The Literary Tea Room

...a place to sit back, relax and unwind with a cup of herbal tea and chat about books, writers and the literary arts. Some people that know me personally have heard me talking about buying a cozy, Victorian home and opening a literary tea room. However, the more I thought about it in this era of globalization; a "physical spot" would be limited to the people that could physically come and visit. However, this virtual Literary Tea room can connect people to "chats without borders."

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Black History Month - Day 11 Book Recommendation: Beloved by Toni Morrison

This book won Morrison the Pulitzer Prize in 1987 and exposes the unthinkable horrors of slavery in a comprehensible, moving literary form. The book focuses on a woman, her family and the spirit of her nameless child. It is painful, heart-wrenching, magnificent & powerful. The language is beautifully written & the stories are poignantly expressed. It will move you, push your thinking & expand your understanding of what a mother or a people can do and survive under inhuman conditions. This book should be on every “classic” book list and should be required reading in High School or Freshman college English courses. It is a profound story that solidified Toni Morrison’s place as one of the greatest novelists of all times.