Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley

If you love books, then this is the book for you. I’ve long held that there should be an official genre for novels about books–there are so many stories about bookshops, publishers, collectors, particular books and their power. They deserve a category. Bibliophilliac Fiction maybe. Christopher Morley’s first novel, Parnassus on Wheels,  should be at the top of anyone’s canonical list of bibliophilliac fiction. It’s wonderful. … Continue reading Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley

Emergency Reading, Books on the Wagon, Books on the Wall

I showed up to Reading Race Day without a book on Friday.   Every other Friday, my 7th grade students read against the clock.  I project an on-line countdown timer set at 20 minutes while everyone reads as much as they can.  We figure out who’s read the most pages and the most words.  Since I read with my students, and don’t always win, I … Continue reading Emergency Reading, Books on the Wagon, Books on the Wall