major.” Of course, this ...
What is Metonymy?
Welcome to Wondrous Words Wednesday! Time to learn something new. Visit Kathy at Bermudaonion.net for more intellectually stimulating words. My word comes fro...