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Harlem Renaissance: Ethel Waters

Welcome to today’s stop on the Classics Circuit. During the month of February, the Circuit is celebrating the Harlem Renaissance. We are featuring books, authors and others associated with this time period – roughly around the 1920’s and 1930’s. The person I want to tell you about is Ethel Waters.
I chose to feature Ethel Waters [...]

Book Review: Harlem Stomp

I signed up for the February Classics Circuit featuring the Harlem Renaissance. I realized I didn’t know a lot about the subject, but figured this was a good reason to educate myself. One of the books recommended was this book.
Harlem Stomp: A Cultural History Of The Harlem Renaissance
by Laban Carrickn Hill
Little, Brown & Company, 2003
My [...]

Classics Circuit: Edith Wharton

It is my pleasure to welcom Edith Wharton to my blog by way of the Classics Circuit. January has been designated as the month to read Ms.Wharton’s works and tell others about them. I chose to read one of her non-fiction pieces, The Writing of Fiction. As a reader, I’m interested in knowing how various [...]

Classics Circuit: Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

Throughout my life, when I’ve had an option, I’ve read primarily contemporary novels. Of course, now that I’ve lived so long, some of those novels are now considered classics. But I have a desire to go back and read some of the “real classics” that I missed out on. When The Classics Circuit was [...]