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Summer Romance
For whatever reason, it appears that this column has only featured romance novels a couple times over the past nine years. Yet when I...

Michelle Duclos
Jul 5, 20213 min read


Don't think funny books can't be a genre unto themselves
Funny books have enough in common to make up their own genre. Read more in this article about funny books -- and notice that David...

Michelle Duclos
Apr 6, 20211 min read


Books for Lunch Bunch Recommendations for March
Ten of us had a lively book discussion via Zoom last week and shared recommendations. While every book club, such as the book worms'...

Michelle Duclos
Mar 15, 20213 min read


Goodreads helps us get our Irish on
As we continue thinking about a variety of genres, we find that Irish authors deal in all of them -- and that Irish literature itself is...

Michelle Duclos
Mar 7, 20211 min read


Time to get your Irish on
St. Paddy’s Day is only half a week away from spring, so even if there’s no Irish in your family line, it’s a good holiday to enjoy....

Michelle Duclos
Mar 7, 20213 min read


The difference between an autobiography and a memoir
By Roz Weedman When definitions are too general, concepts remain fuzzy. For example, if you look up a basic definition of a memoir you...

Michelle Duclos
Mar 1, 20213 min read


Join the Genre Bingo Challenge
Those of you old enough, try to hear the voice of Rod Serling as you read this paragraph: “Imagine, if you will, an ordinary 25 square...

Michelle Duclos
Feb 22, 20213 min read
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