Genine BabakianJan 15, 20193 minDoes Reading Need a Gimmick?“Nothing goes together quite like candles and reading.” I recently read this in the New York Times and thought: Um, no. There is the...
Genine BabakianNov 29, 20183 minHappy Birthday, C.S. Lewis. And Thank YouC.S. Lewis once said you can make anything by writing. And he did – to the delights of generations of young readers. More than 60 years...
Genine BabakianNov 20, 20182 minHow do you know when a word has made it? Check the dictionary.I fell down the rabbit hole of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s Time Traveler tool this weekend. What a cool toy! You plug in a year and...
Genine BabakianMay 30, 20184 minWhat's the Emoji for "Use Your Words!"In the beginning there were grunts and hand gestures. Later came lovely cave paintings. The ancient Egyptians illuminated the world with...