Bible Reading Challenge, Week 4

By emily | January 29, 2012

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Mike Sugimoto on Japanese Literature for Kids

By emily | January 26, 2012

In case you missed it, here is the Introduction post to our Japanese Literary Adventure.  And here’s a link to our interview with Roger Lowther, a missionary to Japan through Mission to the World (and who also happens to be an exceptionally talented musician and graduate of Julliard). A few days ago, I invited Mike…

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Oscar Night for Librarians

By Janie Cheaney | January 24, 2012

Actually, it’s not at night, but first thing in the morning.  And there are no backless evening gowns or acceptance speeches (those come later).  But school and public librarians who were unable to attend the ALA’s midwinter conference, held this year in Dallas, tuned in as breathlessly as any movie-lover to the live webcast of…

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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 3 (Jan. 22)

By emily | January 22, 2012

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So Your Kid Wants to Be a Writer?

By emily | January 19, 2012

Maybe your child realizes his aptitude in writing, or maybe he doesn’t–but you do.  What are some things you can do to foster that talent and help open doors for him or her? 1. Fear the Lord.  Probably the number one mistake I have seen in writers generally is a misjudgement that writing is either…

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Raising Readers: An Interview with Alan Jacobs

By Janie Cheaney | January 17, 2012

Alan Jacobs is Professor of Literature at Wheaton College, where he went to teach for two  semesters and stayed for 28 years.  Teaching is his joy, and writing is his particular gift, and God has placed him where he can speak to both the Christian and the secular academic world (see this interview with PBS,…

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A Dialogue on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

By emily | January 16, 2012

For a long time now, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been more than just mere mortal in our culture.  His courageous work against oppression and his death at the hands of a racist madman have made him a symbol of the triumph of love over hatred and violence.  I once interviewed an elderly black…

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Bible Reading Challenge, Week Two (Jan. 15)

By emily | January 15, 2012

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RR Podcast 10: Roger Lowther on Japanese Literature

By emily | January 12, 2012

This interview is part of our Japan: Literary Adventure.  See Part One for an introduction as well as links to the books we talk about today. Yesterday I had the great pleasure of sitting down via Skype with Roger Lowther to ask him a few questions about Japanese literature.  Roger and his wife Abi are…

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Japan: A Literary Adventure

By emily | January 10, 2012

Little One-Inch and Other Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories.  Compiled by Florence Sakade.  Illustrated by Yoshisuke Kurosaki.  Tuttle Publishing. Tokyo, 2008.  50 pgs.  Ages 4-10. The Tale of Genji (Penguin Classics).  By Murasaki Shikibu.  Edited and translated by Royall Tyler.  Penguin Classics, 2006.  352 pgs.  Ages 16-up. Today marks the beginning of another series for this…

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