In this reflection, I consider the effects that Falling Upward (2011) had on me after I first read it in 2014. In this book by Franciscan monk Richard Rohr, comments on
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is Drawn from Muriel Spark’s Life
Don Wilms lead the Richmond, Virginia (RVA) Classic Bookclub Discussion of The Prime of Miss Brodie in April 2022
MINI BOOK REVIEW: FALLEN IDOLS, TWELVE STATUES THAT MADE HISTORY BY ALEX VON TUNZELMANN
By Paul Ho – Litchatte Reviewer Ten years ago, I would never have imagined I’d be reading a book about statues. But here we are in 2022, where even
Poetry Workshop: Meeting Shakepeare’s Similes, Metaphors, and Ironies
One a recent TV Commercial, a happy-go-lucky pitchman compares buying insurance to selecting ice cream flavors: there is one for each need. Although his sale comparison method could be considered
What I Would Say to My Younger Self
“The figures of a horse and rider came slowly through the eddying mist. The rider handed the passenger a small— folded paper. The guard opened the note that simply said,
Reconsidering What is a Modern Classic Book: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
In this article, Murray Ellison considers how we might consider books written in the last 70 years as Classics and considers Kazuo’s, The Remains of the Day as a modern classic.
THE POLITICS, MATHEMATICS, AND STRATEGIES OF POTLUCKS
Some interesting mathematics and strategies around potluck meals
Race and Gender in Kate Chopin’s Short Story, “Desiree’s Baby”
by Mary Ramsey Evans… While Kate Chopin is most often remembered for her controversial novel, The Awakening (1898), she also wrote almost one hundred short stories, many of them published
Re-Reading and Teaching the Joy Luck Club with Senior – Age Students in 2022
From my experience, teaching about a book is the best way to learn about it. In teaching a recent class on The Joy Luck Club (1989) by Amy Tan (see
“USEFUL DELUSIONS:” The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain
MINI BOOK REVIEW of USEFUL DELUSIONS: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain by Shankar Vedantam and Bill Messler from Paul Ho, Litchatte
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Search for Freedom and Identity in New York’s Greenwich Village
ELEANOR IN THE VILLAGE: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Search for Freedom and Identity in New York’s Greenwich Village, by Jan Jarboe Russell A Mini-Book Review by Litchatte Writer, Paul Ho A little