The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore

By Evan Friss This isn’t really a book review. The Bookshop is way too complex (and long!) for me to…

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END OF YEAR REVIEW FOR 2022!

Most every year I put together an “End of Year” list that mainly includes books I’ve read, and sometimes movies…

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Running on Empty

As my faithful readers know, for many years I posted faithfully three times a week. Remember these categories? Mental Health…

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Cover Reveal and Blurbs for Pilgrim Interrupted and Exciting News for John and Mary Margaret!

COVER REVEAL & PUB DATE! Pilgrim Interrupted has a beautiful cover design from my publisher Brother Mockingbird.! I love the…

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A Device Through Which to Tell the Story

Escape to Create, Seaside, Florida It was October of 2009 and I was in my favorite place on earth, Seaside,…

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Love Will Have the Final Word

Martin Luther King, Jr. The quote at the top of today’s blog post is an excerpt from a longer quote,…

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Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration: February 24-26 2022

About the NLCC The Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration started in 1990, in Natchez, Mississippi. The celebration was held virtually…

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