Readers Always Judge Books by Their Covers

I was talking to an author this morning, as I do most mornings. We were discussing book formatting. Although as an author, it may seem that you should be able to choose completely the format of your book without worrying about how it will be perceived, it’s...

I am the Messenger by Marcus Zusak

I have to admit, this book was hard for me to read. It was challenging to read the examples of the people surrounding Ed and how blatantly in need they were. At one point one of his friends notice that he is changing and they ask him if he is ok. He responds simply...

There’s Never Enough

We’re glad there are other people who are noticing and writing about the hardest part of teaching: The hard part of teaching is coming to grips with this: There is never enough. There is never enough time. There are never enough resources. There is never enough...

Hardworking Teachers

US Teachers have harder jobs than counterparts in the industrialized world: New results from an international survey shows that U.S. public school teachers work harder under more difficult conditions than teachers elsewhere in the industrialized world, and they don’t...

Never Again

I interviewed Denise about her book as the first episode of ThinkingOutLoud before Elisabeth joined me as a co-host. I was struck with her passion and honesty about how important it was for her to share the stories of the women in her life who have been abused, but...