“You are not required to agree with everything you read. That is submission. But laughing at it and trying to understand something you do not concur with is called being sophisticated.” – p. 7 Greg Proops’ The Smartest Book in the World: A Lexicon of Literacy, A Rancorous Reportage, A Concise Curriculum of Cool (one of…
Category: Book Club
A Write Teacher(s) Review: Attachments
Dear Bookworms, I’ve been hearing a lot recently about the author Rainbow Rowell. She has written several books that have made quite a splash among the readers that I know. So I set out to discover why. I began with Eleanor & Park, (the book club book for the month of May here at The…
The Write Teacher(s) Bookshelf: July Picks!
Hello Beautiful People! It’s July already – can you believe it?! We have some fantastic titles picked out for this month, and cannot wait to dive right in in. Cavendon Hall, by Barbara Taylor Bradford Confessions of a Wild Child, by Jackie Collins and, our bookshelf pick… The Glass Kitchen, by Linda Francis Lee (Check…
Book Club Discussion: Learning Not to Drown
Hi bookworms! If you’ve been following along with Close Reads Cafe, the official book club of The Write Teacher(s), you’d know that our book pick for June was LEARNING NOT TO DROWN by Anna Shinoda. Now that June is coming to a close, we’d love to discuss the book with you! My review: Clare Tovin is…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: Learning Not to Drown
Hello Beautiful People, As you all know, the book club selection for this month is Learning Not to Drown, by Anna Shinoda. If you’re not familiar with our book club, you can get all the goods + details + info right here. I’m not sure where to begin with Learning Not to Drown. Not sure…
The Write Teacher(s) Bookshelf: June Picks!
Hello Beautiful People, It’s JUNE. Can you believe it? Cause I can’t. Cause I’m pretty sure yesterday was January 1st. And now, it’s June. Which is just…banannas. Anyway, because it’s June, and the first, we’re announcing our bookshelf picks for this month, AND our selection for The Write Teacher(s) + Close Reads Cafe book club!…
Book Club Discussion: Eleanor & Park
Hi bookworms! If you’ve been following along with Close Reads Cafe, the official book club of The Write Teacher(s), you’d know that our book pick for May was ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell. Now that May is coming to a close, we’d love to discuss the book with you! My review: I’m a sucker for…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: Pansy in Paris
Hello Beautiful People, Allow me to introduce you to Pansy, a beautiful poodle who has been adopted into a loving family and a sweet little girl, Avery. Avery and Pansy start begin their lifelong friendship in Beverly Hills, and you can read more about Pansy and Avery’s California adventure here. What comes after Beverly Hills? Well, Paris…
Book Club Discussion: Fallen Beauty
Hi bookworms! If you’ve been following along with Close Reads Cafe, the official book club of The Write Teacher(s), you’d know that our book pick for April was FALLEN BEAUTY by Erika Robuck. Now that April is coming to a close, we’d love to discuss the book with you! My review: Robuck does it again with…
Book Club Questions: FALLEN BEAUTY
Hello Beautiful People, It’s the second month of our book club, and we’re reading FALLEN BEAUTY, by Erika Robuck. Here are our favorite questions: What was your initial impression/reaction when reading FALLEN BEAUTY? How are both Edna St. Vincent Millay and Laura Kelley “fallen women’? How does each rebuild her life after her fall?…