Top stories published by Nina Sankovitch in April of 2013

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Nina Sankovitch in Nina Sankovitch

Apr 3, 2013

The Tender Side of Wild Bill Hickok

On August 2, 1876, Wild Bill Hickok was playing poker at a saloon in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory, in the town of Deadwood. A former buffalo hunter named Jack McCall (nicknamed “Broken Nose Jack”) walked in to the saloon, sidled up beside Hickok, drew his…

Nina Sankovitch in Nina Sankovitch

Apr 18, 2013

Oleander Girl: Coming of Age

Early in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new novel, Oleander Girl, the dead mother of Korobi Roy appears to the young woman in a dream, beckoning to her from a bedroom window. Reading the novel, I felt as if I were that mother, an omniscient presence able to read my child’s mind…

Nina Sankovitch in Nina Sankovitch

Apr 8, 2013

Historical Fiction, Then and Now

I love historical fiction. A writer takes what is known about a place in time or a character from the past, and then transports the reader further and deeper into what are the blood and guts of the past. And I mean blood and guts: people and moments in time are brought…

Nina Sankovitch in Nina Sankovitch

Apr 28, 2013

Detecting Humanists

A humanist is a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity. (Thank you, Dictionary.com). For me, being a humanist also means believing in the inherent ability of each human being to think and reason, and to decide to act not just for one’s own benefit…

March 2013

May 2013

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