Stewardesses were a joke to many of us coming of age in the liberated Sixties. They were no joke in the women's movement that liberated us, however. Cathleen Schine agecomejoke Change image and share on social
In my stunted career as a scholar, I'd read promissory notes, papal bulls and guidelines for Inquisitorial interrogation. Dante, too. Boccaccio... But after 1400? Nihil. Cathleen Schine boccacciobullcareer Change image and share on social
Nathaniel Rich wrote 'Odds Against Tomorrow' well before Hurricane Sandy and its surge crashed onto the isle of Manhattan, well before the streets were flooded and the subways drowned, only the Goldman Sachs building sparkling above the darkened avenues. Cathleen Schine avenuebuildcrash share on social
There are no moral lectures in 'Lookaway, Lookaway;' there aren't even any lessons. But there is passion. It is a work that hides its craft but never its beauty, that is ambitious but never pretentious, that does not sacrifice nuance for power or power for nuance. Cathleen Schine ambitiousbeautycraft share on social
I was one of those children they used to call 'readers.' Cathleen Schine callchildreader Change image and share on social
Alice Munro is not only revered, she is cherished, her stories handled lovingly, turned over and over, gazed at and studied and breathed in with something approaching awe. She has never, over the years, written the way any of her contemporaries have. Cathleen Schine aliceapproachawe share on social
I grew up reading books about heroic collies. Cathleen Schine bookcolliegrow Change image and share on social
Everyone who moves to New York City has a book or movie or song that epitomizes the place for them. For me, it's 'The Cricket in Times Square', written by George Selden and illustrated by Garth Williams. Cathleen Schine bookcitycricket share on social
A tenth of Dostoyevsky is plenty for a seventh grader, I think. Cathleen Schine dostoyevskygraderplenty Change image and share on social
'Blue Nights' is a story of loss: simple, wrenching, inconsolable loss. Cathleen Schine blueinconsolableloss Change image and share on social
