Category: Season 4

  • When the Great Mystery Cracks Us Open

    Dear Friend, “Music’s my religion.” So begins James Brandon’s young adult historical fiction novel, Ziggy, Stardust & Me. You might recall my mentioning that this is one of only two books in this project that I had already read. It’s always a little nerve-racking to return to a beloved book, but even more so when…

  • There’s a Starman Waiting in the Sky

    Dear Friend, Reading Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet last month was a delight, indeed. I mentioned in the introductory post that it’s a book I’ve always wanted to read and pretty much always assumed I’d enjoy; but we readers know that the reading life is full of surprises and there are never any guarantees. The first…