Duende and The Spanish Horse
By Sue Maccia So it’s several months before Covid-19 spreads over the world like the Reaper’s cloak. A stateside friend calls and proposes we meet…
Embarking on Jane Austen’s Trail: A Reader’s and Writer’s Perspective
By Marlene Georges and Hayley Brady Have you ever wondered about the world that inspired Jane Austen? How did she develop sophisticated characters like Emma…
A Trip to Boston’s Literary District: Visiting Louisa May Alcott’s Beacon Hill Haunts
By Hannah White Boston is a city rich in literary history that many famous writers including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry James, and Henry David Thoreau…
Concord Literary Tour 2022
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Call Me By Your Name Literary Travel Guide
By Hannah White One of my favorite summer films of all time, Call Me by Your Name (2017) directed by Luca Guadagnino and based on…
The Eyes of the Goddess
By Ruth Knafo Setton My first sighting of the goddess, Yemanja, is of a wooden mermaid at the Museu Afro-Brasileira in Pelourinho, the central…
7 Must-Reads for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Beyond
By Hannah White May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To celebrate, I’ve put together a list of 7 of the many great…
Orson, Me, and Our Hilltop Captor
By Sue Maccia A story I wrote begins with a quote from the late Hollywood actor and filmmaker, Orson Welles. It goes something like, “A…
Celebrating the Fauxscars: Why the 2020 Emma Outshines the 1996 Adaptation
By Hannah White It often feels like today is mirroring the Austen craze of the 90s. Historical or period dramas like Bridgerton and The Great…
Before the wind picks up: Sardinia, D.H. Lawrence and the epic of American folk song
By Umberto Veronesi A few summers ago, I embarked on a road trip down the west coast of Sardinia, the Italian island known for its…