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March 19, 2012
On a visit to Haiti in February I met Cynthia, a young girl who lives in a tent camp in downtown Port au Prince.
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March 5, 2012
On Tuesday, March 6, I'll be participating in a panel at George Washington University. The topic?
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February 10, 2012
The Underground Railroad in American History was re-issued this month—a new title (The Amazing Underground Railroad) and a new cover! From a review of the first edition:
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January 3, 2012
Ten, maybe fifteen years ago, Maryhop Brandon, a friend of mine, sent me a book called "On Reading," a collection of photographs by Andre Kertesz. I turned to the page she had marked.
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December 13, 2011
When my husband and I visited India this fall we spent some time in Ahmedabad. Our driver invited us to his home for tea.
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November 21, 2011
Thought of Eleanor Roosevelt on a trip to India in October. In her autobiography she writes about her "peak moment"--visiting the Taj: "I will carry in my mind the beauty of it as long as I live.
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October 21, 2011
From Linda Perkins's review for Booklist (October 2011): "The thorough biography then goes on to trace the key events, philosophical influences, and personal relationships that shaped the life and
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September 19, 2011
A short take on Abigail's life from Mary Quattlebaum's review in Washington Parent.
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August 4, 2011
“Profusely illustrated and containing a comprehensive bibliography and an index, this biography of one of the century's most influential women is both a useful reference source and an enjoyable rea
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July 8, 2011
Click here to read my letter to The New York Review of Books, written after the death of Barbara Zimmerman Epstein, the first American editor of the Diary of Anne Frank: