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I just finished "The Chilbury Ladies' Choir" by Jennifer Ryan, and highlighted some of my fave lines. The book takes place in England in...
Carmen Milligan
- May 16, 2021
- 2 min
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I am juggling several books right now, not really very serious about finishing any of them. I guess I am in a little bit of a reading...
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Carmen Milligan
- May 14, 2021
- 2 min
I made a new friend!
I made a new friend. Her name is Courtney, and she is an alumna in my sorority. That alone is a great thing, and already gives us...
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Carmen Milligan
- May 6, 2021
- 2 min
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 30, 2021
- 2 min
Not all characters are people
I just finished watching a Facebook Live event from independent bookstore Parnassus Books. It was one of my favorite authors, Ann...
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Carmen Milligan
- Apr 24, 2021
- 2 min
Are you kidding me, Jeopardy?!
In what I would say is the MOST OBVIOUS choice for the next host of Jeopardy, there is a potential misstep-fall from grace-travesty...
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Carmen Milligan
- Apr 23, 2021
- 2 min
He may be great at writing, but he sucks as a human. Allegedly.
Blake Bailey is a award-winning author. His biography "Cheever: A Life", about the American novelist and short-story writer John Cheever,...
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Carmen Milligan
- Apr 16, 2021
- 2 min
Movie mania and the habit of rewatching
During lunch this past Sunday, the family started discussing whether or not we watch movies over and over. I was saying that, no matter...
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Carmen Milligan
- Apr 13, 2021
- 2 min
Thinking of TV during book club discussion
My sorority alum/collegiate book club is going strong, and we had another discussion this past Sunday. This discussion was on "A Week In...
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Carmen Milligan
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
If you give a mom a margarita...
Do y'all remember those "If you give a mouse a cookie" books? They were hella adorable, and there is an entire series of "If you give a"...
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Carmen Milligan
- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
Where everybody knows your name...
Well, maybe not everybody. And not necessarily my name. Okay, okay! When those close to you know your passion. That's what I meant to...
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Carmen Milligan
- Apr 6, 2021
- 1 min
My next tattoo
This is the map from my favorite book, "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster. I have been thinking for several years now about getting...
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Carmen Milligan
- Apr 3, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Mar 30, 2021
- 1 min
What do you think of audiobooks?
I was reading, researching, and writing the latest episode for the Bubbly Bibbly podcast (are you listening to them, by the way?), which...
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Carmen Milligan
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
Hey, that's a catchy title!
I am the epitome of judging a book by its cover. I fall for the size of the book, the color, the picture on the front, how minimal or...
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Carmen Milligan
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
Carmen's Bookshelves!!
I have gone on and on about my built-in bookcase, handcrafted by cabinet-maker David Morrow. If you listen to the podcast Rachel and I...
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Carmen Milligan
- Feb 12, 2021
- 1 min
Henry Rollins recommends...
I was watching an episode of Hot Ones from First We Feast with Henry Rollins on YouTube when he was asked an AWESOME question: If you...
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Carmen Milligan
- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
Remember when I said "When a series fizzles"?
A few weeks ago, I posted about when a series fizzles out after a wonderful first book in the series. Well, do you see this crow, looking...
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Carmen Milligan
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
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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