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Author of STREET STORIES suspense novels

Homeless Does Not Mean Hopeless

Diane RehmDiane Rehm interviews author Kevin Ryan about youth homelessness at the NPR station WAMU 88.5.  Kevin is the author of Almost Home, a book about six homeless youth and their struggle to recover from hopelessness.

They talk about his experiences with Covenant House, youth homelessness across the United States, and why growing numbers of teens end up alone on the streets. In addition, Diane talks to one of the youth Kevin writes about.  You can listen to the show HERE.

Almost Home: Helping Kids Move from Homelessness to HopeAlmost Home: Helping Kids Move from Homelessness to Hope by Kevin Ryan and Tina Kelley can be purchased HERE.

via Youth Homelessness Across The Nation | The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR.

Madeleine L’Engle’s Beloved Writing Spot

How fitting that a library was her favorite writing spot.  When I think of her wonderful book A Wrinkle in Time, I can distinctly remember the corner of my small local library, bottom shelf, where I discovered the gem during my grade school years.  Strange, the sometimes insignificant things the brain holds onto as memorable.

Madeleine L'Engle

Madeleine L’Engle (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In the 1960s, a few years after the publication of A Wrinkle in Time, L’Engle, looking for a quiet place to work, sought permission to write in the Cathedral’s library. In an unpublished fragment of writing from around 1985, read by Voiklis at the dedication ceremony, L’Engle described how her relationship with the library came about.

via Madeleine L’Engle’s Beloved Writing Spot Named Literary Landmark.