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Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman: A book review

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

As I worked on a recent post, Favorite Fictional Detectives, I realized I didn’t remember the details of Skinwalkers, a key Tony Hillerman novel that I read soon after it was published in 1986.  I read it again and found … Continue reading →

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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: a book review

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

I started reading The Alchemist soon after its publication in 1988, but I didn’t finish it then, for reasons I don’t clearly remember. I picked it up again after author and writing friend, Amy Rogers, recommended the book for its … Continue reading →

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The Annotated Wind in the Willows

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

“The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.” So begins one of the great literary adventures of my life, The Wind in the Willows, published in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame. I’ve written about The … Continue reading →

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Fairytales in the 21st Century

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

When you look at our culture, it seems like fairytales have never been more popular.  ”Grimm” and “Once Upon a Time” are starting their second television season.  Earlier this year, we had two movie versions of Sleeping Beauty.  Young adult … Continue reading →

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Some of my favorite English books

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

A tweet from Hannah-Elizabeth, who blogs at The Last Classic  http://sonnemann.wordpress.com  inspired this post. She follows my book reviews and recently asked for a recommendation on something to read. The other inspiration was the Olympics opening ceremony, which got me thinking … Continue reading →

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The Neverending Story: A Movie Review

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

Several people had wonderful things to say in response to preceding birthday post, where I restated what has become the mission statement of this blog:  to look for the fantasy in all realities and the reality in all fantasy.  The … Continue reading →

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