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Fiction

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Corrag

Susan Fletcher

The Argyll Inn Inverary 26 February Darling Jane You will be glad, I think, to see where I write this from. I have made it safely to the town of Inverary—though there were times in our journey when I…Read more

Books & Ideas

Reading behind Bars: A True Story of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian

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Reading behind Bars: A True Story of Literature, Law, and Life…

Jill Grunenwald

In the Doghouse Institution library staff shall be responsible for ensuring that all non-security DRC policies are maintained and available to the inmate population in the institution library and/or law library. —ODRC Policy 58-LIB-01 Not just any dog, but…Read more

Science & Tech

Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else

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Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything…

Jordan Ellenberg

EQUAL ARMS What does the word “isosceles” really mean? Well, it means two sides of the triangle are equal. Literally, in Greek, it refers to the two σκέλη (skeli), or “legs.” In Chinese, 等腰 means “equal waists”; in Hebrew an…Read more

Romance

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Someday Soon

Debbie Macomber

Chapter OneHer first mistake was agreeing to attend this Christmas party. Her second was downing a glass of champagne and then, for courage, another. Her third error in judgment was remembering Michael. The only reason Linette Collins had agreed to…Read more

Food & Cooking

Little Chapel on the River: A Pub, a Town and the Search for What Matters Most

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Little Chapel on the River: A Pub, a Town and the…

Gwendolyn Bounds

the barman’s children …it stands for Ass, Tits and Temper. Someone once described Garrison as a “state of mind.” And her physical boundaries are suspect, slinking around small mountains and through treetops, down to the river, back across broad fields…Read more

Fiction

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Reservoir 13

Jon McGregor

At midnight when the year turned there were fireworks going up from all across the village. The dance at the hall was crowded and hot and there was steam in the light of the doorway. In the morning there were…Read more

Books & Ideas

When Women Ruled the World: Making the Renaissance in Europe

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When Women Ruled the World: Making the Renaissance in Europe

Maureen Quilligan

Three Queens, One Poet, and the Republican Counselor Elizabeth’s “rivalry” with yet another Queen Mary—the Queen of Scots—had also begun before Mary Stuart had been born. Although they often called each other “sister,” Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth, Queen…Read more

SF & Fantasy

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Stellar Storm

Cameron Cooper

Extract from Interview 3 of Aveniru (no last name) and Elizabeth Crnčević, Psychoscientist. Crnčević: I want to go back to something you said earlier. About Terra. When you first woke here on New Phoenix, you said you were from Terra,…Read more

Food & Cooking

Clean Desserts: Delicious No-Bake Vegan & Gluten-Free Cookies, Bars, Balls, and More

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Clean Desserts: Delicious No-Bake Vegan & Gluten-Free Cookies, Bars, Balls, and…

Karielyn Tillman

This cookbook will change the way you feel about desserts. You may never want to make a traditional boxed dessert or S.A.D. dessert recipe again! And why would you, once you know how to make clean desserts? What’s Unique about…Read more

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