Reading is important.  Books are important.  Librarians are important.  Children’s fiction is the most important fiction of all.  The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman  

In literary criticism, a Bildungsroman is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood (coming of age), in which character change is important.   The term comes from the German words Bildung ("education", alternatively "forming") and Roman ("novel").  The term was coined in 1819 by philologist Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern in his university lectures, and was later famously reprised by Wilhelm Dilthey, who legitimized it in 1870 and popularized it in 1905.  The genre is further characterized by a number of formal, topical, and thematic features.  The term coming-of-age novel is sometimes used interchangeably with bildungsroman, but its use is usually wider and less technical.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bildungsroman 

A roman à clef is a novel in which real people, places, or events appear with fictitious names or details, blurring the line between fiction and nonfiction.  Roman à clef is a French term that translates to “novel with a key.”  The first roman à clef novel was written in the seventeenth century by French author Madeleine de Scudery.  Roman à clef novels are loosely fictionalized novels based on real-world events that have been a popular form for famous writers for centuries. The definition of roman à clef is a novel that takes some of its premise and characters from real life while fictionalizing certain details and identities. Romans à clef are often presented as fiction with the understanding that many readers will be able to recognize the identities of real people veiled as fictional characters.  Literary techniques like satire and allegory are often used in romans à clef.  The genre has been popular since its creation in the seventeenth century.  Find six titles of famous romans à clef at https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-a-roman-a-clef 

A great rugelach recipe has been made in some form for centuries, having evolved from Eastern European pastries.  Over time, two different styles emerged.  The first was a labor-intensive cookie with a laminated yeasted dough (similar to a croissant).  The second was a simpler, faster version made with cream cheese. (This is the version you’re most likely to find in American Jewish kitchens and delis because it originated here in the 1950s.)  Some rugelach are rolled into a crescent shape, while others are formed into long rolls and then sliced—these are the latter.  This version comes from former Gourmet food editor Melissa Roberts-Matar.  It was inspired by her great-great-grandmother, who owned a small hotel in the Catskills, and is made with a cream cheese–based rugelach dough that’s swirled with raspberry or apricot jam, nuts, sugar, and ground cinnamon.  Total time:  9 hours 45 minutes (includes chilling dough)  https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/rugelach-cookies  

Odds and ends is a plural noun that has existed in English since the mid-1700s with origins as far back as the 14th century.  Odds and ends refer to miscellaneous small items, remnants, and unused objects of no particular value.  It has the same meaning as “bits and bobs” or “bits and pieces” and refers to a random assortment of unimportant pieces or small things.  Any miscellaneous collection of little value. The expression is sometimes used to refer to chores as well.  https://www.idioms.online/odds-and-ends/ See also https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/odds_and_ends  

The Henry O. Bollman Residence, completed in 1922, was the second independent commission of Lloyd Wright, architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s son and collaborator on his father’s iconic Hollyhock House in Los Angeles.  The estate in Hollywood has been on the cover of Architectural Digest twice under a previous owner and is designated a Los Angeles Cultural Monument.  Distinguished by patterned pre-cast concrete blocks and Mesoamerican massing, the house, which has been sensitively updated, remains pretty much just as Wright designed it a century ago. Nancy A. Ruhling  See pictures at https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/inside-a-landmark-l-a-house-by-frank-lloyd-wrights-son

By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 (Public Law 107-89), the Congress has designated September 11 of each year as “Patriot Day,” and by Public Law 111-13, approved April 21, 2009, the Congress has requested the observance of September 11 as an annually recognized “National Day of Service and Remembrance.”  https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/09/08/a-proclamation-on-patriot-day-and-national-day-of-service-and-remembrance-2023/  

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