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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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A Novel "By Any Other Name" - and Anyone Other Than Jodi Picoult - Would Not Be As Sweet!
Picoult's 2024 novel, By Any Other Name focuses on the contemporary issue of gender inequality, a powerful topic, to be sure.

Melissa Gouty
Oct 21, 20245 min read
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Who Can You Believe? Read the Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Novel, TRUST, by Hernan Diaz
By the end of the book, you trust no one and yet have an understanding of the influence the stock market wielded in the early 1900s.

Melissa Gouty
Oct 2, 20245 min read
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Want a Jaw-Dropping Mystery? Read the Novel All the Colors of the Dark
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker is a powerful story not limited to one genre. It's a mystery, love story, and crime thriller.

Melissa Gouty
Aug 8, 20245 min read
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What's a Woman Worth in Ancient China? Read Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See's, Lady Tan's Circle of Women shows what it was like when what mattered for women was beauty and ability to produce a male heir.

Melissa Gouty
Jul 28, 20245 min read
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Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay: A Great Novel About Comic Books?
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon, was filled with compelling characters and meaningful backstories.

Melissa Gouty
Jul 15, 20245 min read
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Who was King David? Lessons Learned from Brooks' Novel, The Secret Chord
Geraldine Brooks is the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author. Her novel, The Secret Chord, about the life of the Biblical King David, wowed me.

Melissa Gouty
Jun 24, 20245 min read
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My Bold Prediction Was Wrong! Night Watch Takes the Pulitzer for Fiction, 2024
Jayne Anne Phillips' novel, Night Watch, takes the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for fiction...(Even though I was sure it would be North Woods!

Melissa Gouty
May 9, 20243 min read
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How to Return to Childhood: Read The Hobbit on National Tolkien Reading Day
National Tolkien Reading Day takes me back to my childhood. I remember Mrs. Handy reading The Hobbit and teaching me the joy of storytelling

Melissa Gouty
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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Are You Grieving? You Should Definitely Read Fresh Water for Flowers
Valerie Perrin's novel, Fresh Water for Flowers is a different kind of love story, a poignant look at grief, loss, and affairs of the heart.

Melissa Gouty
Mar 19, 20245 min read
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One Bold Prediction: North Woods Will Win the 2024 Pulitzer for Fiction
Daniel Mason's North Woods is an inventive, mesmerizing, riveting romp through history and my pic to win the 2024 Pulitzer for fiction.

Melissa Gouty
Mar 4, 20244 min read
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How to Be a Great Writer: 4 Powerful Insights from Marilynne Robinson
Whether you need justification, motivation, or inspiration, writers will benefit from these four powerful insights from Marilyn Robinson.

Melissa Gouty
Feb 28, 20244 min read
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How Shocking Are Your Thoughts? Writers Who Wrote In Secret Code
Writers want the world to understand their words. Beatrix Potter, William Byrd, and Joseph Pulitzer, however, chose to write in secret code.

Melissa Gouty
Feb 18, 20247 min read
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What's a King's Harem Really Like? Read the Novel, Jewel of Persia
Roseanna M. White's, The Jewel of Persia, is the Biblical story of Esther told through the viewpoint of Kasia, Esther's fictional friend.

Melissa Gouty
Feb 11, 20245 min read
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Looking for a Smart, Mature Heroine? Read the Novel, Frozen River
Ariel's Lahon's historical fiction, The Frozen River, is a remarkable retelling of the story of Martha Ballard, a real-life American midwife

Melissa Gouty
Feb 5, 20244 min read
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How Brave Are You? Does Being An Editor Now Mean Altering History?
Classic works by well-known authors like Roald Dahl are being revised by publishers. But does changing the language alter our history?

Melissa Gouty
Jan 9, 20245 min read
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How Brooks' Novel MARCH Uses Little Women as a Springboard to a Pulitzer
Geraldine Brooks', MARCH, 2006 Pulitzer-Prize winner fiction-winner examines the impact of war on the father of the Little Women we know.

Melissa Gouty
Jan 3, 20246 min read
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Am I Perpetuating a Harmful Myth If I Buy a "Reading Woman" Calendar?
I've always longed for a "Woman" calendar...until I began to contemplate the real meaning and decided not to perpetuate the myth.

Melissa Gouty
Dec 18, 20234 min read
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Why I'm Thankful to Be a Writer
People talk about the problems of pursuing a writing career. But there are many reasons Why I'm Thankful to Be a Writer!

Melissa Gouty
Nov 15, 20235 min read
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