Okay ... I'll kick off the conversation. Why is it that all the down and out heroines of these books have parents who own homes with basements? This overwhelming use of basements it a bit too much for me.
Because we've all been children. If only these educators had the same understanding of books and children as WH Auden. If I had to read some of the boring mind slop they give to kids I probably wouldnt read either.
WH Auden pronounced, in the course of a long essay on Alice in Wonderland and Lewis Carroll: “There are good books that are only for adults, because their comprehension presupposes adult experiences, but there are no good books that are only for...
Today’s Book News Thursday, 27th November 2025 (London date)
Antisemitism Draws Attention at AAR/SBL
At the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature’s joint conferences, multiple sessions addressed antisemitism and urged...
Mes amis… Can I just bring your attention to the “theme” for the first part of this week’s Huddle:
News - Join This Saturday’s Huddle & Flip a Fairy Tale!
There is genuinely no pressure to take part, but…
I think you’ll have fun :)
WH Auden pronounced, in the course of a long essay on Alice in Wonderland and Lewis Carroll: “There are good books that are only for adults, because their comprehension presupposes adult experiences, but there are no good books that are only for...
Today’s Book News Thursday, 27th November 2025 (London date)
Antisemitism Draws Attention at AAR/SBL
At the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature’s joint conferences, multiple sessions addressed antisemitism and urged...
Today’s Book News Thursday, 27th November 2025 (London date)
Antisemitism Draws Attention at AAR/SBL
At the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature’s joint conferences, multiple sessions addressed antisemitism and urged...
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