"Some of the walls were four feet thick, and there used to be queer noises inside them, as if there might be a little secret staircase. Certainly there were odd …
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A Literary Father's Day: 5 fabulous quotes about fathers
Just a few of my favorite literary quotes about fathers, to celebrate Father's Day: "Goodbye, Papa, you saved me. You taught me to read." - Markus Zusak, The …
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6 Weeks in the English Lakes #2: A Literary Map
If you don't know where the English Lakes are, pull out your trusty map of England and look as far north and west as you can. (Go too far, and you'll end up in …
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Marybeth Whalen: The Work of the Story
This week's 1st Books guest, Marybeth Whalen, is the author of four novels, including the just released The Wishing Tree, which Sheila Roberts calls, “A lovely …
Dr. Seuss Saying and Flowers for a Book-Worthy Saturday
Sarah Jio: Career Life Balance … and Silencing the Naysayers
When I first met Sarah Jio - at the Pulpwood Queens Weekend in January of last year - she had both a new baby and a new book along with her (and a very …
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Jane Austen Drinking a Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino
I know, I know. Caramel. Crunch. Or maybe it's the Mocha Cookie Crumble that has your number. No doubt Jane Austen would have gone for the crunch rather than, …
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Chaucer's Books, Santa Barbara CA
an old-style bookstore with as many books as will fit, and booksellers who know books There is a reason so many authors - Sue Grafton, Fannie Flagg, Ross …
Joan Steinau Lester: A journal full of poetry and frustration, in equal measure
Joan Steinau Lester's second novel, Mama's Child released yesterday. Alice Walker calls it "an astonishing accomplishment … riveting art," and it's an …
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Good News for Mother's Day, Good News for Goodread-ers, and Other Good News!
So much good news to smush in to one post, so I'll be brief lest I not get through this all before Mother's Day: 1. Target has chosen The Wednesday Sisters as a …
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