|
|
J.K. Rowling at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) at Royal Albert Hall in London, Feb. 12, 2017. (John Phillips/Getty Images)
“Lethal White,” the 4th in Rowling’s Cormoran Strike mystery series, written under the pen name Robert Galbraith, features a pair of hard-left political activists who believe “Zionists” are evil and have a stranglehold on Western governments.
Read More
"Where's the Potty on This Ark?,"
Kerry Olitzky; illustration by Abigail Tompkins,
Kar-Ben; ages 1-4 --
Even on Noah's Ark, the animals need to use the potty. Young kids will be delightfully surprised with this inventive spin on the biblical story of Noah, from the Book of Genesis. As Noah and his wife, Naamah, greet each of the animals onto the ark, Naamah makes sure they are comfortable.
Young ones can get a jump start on the new year by turning the pages on these entertaining and informative reads.
Read More
Fall arts preview 2018: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Book Festival, Parkway Theatre and Arlo Guthrie
Here’s a full listing of Baltimore-area cultural events that span the fall 2018 season.
Read More
OgStar Reading is a game-based reading app that teaches reading using the Orton-Gillingham approach. (Screenshot)
Jonathan Willis, an English teacher in Baltimore County Public Schools, says while his ninth- and 10th-grade students still read, their reading habits have changed.
Read MoreFor his latest novel, “Lake Success,” Gary Shteyngart has Ben Stiller in his corner.
Read MoreBooks have the ability to transport us to places we’ve never been.
Read MoreIn Reservoir Hill — one of the Jewish community’s early jumps after dropping anchor in East Baltimore — stands one of those oversized birdhouses called a Little Free Library.
Read MoreHere are some of Margalit Fox’s best obituaries.
Read More
Baltimore welterweight Benny Goldstein served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and later opened a radio repair business.
(File Photo)
Boxing has always offered opportunities for young men (and more recently, women) from poor or working-class backgrounds to rise above their stations. In the ’20s and ’30s, that meant members of recently arrived immigrant groups, particularly Italians and Jews.
Read MoreAharon Appelfeld once said that while the Holocaust hovered over virtually all of his work, a more pervasive theme was loneliness.
Read More
