In this stirring account of a teacher and his twelve students tucked away in the mountains of Vermont, educator Tal Birdsey fervently documents the founding year of his small junior high school with wit and humility. Part memoir, part meditation on the power of art and poetry, and part criticism of standardized education, A Room … Continue reading Hey, Teach!
Settle in with a Good Book
OK, it's not much of a picture, but that's not the point. What you need to know is that we're unpacking a ton (literally) of bargain-priced books. The pick of the litter has to be some nearly new books from the Everyman's Library series. We have The Best of Wodehouse, three novels by Dashiell Hammett, … Continue reading Settle in with a Good Book
"I’m gonna read this new book before I hate it."
When Eoin Colfer was tapped to write the sixth book in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (yeah, yeah), he faced a lot of criticism from the series' diehard fans. One of them even told Colfer, "I'm gonna read this new book before I hate it."Rather than try to beat them, he joined … Continue reading "I’m gonna read this new book before I hate it."
Musings from Magers and Quinn 