by Abby Schiano | Apr 1, 2020 | What Are You Reading?
A Moment of Happiness by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi A moment of happiness, you and I sitting on the verandah, apparently two, but one in soul, you and I. We feel the flowing water of life here, you and I, with the garden’s beauty and the birds singing. The stars will be...
by Rachael Kelly | Oct 23, 2017 | "In The News", Quote of the Week, What Are You Reading?
Picture a graveyard in the middle of night at the start of the Civil War. The year is 1862, the place is a Georgetown cemetery, and the man in the crypt is President Abraham Lincoln, cradling the body of his 11-year-old son, Willie, who has just died of typhoid fever....
by Rachael Kelly | Oct 12, 2017 | Alumni in the Spotlight, What Are You Reading?
Ahmed Alali (’15) is an editor of fiction and nonfiction at Rewayat, a company that publishes Arabic and translated novels for young readers and adults in the United Arab Emirates. Rewayat is a subsidiary of the Kalimat Group, the UAE’s “frontrunner...
by Rachael Kelly | Oct 11, 2017 | "In The News", Events, What Are You Reading?
As I’m sure most of you know, October is National Book Month – a blissful, 31-day period dedicated to America’s favorite pastime (#sorrynotsorry, baseball fans). Since 2003, the National Book Foundation has spent the greater part of October hyping its...
by Kevin Mercado | May 10, 2017 | What Are You Reading?
Following April’s National Poetry Month’s celebration, readers can look forward to a Summer of beach reading. But, in between these two reading seasons is National Short Story Month, a form of writing dedicated to in the month of May. The Huffington Post...
by Breana Swinehart | Oct 31, 2016 | What Are You Reading?
It’s Halloween today, and while most people like to celebrate the holiday of horror with monster movies or costume parties, getting into a scary story is a great way to cap off the night right. Since most people are familiar with essential horror novels, such as...
