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It was a long summer, and I have neglected more than this poor blog.  Here's a lovely book for you. Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle M...

Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World by Clara Parkes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Clara Parkes, whose first subject as a professional writer w...

Loving Eleanor by Susan Wittig Albert My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is excellent on so many levels! As fiction, it enchants, as repor...

The Mysterious Disappearance of the Reluctant Book Fairy by Elizabeth  George My rating: 5 of 5 stars Annapurna (a/k/a Janet) is a librar...

At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen My rating: 2 of 5 stars The proprietor of a Scottish loch-side inn, the men and women who work ther...

The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose My rating: 4 of 5 stars M.J.Rose writes lush, evocative, sensual, smooth prose that brings the ...

As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Delectable. Like all of the books that star Flavia de Luce, thi...