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Books of London

November 13, 2023

London was an important hub for authors and publishers of the classics and it’s hard to not daydream just a bit when walking around the same streets as Dickens and Conan Doyle. The city is still a vibrant center for publishing, reviewing, and of course, bookshops.

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Books for February

February 1, 2022

“There is always in February some one day, at least, when one smells the yet distant, but surely coming, summer.”
— Gertrude Jekyll

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Favorite First Lines

May 26, 2020

I play this game when I’m reading a book – I try to guess what the first paragraph the author wrote is. As a writer myself, I presume what becomes the opening line isn’t how the first draft began, but I always wonder where the original kernel is buried. These are some of my favorite (published) first sentences of books.

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Top Ten Tuesday: Thankful

November 26, 2019

Books and reading are such an important, and joyful, part of my life. I’m grateful for many things literary-related.

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Favorite Haunted House Books [31 Days of Halloween: October 25]

October 25, 2018

I’m sure it is no surprise that I love haunted house stories. I think I like the mystery. I want to figure out the puzzle of why the house is haunted. These are some of my favorite books with a haunted house at the center.

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