But perhaps the most moving moment came a bit later, when Stacy confessed that The Killing Fields “was the most challenging research” of her career and gestured to my colleagues and me, stating “I wouldn’t have a book without these women.”
Works of literature are often rediscovered when they find their way to a new medium. When Netflix adapted Nella Larsen’s 1929 classic novel Passing into a hit series for the small screen, a new generation of readers was found for this seminal yet still timely novel. The LLAGNY Book Club became part of that new generation as Passing was our…
NYLI’s Senior Research Analyst Brooke Raymond’s dedication to reading & promotion of literacy led her to help found a library in Cambodia…. And it all began with a workplace bookfair ….. Click here to read the full story — of how one volunteering opportunity led to reading a book about philanthropy which then led to…
At February’s meeting, LLAGNY Book Club had a spirited discussion of poet Sylvia Plath’s classic novel The Bell Jar…. Check out my full review as posted on Law Lines by clicking here …. And remember to check the calendar for future book club information and all things LLAGNY….
