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Mr. Darcy is Not a Dreamboat
I don't care what pop culture told you. Read the BOOK.
Jul 13
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Amy Colleen
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"One long marathon broken up in regular chunks"; Shannon Sanders in conversation about THE GREAT WHEREVER
An interview with the debut novelist about her luscious and dreamlike family saga (out today!) and the process of writing it... +GIVEAWAY for premium…
Jul 7
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Amy Colleen
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On audiobooks, and the Boxcar Children philosophy of work
Listening while driving and thinking about building character.
Jun 26
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Amy Colleen
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Didn't like YESTERYEAR? Read these books instead.
For your summer reading consideration.
Jun 8
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Amy Colleen
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When book reviews get ugly
On taste, subjectivity, and the ad hominem fallacy. That subtitle makes this sound Scholarly but it's really just a rant.
Jun 5
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Amy Colleen
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Spring 2026 Round-Up
Links, books, articles, recipes
May 23
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Amy Colleen
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Even if all these facts about AI were *not* true, it would still be destroying us.
Why I refuse to use ChatGPT, and how I believe it's making us stupider.
Apr 21
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Amy Colleen
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Book Review: When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough by Taylor S. Schumann
A five-star review, personal bias notwithstanding.
Apr 12
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Amy Colleen
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I Want My Son to Be a Bookworm
An old wish, revisited.
Mar 14
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Amy Colleen
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Why I Am Not a Serious Book Reviewer
As an anxious person who overthinks her own subjectivity.
Mar 2
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Amy Colleen
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The Summer I Turned Thirty
a recap of May-August reading and writing
Sep 13, 2025
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Amy Colleen
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Wild for Austen and Devoney Looser: Book Review and Writer Showcase
A combo installment, a four-star review along with the 12th in a series of summer interviews.
Sep 6, 2025
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Amy Colleen
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