The Red Fairy Book is by Andrew Lang. The second in his classic collection of fantasy stories and fairy tales. All of the "Fairy Books" should be read to every child. They are magnificently translated, from a wide variety of cultures, and wonderful for kids of all ages.
Ratings: 6th grade - 10 out of 10.
The Educated Imagination is by Northrop Frye. A wonderful nonfiction collection of his lectures on the importance of reading to "educate" the imagination. Makes you think about the way you read and the way you teach reading if you are a teacher.
Ratings: Adult - 10 out of 10.
On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books is by Karen Swallow Prior. A wonderful nonfiction book that looks at Biblical virtues and the classic books that embody them. A book all Christian readers should read.
Ratings: Adult - 8 out of 10.
The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness is by the Babylon Bee Staff. One of the funniest satire sites out there. The Bee takes on Wokeness and hoists it on it's own petard.
Ratings: Adult - 10 out of 10 - AC (mature thematic content).
Who is Maud Dixon? is by Alexandra Andrews. Modern realistic fiction which has won several award nominations. Florence Darrow works for a publishing firm in New York; she wants to be a writer, but can't seem to get a break. After she is fired from her firm for sleeping with her married boss, she goes to work for the mysterious Maud Dixon - the pseudonym used by the author of a best selling book. No one knows who Maud Dixon is and now Florence is going to work for her. But things don't turn out as Florence hopes. The book was going fine until the end; then both Florence and Helen become vile and completely unlikable. The ending ruined the book for me.
Ratings: Adult - 4 out of 10 - P (Profanity) - AC (mature thematic content) - V (violence).
