Posts by Andrew Fairweather

There's never been a better time to explore the wealth of online resources the NYPL has on offer for the couch-bound.

There is no better time than now to grasp the thorny issues surrounding housing in a broader sense.

Missing walking your local streets? Here are some tools that let you explore from the safety of home.

With an infinity of choices, why study Latin?

If we take Esther Johnston's memories as a standard, it is the library that has stayed the same more than anything.

Penelope Farmer's 'Charlotte Sometimes' has an incredible depth accomplished with an effortlessness I rarely come across in contemplative fiction written for adults, let alone children. For this reason, I cannot accept it as a simple story about a child who travels time, but a story where an adolescent girl lays the foundation for her maturity.

On the subject of love and ambition I am reminded always of the Latin poets (of course!) Who would not shed a tear at the parting of Aeneas from Dido as he is spurred on by the gods to found Rome?