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S4 E14: Sarah’s Present – Rebecca's Reading Room
The Gifts of Christmas Winter Gift (Photo Credit Sarah Ahmadi) Christmas is a time of gift giving, a moment when we cherish the bonds we share with one another. The gifts that stay fresh in my memory are those that originate from the soul, infused with genuine love and consideration. It's not always the material…
Milestone: January 28, 1813 Pride and Prejudice published – Rebecca's Reading Room
I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was published anonymously on January 28, 1813, in London. As…
Sea Fever by John Masefield – Rebecca's Reading Room
Story-telling is the signature of humanity. And the very best stories of all come from our poets. John Edward Masefield was a consummate story-teller. Born in Ledbury in Herefordshire, England on June 1, 1878, he lost his parents at an early age and endured an unhappy education at the King’s School in Warwick. He escaped…
Poetry by Georgia Douglas Johnson – Rebecca's Reading Room
Behold! the living thrilling lines That course the blood like madd'ning wines, And leap with scintillating spray Across the guards of ecstasy. The flame that lights the lurid spell Springs from the soul's artesian well, Its fairy filament of art Entwines the fragments of a heart.
Celebrate National Library Shelfie Day 2025 – Rebecca's Reading Room
Let’s Celebrate Libraries! National Library Shelfie Day occurs annually on the fourth Wednesday in January. It is a great opportunity for people to reflect on the books that have influenced their lives and inspire others to engage with reading and explore the wealth of resources available at libraries. Founded in 2014 by the New York…
Thank you 2024, Welcome 2025 – Rebecca's Reading Room
Every Sunday, I head over to Dave’s place, “Dave Astor on Literature”, to meet up with friends and talk about books. Dave’s recent post “The Winter of Our Book Content”, discussed the theme “winter” in books. Winter is a perfect topic for the end of December. But as I am wont to do, my comment…
Toasting the Professor – Rebecca's Reading Room
As in years past, January 3rd is a special evening. Don and I joined other J.R.R. Tolkien fans from around the world in raising a glass to toast the birthday of this much loved author, J.R.R. Tolkien, at precisely 21:00 (9:00pm) local time. I have chosen a special combination of cranberry juice and soda for…
Milestone: Rio de Janeiro World Book Capital for 2025 – Rebecca's Reading Room
The city of Rio de Janeiro has been awarded the esteemed title of World Book Capital for the year 2025. This prestigious honour, bestowed annually by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, recognizes the efforts and initiatives of the chosen city in promoting books and reading. Rio de Janeiro will engage in activities…
Memory of the World – Rebecca's Reading Room
As the last days of 2024 slip by, I am preparing to enter 2025, a new year of possibilities and opportunities. This is also a time for me to look back on a year full of memories of what has been and reflect on how the events and choices made In 2024 inform the way…
What Makes a Book Unforgettable? – Rebecca's Reading Room
What makes a book unforgettable? Compelling characters? Uniques narrative style? Powerful themes? Emotional Impact? Rich language and imagery? All of these characteristics create memorable reading experiences. But to be unforgettable, in my opinion, a book must have a thought provoking idea that challenges societal norms - ideas that stretch our critical thinking capabilities. On November…
Gutenberg’s Apprentice, A Novel by Alix Christie – On The Road Book Club
March 12, 1455, was a milestone day for Johannes Gutenberg and his world-altering invention of the printing press, a mechanical way of making books. Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg made after his death. (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) A Page from the Gutenberg Bible (Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons) March 12, 1455, marks a…
A New Chapter for On The Road Book Club – On The Road Book Club
A New Chapter for OnTheRoad Book Club OnTheRoad Book Club embarked on its literary journey on January 5, 2011 with the poignant words, “We are on the road for most of our life…” Today marks an exciting new chapter for OnTheRoad Book Club as it bids farewell to its previous location and welcomes book enthusiasts…
Gutenberg’s Apprentice, A Novel by Alix Christie – On The Road Book Club
March 12, 1455, was a milestone day for Johannes Gutenberg and his world-altering invention of the printing press, a mechanical way of making books. Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg made after his death. (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) A Page from the Gutenberg Bible (Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons) March 12, 1455, marks a…
Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe – On The Road Book Club
Between ingenuity and the analytic ability there exists a difference far greater, indeed, than that between the fancy and the imagination, but of a character very strictly analogous. It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly imaginative never otherwise than analytic. Edgar Allan Poe, The Murders in the…
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with William Butler Yeats – On The Road Book Club
Happy St Patrick’s Day! This day in 432 is the traditional date when Saint Patrick, aged about 16 is captured by Irish pirates from his home in Great Britain and taken as a slave to Ireland. He escaped after six years and returned to Britain, where he studied Christianity and was ordained a priest. He…
Milestones: Emily Dickinson – On The Road Book Club
“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.” Emily Dickinson On August 10, 1847, Emily Dickinson graduated from Amherst Academy, where she studied English and classical literature, Latin, botany, geology, history, “mental philosophy,” and arithmetic. The study of "mental…
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle – On The Road Book Club
Any story that begins with "it was a dark and stormy night" promises to be a page-turner! Today on November 29, 1918, Madeleine L’Engle was born. I first met her the day I picked up her book, "A Wrinkle in Time." I was eight years old. This book changed the way I viewed our planet…
Milestones: Alfred, Lord Tennyson & Dante Gabriel Rossetti – On The Road Book Club
A Gathering of Friends September 27, 1855, Alfred Tennyson read from his new book Maud and Other Poems at a social gathering in the home of Robert and Elizabeth Browning in London. Dante Gabriel Rossetti was one of the guests. As Alfred Tennyson read from his collection, Dante Rossetti was inspired to make a sketch…