Elizabeth Bastos

Elizabeth Bastos has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, and writes at her blog 19th-Century Lady Naturalist. Follow her on Twitter: @elizabethbastos

Why Read Kid Lit: Maurice Sendak’s IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN

I like Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are, and his newest Bumble-Ardy about giving a pig a party, but ...

Valentine Desserts: Chocolate, Candy, and Cake Cookbooks

Looking to bake Valentine desserts, sweets for your sweetie? Or to woo someone new? Are you single? Dylan’s Candy Bar ...

These Characters Should Be Valentines

Last month, Amanda did a little literary match-making. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, here are a few more ...

Children’s Valentine’s Books, Sparkly and Saccharine to Sweet

What’s going on now for children at the bookstore? Pink. Pink. And more pink. Take Victoria Kann’s best selling oeuvre: ...

Kindness Is My Religion: Three Books About Not Being Mean

“Kindness is my religion,” the Dalai Lama has said, and how many of us couldn’t use some reminding about how ...

Christmas In Your Ear

Christmas has it’s rituals, for me chief among them is being read-to. Families once a year do an extraordinary thing ...

Holiday Survival Guide: Julia Child Style

1) Preliminaries: Frying pan. Wine. Small pig. Vacuum the guest room. 2) Attitude: Softened butter. Hand towels. 3) Unmolding, flambeeing, and ...