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Audiobooks as art

Posted about 6 years ago by Natalie Draper
There are good audiobook narrators, bad ones, just ok ones, or really excellent audiobook narrators. And sometimes the audiobook version of a novel enhances the text so much that it […]
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Celina’s /Z:in/ias

Posted about 6 years ago by Celina Williams
Posted in Book Reviews
Welcome to my inaugural post as a regular contributor to Shelf Respect! I’m excited about the opportunity to write and to share in this space. Originally, I asked to write […]
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Happy Birthday, Will!

Posted about 6 years ago by Meg Raymond
Posted in Book Reviews
  Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale? — “Twelfth Night”     William Shakespeare was baptized on 26 April, 1564, so […]
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Read Harder Challenge #6: Ignite the Stars & Read Harder Challenge #7: The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind

Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
Posted in Book Reviews
Prompt #6: A book by an AOC set in or about space Full disclosure:  I was dreading this particular prompt.  Scifi is probably my least favorite genre to read.  So, […]
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April is National Card and Letter Writing Month

Posted about 6 years ago by Meg Raymond
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April is National Pet First Aid Awareness Month

Posted about 6 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Very early one rainy morning, I let my five dogs outside for their morning constitutional before breakfast. Only four came back inside. The Rosebud, a sheltie-cavalier mix (and my only […]
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New Books in Translation

Posted about 6 years ago by Natalie Draper
Posted in Book Reviews
This week I’m bringing you a short list of what I’ve been enjoying from distant shores lately. The Wall by Max Annas, translated from the German by Rachel Hildebrandt I […]
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Read Harder Challenge #4: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue & Read Harder Challenge #5: We Say #NeverAgain

Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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New Beginnings, New Books

Posted about 6 years ago by Nico D'Archangel
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  (Photo credit to Nae Jean Petography, also known as yours truly, “Paws and enjoy the moment!”) Springtime is a time of renewal.  Some people do spring cleaning to start […]
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Women Writing Women (and girls)

Posted about 6 years ago by Nico D'Archangel
The world of writing can seem to be dominated by male authors and male lead characters. The trope of a woman (particularly a princess) needing to be saved by a […]
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