The first full week of February is Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week. It’s impossible to estimate how many young readers have been...

And Daddy, a self-employed brick mason, made my brother and me go to work with him from the time we were old enough to get into trouble...

Well, I’ve taken that first step (actually several steps) on that long journey of fulfilling one of my perennial resolutions: to read...

Are you looking for that perfect gift for someone special? If that someone special happens to be a history buff, I’ve got a suggestion: a...

As we approach the cusp of another new month (can it really be October already?), a quick glance at my planning calendar reveals some...

I guess, based on the dates of those various special days, that someone wants you to read the book before you buy it. It’s usually the...

As many books as I’ve read since Mrs. George first awoke my interest in reading nearly fifty years ago in fifth grade, that’s a hard...

Today, I take a brief glance backward to August 28, 2015, when I posted this article, my first effort at blogging. Much has changed since...