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- Mon March 28th, 2016, 8:18 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello!! New here and looking forward...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 273
Re: Hello!! New here and looking forward...
Welcome to the forum, Whitney! I'm sure you'll get more than enough recommendations on good reads to keep you occupied for years to come.
- Mon March 28th, 2016, 8:16 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello everybody
- Replies: 5
- Views: 227
Re: Hello everybody
Hi Justin and welcome to the forum. Best of luck with your book!
- Mon March 28th, 2016, 8:14 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 5
- Views: 177
Re: Hello
Welcome to the forum TriniWriter. Lots of interesting and friendly folks here. What kinds of things do you like to read?
- Mon March 28th, 2016, 8:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What are you reading March 2016
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1069
Re: What are you reading March 2016
Sorry, I've been out of touch for so long! Writing and getting two books ready to put out. But I have been reading. Currently reading an NF ARC titled Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music which I'm very much enjoying. I'm trying to clear out my older ebooks from my digital f...
- Sun January 24th, 2016, 9:30 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello! What a friendly forum
- Replies: 4
- Views: 245
Re: Hello! What a friendly forum
Hi JP! Hope you stayed around even though your post got lost. We ARE a friendly bunch when we know you're here.
- Sun January 24th, 2016, 9:15 pm
- Forum: History in the News
- Topic: Some fairy tales thousands of years old
- Replies: 3
- Views: 784
Re: Some fairy tales thousands of years old
I love fairy and folk tales and have collected them for years. I'm working on a writing project where I'm retelling some of my favorites from around the world. First up is Tokoyo based on a Japanese folktale from the 1300's.
Re: Snow!
We ended up just .1 inch shy of tying our all time largest snowfall in NYC at 27.8 inches. We hunkered down with movies, books and a blazing fireplace. Actually was quite fun. Beautiful day today, sunny and warming. Took a nice walk around the neighborhood to watch all the folks with cars (we don't ...
- Sun January 10th, 2016, 10:28 pm
- Forum: Author Announcements
- Topic: Sword of the Gladiatrix by Faith L. Justice
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1056
Sword of the Gladiatrix by Faith L. Justice
My lesbian gladiator novel Sword of the Gladiatrix is now available in ebook as well as print at all the usual places. Links to reviews and online stores are here: http://raggedymoonbooks.com/fiction/sword-of-the-gladiatrix/ . “Readers will care very much about both these women...fans of Roman histo...
- Sun January 10th, 2016, 10:05 pm
- Forum: Member Reading Logs - 2015
- Topic: Faith's 2015 Reads
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3983
Yearly summary
I hit my goal of 52 books this year (exactly!) with only two 5-star reads: Longbourn by Jo Baker and NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman. There were many very good reads and only a couple meh's. Some of my stats: 29 or 56% of my reads were historical...
- Sun January 10th, 2016, 9:36 pm
- Forum: Member Reading Logs - 2015
- Topic: Faith's 2015 Reads
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3983
November & December
45. Hornswogglers, Fourflushers & Snake-Oil Salesmen: True Tales of the Old West's Sleaziest Swindlers by Matthew P Mayo (ARC, paperback, OK book of its genre) 46. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (trade pb from Mt TBR, lovely collection of linked shorts centering around the life of one woman) 4...