Be Lit

Writers & Books for Your Deeply Meaningful Life

FDNY Chief Joe Pfeifer and his brother Lt. Kevin Pfeifer

How FDNY Chief Joe Pfeifer Finds Hope Even in the Darkest Days of 9/11

By Dawn Fallik

Mara Brock Akil and her book "The Revelation of Dionne Daphne"

“I Believe in Telling the Truth Out Loud”

By Stacey Lindsay

Staff Bookshelf

15 Books We’re Reading, Re-reading, and Anticipating Right Now

By Stacey Lindsay

Neal Schore and his book "The 25th Hour"

How to Break the Emotional Habits That Interfere With Your Dreams

By Stacey Lindsay

Be Lit Bookshelf

3 Books We're "Be Lit" About This August

By The Sunday Paper Team

Mary Aloe

Finding Peace and Clarity in the Virtues of Mary, Mother of Jesus

By Stacey Lindsay

Kathryn Stockett and Stacey Lindsay Be Lit Salon Series

An Unforgettable Evening with Kathryn Stockett

By Stacey Lindsay

Indie Bookstores

An Unlikely Cure for the Loneliness Epidemic? It’s Hiding in Plain Sight (And on a Bookshelf Near You)

By Stacey Lindsay

"Prairie Fires" and Laura Ingalls Wilder

Why “Little House” Continues to Capture Our Hearts

By Dawn Fallik

Nostalgic Book Recs

Craving Even More Nostalgia?

By Stacey Lindsay and Mara Freedman