Literature and Poetry

Joan L. Cannon writes: Have you noticed the upswing in the numbers of books on how to live well, richly, generously, spiritually, fulfilled ... and on and on? I wouldn't dare to presume to know what would be useful for strangers. I'd make a terrible miss… more »

Changing Lives Through Literature, an alternative sentencing program: "One study indicated that only 19 percent of CLTL 'graduates' re-offended while a comparison group of offenders had a 45 percent recidivism rate" more »

Mother Warriors by Jenny McCarthy, © 2008 Plume Books/Penguin Group Paperback: 217 pp plus 27 pp of resources If you know anyone with a child who has received a diagnosis of autism, information about this little book, along with the author’s earli… more »

The Gift of a Bride and The Indian Bride are murder mysteries, while Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth is a set of short stories. The books are united by a shared concern for the demands, rewards, and complications of marriage and immigration, particularly on the part of individuals who once called India “home.” more »