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Does 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 Babakian
Jan 14, 20193 min read


Happy Birthday, C.S. Lewis. And Thank You
C.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 Babakian
Nov 29, 20183 min read


How 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 Babakian
Nov 20, 20182 min read


What'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...
Genine Babakian
May 29, 20184 min read
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