Book Digest: January 29, 2007
“The Observer’s Guides,” a so very British and forgotten publishing phenomenon: compact, concise, and courteous notebooks on nearly everything.
Jessica Francis Kane
Book Digest: December 4, 2006
Children’s book battle: When your daughter only wants “My Little Pony: The Novella,” is it wrong to steer her hand towards more charming selections?
Plain Air Dining
Americans love their cars—as chariots, mobile offices, and teenage make-out spots. But when did they become dining tables?
Plantmanship
What sort of gardener looks forward to winter’s first frost? Our in-house green thumb doubts herself after seeing what an expert Virginia gardener—and her garden—looks like.
Book Digest: October 30, 2006
A new Digest reviewer brings us old beginnings: The Gate of Angels; Enduring Love; Bel Canto
American Samaritan
In the past five years the U.S. has had no closer partner than the U.K., and though it’s not always a perfect marriage, Yanks and Brits can still come together to solve a problem—even on the steps of the British Library.
Daddies Unbound
The stereotype that dads don’t show much skill or interest in child-rearing should have gone out when you were still in diapers—so why does it persist?
The Heirloom Ficus
When a loved one’s houseplants are divided up, what you get isn’t a condition of your standing as a relative, but of your ability as a gardener. Our writer has a story of memory and maintenance, and the discovery of a special bond.
BetweenTheLines.com
Tired of having your work rejected by editors left and right? The Frustrated Amateur Writers Network may be just what you need to jump-start your writing career. They won’t be able to get you published—but they can help you feel better about it.
Forced: A Flower Show
Gardeners love to commune with nature. Though not as much as they love to commune with ice cream and plasma screens and loud noises and personality quizzes. Our writer reports from the middle of 33 indoor acres of plants.