It's no secret that some summer reading books are better than others. Over the years, I've developed a few hard-and-fast rules to sort the wheat from the chaff. Follow them to ensure you don't waste your time on something pointless when, trust me, there are countless good books out there. How to Find a Good Summer Reading Book: It can't have been published in the past 10 years - If it's actually good, it'll still be around in a few years. Modern books are usually fads and not

It's no coincidence that when America decided Latin was too "old fashioned," the humanities stopped producing great minds.

Something has felt instinctively "off" about society's relationship with technology for a long time. I tried (and failed) to delete Vocabbett's social media accounts after New Year's because of it. But businesses need clients, and today, they all live online. More importantly, my refraining from the (already rare) Instagram post did nothing to make my 5-year-old son stop asking for "iPad," or talking ad nauseam about his "pets" in Bottle and Minecraft. Before you gasp and say

The moment I began annotating classic novels, people started asking, "Why don't you do Shakespeare?" "It's been done!" I'd reply.

Did you know you can support your favorite author by buying directly from their website? That's right! Amazon even makes it easy with this simple link: www.amazon.com/sendtokindle ! It takes about 5 seconds longer than buying the book on Amazon, but your favorite authors will thank you forever. For instance, here is the link to my shop , where you can buy things directly from Vocabbett. Here's how to do it: Download the book (from the thank-you page or your email) Go to ...

You know that book you've always wanted to read, but haven't yet gotten around to? For many of us, that book is a classic, but we shy away because we're (secretly or openly) scared we won't understand it. Fear not, my friends, for I am here to help. I've spent the past 18 months painstakingly annotating classic novels, adding definitions and explanations at the bottom of each page to make sure you can fully understand and appreciate their brilliance. So far, I've done: The I

Having recently completed my 2024 recap , it's time to write my 2025 goals! My focus will remain on Vocabbett Classics , where I annotate classic novels to make them more accessible to modern readers. Once I have a large enough collection, I'm going to start approaching schools and school districts, suggesting that they swap their existing editions with my brilliantly-annotated alternative. At the moment, there are quite a few A-list books missing, and I don't want to waste a