Tag: reading
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May 21, 2020
At the grocery store: “I’ve been reading Roald Dahl’s BFG aloud to my grandkids every day on Zoom. We’re having the best time.” On a walk: “Are you Kate? I thought so. I’m reading Edward’s story over the phone to my grandkids in Seattle. It has been so moving, reading together like this.” On the…
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April 15, 2020
From Candlewick: Who wants to join a virtual book club meeting with Kate?! Our friends at Wordplay are hosting an online event next Tuesday, 4/21 at 3 p.m. CT to feature Kate reading and discussing The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. The Crowdcast registration is full BUT we will also stream it to Kate’s Facebook…
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April 2, 2020
I’ve been out walking a lot in the last few weeks—short walks, long walks, walks to clear my head and walks to connect me to the world. Yesterday, I passed a family of five—mom, dad, two kids, and a medium-sized dog—walking together. We waved at each other, and one of the kids shouted, “Don’t worry,…
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January 23, 2020
I just finished reading The Best American Short Stories 2019, and then I flipped back to the beginning of the book and read guest editor Anthony Doerr’s introduction. Doerr’s description of story is so beautiful that I wanted to share it here: “Storytelling is the first and oldest spell, cast around lamps and fires before…
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November 14, 2019
In the Atlanta airport last Saturday night, I walked past a father reading out loud to his four young kids. One child was sitting in his lap. Another one was leaning against him. A third was at his feet with her head on a backpack and a fourth child was sitting in the chair beside…
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October 3, 2019
In Doylestown, at a signing with the Doylestown Bookshop, a mother and son come through the line with a copy of The Tale of Despereaux. Mother: My son read this book first. And then he made me read it. Me (to the boy): Is that true? Boy: Yes. Mother: I’m not a reader. But I…