Tag: literature
member name: Erin S.
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December 14, 2009 08:03 PM EST --
Last week, I read Samhain's Embrace , a short novel by Jesse Fox. If you have any interest in Celtic mythology, you will find it a fascinating little volume. It's a contemporary story, set in modern . . .
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December 26, 2007 04:33 PM EST --
It was a dreadful day at Bogfruit's School of Kitchencraft and Pastries. Dolores Ovenridge, professor of Defense Against the Fattening Arts, gave me detention and made me write lines. . . .
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October 18, 2007 09:17 PM EDT --
January, 2000
Fred’s room was painted a bright white. She had a white dresser on which she’d stacked three rows of votive candles in red jars. They reminded Fred’s roommate, . . .
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December 09, 2007 09:17 AM EST --
"A STICKY SITUATION" by Erin E. Schmidt
The place was called Just Jude's. Jasmine had never been there before. She vaguely remembered that there used to be a flower shop in one corner . . .
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December 06, 2009 06:29 PM EST --
Aniseed and juniper: what do the plants have to do with each other? In ancient times, they were used as medicines for epilepsy. The noble Roman hero of Aniseed and Juniper by G.S. Wiley, Marcus, has . . .
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January 04, 2008 09:04 PM EST --
I read some really great nonfiction this year, but my top 8 list is, nonetheless, heavily weighted toward fantasy novels. (But they're particularly good ones!) Please feel free to . . .
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November 24, 2007 08:48 AM EST --
Leesburg, Virginia: a small-town satellite of Washington, D. C. At first glance, the residents of Leesburg are typically hard-working, down-to-earth folks. Underneath the surface, however, Leesburg is . . .
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October 19, 2007 05:35 PM EDT --
Keith Miller's The Book of Flying , a fantasy novel for grown-ups, is a magical experience. To say that the language in which the story is told is "poetic" . . .
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December 11, 2007 08:57 PM EST --
If you love fantasy fiction, but lack the attention span to read the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, then A. F. Stewart's Inside Realms is the perfect book for you. There are seven tales . . .
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October 30, 2007 08:45 AM EDT --
My first self-published novel is called Whip . To understand why, you'll have to read deep into the story.
Whip is a crime story. . . .
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December 24, 2007 12:29 PM EST --
Just in case you have trouble distinguishing between Peter Parker, Peter Pettigrew, and Peter Petrelli, I offer this handy guide. (Don't even get me started on Peter Pan.) If you find . . .
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October 07, 2007 04:24 PM EDT --
With all of the brew-ha-ha over J. K. Rowling's latest wizard novel, it's easy to forget that fans of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events got our last dose of the chronically . . .
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July 20, 2009 07:33 AM EDT --
I love poetry, and I'm always on the lookout for new poets. Sherrie Theriault has a unique point of view: lesbian, Jewish, recovering alcoholic, and survivor of childhood abuse. She informs the reader . . .
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May 03, 2009 07:59 PM EDT --
My latest book review is Sister Warrior by Teel James Glenn. As you may recall, I write reviews for Rainbow Reviews; I believe I am up to five of them now. If you like swords-and-sorcery novels with . . .
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August 09, 2009 08:17 PM EDT --
The Dandelion Clock by Jay Mandal is a sweet romance novel. Its main characters just happen to be two men, David and Rob, English guys in the 1980s. In this very realistic character study, 20-something . . .
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September 28, 2009 07:14 PM EDT --
If you have a taste for paranormal romances...
If you love vampires and werewolves...
If more-exotic shapeshifters fire your imagination...
Read Belling the Cat by Julia Talbot. Sexy, slinky Luc . . .
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October 04, 2009 05:47 PM EDT --
He comes from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow...
Yes, Bjorn Eriksson is one tall, cool, blond drink of mead, straight from medieval Scandanavia. Imagine . . .
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July 26, 2009 09:45 PM EDT --
If your reading tastes are a bit quirky, if you're an open-minded reader, and if you enjoy the premise of "What if?"...then Up For Grabs , edited by Lauren P. Burka (Circlet Press) is just the book for . . .
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August 16, 2009 08:53 PM EDT --
Over the past few weeks, I've been reading a lot of poetry. I've shared my reviews of Was Love Lost by Sherrie Theriault and of Elbows on the Table, Palms Flat by "LeftWriteFemme" (who is also Sherrie . . .
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October 26, 2009 07:57 AM EDT --
I was a bit surprised one morning when the mail carrier knocked on my door and had me sign for a package from the Netherlands. Naturally, I was extremely curious as to what was in this little package, . . .
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