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Author Archives: Lizzie Ross
#WitchWeek2022 Day 4
Ah! It’s the middle of Witch Week. That generally means it’s time for the Witch Week Read-Along Discussion. This year, Chris and I found ourselves in a sea of interested participants, and so we have a small crowd sharing their … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Fantasy, Witch Week
Tagged Daphne Lee, Jean Leek, Lory Hess, Mallika Ramachandran, Riki Manual, Zen Cho
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#WitchWeek2022 Day 3
Another day, another invitation to join #WitchWeek2022. Today, my own post at Calmgrove introduces you to four books by Native American and First Nation authors from the US and Canada, none like any of the others. Humor and horror stand … Continue reading
#WitchWeek2022 Day 2
November already! Well, at least you have this week to enjoy an international tour of fantasy books and authors, thanks to #WitchWeek2022. Then a few days to recover. Then the speedy tumble through various holidays to the end of the … Continue reading
#WitchWeek2022 Day 1
BOO! It’s Halloween at last, and I hope you all are ready for whatever tricks (and treats) are in store for you. For starters, check out APOD’s Cosmic Bat Nebula, LD N43. Over at Calmgrove, #WitchWeek2022 has officially begun, and … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Fantasy, Halloween, Witch Week
Tagged Daphne Lee, Joel Donato Ching Jacob, MTA Arts for Transit, Nick Cave
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#WitchWeek2022 starts tomorrow
Just a quick reminder that today marks Witch Week Eve, the day before that wonderful week-long celebration of fantasy fiction in honor of Diana Wynne Jones. Chris at Calmgrove is hosting this year’s event, which will feature books by BIPOC … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Science fiction, Witch Week
Tagged Diana Wynne Jones, Eduardo Kobra
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Soup & Salad, October
Quite busy lately, what with WITCHWEEK2022 starting in just a couple of days, so I’ll keep this one short. SOUP Hot soups are back on the menu! Ones with lots of vegetables and colors are best, with thick ones running … Continue reading
October brings the pheasants
Nuts and game birds. Well, perhaps not here in the big city, except via my local grocery store. Before I continue my Reading the Year project, I’ll list again the books I’m reading slowly, trying to keep with the calendar … Continue reading
Posted in Am reading, History, Memoir, Reading the Year
Tagged Dorothy Hartley, Ella Pontefract, Gladys Taber, Marie Hartley, Peter Mayle, Scott Chaskey
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Soup & Salad, September
It’s officially Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, my favorite season of the year because it means summer is 9 months away, and I detest hot weather. I’d take a wintry wind over summer’s humidity, were I ever given the option. … Continue reading
ULYSSES+, 9-month report
You may recall that, this year being the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses, I’ve started a project of re-reading that book, along with 12 other literary works published the same year. Despite a good head start … Continue reading
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