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When Life Gives You Nightmares, Read
The Importance of Books During a Time of War and Political Chaos
Mar 25 • Cynthia D. Bertelsen
Culinary Memoirs
A Plethora for Your Reading Pleasure*
Mar 18 • Cynthia D. Bertelsen
Reading Between the Lines
Thoughts on Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" and the Ides of March
Mar 15 • Cynthia D. Bertelsen
A Bit of Levity (and Love), thanks to the Poet Brian Bilston
And a bit of a plug for Brian's new book
Mar 6 • Cynthia D. Bertelsen
1984? Are We There Yet?
Forever wars
Mar 3 • Cynthia D. Bertelsen
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Root: Historic Food for the Modern World
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Julia Skinner
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Steady
Dan Rather
Wannabe Wisdom, Diaries of a Fake Guru
Wannabe Wisdom, Diaries of a Fake Guru
Ashley Evans

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Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Carnevale
Meat Goes Away: Thoughts (and Reading) on the Eve of Lent
Feb 17 • Cynthia D. Bertelsen
Comfort Reading
When life gets you down, READ
Feb 11 • Cynthia D. Bertelsen
Who is Maisie Dobbs?
The award-winning historical fiction series set from 1929 to 1945, by Jacqueline Winspear
Feb 2 • Cynthia D. Bertelsen
A Delicious Escape
Presenting Fine Books & Collections magazine
Jan 24 • Cynthia D. Bertelsen
What to Read?
Reading guides to help you find your own great books
Jan 13 • Cynthia D. Bertelsen
Gearing Up for Macbeth
Background reading on Shakespeare and his play
Jan 3 • Cynthia D. Bertelsen
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The Author and Her Works
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