Thanksgiving Books You’ll Want to Put On Your Reading List
Here's a list of Thanksgiving books with plenty of reading options to help you get into the spirit of the holiday. We tend to overlook Thanksgiving books. For example, Christmas tends to get more literary attention. But, believe it or not, there
Best Book Blogs for People Who Love to Read
Book blogs are great for people who love to read. You know, people like you. Some book blogs are written by professional book reviewers, journalists, or editors. While others are maintained by amateurs or volunteers. There are genre-specific book blogs, blogs that
Cease Copying The Writer’s Almanac & How You Can Help
Trying to replace The Writer's Almanac started just after dawn on Christmas Eve 2017, inside a Kirkland, Wash., Starbucks. Employees carried themselves with pep and spirit. Customers came and went, grabbed coffees, gave the workers their holiday wishes, and left. Along the
June 21-24, 2018 – Octavia E. Butler, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Welcome to the June 21-24, 2018, edition of Bidwell Hollow. In this episode, we recognize the birthdays of Octavia E. Butler, Ian McEwan, Anne Carson, and Erich Maria Remarque. Today, June 21, is the summer solstice, the start of summer, in
June 18-20, 2018 – Salman Rushdie, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Welcome to the June 18-20, 2018, edition of Bidwell Hollow. In this episode, we recognize the birthdays of Salman Rushdie, Charles Waddell Chestnutt, Sarah Kay, and Paul Muldoon. Our poem is by Cale Young Rice. It's titled, "Haunted Seas." Let's
June 14-17, 2018 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Welcome to the June 14-17, 2018, edition of Bidwell Hollow. In this post, we recognize the birthdays of writers Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Edgar Wideman, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andy Weir. James Owens provides our poem. It's titled, "A Prayer
June 11-13, 2018 – W. B. Yeats, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Welcome to the June 11-13, 2018, edition of Bidwell Hollow. In this post, we highlight the birthdays of W. B. Yeats, Frank X Walker, and Bill Naughton. Yeats's "When You Are Old" is this edition's poem. Thank you for supporting
June 7-10, 2018 – Gwendolyn Brooks, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Welcome to the June 7-10 edition of Bidwell Hollow. It's the birthday of poet Gwendolyn Brooks. This edition also recognizes the birthdays of Saul Bellow, Patricia Cornwell, and Maurice Sendak. Lola Ridge's "Potpourri" is this edition's poem. If you have
June 4-6, 2018 – Alexander Puskin, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
It's the June 4-6, 2018, edition of Bidwell Hollow. This episode highlights the birthday of Alexander Pushkin, Maxine Kumin, and Val McDermid. Our poem for today is by James Verner. It's titled, "Fernweh." Verner reads the poem in the podcast
May 31-June 3, 2018 – Walt Whitman, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Welcome to the May 31-June 3, 2018 edition of Bidwell Hollow. May 31 is the birthday of Walt Whitman and Elizabeth Coatsworth. And June 3 is the birthday of Beat Generation poet and writer Alan Ginsburg. Whitman's, "A Noiseless Patient