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    Eleanor Bourg Nicholson

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    Eleanor Bourg Nicholson is the author of A Bloody Habit (2018), Brother Wolf (2021, pending), and The Letters of Magdalen Montague (re-publication 2021, pending). The homeschooling mother of a feral brood, she teaches English literature for Homeschool Connections, serves as Director of Religious Education for a Dominican parish, and pursues scholarly projects as time permits. Her writing has appeared in the St. Austin Review, Dappled Things, First Things, the Catholic Thing, the National Catholic Register, and elsewhere. Her husband, Dr. Sam Nicholson, is a philosophy instructor for Homeschool Connections (and he's pretty fabulous in every way). Read more at eleanorbourgnicholson.com

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    This conference provides a mega-dose of encouragement, fresh ideas, and fellowship!

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    I'll randomly select one commenter and send an autographed copy of my novella as soon as it is published on June 1st!

    Additionally: Check out the courses I teach at Homeschool Connections.

    Check out My Talks

    Literature & the Lame  (CHC 2021) 

    It is all too easy to lament the decline of popular fiction, how ought we actually to deal with high school peers come wielding copies of J. K. Rowling, Stephanie Meyers, or (heaven forbid) E. L. James? Learn practical tools for encouraging appreciation of literature in its most beautiful and its most enjoyable representations, and (from a Gothic novelist) suggestions for negotiating popular novels too!

    Raising Virtuous Children in 10 Books (CHC 2020)

    How can the study of literature aid in the development of virtue? Let's explore 10 representatives of the English literary canon and consider the rich potential therein for you in your families. Many book suggestions for the high school level provided, built upon classical virtue ethics.

    • Maggie Rosario
      May 18, 2021 at 6:44 pm

      Super excited to listen to your talk tomorrow, Mrs. Nicholson! I can never hear too much about literature, especially from such an awesome teacher! I pray your family may have many blessings during this conference and always!

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      • ebnicholson
        May 20, 2021 at 10:58 am

        Thank you, Maggie! I hope you enjoy it! (Also, though you’re in the heady post-graduation period of existence, Jane Austen II is now freshly in recorded at HC!)

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    • Marianne Cook
      May 19, 2021 at 11:45 pm

      After listening to your wonderful 2020 CHC talk, I knew that I would begin this year’s conference with you, and you did not disappoint! Thank you for your witty, intelligent and heartfelt discussion on discerning good literature. Please do more conferences on Catholic topics because you are an amazing and articulate role model for us all!

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      • ebnicholson
        May 20, 2021 at 11:01 am

        I am so flattered! Thank you so much! I don’t remember if I properly gave credit, but I am basically operating from the framework my mother developed when she homeschooled my five brothers and me. She’s also the one who introduced me to homeschool conferences. The first time I attended one as a parent, I dragged her along as a guide so I could handle the pressure of choosing books and curricula (in those subjects for which I had not yet exerted my “only daughter” privilege and appropriated all of HER books).

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    • Jacqueline Rowe
      May 22, 2021 at 7:38 pm

      Thank you so much for a wonderful talk, again! I loved your talk last year and was so excited to see you had returned! Although, I had to do some MAJOR introspection from your comments about the Harry Potter series. 😉
      You also sparked late night discussion with my husband about children’s lit, YA (bleh), and fiction in general and when to let the kids read certain materials. The outcome of that discussion was that we both really want to reread a lot of our favourite authors and series to share them with our kids. Thank you for sharing your passion as well as your wisdom!

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