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Interview: Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of One Was a Soldier: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery

Apr 22, 2011

Bestselling author Julia Spencer-Fleming's novels involve faith, murder and plenty of suspense. Her seventh in a series about Clare Fergusson, Russ Van Alstyne and other inhabitants of a small Adirondack town, ONE WAS A SOLDIER also explores the problems veterans of the current Iraq war face when they reenter society.

George Bernard Shaw

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
 

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April 22, 2011

I like celebrating Easter, which, besides its religious significance, also seems to be the official welcome of spring. Maybe its late date is why it still feels like winter here! I am having a group of people over for dinner on Sunday and a couple of weeks ago was obsessing about the perfect tablecloth and napkins, which was endlessly amusing to the men in my house. I found a really elegant set in jacquard linen that are a beautiful shade of green with bunnies and an outdoor garden setting lightly outlined in off-white, as well as some beautiful votive candle holders also with bunnies. It sounds really silly, but thinking about how this table is going to look is making me smile.

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April 22, 2011

Ah, springtime...when comics fans' fancies turn to thoughts of conventions. It may seem a little early, but it appears convention season is already heavily upon us. At least that's how it feels in the aftermath of such conferences as TLA and MoCCA Fest, both huge successes occurring in the past two weeks.

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April 21, 2011

Bianca Turetsky: Prom Season!

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April 21, 2011

Meg Waite Clayton: A Letter to Mom

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Author of many short stories and three novels --- including THE FOUR MS. BRADWELLS released in March --- Meg Waite Clayton is riding a wave of true success. Below, she shares a touching letter of appreciation for the many things her mother has taught her --- from bottom-wiping and packing boxes to self-respect and never losing hope. Photo: Meg and family in their earlier years.

Paul Sweeney

You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
 

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April 20, 2011

Lorna Jane Cook: Her Mother Made Her a Dreamer

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Lorna Jane Cook is the author of three novels, the latest of, OUTSIDE WONDERLAND, is now available in bookstores. Today, she reflects on the first stories she ever told --- and the woman who encouraged her to dream even bigger.
April 20, 2011

Bookreporter.com's Mother's Day Celebration

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Johnny Carson

The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.
 

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