"Reading is the creative center of a writer's life." — Stephen King
In 1919, the Irish poet W.B. Yeats’ pregnant wife nearly died during the flu pandemic. The Great War had resulted in widespread suffering, and the Easter Rising in Ireland had been brutally suppressed. … Read More
Two things happened this week: the PBS documentary on the American Revolution featured Ned Blackhawk’s perspective as a Native American historian, and researchers discovered ancient canoes in Lake Mendota, about 25 miles from my house. Both of … Read More
When writing this book, Nico Lang spent a couple of weeks with each of the seven trans teenagers who agreed to participate in this project. They ate with them, went places with them, watched TV and played video games … Read More