Kids may need to be introduced to Edward Gorey’s work, but they will undoubtedly embrace his spooky illustrations and books, and perhaps be inspired to live life to the beat of their own drummer, as Edward Gorey most definitely did. I first learned of Gorey through John Bellairs’ books,...
You might know that you want to write the story of your parents' immigration to the United States. But is that really the strongest topic that you have to write about right now? Is it possible that there's some element of the story that would be an even better topic—the food that th...
Best fiction books Devoted Dean Koontz From Dean Koontz, the master of suspense, comes an epic thriller about a terrifying killer and the singular compassion it will take to defeat him. Woody Bookman hasn’t spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak ...
After a school program, an excited second grader named Mateo came up to me and asked, “Have you written any books about conquistadors?” I hadn’t, I told him. Then I suggested, “If you are interested, you could do some research and write about them yourself.” ...
two Nigerians who are “young and in love.” When they try to leave Nigeria together, complicated immigration laws find them separated. Ifemelu makes a life for herself in the United States, while Obinze joins the underground economy in England. The book follows their lives as they find th...
Written forms such as books and essays are generally thought of as the primary medium for nonfiction, but non-written forms such as visualizations, documentaries, and podcasts, can be just as effective and are easier to make than ever. Nonfiction Communication Do you have an argument you want...
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attracted global attention, a coterie of affluent German-Jewish uptowners decided to take matters into their own hands. Worried about the anti-immigration lobby and the uncertain future of Jewish Americans, the uptowners marshalled a strictly off-the-books vice squad led by an ambitious young ...