What people read can shape their minds Between book covers when they find A clearly stated point of view That tells them what they ought to do Tall and short and old and young Read Charles Bukowski, Carl Jung, Oscar Wilde and Carl Sagan, Lenin, Marx and Ronald Reagan Writers in good stead and standing […]
A Different Drummer: Why can’t I read?
Why can’t I read anymore? It’s a frustrating conundrum. I have a mound of started novels by my bed, each with a bookmarker sticking out like tongues wagging at me from the first 100 pages. I keep adding more books to the pile, but I don’t add many pages to what I’ve read. What is […]
New in town: ‘Little Library’
Near Patrice Sartor’s house at 511 Lansing Circle is a collection of books nestled inside a yellow wooden container. Sartor is not worried that someone will take one of the books. In fact, that’s the whole point. The box called a Little Free Library (LFL), and people are welcome to borrow a book to read. […]