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Reading By Yourself, Together With Others. Literary Festival, Anyone?
Exciting things are happening in India where tens of thousands of young people are attending literary festivals. Hope it happens in America!
Melissa Gouty
2 days ago3 min read
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Want a Great Self-Published Novel? Try The Secret Life of Sunflowers
Indie Historical Fiction by Marta Molnar Surprised by delight I have no idea how I found this book, whether I read a review or saw a...
Melissa Gouty
Mar 135 min read
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A Brilliant Idea for Publishers: The Novel, The Echo of Old Books
The book blurb teased me with the premise that some people can sense the emotional imprint of the book's previous owner.
Melissa Gouty
Mar 54 min read
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Want Great Historical Fiction? The Fight to Survive in the Novel, Isola
Storytelling is an art elevated to the level of "great" when it's based on truth, as in the case of Isola, a novel by Allegra Goodman.
Melissa Gouty
Mar 35 min read
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Do You Know What a "Blook" Is? Neither Did I!
An exhibit at the Center for Book Arts in New York showcases bold and daring items that look like books but aren't..."Blooks!"
Melissa Gouty
Feb 263 min read
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What You Might Not Know About Alex Haley and Roots
Roots won a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1977, and the novel won the National Book Award Special Citation for History that same year.
Melissa Gouty
Feb 206 min read
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A New Way Writers Can Look at Rejection
“Rejection-math” can feed your fire and heighten your hope Calculating "rejection math." Photo: Unsplash Rejection is a universal...
Melissa Gouty
Feb 196 min read
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Do You Want to Know How Long You'll Live? Read the Novel, The Measure
The Measure hooked me and led me to a series of questions that extended far beyond the first one: "Do I want to know how long I will live?"
Melissa Gouty
Feb 184 min read
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What’s The Most Beautiful Book Cover You Have On Your Shelf? (Are There Any?)
Everything looks like a pastel pop-art poster, a jolt of color and flat, graphic font — they all look the same
Melissa Gouty
Feb 135 min read
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What Are the Best Books You've Ever Read? Those Are Your Ideal Bookshelf!
An ideal bookshelf is a painting of the books that most represent you, the books you love the most. What's on yours?
Melissa Gouty
Feb 108 min read
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Listen, World: The Amazing Story of One Courageous Female Journalist
This biography by Alison Gilbert and Julia Scheeres tells of Elsie Robinson who became a writer with 20 million readers in the mid 1900s.
Melissa Gouty
Feb 27 min read
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How Can A Powerful Nation Have So Many Children Who Can't Read?
Educators hoped that the effects of the pandemic would diminish and reading scores would begin to climb again, but the opposite is true.
Melissa Gouty
Jan 316 min read
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Need Some Pleasurable Perusing? Get Bibliophile - Made for Book Lovers
If you love books, you must have Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany! by author/illustrator, Jane Mount.
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Melissa Gouty
Jan 263 min read
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Are You Smart Enough to Understand the Mind-Bending Novel, Playground?
Try it and you might feel what I do: a haunting fear of what man can do to destroy our beautiful natural world.
Melissa Gouty
Jan 215 min read
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The Truth Hurts. How to Know If You're a Book Snob
What happened to me that I stopped "enjoying" and started judging every book? Was I a book snob?
Melissa Gouty
Jan 153 min read
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Read The God of the Woods: A Whodunit Well Worth Your Time
I love a good mystery, so when BOM promoted The God of the Woods, I ordered it. So glad I did! This is a whodunit well worth your time!
Melissa Gouty
Jan 74 min read
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Epic Read. Epic Journey: Master, Slave, Husband, Wife
A deep read that showcases one couple's devotion, their courage to fight for freedom, and the impact of a law that divided a nation.
Melissa Gouty
Jan 24 min read
60
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Favorite Reads of 2024 for You to Consider in 2025
You can never read enough, but if you're looking for meaningful books, here are my favorite reads of 2024. Great for you in 2025!
Melissa Gouty
Jan 15 min read
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Doubting Santa
He is taking credit — with a wink and jolly guffaw — for work he doesn’t do. Mrs. Claus is home slaving away, paying attention to details.
Melissa Gouty
Dec 22, 20245 min read
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Can Friends Make You More Creative? Read Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin's novel, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, highlights the value of true friendship in creative partnerships.
Melissa Gouty
Nov 19, 20245 min read
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