How Shocking Are Your Thoughts? Writers Who Wrote In Secret Code
Writers want the world to understand their words. Beatrix Potter, William Byrd, and Joseph Pulitzer, however, chose to write in secret code.
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Melissa Gouty
- Feb 5
- 4 min
Looking for a Smart, Mature Heroine? Read the Novel, Frozen River
Ariel's Lahon's historical fiction, The Frozen River, is a remarkable retelling of the story of Martha Ballard, a real-life American midwife
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Melissa Gouty
- Jul 17, 2023
- 5 min
Should Authors Share Political Views? Lessons from The Ragged Edge of Night
Olivia Hawker's novel, The Ragged Edge of Night, presents a philosophical question for writers: Should authors share political views?
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 30, 2022
- 5 min
Read the Epic Novel “Diamond Eye” If You Want More Truth Than Fiction
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn is a gem in the WWII treasure trove, based on the life of Lyudmila Pavlinchinko, Russian "girl" sniper.
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 23, 2022
- 3 min
Why the Island is NOT Depressing, But a Redemptive Read for the Armchair Traveler
The Island by Victoria Hislop is an international bestseller about family secrets and the island of Spinalonga, a former leper colony.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 28, 2021
- 5 min
Want to Know About "The Dust Bowl?" Read The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah's novel, The Four Winds,depicts life in The Dust Bowl, but don't make it your only source. Try The Worst Hard Time by Egan.
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Melissa Gouty
- Feb 25, 2021
- 6 min
Need Spiritual Sustenance? Read the Novel, Gilead, to See the Power of Faith
Gilead is a tribute to the skill of a writer who created a literary work that is readable, relatable, and wondrous all at the same time.
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Melissa Gouty
- Sep 11, 2020
- 2 min
“We must love another or die”
It’s eerie how W. H. Auden’s poem, “September 1, 1939,” written more than 80 years ago, dovetailed so precisely with September 11, 2011.
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Melissa Gouty
- Sep 9, 2020
- 4 min
The Post Office Mural Project in the Novel "Big Lies in a Small Town"
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain uses the Post Office Mural Project as the basis for a compelling story of art and compassion.
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Melissa Gouty
- Sep 8, 2020
- 5 min
The Vietnamese Immigrant Experience: A Mother-Daughter Tale of Angst
A Family in Six Tones is brutally honest, mother-daughter account of coming to America when Saigon fell and the lifelong effects on both.
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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 21, 2019
- 4 min
Snippets of Souls: What We Can Learn from Journals
Journals and diaries are essential "old-fashioned" methods to preserve snippets of souls: the lives, people, and personalities of our past.
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