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Badass Women

January 21, 2016Alma Alexander

History, historical fiction, historical fantasy When worlds collideAt Bustle, Hannah Jewell offers us 14 Badass Historical Women To Name Your Daughters After Take Nancy Wake, for example: commons.wikimedia.org(1945).jpg / Creative…Continue readingBadass Women

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Ode to the literary cat

January 19, 2016Alma Alexander

It is a a writerly thing. Some of us have dogs, to be sure, but the classic writerish badge of belonging to the scribe tribe is…a cat. In some ways…Continue readingOde to the literary cat

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David Bowie’s books

January 14, 2016Alma Alexander

“The two chaps in the middle of our montage are David Bowie sporting a Clockwork Orange T-shirt with his old chum, George Underwood” At davidbowie.com, they have posted: David Bowie’s…Continue readingDavid Bowie’s books

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You feel WHAT?

January 11, 2016Alma Alexander

Invented words for emotions you never realised anyone else felt Daniel Dalton of BuzzFeed writes about perfect words invented by graphic designer John Koenig that you can find in his…Continue readingYou feel WHAT?

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Ever seen a Book Town?

January 7, 2016Alma Alexander

The concept of Book Towns first came into being in the 1960s, Claire Cock-Starkey writes at Mental Floss, when the fortunes of Hay-on-Wye, a small market town on the Welsh/English…Continue readingEver seen a Book Town?

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When trees talk

January 4, 2016Alma Alexander

Trees stand both at the edges of our world and in the heart of it, listening and absorbing. They appear to be silent and non-judgmental, but if you stand long…Continue readingWhen trees talk

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Sex? You can’t say that!

December 31, 2015Alma Alexander

We just don’t know how to call a spade a spade. When The Toast did a story about how Hollywood used euphemisms for people having sex in early movies, they…Continue readingSex? You can’t say that!

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Up to a challenge?

December 28, 2015Alma Alexander

I’ve seen several reading lists floating around, most of specific titles, a few consisting of interesting categories…and not so interesting categories. An example of the latter is “a book by…Continue readingUp to a challenge?

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Best tree ever?

December 21, 2015Alma Alexander

Bustle picks: 14 Of The Best Christmas Trees Made Of Books Or to put it another way, books that turn back into trees, if only for the season. I particularly…Continue readingBest tree ever?

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5 Gifts for a writer

December 18, 2015Alma Alexander

Yes there are dozens of things you can throw at writers. They’ll always find a use for notebooks, they’ll love a fancy pen (even if many don’t write with one…Continue reading5 Gifts for a writer

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