“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison
When I was a kid, I didn’t care about coloring books. My mom bought them in bulk because she heard coloring could help improve my garish handwriting, but I hardly even touched them. For the most part, I’d color half a page, then get bored and draw things in the margins. I couldn’t really get… Continue reading I Admit It, I Like Coloring Books
Anne Lauppe-Dunbar is the author of “Dark Mermaids,” an award-winning novel about the East Germany doping scandal that lead to the mental and physical decline of many German athletes. Her main protagonist, Sophia, is a East German swimmer whose health has declined to such a degree doctors deny her treatment. I was given the opportunity… Continue reading Interview With Author Anne Lauppe-Dunbar
I, like most readers, have a friend who does not read. No matter how many conversations I and my reader friends have with her, she continues to express no interest in any form of literature whatsoever. Even the word “book” seems to make her eyes glaze over and her mouth gape open slightly as if… Continue reading Read What You Want: Don’t Feel Guilty About Your Guilty Pleasure
The Crooked Pen 