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Death In The Dales 2026
Half-term has come around, and it couldn’t have got off to a better start than the third Death In The Dales festival. Located in Sedbergh, E...
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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (OCTOBER 19, 2026)
••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where you can find my review of LICORICE by Kara LaReau.
••Natalie Aguirre at Literary Rambles has an interview...
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TRIPLE FEATURE FRIDAY
Readers are always asking me if I have any gift ideas for a certain age group. Recently I’ve had several inquiries about 6 -10 year olds who...
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Before Hopelessness, There’s Hope: A Conversation with Yiyun Li about “Music Against the Night”
An interview with Yiyun Li about her novel, "Music Against the Night" (the first book in the Nocturne Trilogy).
The post Before Hopelessness...
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“Move on from a politics of bullying:” Bonnie Jo Campbell on her Latest Novel “The Spirits”
National Book Award finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell’s fourth novel, The Spirits, invites readers to one of the most tense, haunted, and impactfu...
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Five Books With J S Savage
And it’s the return of the feature that all the cool authors are taking part in – HINT! – namely the Five Books interview. Victoria Dowd kic...
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Design as an Answer to a Set of Questions
For Robert Earle Paige—fabric artist, textile designer, and arts educator—“Design is an answer to a set of questions.” Yet what are the ques...
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Bloodshed In The Bookshop (2026) by Simon Brett
The local bookshop, Shelf Determination, in Fethering is branching out with a major section of the bookshop devoted to crime fiction, of all...
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What the Witch Left
Katy and her friend Louise discover that some things left behind by Katy's Aunt Martha are magical. Children's fantasy book.
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DOUBLE FEATURE FRIDAY
Here are two very different books that will entertain and engage readers. First up is SOCCER TO THE MAX by Bibi Belford followed by the new...
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The Authors Manuscriptia is an AI Scam for Indie Authors, but it doesn’t have to be
If you’re an independent author, you may receive an email by a company claiming to want to feature your book’s review to their subscriber ba...
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review: The Secret Woman
Anna Brett grew up in the home of her parsimonious Aunt Charlotte, who had charge of her while her parents were in India due to her father’s...
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LMU Librarians Create Free Marketing Toolkit for California Colleges and Universities
Developing a plan to promote one’s scholarship is rarely built into our research process. As an author, you may feel a sense of relief after...
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New E-Resource: Latin American Histories in the United States
LMU students, faculty, and staff now have access to a new database: Latin American Histories in the United States, available from the AM (fo...
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BOOK REVIEW | THE CHILDREN | MELISSA ALBERT
BOOK REVIEW | THE CHILDREN | MELISSA ALBERTABOUT THE BOOKAn intoxicating, haunting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Melissa...
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COVER REVEAL | FOOL | KRR LOCKHAVEN
COVER REVEAL | FOOL | KRR LOCKHAVEN Today is a cover reveal for the upcoming book by KRR LOCKHAVEN. called FOOL. The new book will be r...
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BOOK REVIEW | DARK IS WHEN THE DEVIL COMES | DAISY PEARCE
BOOK REVIEW | DARK IS WHEN THE DEVIL COMES | DAISY PEARCE
ABOUT THE BOOK
Hazel is twenty-seven, and her life is falling apart. As an amateu...
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Faculty Pub Night Speaker Line-up for 2026-27
We are delighted to announce our speakers for Faculty Pub Night 2026-27 at the William H. Hannon Library. This will be the 18th year of our...
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BOOK REVIEW | DOLLFACE | LINDY RYAN
BOOK REVIEW | DOLLFACE | LINDY RYAN ABOUT THE BOOKBarbie meets Scream with a 90s nostalgia twist in this horror romp from Bless Your Heart...
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Gillian Reads: Punctuation to the Rescue by Cheryl Olsten | Picture Book Review
Gillian Reads Punctuation to the rescue to Poppy and Devon 🐾I’m always drawn to stories that stay with me beyond the final page, and Punctu...
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