Merry Christmas from our house to yours! And for my friends and readers who celebrate Hanukkah, Kwaanza, Yule, Pancha Ganapati, or any other holiday of light and hope, I wish you a joyous holiday season! Twitter Facebook 0 Pinterest 0 StumbleUpon 0
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Last-Minute Gifts: Printable Bookmarks
Need a last-minute gift? You can print — and even design — your own bookmarks. Printable downloads A number of shops on Etsy sell digital downloads of printable bookmarks. Here are three sets I really like, but you can find almost anything in any style, from country chic to geek fandom. Print… Read more »
DIY Bookmarks
Bookmarks make great gifts– and terrific stocking stuffers. Design your own bookmarks If you’re an artist or crafter, you can design and create your bookmarks entirely by hand, using whatever skills and media you like: paint, draw, or hand-letter on cardstock or parchment scrapbook with cardstock, die-cuts, stickers, etc. sew,… Read more »
Happy Thanksgiving!
I’m thankful for so many things today. . . including you, my readers, fellow bloggers, and friends! Twitter Facebook 0 Pinterest 1 StumbleUpon 0
Quotes for Banned Books Week
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My first Avon Addicts box arrived!
And it is full of goodies! Yes, that’s the entire Pennyroyal Green series by Julie Anne Long on the right. (Well, except for the tenth and final book in the series, due out this fall/winter.) And Tessa Dare’s recently-released When a Scot Ties the Knot, which is charming. And several more enticing titles!… Read more »
An Evening with Author Susanna Kearsley
I really love author events! About a week and a half ago, Susanna Kearsley came to a branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, and I was lucky enough to attend with two friends. Kearsley was on a book tour for A Desperate Fortune, her newest book which came… Read more »
The Bookwyrm is back with a new design!
Appare liberdraconis! The Bookwyrm’s Hoard has a whole new look – and the bookwrym is back! The header art is by a young acquaintance of mine, Christin J., and the header design is by Michelle from Because Reading. I think they both did a terrific job! Christin used photos of… Read more »
Love SF/F? Support Alpha
“Amazing.” “Incredible.” “Life-changing.” Those are just some of the ways Alpha graduates have described their experience, and it’s true. I know, because our daughter Robin* attended not once, but twice. Alpha is a workshop for teen writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. For eleven days, they attend interactive sessions… Read more »
St. Patrick’s Day fantasy reading
Looking for fantasy with an Irish flavor for your St. Patrick’s Day reading? Try one of these: Dark Witch (review), Shadow Spell (review), and Blood Magick by Nora Roberts. Magic and romance, time travel and an ancient evil, all set in contemporary Ireland. Hounded (book 1 in the Iron… Read more »
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