Tag Archives: Charles Dickens

#WitchWeek2020 Day 3: The Graveyard Book

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Lizzie Ross

“It takes a graveyard to raise a child.” (back cover of The Graveyard Book, US edition) Appropriately for today, the Day of the Dead, we present you with a discussion of this year’s read-along book, a novel set in a cemetery. Four of us–Lory* … Continue reading →

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“The chosen of All-Muggleton”

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Lizzie Ross

Packing for a lengthy trip that includes a great deal of moving on and off trains, buses, boats and trams (not to mention walking) presents a particular challenge for a reader who hopes to travel light: How many books should … Continue reading →

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The 7 Pillars of NaNoWriMo Wisdom, Part 5

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Lizzie Ross

The antepenultimate post of this series! Get outside. Everyday. I mean it. Like the mail carriers: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Even though it might … Continue reading →

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