Late July. Minette and I have taken up our summer quarters at my parents in France. Appa will join us next week. In our bedroom […] Read More
Category: Books
I first read Pnin as a teenager. It was my father’s recommendation that I start exploring the scintillating world of Vladimir Nabokov’s novels with this […] Read More
I am reading Dignity by Chris Arnade, a non-fiction book about the people who live in back row America. Poor, stigmatized neighborhoods in large cities. […] Read More
When I was ten my grandmother handwrote a chapter book for me. It was about her family, her childhood memories, and what life was like […] Read More
Appa came up with the idea last spring, as he realized our vacation plans were going astray and we would not get together with our […] Read More
Today we are celebrating India’s Independence Day. Appa‘s country was freed from British rule on August 15, 1947 at midnight. I always find it striking […] Read More
This year Minette has become an amateur and eager practitioner of literal jokes. It all began when my friend Tomoko gave her an Amelia Bedelia […] Read More
The Arab of the Future, Riad Sattouf’s graphic memoir of growing up between the Middle East and France, has caught some attention here in the […] Read More
How do you react when your 6-year-old enthusiastically calls you “the world’s best white person”? What are the implications on how she sees herself? What […] Read More
When it comes to nurturing multicultural children’s connection with their heritage(s) parents who want to stay the course have a lot on their plate. I […] Read More