Carmen Milligan
Wednesday Word: Cacophony
Cacophony nounca·coph·o·ny\ka-ˈkä-fə-nē, -ˈkȯ- also -ˈka-\ 1: harsh or discordant sound : dissonance 2: harshness in the sound of...
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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 16, 20201 min read
Wednesday Word: Respite
Respite nounre·spite\ˈres-pət also ri-ˈspīt, British usuallyˈres-ˌpīt\ 1: a period of temporary delay 2: an interval of rest or relief...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Apostrophe abuse
I can barely stand it. Which means that, sometimes, I can't stand it. I had to correct a coworker today when she wrote that "we need more...
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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 13, 20202 min read
I'm a journaler ... well, I was ...
I am a journaler. Well, if truth be told, I used to be a journaler. You see, there was a group on facebook that I joined, a group of...
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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 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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Carmen Milligan
Sep 9, 20202 min read
The Question: Do you think about past reads?
At seemingly odd times, a bit of text, a scene, or a character from a past read will pop into my mind. From books that made very little...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 8, 20201 min read
To reread, or not to reread...
...that is the question! My sorority book club is made up of both alums and collegiates, and was formed during this quarantine. So far,...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 7, 20202 min read
Memories of San Francisco
In a previous post, I mentioned my much-loved trip to San Fran. My life-long friend Jennie was going for a conference, and she invited me...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 6, 20201 min read
...and speaking of the Beat Generation...
On this day in 1951, William S. Burroughs, author of the very controversial and often-challenged The Naked Lunch, shot and killed his...
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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 4, 20202 min read
And THIS is why it's important to have diversity
As a white woman of immense privilege, I have never had to search to see reflections of myself. I am on television. I am on book covers....
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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
Sep 2, 20203 min read
Mysteries for Fall 2020
Penguin Random House just posted Our Most Anticipated Mysteries for Fall. Here's a peak: The Searcher by Tana French Summary: Cal Hooper...
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Carmen Milligan
Sep 1, 20201 min read
September is Library Card Sign-up Month
Straight from the American Library Association's website: DC’s Wonder Woman to lasso up Library Card Sign-up Month 2020 This September,...
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Carmen Milligan
Aug 31, 20201 min read
...and just like that, summer ends.
Remember when your grandmom used to tell you that time seemed to move faster the older she got? She was so right. I wonder why. Could it...
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