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Carolyn Paul Branch
I write, study history, and work the reference desk at the public library. My home in the Missouri woods is shared with Richard, my husband of 50+ years, Cookie, a little white terrier, and Sunshine, a big yellow cat. After seven non-fiction books, I finally turned to the writing I always wanted to do: mystery novels. TANGLED ROOTS, a tale of secrets, lies, and murder along the Missouri River, was published January, 2017. My next novel, THE SANITY OF STRAWBERRIES, a murder set inside a state mental hospital, will be published in 2018.
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The Lives of Edie Pritchard
The Lives of Edie Pritchard by Larry Watson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Everyone in this book is an ordinary person, people you can recognize and relate to easily. The first part takes place in the world of the … Continue reading
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine My rating: 5 of 5 stars Psychological suspense plus fast-paced action make this a quick and compulsive read. Gina Royal thinks she has a happy marriage and a normal life until she comes home from … Continue reading
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One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow
One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow by Olivia Hawker My rating: 5 of 5 stars Five stars – that means “it was amazing” on Goodreads. I have given out a lot of of 5 star reviews, so when … Continue reading
Writer’s block? Procrastinator? Too busy? Tell it like it is! All those words mean LAZY.
Writer’s block? Procrastinator? Too busy? Tell it like it is! All those words mean LAZY. At least, for me, they do. Those are the words I tell myself to explain why I never seem to get anything done. I make … Continue reading
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Y is for Yellow – the color of sunshine
Yellow has always been my favorite color. Just looking at yellow makes me feel good, so I try to surround myself with yellow whenever I can. The walls through most of my home are a very pale yellow called Banana … Continue reading
Why do I try to write a novel every November??
National Novel Writing Month started today. Every year at midnight on Halloween night thousands of writers sit down at their computers and start typing furiously as we try to complete a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Every year I swear … Continue reading
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THE BONE TREE by Greg Iles
The Bone Tree by Greg Iles My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Bone Tree was the first Greg Iles novel I ever picked up. About twenty pages in, I put it down and hunted up a copy of Natchez … Continue reading
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I Promise Myself
The Fulton Breakfast Optimist Club invited me to talk about my new book at their meeting this morning. At 6 a.m. For an author, a new book is like a new grandchild: We love to talk about them, and grab … Continue reading
Were your ancestors Quakers?
QUAKER – a member of the Society of Friends, formed in England in 1648. Early restrictions brought them to New Jersey in 1675 and some 230 English Quakers founded Burlington, NJ in 1678. William Penn was granted the territory of … Continue reading
Ellis Island
From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through the portal of Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is located in the upper bay just off the New Jersey coast, within … Continue reading
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