A Call for Messy Truths… LITFRIENDS Newsletter#3 This is the online version of our newsletter from Jack Walker Press, Amy Lou Jenkins, and FirstPerson Writing Mothers and Fathers and Messy Histories This Mothers and Fathers Day season has me thinking of my roots and family stories. If you’ve ever watched Skip Gates’ Finding Your Roots, …
A Call for Messy Truths… LITFRIENDS Newsletter#3 This is the online version of our newsletter from Jack Walker Press, Amy Lou Jenkins, and FirstPerson Writing Mothers and Fathers and Messy Histories This season of Mother’s and Father’s Day has me thinking of my roots and of family stories. If you’ve ever watched Skip Gates’ Finding …
Sleeping with the Enigma of Poetry, Nonfiction, and More… LITFRIENDS Newsletter#2 This is the online version of our newsletter from Jack Walker Press, Amy Lou Jenkins, and FirstPerson Writing National Poetry Month sparks thoughts of poetry even in a newsletter with a focus on creative nonfiction So, I went to bed thinking about a latent …
Boomshakalaka, Boomshakalaka Here We Go… LITFRIENDS Newsletter#1 This is the online version of our newsletter from Jack Walker Press, Amy Lou Jenkins, and FirstPerson Writing LITFRIENDS*, I’m convinced, more than ever, that this divisive world needs your words and stories. So, I’ve retired from college teaching, and I’m here to support your literature–your words and …
Read more about children’s books from JWP: Click here. We’ve got a new book cover on our Ebook edition of ‘Goodnight Dear One.’ Readers have praised the loving, calming story for its engaging pictures and loving words. Animals, babies, and toddlers all slow down and go to sleep. The mood of love and comfort We …
Bedtime Book for Little Ones Goodnight Dear One Surround your dear little one with love as you read them to sleep. Goodnight Dear One offers pleasure and love to the little one as they calm and get ready for bed. Reading to little ones is essential not only to the development of literacy, but also as …
Friendships can be a foundational relationship in our lives. When twenty-four authors came together to explore this theme, they created a collection that honors friends from a wide spectrum of experiences. All add meaning to our lives. For many, friendships last even after romances end. We care about our friends. If you buy Friends: Voices …
Book Review of ‘Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel’ by Carl Safina Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel, by Carl Safina, Henry Holt Co., 2015, 480 p. Many scholars from those enrolled in Middle School General Science to PhD professors have been exposed to and likely held the standard that prohibits anthropomorphizing animal behaviors. Students are …
Considering Aristotle and Nicomachean Ethics on Friendship Can friendships be sorted into one of three categories as Aristotle postulated? Since we are still talking about what he had to say way back in 350 B.C.E., we are culturally bound to his analysis of friendships. Still, I think cultural mobility, the digital age, and the emphases …
Help a Book Out: Ten Things You Can Do to Spread the Word Karen McQuestion By Karen McQuestion Let’s say you’ve just finished reading a book so great you wonder why the author isn’t a household name. You’d love to help get the word out about this author and his/her book, but really, what can …