Loved this book!
Lynn Slater had the most incredible adventure of her life. During her 6th decade, a professor of social work, a grandmother with gray hair and wrinkles, became a fashion star. Somehow an ordinary woman found herself living an extraordinary older life as her alter ego, known as Accidental Icon. She says, “Ironically, during the years when society assumed I would become invisible as an older woman, I was more visible than at any other time of my life. Infinitely more visible than … [Read more...] about How To Be Old

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This book could have been a cross between a starchy academic study and a meandering trawl through Dench’s past glories. Instead, it is a delight, at once lively, captivating and informative. At 89, Dench’s eyesight is deteriorating, but she refuses to let age completely wither her. Throughout these pages, her memory remains prodigious, her passion for Shakespeare undimmed, and she still has the capacity to entertain. … [Read more...] about Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

I received this book as a gift years ago from my dearest friend, Sandy. This treasure trove of Jackie’s favorite poems was hand-picked by her daughter, Caroline Kennedy.
The book is divided into categories such as: young poems, patriotic poems, poems about love, adventure, escape, and reflection. Jackie was a huge lover of the arts and she shared that love with her children. As Caroline explains in one of the little introductions that she includes before each section (which are delightfully … [Read more...] about The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

I met author and poet Clint Smith several years ago at a conference we were both speaking at. I heard his speech and was uber impressed with his eloquence, insights, and positions on social justice. Prior to that, I had heard him interviewed on NPR where he read a few of his poems aloud. I immediately bought his first book of poetry, Counting Descent. I was blown away not only by the power of the poems but by his ability to share his experience of what it means to be a Black man in American … [Read more...] about Counting Descent