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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Lagniappe
Detective novelist Sue Grafton is nearing the finish line of her A to Z series featuring Casey Millhone. An article about the series in USA Today also features an excerpt from her latest installation Y Is for Yesterday. — — … Continue reading
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Bibliotherapy
I recently read two novels about traveling bookshops. The first book is Parnassus on Wheels (1917) by Christopher Morley and the second is The Little Paris Bookshop (2013) by Nina George. Parnassus on Wheels is the story of Helen McGill, … Continue reading
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Words at Play
Perhaps you have never heard of a lexicographer named Kory Stamper, but she is very popular with word nerds. In addition to her public relations duties with Merriam-Webster she gives talks about words and has recorded numerous short YouTube videos … Continue reading
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Quiz of the Month – May 2017
Below are 30 book titles. Some are current while others are quite old. Most are fiction, but a few are nonfiction. The vowels have been removed from each word in each title. Can you reconstruct the titles? And for extra … Continue reading
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