Author Archives: Lizzie Ross

About Lizzie Ross

in no particular order: author, teacher, cyclist, world traveler, single parent. oh, and i read. a lot.

Quick check in …

Posted on August 9, 2018

… to let you know about what’s coming up. BANNED BOOKS WEEK, September 23-29: A week to read/support books that have been banned or challenged, as well as the authors who’ve written them. Find out more here, a site hosted … Continue reading →

Posted in Am reading, Am writing, Banned/Challenged Books, Wales Readathon, Witch Week | 3 Comments

Backward Rambles

Posted on July 23, 2018

Little Follies: The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences and Observations of Peter Leroy (So Far) (1995), Eric Kraft What do you remember from your childhood? How far back do your memories go? More importantly, how much can you trust your memories? … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Historical fiction, Humorous, Memoir, Series | Tagged | 3 Comments

Tidying the village

Posted on July 9, 2018

‘Miss Read’, 37 novels set in 3 fictional Cotswold villages (Fairacre, Thrush Green, and Caxley). Titles include Storm in the Village (1958), The Market Square (1966), and Return to Thrush Green (1978). Also Time Remembered (1986). One of my followers has recently suggested that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Historical fiction | 2 Comments

Library books

Posted on July 1, 2018

The Library Card (Jerry Spinelli, 1997), The Uncommon Reader (Alan Bennett, 2007) and In the House of the Seven Librarians (Ellen Klages, 2012) These three novellas underscore not just the power of books to change lives, but the role that libraries (and … Continue reading →

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okay

Posted on June 14, 2018

Originally posted on Instameme:
okay

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Bad Girls

Posted on June 9, 2018

E. Lockhart: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (2008), We Were Liars (2014), Genuine Fraud (2017) When Jane Austen created Emma Woodhouse, she noted that here was a character “whom no one but myself will much like”. Austen must have enjoyed making … Continue reading →

Posted in Mystery, Review, Violence in YA lit, YA Lit | Tagged | 5 Comments

Still here

Posted on June 7, 2018

It’s been more than two months since my last post — an unintended break due to nothing but sheer laziness, concomitant with retirement: no deadlines! But, actually, I do have a deadline. Nothing looming precipitously, but I have a biggie … Continue reading →

Posted in Am reading, Am writing | 8 Comments