After a whopper spring snowstorm that delivered twelve inches of wet, heavy snow to our neck of the woods in Traverse City, Michigan yesterday, I am dreaming of sunshine and short sleeves in Italy April 1-4, at the Bologna Children’s... Read More

Against nightly newscasts that suggest an increasingly more polarized world stands literature, ready to give us empathetic insights into the lives of our distant neighbors. According to the founder of Europa Editions, books are an... Read More

This week, we’re thrilled to spend some time with Renée Watson, A-List poet and author of books for children and young adults, including the recently released Some Places More Than Others. Most notably, she won a Newbery Honor and... Read More

My new granddaughter from Park City, Utah, left last night after a week long staycation with us, meeting her extended family at our cottage. In her eleventh week, Rosemary is heart stoppingly precious, but what I grew to find most... Read More

Whether they’re ridiculing convention or finding meaning in addiction, straining purpose from long days or alleviating emotional tension, the poetry collections featured in our Summer Issue give careful readers much to consider. As... Read More