by Mari K Eder | Jul 5, 2023 | Newsletters
For the past two years, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time with my new friends, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line. Those intrepid women, trailblazers in the World War II years and beyond, kept me company throughout the empty span of the pandemic. I learned their... 
by Mari K Eder | Oct 4, 2022 | Newsletters
I love libraries—how rich they look, the careful displays that librarians create to inspire young minds and draw in readers. The smell of books entices me too. I liked to look at what’s new, what’s featured, and of course, the older books are just as important,... 
by Mari K Eder | Aug 2, 2022 | Newsletters
Before the pandemic, I often bought books in airport bookstores. You know, the books you can buy, read, and then return for a trade-in. But without the ability to fly anywhere, my ability to keep up with this resourceful program simply lapsed. But it appears that... 
by Mari K Eder | Feb 2, 2021 | Newsletters
In the fourth grade, my favorite day was Friday. Not just because the weekend was coming but on Fridays we received our very own copies of “My Weekly Reader”. To me, the short, shy kid in the second row, the little newspaper was a total gold mine of intrigue and...