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September 25, 2017 Book Launch / From The Editor's Desk

Release day for Krauss: The New Orleans Value Store by Edward J. Branley

I’m very excited to announce that today is Release Day for the latest book by Edward J. Branley —  Krauss: The

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September 19, 2017 Language / Ted Talks / Writing / YouTube

10 TED Talks for Writers … on creativity, process, storytelling, and passion

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story Andrew Stanton: The Clues to a Great Story Amy Tan:

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September 5, 2017 Quote / Writing

The bastard chimera we call a ‘story.’ – Caitlín R. Kiernan

“It is not the task of a writer to ‘tell all,’ or even to decide what to leave in, but

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August 14, 2017 Quote

When a book leaves its author’s desk it changes ~ Salman Rushdie

  When a book leaves its author’s desk it changes. Even before anyone has read it, before eyes other than

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October 21, 2016 book lists / Books / Friday Fun

Friday Fun ~ Questions for Bibliophiles: Name the book that…

I found this list of questions at Captivated~by~Fantasy, and thought I would ask you to answer them!  It is the

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September 21, 2016 Word Wednesday / Word(Less) Wednesday

Word & Word(Less) Wednesday: Tsundoku

September 16, 2016 book lists / Books / From The Editor's Desk / Writing

Umberto Eco and the Anti-library

  “The writer Umberto Eco belongs to that small class of scholars who are encyclopedic, insightful, and nondull. He is

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September 14, 2016 Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: Finifugal

Finifugal Pronunciation adjective | [fan’ee-fyoo-gal] Definition Hating endings; of someone who tries to avoid or prolong the final moment of a

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September 12, 2016 Books / Chained Libraries

Malatestiana Chained Library – Cesena, Italy

“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the

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July 26, 2016 book lists / Books

IMO… 12 Black Authors Everyone Should Read

A friend posted about a novel quiz he took and realized that he didn’t know any of the Black Authors.

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July 11, 2016 Books / Cookbooks / Monday Musings

A Thyme and Place Cookbook by Tricia Cohen & Lisa Graves

  Remember back in April when I went to the book launch for Ageless Women, Timeless Wisdom? Lisa Graves has

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July 8, 2016 Friday Fun / From The Editor's Desk

Friday Funny Photo … Pokémon

Apparently, there was a Pokémon— Rattata — on my hand in Starbucks, and I had no idea. For those who are

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June 20, 2016 From The Editor's Desk

Where in the World is the Editor?

I’m going to be traveling this week, so the usual Monday Musings and Word Wednesday posts may be delayed. (I

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June 15, 2016 Books / Word(Less) Wednesday

Word(less) Wednesday: Name a book that changed your life

June 10, 2016 book lists / Books / In the News

Friday Recap: Literary In the News

I decided today would be a good day to do a “Literary Recap: In the News”. There were so many

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