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American Masters: Amy Tan
Readers, I started watching an episode last night of PBS's American Masters on author Amy Tan. What. A. Story. Tan and her two brothers...
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Carmen Milligan
Apr 2, 20211 min read
Holy Hell, Edgar!
While I was reading and reading and reading and researching the Author Spotlight on Edgar Allan Poe for an edition of the Bubbly Bibbly...
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Carmen Milligan
Apr 2, 20212 min read
And I call myself a reader?! Who is Raymond Carver?!
I was looking at the literary calendar the other day, and I saw this entry for June 2: Raymond Carver quits drinking, 1977. Who the hell...
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Carmen Milligan
Jan 17, 20212 min read
And I say again: Representation is Paramount
I just finished an awe-inspiring book. You can find my review on both Goodreads and BubblyBibbly.com. It was "King and the Dragonflies"...
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Carmen Milligan
Dec 31, 20202 min read
A return to "The Salon"
I have always been intrigued by the salon. No, not the kind where you get your hair and nails done. And not the one that is considered an...
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Carmen Milligan
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Roald Dahl family apologies
Did you happen to see that the family of beloved children's book author Roald Dahl apologized for anti-Semitic comments he made in the...
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Carmen Milligan
Dec 2, 20201 min read
Overwhelmed fangirl moment
Yesterday, Rachel and I interviewed author Linda Olsson. Since we recorded it for our podcast, we did it over SquadCast. To see why this...
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Carmen Milligan
Nov 12, 20202 min read
Fangirling continues
I am an unapologetic fangirl. I squeal, fan my face with my hands (and what is THAT about, because it helps NOT AT ALL), giggle like a...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 12, 20202 min read
Author Spotlight: Linda Olsson
When I first picked up Linda Olsson's novel Astrid & Veronika, I was drawn to the cover. The simplicity of the photograph, along with the...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 5, 20201 min read
Anthem of Beat and Counterculture published
On this date in 1957, Jack Kerouac's On the Road hit the streets. It took several years for the author to write, and is about the travels...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 3, 20201 min read
Sweet Child o' Mine by Guns N' Roses
Well, knock me over with a guitar pick. I would have never thought that the lyrics of this rock song from the 1980s would inspire a...
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Carmen Milligan
Aug 22, 20201 min read
Ray Bradbury Read-a-Thon
Y'all!! Today we celebrate Ray Bradbury's 100th birthday with quite the reading extravaganza! For the event, actors, authors, librarians,...
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Carmen Milligan
Aug 21, 20202 min read
Christopher Robin Milne is born August 21, 1920
On a trip to New York City several years ago, I somehow discovered that the original stuffed animals from the 100 Acre Wood were at the...
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Carmen Milligan
Aug 5, 20201 min read
On this day in literary history: Toni Morrison dies
On this day in 2019 at the age of 88, a powerful voice left this earth. Toni Morrison was many things. Single mother, editor, author,...
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Carmen Milligan
Aug 2, 20201 min read
Author Spotlight: George Saunders
I happened upon this wonderful video on writing tips from George Saunders. It was posted in 2017, and it seems to speak to our world...
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