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Author On the Bookcase: Ann Joslin Williams, author of Down From Cascom Mountain

Submitted by Barbara on Tue, 06/07/2011 - 11:11

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Ann Joslin Williams

 

Ann Joslin WilliamsI'm excited to welcome Ann Joslin Williams, author of Down from Cascom Mountain, to On the Bookcase. Set in rugged New Hampshire in the aftermath of a fatal accident, Down From Cascom Mountain explores grief, desire and identity. Mary Hall overcomes her grief from the death of her husband.

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Author On the Bookcase: Kate Christensen, author of The Astral

Submitted by Barbara on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 13:42

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Kate Christensen

 

Kate ChristensenI'm so excited to welcome Kate Christensen, author of The Astral.

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Sisters of the Traveling Computers: Second Installment of Novel-in-Progress

Submitted by Barbara on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 14:31

Second Installment!
Sisters of the Traveling Computers
Novel-in-Progress

Eight great writers are going to produce a progressive novel -- like a progressive dinner! Each one will write a couple paragraphs in round robin style without discussing it with each other. This novel-in-progress will continue through the rest of the year.

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Author On the Bookcase: Kate Kerrigan, author of Ellis Island

Submitted by Barbara on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 10:23

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Kate Kerrigan

Kate KerriganThrilled to welcome Kate Kerrigan, author of Ellis Island, to On the Bookcase. In Ellis Island, Ellie Hogan and her husband John were childhood sweethearts, destined to live together on his farm in Ireland. But when John, a soldier for the Irish Republican Army, becomes too injured to work, Ellie must take drastic measures in order for them to survive. Like many other young Irish women in the 1920s, she immigrates to New York City, to work as a maid for a wealthy socialite.

In New York, Ellie is introduced to a sophisticated lifestyle, tempted by this glittering new world of fine clothes and parties, money and mansions.

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Author On the Bookcase: Gabrielle Burton, author of Impatient With Desire

Submitted by Barbara on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 16:59

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Gabrielle Burton

Gabrielle BurtonI'm so excited to welcome Gabrielle Burton, author of Impatient With Desire, to On the Bookcase. Gabrielle's novel tells the story of Tamsen Donner, a real-life pioneer woman. In 1846, after months of research and preparation, she and her husband George, along with their five daughters and eighty other pioneers, headed west on the California-Oregon Trail in eager anticipation of new lives in California. But everything that could go wrong did... and an American legend was born.

The Donner Party.

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Author On the Bookcase: Karen Essex, author of Dracula In Love

Submitted by Barbara on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 15:44

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Karen Essex

Karen EssexVampires Fly On the Bookcase!

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