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Repeat, Read, Repeat
It’s Free Week and I want to revisit something that although I have addressed in the past, it has come up a few times quite recently here on 4F,1H: You can’t judge books by their TV shows or movies, (and … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Anthologies, audiobooks, authors, blogging, book review, book series, Books, characters, chicken, collections, contemporary, cozy mystery, descriptions, free week, libraries, Miscellaneous, movies, novels, Patricia Kiyono, protagonists, Random thoughts, reading, reading preferences, series, Tonette Joyce, TV, TV series, writers
Tagged Agatha Raisin, Changing books for movies, changing books for TV, Forrest Gump, Hamish Macbeth, M.C.Beaton, OPTIONING written works, Rosie Dunne, The Poor Relations, The Time Traveler's Wife, translating books to movies, translating books to TV, Writing for movies, Writing for TV, Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
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Foxfire
Have you ever read the “Foxfire” books? They started out as a periodical in the late 1960s and by the early 1970s, the articles were compiled into books, as more and more information was gathered. This all came to be … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, autobiographies, big plans, biographies, blessings, book review, collections, Compilations, contemporary, Daily life, Dealing with stress, descriptions, experiences, Family, food, helping others, historical, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, memories, Miscellaneous, new skills, reading preferences, short biographies, teaching, Tonette Joyce, traditions
Tagged Appalachia., Appalachian skills, Foxfire books, Georgia, History of Appalachian people, Mountain knowledge and skills, Roanoke Colony, Skills, Walter Raleigh
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Never-ending TBR, Part Nine
I read three cozy mysteries and a romance this month. Here are my thoughts. I enjoyed them all, so maybe you’ll find something that interests you! Love Letters from Home by Melissa MacKinnonMelissa is a busy mom, military wife, and … Continue reading
Posted in book review, book series, Books, Clean Writing, contemporary, cozy mystery, free week, Goodreads Challenge, Patricia Kiyono, TBR List
Tagged Collard Greens and Catfishing, Donna Andrews, Kelsey Browning and Nancy Naigle, Love Letters from Home, Melissa MacKinnon, Pork Pie Pandemonium, Round up the Usual Peacocks, Steve Higgs
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Never-ending TBR, Part Eight
I’ve got three mysteries and a romance for you this month! Two are by authors new to me, and two are from familiar favorites. Crossed by Death by ACF Bookens Stitches in Crime, Book 1This was a nice cozy mystery set … Continue reading
Posted in book review, book series, Books, contemporary, cozy mystery, Goodreads Challenge, historical, Patricia Kiyono, romance, TBR List
Tagged ACF Bookens, Crossed by Death, In for a Penny, Jana Deleon, Kelsey Browning, Miss Fortune Mystery, Nancy Naigle, Seasoned Southern Sleuths, Stitches in Crime, Suzanne G. Rogers, Swamp Spirits, The Prettier Sister
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