WHIRL (What Have I Read Lately) Books is a site for readers to find books for themselves and their book clubs. Liz at Literary Masters runs book groups and literary salons where we "dig deep" into literary treasures.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Do You Want Your Child to Read?


A silly question, right?  We all want our children to read, and ideally, we'd like them to read books! Parents who know about  Literary Masters frequently approach me and ask, "How can I get my child to read more?"  This is what I tell them:  If you want your child to read, YOU must read.  It's like Robert Fulghum, the author of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, said so eloquently, "Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you."

Children model their parents' behavior (scary concept, I know); what their parents DO is much more important than what their parents SAY.  So, if you want your children to read, make it clear that your home values reading.  Carve out some evening time to read and suggest your children do the same.  Even better, carve out some time to read together.  And best of all, join a Literary Masters Parent/Child book group to discuss what you've read together.  Not only will you learn something about the book--I guarantee you, you will learn something about your child!

Click here for an awesome article that Frank Bruni wrote for the NY Times.


Tuesday, June 17, 2014

What do YOU think of Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch?

Are you on Facebook?  If so, please "like" Literary Masters, directly to the right of this post you are now reading, and you can read/weigh in on the conversation regarding critics' responses to The Goldfinch.  See you over there!