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Melissa Gouty
Feb 187 min read
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.
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Melissa Gouty
Feb 54 min read
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
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Melissa Gouty
Jul 17, 20235 min read
Should Authors Share Political Views? Lessons from The Ragged Edge of Night
Olivia Hawker's novel, The Ragged Edge of Night, presents a philosophical question for writers: Should authors share political views?
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Melissa Gouty
Aug 30, 20225 min read
Read the Epic Novel “Diamond Eye” If You Want More Truth Than Fiction
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn is a gem in the WWII treasure trove, based on the life of Lyudmila Pavlinchinko, Russian "girl" sniper.
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Melissa Gouty
Aug 23, 20223 min read
Why the Island is NOT Depressing, But a Redemptive Read for the Armchair Traveler
The Island by Victoria Hislop is an international bestseller about family secrets and the island of Spinalonga, a former leper colony.
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Melissa Gouty
Apr 28, 20215 min read
Want to Know About "The Dust Bowl?" Read The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah's novel, The Four Winds,depicts life in The Dust Bowl, but don't make it your only source. Try The Worst Hard Time by Egan.
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Melissa Gouty
Feb 25, 20216 min read
Need Spiritual Sustenance? Read the Novel, Gilead, to See the Power of Faith
Gilead is a tribute to the skill of a writer who created a literary work that is readable, relatable, and wondrous all at the same time.
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Melissa Gouty
Sep 11, 20202 min read
“We must love another or die”
It’s eerie how W. H. Auden’s poem, “September 1, 1939,” written more than 80 years ago, dovetailed so precisely with September 11, 2011.
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Melissa Gouty
Sep 9, 20204 min read
The Post Office Mural Project in the Novel "Big Lies in a Small Town"
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain uses the Post Office Mural Project as the basis for a compelling story of art and compassion.
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Melissa Gouty
Sep 8, 20205 min read
The Vietnamese Immigrant Experience: A Mother-Daughter Tale of Angst
A Family in Six Tones is brutally honest, mother-daughter account of coming to America when Saigon fell and the lifelong effects on both.
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Melissa Gouty
Oct 21, 20194 min read
Snippets of Souls: What We Can Learn from Journals
Journals and diaries are essential "old-fashioned" methods to preserve snippets of souls: the lives, people, and personalities of our past.
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