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Dishing the dirt on writers
Have you ever noticed when watching mysteries how often the English professor did it? As soon as I see an English professor as part of...

Michelle Duclos
Apr 12, 20213 min read
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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 7, 20211 min read
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Let's talk about tone
We all know tone when we hear it. Is there any mom or dad ever who hasn’t looked at their kid and said, “Don’t use that tone with me.”...

Michelle Duclos
Apr 7, 20213 min read
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A potpourri of library information
It’s time to review and highlight what’s happening at the library during these changeable times. First, what are our hours currently?...

Michelle Duclos
Mar 22, 20213 min read
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What does publishers' research show about book clubs?
All book clubs have their own ways of operating. My "personal book club" has been together nearly 25 years now. We've evolved as we've...

Michelle Duclos
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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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
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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 8, 20211 min read
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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 8, 20213 min read
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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
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Remembering John le Carre
Tradecraft. The Circus. The Cousins. John le Carre, the British writer who recently died at 89, changed the vocabulary of how we speak of...

Michelle Duclos
Dec 24, 20203 min read
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Christmas Stories that never get old
Ten classic Christmas stories at least a couple of which you haven’t read Why not compile an oddball little list of Christmas stories,...

Michelle Duclos
Dec 20, 20203 min read
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A sampling of new books in December
What’s new in December If there’s a theme to several of these selections, it is with the most anticipated authors. Do they thrill or...

Michelle Duclos
Dec 20, 20203 min read
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November Books for Lunch Picks
(This column was published in the Frankenmuth News on Nov. 18, 2020, by Roz Weedman.) Nine of us, including a first-time person (welcome,...

Michelle Duclos
Nov 20, 20203 min read
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What's new in Chick Lit
What’s new in Chick Lit (and is that even a thing?) (The following column was published in the Frankenmuth News on Nov. 11, 2020, by Roz...

Michelle Duclos
Nov 12, 20203 min read
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Mysteries: We know what we like but do we know why?
We know what we like but do we know why we like it? There’s a big difference between an intellectual exercise and a good story. For many...

Michelle Duclos
Nov 5, 20203 min read
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The Books for Lunch Bunch Recommendations from March
(This article was published in the Oct. 15, 2020, Frankenmuth News.) The October Books for Lunch Bunch has feedback for us on newer books...

Michelle Duclos
Oct 24, 20203 min read
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Let's get creepy . . . with Susan Todd
Some years it just isn’t enough to write about creepy books all alone. Indeed, “all alone” are words that create anxiety and fear in many...

Michelle Duclos
Oct 22, 20203 min read
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Featured Author - Mystery Writer Ann Cleeves
Ann Cleeves is an award winning best selling British author of two mystery series -- the Shetland series and the Vera Stanhope series --...

Michelle Duclos
Sep 26, 20201 min read
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Like "a bookclub in your ears," Podcasts help build reading lists.
Today we're going to add two book podcasts that many of you might enjoy listening to. A podcast is like a radio show that you can access...

Michelle Duclos
Sep 15, 20202 min read
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