Over the weekend, a historic date slipped by, but not unnoticed, the anniversary of the first published issue of Life Magazine, at least the Life Magazine that most of us Baby Boomers, and pre-Boomers are familiar with.  I love coming across old Life Magazines when I attend historic book and paper auctions, and can imagine [...]

72 years ago today one of the most loved novels of all time was published, “Gone With the Wind”. The book was my favorite kind of book, many pages with a story that I never wanted to end. I have watched the movie more times than I can count, living vicariously the trials faced by [...]

Am I the only girl that dreamed of the day when she would one day own a horse? I loved horses and reading any book I could get my hands on that had anything to do with horses, so reading “Black Beauty” was a natural for me. So, may I just say thanks to the [...]

Today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday, he was born in 1904, and I remember well many of his books, including The Cat in the Hat, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and so many other books that made learning to read a fun experience for young…and [...]

January is National Braille Literacy Month. Authors and writers, you have Louis Braille to thank for this wonderful system of reading with fingertips that he designed. He was born on the 4th of January in 1809, so this month is set aside to honor his achievement. He sustained an eye injury that left him blind, [...]