In addition to our awesome night where we met Laura Osnes and Rose Abdoo (GYPSY!), I celebrated Shubert Alley Cat's birthday with the following awesome gifts.  

I wanted to make sure, as you finish up your last minute holiday shopping, that you are aware that these two...

December 16, 2014

Jane Austen is looking good for 239 years young!  And to celebrate it, I think it's time for another viewing of something that gives me life...

THE LIZZIE BENNETT DIARIES!

December 12, 2014

First of all, let's take a moment to acknowledge that I TOTALLY nailed that post title!

Secondly, happy birthday to the author of Madame Bovary.  To celebrate, let's meditate on one of my favorite quotes of all time by:

"Do not read,...

November 21, 2014

Happy Birthday, Voltaire!

To celebrate, I'm going to share some great quotes from the birthday boy...

"Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do."

"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere."

"God is a comedian playing to an au...

November 14, 2014

Happy Birthday, Astrid Lindgren!

If the author of Pippi Longstocking was alive today, she'd be celebrating her 107th birthday!  To honor that, I'm sharing with you a scene from Gilmore girls in which Lindgren's beloved ginger is featured prominently.

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November 13, 2014

Happy Birthday, Robert Louis Stevenson!

Did you know?

• The Royal Bank of Scotland issued a £1 banknote featuring Stevenson's likeness in 1994

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• When first published as a serial in Young Folks magazine, Treasure Island...

November 11, 2014

Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut!

And here's some interesting reading to celebrate!

Open Culture: Kurt Vonnegut Explains "How to Write With Style"

Flavorwire: The Greatest Life Advice from Kurt Vonnegut

mental_floss: Kurt Vonnegut's Stor...

October 30, 2014

Happy Birthday, Ezra Pound!

What says "birthday" more than a mugshot followed by some earnest poetry?

The Tree

I stood still and was a tree amid the wood,

Knowing the truth of things unseen before;

Of Daphne and the laurel bow

And...

October 16, 2014

Happy birthday, Oscar Wilde!

And to celebrate, I'm sharing with you something that has brought me much joy.  The Broadway cast of The Importance of Being Earnest (including the beloved, Santino Fontana) recreating scenes from Jersey Shore delivered in...

October 15, 2014

Happy birthday to Mario Puzo!

Bear Allen tidbit: I've never seen The Godfather but have read the book, along with most of Puzo's other works.  I know this fact would have me killed in a lot of circles.  As the wife of a Sicilian, I'm lucky I'm still m...