My Annabelle Lee: The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in the Bronx
The idyllic cottage Poe once lived in is now in the heart of a busy NYC borough
The Edgar Allan Poe House in Philly
The house that Edgar Allan Poe and his family lived in while in Philadelphia is now a National Historic Site
Shelf Reflection: Circe by Madeline Miller
Ancient Greece meets #MeToo
Saint Brigid’s Corner: The National Print Museum in Dublin
An important part of Irish history comes to life thanks to really old technology
Shelf Reflection: The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu by Charlie English
An intrepid adventure and true story of the librarians who sought to save Mali’s cultural heritage
Sips and Sonnets: Blood and Wine
All hail the King of the North – and whoever brewed the strongwine
Weekend Visit to a Museum, Result Happiness: The Charles Dickens Museum London
One of Charles Dickens’s first houses in London is sure to leave you saying “I want some more!”
On the Island of the Cyclopes: La Riviera dei Ciclopi
When Nobody escapes from Polyphemus, rocks start to fly
Booking it Around Washington: Book History Exhibits at the Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson’s 6,000 tomes became something much bigger and better
Sips and Sonnets: A Poetry Evening for ESL Students
Our ESL students braved the cold for an evening of English-language poetry