Harry Houdini was born Erik Weisz on this day in 1874 in Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, to Rabbi Mayer Sámuel Weisz and Cecília Weisz (née Steiner). He was one of seven children, and in 1878, he, four of his brothers, and his pregnant mother sailed to the United States (the rest of the family would follow within … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Houdini!
Last week, I waxed about on and took a walk down memory lane over Susie Derkins because she was the first female character I encountered in my young reading life that was complex and relatable. In reflecting over last week’s post, I also thought it was significant that some of the most memorable of my … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: A Bibliophile Confession Gets Graphic
I realize that the parking lot of the Warren Street Post Office is hardly the most picturesque spot in Peabody, but yesterday evening, as I came to the Library through the surprise downpour, what did I spy, but a double rainbow for St. Patrick’s Day. And where did that rainbow end? Why, right at … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
And a very, very happy birthday to Douglas Adams! Adams was born on this day in 1952, in Cambridge, England–and stood out from a very early age. It wasn’t just the fact that he was six feet tall by the time he was twelve years old (his final height was 6’5″), but it was also … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Books make terrific fodder for movies and television, as we’ve often noted here. But when it was announced that Fox was adapting DC Comics’ Lucifer into a television show, there was both great rejoicing, and enormous trepidation. This Lucifer is based on the character first established in Free-For-All Favorite Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series. He later got his very own spin-off series, … Continue reading On the Screen: Lucifer
Reasons to smile today: 1) In one week, we get some daylight savings time, and in a little more than two weeks, it’s spring! (She says, looking at the snow incongruously falling outside…) 2) Sunday is National Oreo Cookie Day. Celebrate accordingly. 3) FORT FURNITURE. Apparently, we have single-handedly launched the Blanket Fort Revolution, my … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Happy Friday, dear readers, and Happy Birthday to long-time bibliophile, and father of some of the longest sentences in literature–Victor Hugo! Aside from being a great, empathetic, and engrossing author, Hugo was also a champion of human rights around the world. He spoke out in favor of freedom of the press and self-government for Poland, … Continue reading Five Book Friday!