More from the British Library
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Still looking for those Christmas gifts? Well, of course I hope you'll be
stocking up with lots of copies of *Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife*! ...
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Remembering Sandra Seamans
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Well, I'm Here
Okay, so I've finally surrendered to the world of blogs. Welcome to my
little corne...
Variations in Blue by Adela Najarro
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*Variations in Blue*
by Adela Najarro
Red Hen Press, 2025
reviewed by Patricia Sweeney
During COVID, sheltered in rainy, grey Washington St...
A Farewell to Clothes
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One day around the turn of the [21st] century I wondered, “What if [famous
author] had written [fairy tale]?” I wrote several and took a few to my
writer...
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I have a new story in the Christmas Double Issue of Alfred Hitchcock's
Mystery Magazine. Its called The Other Side of the Window and tells the
story of ...
I Swam With America!
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On the 4th of July, the usual 6:30 a.m. time for Early Bird Lap Swim was
pushed back to 9:00 a.m. for a general holiday celebration for the
community. I ...
A sad farewell
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5 31 2023
Not really THAT sad. This blog has been a good thing for me for quite a few
years. I’ve been blogging here since January 2010 on my writing...
at this point where we pause
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Coming off Jean-Paul Richter last year into Heimito von Doderer’s *The
Merowingians, or, the Total Family*, 1962, tr. Vinal Overing Binner, I
thought at ...
Breastfeeding & Nutrition Research Paper
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Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND The arrival of an infant surely
brings incomparable joy in every family. But how they raise them will play
a signi...
I Am Part of the Resistance Inside BookBar
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Originally posted on bookbarblog:
I work for Nicole Sullivan but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to
thwart parts of her agenda and her worst inclin...
SCHEHERAZADE
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On Friday night the Prom was Scheherazade, live from the Albert Hall. I
have listened to it three times since th...
New Year’s Discount
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Happy New Year to all my readers! This year begins with two discounts for
you: North Sea Cottage (the first mystery about Tora) is available for $
0.99 onl...
A Little Cloud, by James Joyce
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I know, I know, I'm late for Bloomsday, and at this point, I thought you'd
have forgotten. My friends, why haven't you forgotten? I mean, you surely
know t...
2113
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Wow, a year since the last post. So, not one mention of 2113.
So, here's the cover and my ticket from a Rush concert at the Montreal
Forum in 1977.
And h...
Grazie & Arrivederci!
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So that's the end of the Europa Challenge! Thanks to everyone for a great
five years of reading and reviewing! I'll leave the blog up so folks can
find you...
It Lives!
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It has been quite a while since I have updated this blog. Some things have
changed over the last year, I changed jobs last October, after thirteen
years ...
UNDER CONSTRUCTION ~ OVER DELIGHT
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION ~ OVER DELIGHT
* AT THE BIJOU * ?
Yes, that's right.
From our newly refurbished red velvet reader seats . . .
to showcasing AUTH...
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Miss Lemon's Mystery Roundup, 2011
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Aside from a fragrant cup of Earl Grey, there is almost nothing Miss Lemon
likes more than tucking in to a delicious mystery. The more British that
myster...
The Valleys of the Assassins: Freya Stark
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(published by the Modern Library, $15.00, or from Amazon)
When planning my trip to Qatar, it was hard to decide on reading material.
If I go abroad I alwa...