Sarah Laurence

This young adult novel about the first woman to be drafted for major league baseball is so realistic, it read like nonfiction. The coach/s...

Last week's terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris should raise - not diminish - compassion for refugees. Now is not the time to close...

The bright side of winter: no leaves means more sunshine in the woods! In Maine winter lasts well through March. Walking is challenging...

Simpsons Point, Brunswick at sunset February has been a month of shoveling, skiing and writing. We've had three major storms and th...

Out of Nowhere by   Maria Padian  tackles the issue of post 9/11 prejudice toward Muslims in America. In this soon to be released young ad...

Scout at Sunset, photo by my husband on Thanksgiving From the books that I’ve reviewed this past year, I’ve compiled a list of novels tha...

. . . after hairy spiders, was deep water. My earliest memory of swim class was having my head pushed under water for “ring around the rosi...

Don’t let the title put you off: Jersey Tomatoes Are The Best  is not about gardening or  Snookie . The “Tomatoes” are talented Jersey gals...

photo of author Keri Mikulski by Justin Mikulski, her husband Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 banned the exclusion of stude...

Oxford University Parks Cricket Pavillion I've had a lot of questions about the novel that I’ve just started writing, NOT CRICKET (r...

Apologies once again to Sarah’s regular readers! This is Henry, reporting (almost) live from the towpath during Oxford “Eights Week.” This ...