She just smiled, said that she loved books more than anything, and started telling him excitedly what each of the ones in her lap was about. And Ove realized that he wanted to hear her talking about the things she loved for the rest of his life. —Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove Curmudgeon | noun | cur ⋅ mud ⋅ geon | \(ˌ)kər-ˈmə-jən\ 1. a crusty, ill-tempered, cantankerous ... Read More
Bibliophile
As I sit here struggling to start my first “official” post, I’m reminded of my students when they are writing essays. “I don’t know how to starrrt!” My advice to them is always, “Just get started with the meat. You can always come back and re-write your intro.” So that’s what I’m going to do, and if I don’t re-write this intro, no big deal. The name of this blog is ... Read More