By Rosie Molinary on May 3, 2010
One of the defining things about me as a child was that I was a reader. I read at the table (until busted). I read in the bed after bedtime […]
Posted in Food for Thought, Life at Home | Tagged literacy, parenting, reading, Rudyard Kipling, Viva La Feminista |
By Rosie Molinary on May 19, 2009
I’ve notived an interesting change to my reading habits. For years, I made myself finish a book, even if it didn’t resonate with me. But sometime in the last year, I’ve […]
Posted in The Process | Tagged books, Kindle, reading |
By Rosie Molinary on May 12, 2009
This is how much I love books. Yep, that’s my closet. And one of mine and BF’s (well, a few are his) to be read piles. I don’t have […]
Posted in The Process | Tagged book shelves, books, reading |
By Rosie Molinary on March 31, 2009
I mentioned last week that I had been asked to share some reading suggestions with Writers Read. Here’s the post. So one of the fun things about my job is […]
Posted in The Process | Tagged books, Charlotte, Charlotte Observer, handmade jewelry, jewelry, Katie Stein, reading, writers read |
By Rosie Molinary on March 24, 2009
I had a lovely invitation last week from Writers Read to share with their readers what I’ve been reading. The invitation came after Dr. Cynthia M. Bulik, an author they featured […]
Posted in The Process | Tagged book club, books, Curtis Sittenfeld, fiction, John Kennedy Toole, reading, reading lists, Tom Perrotta |
By Rosie Molinary on December 8, 2008
Another find while I was cleaning out my sent items was an email response to a mom who asked how she could help develop her second grade son’s desire and […]
Posted in Food for Thought, Tangents | Tagged learning, parenting, reading, writing |
By Rosie Molinary on October 28, 2008
I am reading American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld right now. A friend had emailed me to tell me she thought it was delicious, and my book club is reading it […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allison Winn Scotch, Curtis Sittenfeld, novels, reading, reading lists, Stephanie Klein, Tom Wolfe, Zadie Smith |
By Rosie Molinary on September 24, 2008
Here’s another excerpt from the speech I gave at Ridgeview High School’s summer reading celebration last week in Columbia, South Carolina… If there is just one thing that reading has […]
Posted in What We Must Do | Tagged reading, stories, teacher, teaching, voice, writing |
By Rosie Molinary on September 22, 2008
Look at that cute man. That’s my papito. He’s just about the cutest thing there is in the world. But I am a little bit biased. Anyway, I spoke at […]
Posted in On the Road, Tangents | Tagged dads, father, reading, stories, Vietnam, writing |
By Rosie Molinary on June 17, 2008
I know I have mentioned that my dad used to take me to the library every Saturday morning when I was a kid and let me check out however many […]
Posted in Tangents | Tagged books, children, parents, reading |