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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 Kadaré found his works banned in Albania for several years. Kadaré, an Albanian novelist born January 28, 1936, skillfully used poetry and prose to criticize […]