Experts welcome the move, while teachers’ federation says rollout is rushed The curriculum reintroduces cursive writing as an expectation starting in Grade 3. That’s welcome news for language education experts. (The Associated Press) Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set […]
When Hoboken’s Symposia Book Club members read Yvonne Ventresca’s Black Flowers, White Lies the group was thrilled to find Hoboken on every page. Yvonne’s suspenseful novels for teens place deception and betrayal in familiar places and the result is an especially fun read for locals . Read on to learn about this successful author’s approach […]
Experts welcome the move, while teachers’ federation says rollout is rushed The curriculum reintroduces cursive writing as an expectation starting in Grade 3. That’s welcome news for language education experts. (The Associated Press) Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set […]
10 10 Dee Snider is taking a novel approach to life after rock stardom. The former singer for the ’80s glam rock band Twisted Sister just released his first novel, “Frats,” about the madness, cruelty and alcohol and testosterone-fueled bravado of the 1970s high school fraternity scene on Long Island, New York, where he grew […]
Dee Snider poses for a portrait in Redondo Beach, Calif., on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, to promote his novel “Frats.” (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J, — Dee Snider is taking a novel approach to life after rock stardom. The former singer for the ’80s glam rock band Twisted Sister just released his first […]
Kelly Link is the author of “White Cat, Black Dog.” (Photo credit: Sharona Jacobs Photography / Courtesy of Random House) Kelly Link has always had a soft spot for all things magical. The author published her first full-length short story collection, “Stranger Things Happen,” in 2001; the book contained tales of attractive aliens, a disappearing […]
This week on The Maris Review , Keziah Weir joins Maris Kreizman live at P&T Knitwear in New York City to discuss The Mythmakers , out now from Simon & Schuster. Subscribe and download the episode , wherever you get your podcasts. Episode 210: Keziah Weir Forward 15 seconds Back 15 seconds Share Subscribe Description […]
If you have been fortunate, you have gotten to watch Matt Mitchell’s evolution as a poet—one that began with him producing generously. A high rate of work that was, when looked back on now with a full understanding of his catalog, building a sort of universe within which is thematic concerns and pleasures, and interests […]
