S4 E5: Shehanne Moore and Dave Astor on Reading the Classics
“A classic is the term given to any book which comes to represent the whole universe, a book on a par with ancient talismans.” Italo Calvino, Why Read the Classics?
Welcome to Tea, Toast and Trivia. Thank you for listening in.
Shehanne Moore from Dundee Scotland, and David Astor from Montclair, New Jersey have joined me in connecting three times zones within seconds to bring you a discussion on “What is a classic? Why should we read classics? And what classics should we read?
Shehanne, also known as Shey, is a published author and publisher under Black Wolf Books, a small royalty paying publisher, presently taking submissions by invitation only.
Dave Astor is an author, journalist, blogger, and writer of the award-winning weekly “Montclairvoyant” topical-humor column for Baristanet.com. He is a National Society of Newspaper Columnists board member.
Shey and Dave are avid readers and have great insights to share.
And a very special thank you, Shey and Dave for adding your insights on reading journeys that last a lifetime.
Listeners, I invite you to meet up with Shey on her website, Shehanne Moore. You can follow Shey on Goodreads as well as Amazon at Shehanne Moore
You can connect with Dave on Dave Astor on Literature. You can follow Dave on Goodreads as well as Amazon at Dave Astor
I want to close with a quote from Dave’s book, Fascinating Facts About Famous Fiction Authors and the Greatest Novels of All Time: “Literature can send our minds to another time and place, allowing us to forget our lives and troubles for a few precious hours. It can educate us about history, open our minds, increase our empathy, make us think, give us things to converse about, and/or provide plenty of excitement along with the escapism.”
