The world of literature is vast, and getting bigger all the time. Thousands of titles are published each year. A precious few manage to break through and become universally known, and fewer than that manage to become mainstays of our collective imagination. And even when a book becomes a permanent part of the zeitgeist, many sequels and related works are forgotten […]
One of my favorite series growing up was Ann M. Martin’s Babysitters Club books, about a group of plucky young girls who managed to go to school, have a social life, and deal with teenage issues while simultaneously running their own small business taking care of the neighborhood kids. I gobbled up the novels when I was […]
