Why YA Fiction is Misaligned as Bad Writing.
Month: July 2023
Our Rose, First Lady of Patsy’s will be forever missed!
Rose Scognamillo, The First Lady of Patsy’s went to heaven this week to visit with Mr. Sinatra. This news hit me very hard because of how beautiful and wonderful she was. Since 1977 this great lady has treated me like family. She always made me feel like I was one of the stars on the […]
Top 3 climate crisis books to read while sheltering from the heat wave
Across the U.S., record temperatures are forcing us all to stay indoors where there’s AC and water. Even the bugs are trying to get into my house to escape the heat wave. It’s like a mini-quarantine, except the danger comes from being outside at all for an extended time. So, in that spirit, here’s 3 […]
Obama backs banned books club and reveals his summer reading list
Former President Obama endorses the Banned Books Club, to combat increasing book censorship in schools targeting diverse literature.
Nomo to Ohtani… Gooden is loved
Dwight Doc Gooden may have had issues in America however in Japan he has always been adored. I worked parts of 8 years in Tokyo for Richard Seko and the Tokyo Giants as a special advisor in signing American players. During those years fans and players alike in all parts of Japan always wanted to […]
Authors fight for fair compensation from AI giants in open letter
Esteemed authors, led by Margaret Atwood and Philip Pullman, demand fair compensation and recognition for their works used in AI technology.
Over half a million free books given to children in Wales
The Books Council for Wales and Welsh Government have been working on the Schools love reading book project to provide every child in a state school with their very own book.
Enchanting Audiences: ‘Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower’ Premiered at Lincoln Center
Recently, “Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower” had its highly anticipated New York City premiere at the esteemed Lincoln Center, captivating hearts and minds with its powerful narrative. Crafted by the talented Toshi Reagon and her activist mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon, this groundbreaking opera defies genres and enchants audiences. The journey of this mesmerizing […]
7th Annual Cristian Rivera Foundation Flashback Boat Ride
First Edition of The Hobbit Found in Dundee Charity Shop For £10,000
In a stroke of luck, a charity shop in Dundee, UK stumbled upon a literary treasure among its donations—an incredibly rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved fantasy novel, “The Hobbit.” Cancer Research UK, the charitable organization managing the shop, auctioned the book on eBay and raised a staggering £10,099.50. Cancer Research UK’s shop manager, […]
Willie Wonder, Billy’s boy.. Happy birthday brother!
In 1975 Billy Martin was hired for the first of five times by the Yankees. We had a lot of young players on that team. The word on Billy was that he was tough on young players. In 1976 we traded veteran pitcher George Doc Medich to the Pirates for veteran pitcher Dock Ellis and […]
“The League” A Must See For Fans of Baseball, History and Beyond
There was a time when going to a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in the 1930’s and early 1940’s meant that the only thing you may see that was white was the color of the baseball. That’s because Major League Baseball’s segregation policies meant that some of the greatest players of the first part of […]
