Book Review by Marge Speidel

Marilynne Robinson’s “Gilead” won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005. But 24 years earlier,  “Housekeeping,” her first novel, was published. Written in beautiful, haunting prose with no words wasted, "Housekeeping" follows two young sisters as they change custodial hands and come to terms as they come of age. 

Rereading Marilynne Robinson's 'Housekeeping'

At the Movies with Robert Butler

Film depictions of the literary masterpiece "The Great Gatsby" have fallen short in the past, however Baz Luhrmann's version has raised the bar. 

'The Great Gatsby': Is it Really Great?

“History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness. There are monsters, there is evil, there is betrayal. That’s why people should read Shakespeare and Dickens as well as history — they will find the best, the worst, the height of noble attainment and the depths of depravity.” 

Quotables by David C. McCullough

American author, narrator, historian, & lecturer