By Paul Ho – Litchatte Reviewer Ten years ago, I would never have imagined I’d be reading a book about statues. But here we are in 2022, where even
Category: Literature
Re-Reading and Teaching the Joy Luck Club with Senior – Age Students in 2022
From my experience, teaching about a book is the best way to learn about it. In teaching a recent class on The Joy Luck Club (1989) by Amy Tan (see
Did Charles Dickens Invent Christmas?
By Murray Ellison and John Schofield The inspiration for our present topic and question, began last summer when John Schofield (a literary researcher) and I were teaching a class on
Nine Mini Book Reviews About Notable Popular Musicians by Paul Ho
by Litchatte Reviewer, Paul Ho We welcome my longtime friend from Philadelphia, Paul Ho, who starts off with his Litchatte blog with 9 mini-reviews of books about notable popular musicians.
Hope is a thing called feathers: Emily Dickinson Applies to 19th-Century ‘Victorian Book’
Emily Drops Out of School and Becomes a Recluse In 1848 (at the age of 18) Emily Dickinson dropped out of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now named Amherst College). The
School Declares Emily Dickinson Hopeless. She Returns to the Homestead for Good!
School officials placed Emily Dickinson in the “no hope” category, so she returned to the Homestead, her family home, to write in seclusion. Editors later refused to publish her originally
Would Emily Dickinson Participate on Facebook? Poetry Workshop Part I
Emily Dickinson in the age of social media… In our age, where so many people feel the need to be defined by their social media likes and dislikes, there has
Patricia Highsmith and The Talented Mr. Ripley
By Ann Ramsey Day Ann Ramsey Day is a retired language teacher and school counselor. She is an active member and facilitator of the RVA Classic Book Club. As a
Hemingway Fishes for a Career-Defining Masterpiece in Cuba: The Old Man and the Sea (Part II)
Understanding the Author’s Life When Reading Fiction Some literary critics believe that a work of fiction must be solely evaluated by using the text available to the reader. Those who
Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man, and the Sea: Part I
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break, it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle