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Carmen Milligan

Jan 5, 20211 min read

An oddly accurate quiz

I am a sucker for online quizzes. Which Friends character am I? Monica. Which Hogwarts house? Gryffindor. My Hipster Aesthetic is Tumblr...

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Carmen Milligan

Jan 2, 20213 min read

When a series fizzles.

It is time that I look in the reading mirror and admit a truth to myself: I am not much of a series girl. Some series ... wait, no. A...

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Carmen Milligan

Dec 31, 20202 min read

Why is this taking so loooooong?

When I read that Mick Jagger had gotten the inspiration for the Rolling Stones' song "Sympathy for the Devil" from a book Marianne...

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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 29, 20201 min read

First Zoom Cocktail Party!

I attended my first Zoom cocktail party last night, and had so much stinking fun! Bubbly Bibbly, our podcast, hosted it, and we had a...

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Carmen Milligan

Dec 3, 20202 min read

November Reads

"The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" summary: France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live...

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Carmen Milligan

Nov 16, 20201 min read

Literary History Calendar

I love the Flavorwire Literary Calendars. Daily literary goodness for the entire year, broken off into bite-sized monthly pieces! Let's...

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Carmen Milligan

Nov 6, 20201 min read

Friends of the Library Haul

Just showing off a little. This is what $20 buys you at the Friends of the Library store. Are you a member?

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Carmen Milligan

Nov 5, 20201 min read

Smells like Judgement

If you've ever wondered how to smell like judgement, wonder no more! There is a soap for that! I thought this soap was so very clever...

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Carmen Milligan

Nov 2, 20201 min read

October Reads

I managed to finish five books this month, and actually enjoyed all of them. You can, of course, ready my reviews at...

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Carmen Milligan

Oct 1, 20201 min read

Banned Books Week: Day 5

Wonder what authors think of their work being challenged? Let's listen! I couldn't believe it when I saw that Captain Underpants books...

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Carmen Milligan

Sep 30, 20201 min read

Banned Books Week: Day 4

The more we talk about censorship, the more we can spread the notion that every individual has a right to decide for themselves what to...

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Carmen Milligan

Sep 29, 20201 min read

Banned Books Week: Day 3

Which books are the most challenged, you ask? Well, the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom has your answer! There seems to be waves of...

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Carmen Milligan

Sep 28, 20201 min read

Banned Books Week: Day 2

Censorship is a slippery slope. We all have different beliefs, moral compasses, and fears. And fear is where censorship lives and...

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Carmen Milligan

Sep 27, 20201 min read

It's Banned Books Week!

It's the week in the literary calendar when bibliophiles everywhere celebrate the freedom to read whatever we damn well choose. September...

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Carmen Milligan

Sep 18, 20201 min read

Remember diagramming sentences?

I have always responded well to a "first this, then that, followed by those" approach to learning. I think that's why I did so well on...

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Carmen Milligan

Sep 17, 20202 min read

Reading lists

I was thinking about David Bowie's extensive library, the fact that he loved to read, and just feeling an overall sense of being thankful...

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Carmen Milligan

Sep 14, 20202 min read

Bookish Amusement Parks

From sea to shining sea, there have been (at one time for another) a number of book-themed parks. Interestingly enough, most were called...

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Carmen Milligan

Sep 11, 20202 min read

Reminiscing on West Chester's Bookshops

Back in 2016, I took a trip to West Chester, Pennsylvania, home to my employer's headquarters. I was lucky enough to work in a book...

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Carmen Milligan

Sep 10, 20201 min read

David Bowie was an avid reader!

Heck, yes! Superstar musician and brilliant performer David Bowie was a prolific reader. As a matter of fact, it is said that he took all...

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