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• The Handmaid’s Tale - Are You on Board?

  

  The Handmaid's Tale: 6x06 Surprise. All the tension of this episode – it’s the shortest of the season so far, and yet the most propulsive in terms of story–... Read more

  The 01 May 2025 by   Cathy Leaves
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• My April Reading Wrap-Up

  

  April was my first month out of work. I wasn’t sure what to expect – daily sobbing, possibly. Boredom, stress, anger, anxiety. I experienced some of all that,... Read more

  The 01 May 2025 by   Curlygeek04
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• 20 Books of Summer

  

  When I returned to blogging last August, everyone was busy reviewing their books of summer and it looked like a lot of fun. So when I saw Annabel posted the... Read more

  The 01 May 2025 by   Litlove
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• Dusting Off

  

  Who here remembers those 'contractual obligation' LPs that some groups used to put out in the 1970s and 1980s when they still owed the record company an album... Read more

  The 04 May 2025 by   Ashleylister
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• ARC Review: Time Loops and Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau

  

  If you’re a fan of Groundhog Day, you may like this novel by Jackie Lau, a time-loop romance set in Toronto. Noelle Tom leaves her job late on June 20, as she... Read more

  The 05 May 2025 by   Curlygeek04
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• HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? A Visit with Mrs. Best’s Kindergarten Class, Haynes...

  

  School Garden 2025, Haynes Charter Elementary, Los Angeles, CA.In the spring of 2022, my book PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6, the story of Mrs. Best’s... Read more

  The 05 May 2025 by   Carolinearnoldtravel
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• Literary Novels About Literary Folk

  

  Over the winter of 1848-9, George Sand brought her lover, Chopin, and her two children to the island of Majorca. She hoped that the climate would benefit the... Read more

  The 05 May 2025 by   Litlove
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• Kyrielle

  

  I’d never heard of a Kyrielle. When first trawling online to find out what it was, I discovered not only was it a French form of poetry which I’ll discuss a... Read more

  The 05 May 2025 by   Ashleylister
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• Kyrielle

  

  From Wikipedia,“The Kyrielle is a poetic form that originated in 15th century French troubadour poetry.” The lines of a kyrielle are octosyllabic, rhyming... Read more

  The 07 May 2025 by   Ashleylister
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• The Handmaid’s Tale – We’re Here for All of Those Women.

  

  The Handmaid's Tale: 6x07 Shattered.If there is one noticeable difference in tone since previous seasons of this show, it’s that we’re naming things as they are... Read more

  The 07 May 2025 by   Cathy Leaves
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