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Introduction – Love After 50: From Loss to Love Again
Introduction: It’s Not Too Late The thought first struck me, sharp and unbidden, in the frozen food aisle. It was a Tuesday evening. My cart held a single-serving lasagna and a bag of green peas. Around me, the low hum of freezers was the only soundtrack. I wasn’t...
A Brief History of Montreal
Montreal’s history begins long before it became a French colony or a modern Canadian metropolis. The island and surrounding region were used by Indigenous peoples for centuries before Europeans arrived, and the site that later became Montreal was already a place of...
Harper Lee Birthday – To Kill a Mockingbird Essay
Today, April 28, is Harper Lee's birthday, she was born 100 years ago. Here's the essay about her famous book To Kill a Mockingbird, from my new book 52 Banned Books: A Guided Intellectual Journey (U.S. edition): Unlock the Stories They Tried to Silence SYNOPSIS: Set...
New Book: Love After 50: From Loss to Love Again
Dating Apps, First Dates, and the Unexpected Joy of Falling in Love Again After 50 Starting over after fifty was never part of the plan. After 20 years of marriage, raising children, and building a life that felt settled, Adrian suddenly found himself back in the...
52 Banned Books Bonus: The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
Synopsis: Pak Jun Do is the son of a work-camp official who grows up in an orphanage in North Korea, learning early that survival depends on obedience and instinct. As he rises through the ranks of the regime, he is drawn into missions that blur truth, identity, and...
Introducing 52 Banned Books: A Guided Intellectual Journey (U.S. ed.)
A Yearlong Reading Guide Exploring America’s Most Challenged Literature What happens when a book is considered too powerful to stay on the shelf? 52 Banned Books is a reading guide designed for curious, thoughtful readers who want to explore the stories that have been...