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5 days ago · In this visionary novel, acclaimed Indigenous author Debra Magpie Earling brings this mythologized figure vividly to life, casting unsparing light on the men who brutalized her and recentering Sacajewea as the arbiter of her own history.
3 days ago · In the last two days I read two quiet books about people trying to learn to care more about each other, and that was comforting during a hard week. The first one I read was From a Far and Lovely Country, Alexander McCall Smith’s latest about the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.
1 day ago · The Worlds of Clifford Simak by Clifford D. Simak. A recent perusal of Clifford D. Simak’s wonderful collection All the Traps of Earth (from 1962) served to remind this reader of how very excellent the beloved Wisconsin-born novelist could be with the shorter form, and I resolved to read more of his stories in the near future.
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13 hours ago · 1886 portrait of Christian IX and his family by Laurits Tuxen. Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1918 – January 29, 1906) ruled Denmark from 1863 to 1906. Known as the "father-in-law of Europe", he and his wife, Louise of Hesse-Kassel (September 7, 1817 – September 29, 1898), became the ancestors of many members of European royalty.
4 days ago · Her interests in her fiction lie in exploring the unusual - from time travel to telepathy to alien visitations! There is also a strong element of humour, especially snappy dialogue and ridiculous mishaps, influenced by classic screwball comedies.
4 days ago · Back in England, Alleyn spends the last few days of his leave at his mother’s home, which coincidentally is only a few miles from where Agatha Troy lives. Troy, meantime, is hosting a workshop for a group of artists who are working on various projects in her studio. When their model, Sonia Gluck, is murdered, Alleyn’s boss at the Yard asks ...
