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Apr 28, 2020
9 min

Why the Backlash from American Dirt?

If you live under a literary rock, you may not know about the furor that has erupted over Jeanine Cummins’ novel, American Dirt, released fr

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Here's an Alternative to Quick Success: Go Slow

Melissa Gouty

Apr 27, 2020
4 min

Here's an Alternative to Quick Success: Go Slow

Success comes in different forms and at different speeds to different people. For me, getting to success is a slow, turtle-tortu

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A Simple Way to Get More Pleasure From Reading

Melissa Gouty

Apr 22, 2020
2 min

A Simple Way to Get More Pleasure From Reading

Reading is supposed to be fun. Sometimes we read for information. Sometimes we want a different viewpoint. Sometimes we read for pure pleasu

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What You Need to Know About Being Well-Read

Melissa Gouty

Apr 22, 2020
5 min

What You Need to Know About Being Well-Read

o be “well-read” means to know a lot about multiple subjects because you’ve learned from multiple books in multiple genres about multiple ti

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Melissa Gouty

Apr 20, 2020
3 min

The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian

Chris Bohjalian's newest book is a book about a pathogen that starts a global pandemic. How does the simultaneous real-life pandemic affect

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Isak Dinesen, Author of Out of Africa's Birthday

Melissa Gouty

Apr 16, 2020
0 min

Isak Dinesen, Author of Out of Africa's Birthday

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How Walt Whitman Imbued New Meaning on an Old Flower

Melissa Gouty

Apr 15, 2020
4 min

How Walt Whitman Imbued New Meaning on an Old Flower

Lilacs and their fragrance are associated with the coming of spring and the beginning of new life. But they are also associated with death.

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The Tragedy of Dying Alone and Unclaimed

Melissa Gouty

Apr 14, 2020
4 min

The Tragedy of Dying Alone and Unclaimed

That one striking statistic — 500 unclaimed bodies — spoke of lost potential and wasted lives. The loss of so many people whose very existe

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My Father's Life-Long Secret to a Good Attitude

Melissa Gouty

Apr 14, 2020
3 min

My Father's Life-Long Secret to a Good Attitude

My dad was one of the most joyful people on the face of the Earth. He continually smiled, laughed and appreciated the simple — often overloo

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Fragrance Smolders in the Pages of The Scent-Keeper

Melissa Gouty

Apr 14, 2020
4 min

Fragrance Smolders in the Pages of The Scent-Keeper

If you take a deep breath, you’ll smell the beautiful perfume of the pages in Erica Bauermeister’s book, The Scent-Keeper.

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Five Things You Should Know About Book World Now

Melissa Gouty

Apr 14, 2020
4 min

Five Things You Should Know About Book World Now

Many of us want to write a book and then publish it with the hope that thousands — maybe millions of people (be still, my heart) — will read

Melissa Gouty

Apr 13, 2020
1 min

Eudora Welty's Birthday: April 13, 1909

April 13, 1909 is Eudora Welty's birthday. Welty is a Southern writer and Pulitzer-Prize winner for her novel, The Optimist's Daughter.

Jack London - Easter Sunday, April 12, 1903

Melissa Gouty

Apr 12, 2020
1 min

Jack London - Easter Sunday, April 12, 1903

Jack London cut off the tip of thumb the same year he sold Call of the Wild.

Melissa Gouty

Apr 11, 2020
3 min

How to be Healthy and Creative Even Now

Walking is good for your health, but also your mind. It makes you more creative by letting your mind wander. For me, poetry pours out when I

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Melissa Gouty

Apr 10, 2020
3 min

The Power of the Porch to Connect Us

Porch-sitting is becoming popular again, a renewal of an old-time habit of connecting with people around you. All because of the Coronavirus

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5 Strategies to Save Your Sanity During Times of Crisis

Melissa Gouty

Apr 9, 2020
4 min

5 Strategies to Save Your Sanity During Times of Crisis

During the Coronavirus pandemic and our extended stay-at-home-orders, you may feel like you're losing your mind. Save your sanity with 5 tip

How to Avoid "Compassion Collapse" During the Crisis

Melissa Gouty

Mar 31, 2020
4 min

How to Avoid "Compassion Collapse" During the Crisis

Right now, it’s the Coronavirus, but at other times it might be a major earthquake, a horrific tornado, or a massive tsunami. Personal trage

If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman

Melissa Gouty

Mar 31, 2020
3 min

If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman

Hannah Beckerman's novel, If Only I Could Tell You, shows how easily a family can fall apart and how hard it is to put back together.

Conquer Your Notebook Chaos - With These Simple Rules

Melissa Gouty

Mar 29, 2020
3 min

Conquer Your Notebook Chaos - With These Simple Rules

Lots of people jot down ideas in notebooks. But after you've jotted them down, can you find what you need when you need it? Indexing helps.

Melissa Gouty

Mar 24, 2020
3 min

Now is the Time for Writers to Rise Up

In these difficult times of Coronavirus, writers and poets can model themselves after the wisdom William Faulkner gave in his Nobel Prize sp

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