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From the Books: THE BOYS OF SUMMER, by Roger Kahn

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

  My years with the Dodgers were 1952 and 1953, two seasons in which they lost the World Series to the Yankees. You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat. Losing … Continue reading →

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2021 in the Books: SOULCATCHER and THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 So, this year I’m going to try to do more with regard to writing in this space about the books I read. I’ve set a Goodreads challenge for myself of 52 books read, and as I write this, I’m ahead … Continue reading →

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Books Read in 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

 Well, one area for me in which this year did not drink deep from the Keg of Suck was in reading: I read a lot of great stuff. My goal each year is 52 books, averaging one a week. This year … Continue reading →

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From the books: THE HIGH KING

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

Today, a passage from one of many books that my mother required me to read in moments when my behavior wasn’t the best. Actually, though–this isn’t from one of those books, but a book downstream in the series that she … Continue reading →

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Reading in Review: 2019

Posted on January 8, 2020 by ksedinger

Greetings, Programs! The last few years I’ve adopted a self-challenge on Goodreads to keep my reading on track: 52 books a year. And I’ve been successful, so, yay, me! Reading is the creative center of a writer’s life. It’s fuel … Continue reading →

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A toast to Edgar A

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Kelly Sedinger

Today is Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday. It’s pure coincidence, of course, but a happy one nonetheless, that today I also managed to get the ebook of The Chilling Killing Wind finally available. Poe’s poem Annabel Lee is central to this … Continue reading →

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On books, and joy, and hoarding, and having too many books, and what to do with the too many books you have, and….

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Kelly Sedinger

I recently decided to re-read a book that I first read back in 1995 when it first came out, a wonderful volume by journalist Nicholas Basbanes called A Gentle Madness. Subtitled Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books, Basbanes … Continue reading →

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2018: My Year In Books

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Kelly Sedinger

While I’ve been on Goodreads for a number of years, it’s only in the last two that I’ve started using it more aggressively as a device to track my reading. Here’s the complete list of what I read in 2018, … Continue reading →

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From the Books: THE COMING OF THE KING

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Kelly Sedinger

So yesterday I saw a New York Times article linked on Twitter in which apparently some members of former European aristocracy are starting to raise the notion that maybe, just maybe, world problems might be helped somewhat by a return … Continue reading →

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From the Books: THE RETURN OF THE KING

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Kelly Sedinger

It’s JRR Tolkien’s birthday! Tolkien is, naturally, one of my favorite of all authors. He wasn’t my first foray into epic fantasy–that would be Lloyd Alexander–but Tolkien cemented my love of that genre for keeps. He is, for me, as … Continue reading →

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