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New Year, Grab Bag, and an Interview


Happy 2012! A few business items: I’m happy to announce that Laura has won the Pride and Prejudice note cards, while Kate won Dust Tracks on a Road. If you’re interested in my literary new year’s resolutions (and a giveaway of The Heroine’s Bookshelf), you should head over to The

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Happy 236th Birthday, Jane! Felicitations And Giveaway


Birthdays are a big deal…even more so when you’re turning 236, like the inimitable Jane Austen. I’m excited to participate in Austen’s Birthday Soiree today along with dozens of other Janeites worldwide…and to be giving away a copy of Potter-style Pride and Prejudice notecards to one lucky commenter!  I’ve done

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Their Eyes Were Watching God – The End


I was going to get all academic and give you tons of summaries and links, but then I realized that I find it really hard to talk at people about Their Eyes. I’d rather talk with them. I feel that this book is unlike any that I’ve ever read. It

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Readalong – Chapters 7-13


Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the readalong last week! Congratulations, Michelle…you won a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble! This week’s giveaway is a gorgeous giftable deluxe edition of Their Eyes Were Watching God from Harper Perennial…thanks so much to HP for the donation. I’ll give

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Readalong – Chapters 1-6


Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. So begins Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, and so begins our readalong of Chapters 1-6.  Remember, next Monday (December 13) we’ll discuss Chapters 7-13. And if you participate in today’s readalong, I’ll put you in a drawing

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