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My sister Kay, back home in Sydney after a ten day tour of Vietnam, sent me this photo from Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon. If you know, you know.
In Room 214 of Hotel Continental Saigon, Rue Catinat in early 1950s, today Dong Khoi Street.

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September is here, gente! We are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with picture books that focus on Latinx history and experiences!

8. RHEA'S RODEO, 2026

Author: @laekanzeakemp.bsky.social
Illustrator: @raissaqueiroz.bsky.social

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You name it, he wrote it: poetry, plays, sermons, criticisms. "Dr. Johnson" was a celebrity in his time, and one of the reasons people know him today (besides work that included his massive Dictionary of the English Language) is the landmark biography by James Boswell.
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Illustration of Dr. Johnson (accorded the "doctor" title through honorary degrees. He has long white hair and he's peering closely at a paper, as if reading something. The illustration is set inside an ornate frame. Adjacent to that image is the text "Literary Rock Star circa 1779. Samuel Johnson, born on this day in 1709."
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Below, the cover for "Their Eyes Were Watching God," published #otd in 1937; and the author, the amazing Zora Neale Hurston. Hurston's work as a writer, anthropologist, documentarian and folklorist was undervalued until a biography and MS Mag article revived interest--and respect.
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On the right, the cover for the first edition of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" showing a woodcut type illustration of a rainy rural scene with storm winds blowing against a tree next to a stream. Adjacent to that is image is a photograph of author Zora Neale Hurston. She's smiling and wearing a hat with a brim angled sideways. She's also wearing earrings and a necklace. She seems to be standing on a street in front of a building.
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