Unexpected Parenting Books
Unexpected Parenting Books by Adriana Gomes As Mother’s Day approaches I thought about the many parenting books I read in my over eighteen years on the job. Starting with the obvious “What to Expect When You Are Expecting” and many others after that. Books on dealing with tantrums, poor sleeping, picky eating, teenagers, I read […]
Luxurious Book x E-Book – But what about simply a book?
Here in the US, printed books are becoming luxury items. Special editions, not just in hardcover, but also sets in beautiful boxes, are displayed in privileged shelves in the still existing bookstores. I’m part of the crowd that still buys printed copies, specially from my favorite authors, you know, the ones we know we’ll read […]
Rediscovering Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado (August/10/1912 – August/6/2001) is one of the most famous and translated Brazilian authors of all time. In Brazil many of his books are part of the reading curriculum from middle school all the way through college. He was born in Itabuna, Bahia and moved to Rio de Janeiro in the thirties to study […]
Why Do We Read?
I recently participated in the “Digital Publishing Virtual Summit,” a virtual conference, meaning a conference where you listen to the speakers through your computer speakers, and type your questions to be answered at the end, hopefully. It was overall a very good experience, even though I didn’t quite agree with a few ideas I heard. […]
Helping our kids read more
A lot has been said lately about boys not being as avid readers as girls in average, or about children – boys and girls – who used to read, loosing interest when they become teens. And although there are many things that can be done to make schools, especially high schools with their intense demand […]