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Tragic Twist Defines “A Game Maker’s Life”

Jeffrey Breslow was an icon in the toy design business. In his 40-year, Hall of Fame career, he oversaw operations at two multimillion-dollar toy companies and had his hand in such classic toys at Simon, Polly Pocket, Operation, Mousetrap and more. His stories of late nights at the drawing board…

Jim AlkonAugust 30, 2022

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“100 Voices” Share Their Experiences of Inspiration in the Face of Global Uncertainty

“What if we thought of ourselves as pinecones and the coronavirus our fire? Maybe it will pop open and release our seeds to grow something new.” That is one of many — well, 100 to be exact — thoughts and insights compiled during the prime years of Covid-19 and presented…

Jim AlkonJuly 11, 2022

Miscellany

A Novel in 10 Years: One Author’s Journey To Get It Done

“I will write a novel before the next reunion,” I told myself. I just needed an idea. I’d spent decades as a newspaper reporter and doing PR professional writing about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. I should have been brimming with ideas, but nothing had grabbed me. I stole a…

Pam McGaffinJuly 23, 2018

Miscellany

#Thursday Thoughts: 39 Inspirational JFK Quotes, One for Each Year He Lived

Today, the National Archives will release the final documents that outline details of the the John F. Kennedy assassination. In 1963, the 35th President of the United States was gunned down while his motorcade traveled through a Dallas neighbor hood on November 22. In the years since, many conspiracy theories…

Aisha K. StaggersOctober 26, 2017

Miscellany

#WednesdayWisdom for Writers from Some of the Most Prolific Writers of All Time

People always ask me what my writing "process" is. If they knew, they wouldn't believe me, most times it involves just sitting alone and listening to my own thoughts. Rrely does it ever involve me sitting in front of a blank screen on my computer; if I'm typing, it is…

Aisha K. StaggersOctober 25, 2017

Miscellany

TED Talks: Oscar Schwartz’s Computer Can Write Poetry

It seems like a silly question: Can a computer write poetry? But then, after writing a poem, will that computer then take over the world? Oscar Schwartz is less concerned with the speculative danger surrounding artificial intelligence – instead, he’s using algorithms to help us figure out what it means to…

Katie HiresMarch 1, 2016

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“It’s Your Funeral!” So Throw Yourself the Best Going-Away Party Ever

Fans of Mary Roach's book Stiff and author Caitlin Doughty will enjoy Kathy Benjamin's It's Your Funeral! (Quirk Books), but this book is really for everyone. Because — sorry to break it to you — everyone is going to die, and this book explains exactly how to prepare for that.…

Gevera Bert PiedmontAugust 18, 2021

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The Magic of Musical Passion in “This Was Toscanini: The Maestro, My Father, and Me”

Samuel Antek — first violinist with the famed NBC Symphony Orchestra for 17 years — captures what it was like to perform under Maestro Arturo Toscanini, who many consider to be the greatest conductor of the mid-20th century. In This Was Toscanini, his musical memoir published in 1963, Antek shared…

K.L. RomoAugust 17, 2021

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Impactful Memoir “Triple Jeopardy” Proves Dr. Rita Ali Is a Fighter

I remember the exact words Dr. Rita Ali said to me on the phone the first time we discussed her book Triple Jeopardy: Three Strikes But Not Out (Words Matter Publishing): “I was incarcerated three times, but I didn’t do it.” The “it” was a 27-count conviction in 2004 on…

Jim AlkonApril 12, 2021

Nonfiction

Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Fisher, Reality Stars and More: 50+ Memoir Deals for Under $16

Are you interested in reading about how some of your favorite actors and musicians became famous? Or maybe you want to know what it's like to grow up in the White House. Whatever your interest, there is definitely a personal story here that will not only be worth your dollar,…

Maggie MeyersDecember 1, 2017

Nonfiction

TED Talks: Bryan Stevenson on Identity and Injustice

Black History Month ends in just a few days, so this week’s installment of TED Talks Tuesday is one of the most elegant examinations of race in America ever given on the TED stage. Human Rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s moving talk from TED 2012 paints a hard picture…

Katie HiresFebruary 23, 2016

Nonfiction

A Search for Creativity: Amy Tan’s TED Talk Inspires A Reading List

Where does creativity come from? In this TED talk from TED2008, The Joy Luck Club author Amy Tan meditates on the influences in her life and the lives of others in an attempt to discover where creativity can be found within us. For Tan, it’s all about intentionality, focus and…

Katie HiresMarch 15, 2016

Nonfiction

TED Talks: Ron Finley Discusses Urban Gardening as Social Rebellion

Ron Finley sees soil as his tapestry, something to be embellished with renewable food that brings his community together. He gave this week’s TED Tuesday talk, “A Guerilla Gardener in South Central LA” at TED 2013, and spoke about his passion project: creating vegetable gardens in his urban neighborhood inside…

Katie HiresNovember 3, 2015

Nonfiction

TED Talks: Candy Chang Discusses Her Before I Die Project

Art has the power to create inspiration from hardship, the power to bring emotional clarity to difficult times, and the power to make people laugh like idiots. Artist Candy Chang, in this week’s TED Tuesday pick, describes her Before I Die project, where she took a blank public wall and…

Katie HiresOctober 27, 2015

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In Glittering Berlin, Thrilling Obsessions Make Fiction and Reality Collide

The young woman speaking in Calla Henkel’s Other People’s Clothes (Doubleday) is Zoe Beech, an American art student who has fled to Berlin in 2008 for any number of reasons. She doesn’t know who she is and she hates the school she’s in now, which revolves around toxic masculinity: “In…

Neil NyrenJanuary 28, 2022

Children's Books

10 Extraordinary Children’s Books That Inspire the Best in All of Us

Ask a person about their favorite childhood book, and chances are they’ll be able to name countless titles off the top of their head. Children’s books leave an indelible mark on our brains from an early age with storylines and lessons that we still carry with us today. So who…

Cameron KimballMarch 30, 2021

Tragic Twist Defines “A Game Maker’s Life”

“100 Voices” Share Their Experiences of Inspiration in the Face of Global Uncertainty

A Novel in 10 Years: One Author’s Journey To Get It Done

#Thursday Thoughts: 39 Inspirational JFK Quotes, One for Each Year He Lived

#WednesdayWisdom for Writers from Some of the Most Prolific Writers of All Time

TED Talks: Oscar Schwartz’s Computer Can Write Poetry

“It’s Your Funeral!” So Throw Yourself the Best Going-Away Party Ever

The Magic of Musical Passion in “This Was Toscanini: The Maestro, My Father, and Me”

Impactful Memoir “Triple Jeopardy” Proves Dr. Rita Ali Is a Fighter

Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Fisher, Reality Stars and More: 50+ Memoir Deals for Under $16

TED Talks: Bryan Stevenson on Identity and Injustice

A Search for Creativity: Amy Tan’s TED Talk Inspires A Reading List

TED Talks: Ron Finley Discusses Urban Gardening as Social Rebellion

TED Talks: Candy Chang Discusses Her Before I Die Project

In Glittering Berlin, Thrilling Obsessions Make Fiction and Reality Collide

10 Extraordinary Children’s Books That Inspire the Best in All of Us

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