Is 500 a magical number? “Check It Out” debuted in May 2011, and a decade later, I am officially in the 500-plus column club. Well, I have no idea if such a club exists, but I’m pretty tickled at this milestone which is why I hope you don’t mind a little personal back-patting. Pat, pat — there, I’m done.
Themes are my friends in this particular writing endeavor, so I simply cannot pass up a themed column celebrating the number 500. A quick search of my magical number in the library’s catalog produced multiple results, but the trick, of course, is how to highlight a large number with a small list.
Presto! I have an answer. The joy of magic is surprise, so I have conjured up a diverse reading list that includes “500” in each title. Subjects covered are photography, Black history, travel, cooking, knitting, automobile racing and chickens. Abracadabra, dear readers, I hope this 500-plus column enchants and casts a spell among “Check It Out” followers.
Hocus pocus!
• “The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits” by Mihaela Noroc.
