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Proud public school librarian/teacher; believe in reading widely and deeply.
Groups: Readers and Book Lovers, Progressive Friends of the Library Newsletter
Diaries published: 181 (2 days since last diary on Tue Nov 13, 2018 at 05:00 PM PST)
Comments posted: 3571 (1 day since last comment on Thu Nov 15, 2018 at 05:32 AM PST)
Diary frequency: often
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 2473
Total Comment Ratings: 3600
Most Recommended Diary: Contemporary Fiction Views: A new series, 60 comments, 49 recommends
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The best short stories are as rich and complex as any novel. They can contain a universe or a microcosm, a lifetime or an hour. They can be populated with complex characters rich in mixed motives ...
by bookgirl
 10 comments
on Tue Nov 13, 2018 at 05:00 PM PST
with 9 Recommends
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Stories of resilience, of compassion, of redemption are among the stories that most resonate with me. That is especially true if the stories don't come with huge signboards saying in 60-point bold ...
by bookgirl
11 comments
on Tue Oct 30, 2018 at 05:00 PM PDT
with 20 Recommends
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The feeling you are not alone, a glimpse of a dark-robed figure just out of the corner of your eye, feelings of sorrow, loneliness and guilt -- Sarah Perry takes these elements and the fable of ...
by bookgirl
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on Tue Oct 23, 2018 at 05:00 PM PDT
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Women taken as prizes in war, given to the men who slaughtered the men in their families as they watched, treated as nothing more than property -- these are the women of the Trojan War who are given ...
by bookgirl
20 comments
on Tue Oct 16, 2018 at 05:00 PM PDT
with 31 Recommends
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Whilst dipping in and out of various books, I ran across some interesting links this week.
Stephen Sondheim will receive this year's PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award, following Dylan's ...
by bookgirl
16 comments
on Tue Feb 14, 2017 at 05:00 PM PST
with 15 Recommends
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As we have remarked to each other in the weeks since November, it can be hard to focus -- including being able to focus while reading.
It is critical now to act against the horror that has ...
by bookgirl
22 comments
on Tue Feb 07, 2017 at 05:00 PM PST
with 13 Recommends
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- Welcome to bookchat where you can talk about anything...books, plays, essays, and audio books. You don’t have to be reading a book to come in, sit down, and chat with us. My yearly story. I hope you will copy and paste it into a comment and add...112 comments 31 Recs
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- Yakama Nation Tribal Council Chairman JoDe Goudy traveled from Washington to Washington, D.C., to observe Supreme Court oral arguments in a case with direct implications for his tribe. But when the day came, he was blocked from doing so—because he was...86 comments 200 Recs
- CNBC political reporter John Harwood goes there and I believe rightly so. According to the Washington Post, the Trump administration and the Saudis are scheming to come up with an excuse for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: The Trump...348 comments 475 Recs
- Education Secretary Betsy DeVos needs to be taken more seriously. After all, she has done a great job serving as a tool of the white supremacist patriarchy where only only rich white men have full rights. DeVos’ work has been under the radar far too...183 comments 340 Recs
- In most ways, I’m a pretty typical single mom in Wisconsin. These middle school years can be a challenge, but my son is a smart, kind, and funny person who is the light of my life. I have a career I enjoy and live in a great community with friends...153 comments 830 Recs
- I made it to $100 raised, but the nine agencies that the Walk benefits need more money so I’m still asking for more So, I’ve got to start off with something that most people who read my diaries will find shocking — there won’t be a U2 song in...16 comments 16 Recs
- Welcome to bookchat where you can talk about anything...books, plays, essays, and audio books. You don’t have to be reading a book to come in, sit down, and chat with us. ... Nostalgia is me. Tonight, I am looking at books that were important...66 comments 32 Recs
- PEN America is a New York nonprofit dedicated to promoting creative expression and defending the rights upon which it’s predicated: freedoms of speech and press. Its members range from journalistic to literary to media professionals. There’s no...42 comments 189 Recs
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