Some interesting mathematics and strategies around potluck meals
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is Drawn from Muriel Spark’s Life
Don Wilms lead the Richmond, Virginia (RVA) Classic Bookclub Discussion of The Prime of Miss Brodie in April 2022
Race and Gender in Kate Chopin’s Short Story, “Desiree’s Baby”
by Mary Ramsey Evans… While Kate Chopin is most often remembered for her controversial novel, The Awakening (1898), she also wrote almost one hundred short stories, many of them published
MINI BOOK REVIEW: FALLEN IDOLS, TWELVE STATUES THAT MADE HISTORY BY ALEX VON TUNZELMANN
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
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
“USEFUL DELUSIONS:” The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain
MINI BOOK REVIEW of USEFUL DELUSIONS: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain by Shankar Vedantam and Bill Messler from Paul Ho, Litchatte
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Search for Freedom and Identity in New York’s Greenwich Village
ELEANOR IN THE VILLAGE: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Search for Freedom and Identity in New York’s Greenwich Village, by Jan Jarboe Russell A Mini-Book Review by Litchatte Writer, Paul Ho A little
Is A Gentleman in Moscow A Modern Classic?
A Review by James L. Evans* (with Introduction by Litchatte Editor, Murray Ellison) In early January, 2022, author James L. Evans led our first RVA Classic Bookclub (of Richmond,
CURE: The Journey Into the Science of Mind and Body BY JO MARCHANT
MINI BOOK REVIEW by Paul Ho with Response by Litchatte Editor, Murray Ellison (Disclaimer from Paul: I am not a doctor; therefore all the information below should be checked out
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
