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Storyteller-Owen Archer, Kate Clifford, Margaret Kerr #medieval #mysteries aka Emma Campion agent @JVNLA she/her CandaceRobbAuthor on bluesky no DM's please

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Book Cover for: Ursula K. Le Guin: The Hainish Novels and Stories: A Library of America Boxed Set, Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin: The Hainish Novels and Stories: A Library of America Boxed Set

Ursula K. Le Guin
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Today's #writinginspiration from @ursulakleguin in Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing with David Naimon. SO true. https://t.co/P7GrALaPPy

Mixed Media Product, 2017

$85.00$60.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: The Overstory, Richard Powers

The Overstory

Richard Powers
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A must-hear interview, @DavidNaimon & Richard Powers re The Overstory. David's podcast Between the Covers is always brilliant, in no small part because of his remarkable skill as an interviewer plus deep research. #books #trees #Pulitzer https://t.co/740LrxBdbJ

Paperback, 2019

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times, Howard Zinn

You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times

Howard Zinn
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"The future is an infinite succession of presents. And to live now as we think human beings should live in defiance of all that is bad around us is itself a marvelous victory.” Howard Zinn, “You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train.” Rec'd in https://t.co/soyLHQUwky https://t.co/p9EInhtUFc

Paperback, 2018

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe: An Investigation, Ronald Hutton

Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe: An Investigation

Ronald Hutton
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@ElliottBlackwe3 @JudithArnopp Neck and neck for Fairy Tale (Stephen King) or Queens of the Wild (Ronald Hutton). Can't tell which will win.

Paperback, 2023

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Dark Is Rising, Susan Cooper

The Dark Is Rising

Susan Cooper
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My tools for surviving the heatwave in Seattle: reading The Dark Is Rising, Susan Cooper (SNOW!); writing chilly autumn scenes; meditating on swimming in the Ouse at twilight with Magda's dragon; lying on the cool floor with Maggie (cats are savvy).

Paperback, 2023

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Secret Quest, Margaret Sutton

The Secret Quest

Margaret Sutton
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@Nancy_Pearl The mysteries I loved as a kid were the Judy Bolton mysteries by Margaret Sutton. It was her brother who was the reporter--imperfect memory. Please do pass on any recommendations for haunted house novels!

Paperback, 2011

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English, Hana Videen

The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English

Hana Videen
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A fabulous episode highlighting the playful creativity of #OldEnglish, @5MinMedievalist talking with @hanavideen about her enchanting book The Word Hord: Daily Life in Old English. I bought it for myself as my Christmas present this past year. #wordsmith #medieval https://twitter.com/hanavideen/status/1532349158337789960

Paperback, 2023

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul, Brandy Schillace

Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul

Brandy Schillace
Candace Robb/@CandaceRobbAuthor.bsky.socialCandace Robb/@CandaceRobbAuthor.bsky.social

Hurrah! So well deserved. Mr. Humble & Dr. Butcher: A Monkey’s Head, the Pope’s Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul is a page turner & some of the best science writing I've read in a long while. Cheering you on! https://t.co/74OeERktVB

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: This Other Eden, Paul Harding

This Other Eden

Paul Harding
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“One thing I’ve learned as a novelist is just to not be in a hurry. You have to let it build up and take time to let things overlap and implicate themselves.” Paul Harding #writing #novels (Gifting this article--no paywall.) https://t.co/VN55wyEZHS

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver
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@Bookshop_Org Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver and Calling for a Blanket Dance Oscar Hokea (sorry, just can't choose!)

Hardcover, 2022

$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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