No Image

Happy Birthday, Lemony Snicket

February 28, 2016 R. Wolf Baldassarro 0

Happy birthday to the author of Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events, a book which has faced censorship. In 2001, a group of elementary teachers lobbied to have their school cancel an appearance by Handler on account of a “suggestion of incest in one of the books and Count Olaf’s […]

Harper Lee

February 20, 2016 R. Wolf Baldassarro 1

The world had another literary gem step into the pages of history. Bless and thank you, Harper Lee, for sharing your words with the world.

A Big Project in a Small Package

February 16, 2016 R. Wolf Baldassarro 0

I came home tonight to my contributor copy of Mythic Indy waiting for me in the mail. This hardcover collection of tales really is beautifully designed from cover to cover- and I am not just saying that because my name is number one on the back cover! 😉     […]

Help kids fill their own heads with weird ideas

February 7, 2016 R. Wolf Baldassarro 0

For those that do not know, Second Story is a charity in Indianapolis that promotes literacy and helps kids to have Second Story is a community-based and volunteer-driven educational organization that helps young people in Indianapolis form positive attitudes about writing and improve their skills as writers—thus increasing their chances of […]

Banned Books Awareness: Ismail Kadaré

January 31, 2016 R. Wolf Baldassarro 1

Most people think of poetry as sonnets and Shakespeare; as romance and respects. More often, poetry offers commentary on socio-political issues. That is how Ismail KadarĂ© found his works banned in Albania for several years. KadarĂ©, an Albanian novelist born January 28, 1936, skillfully used poetry and prose to criticize […]