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Stitch’s Stuff: December 5th and 6th – Books 

Posted on December 6, 2017 by

I’m smushing the 5th and 6th together so I don’t mess up my blogging goals for December too badly.   2017 was a really good year for me book wise. As in I bought a lot of books. I’m really … Continue reading →

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“Period Typical Racism” – One kind of historical accuracy in fiction that I wish would go away

Posted on September 29, 2015 by

Want to throw me out of a story in no time flat? Include “Period Typical Racism” in a book written after 1989. (Seriously, I read one Miss Fisher book because it was recommended as a “feminist James Bond” and honestly, … Continue reading →

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When Amazon gift cards attack

Posted on June 25, 2015 by

A few weeks ago I won a $25 gift card through a program I’m running on my computer. It’s a little thing and not a big deal. I completely forgot about it though until yesterday afternoon when I got mail and there was my gift card.

$25 can buy a lot of books so it’s no wonder that I have spent the past 24 hours trying to figure out what books I was going to buy. Finally, I settled on four books that came up to $27 (including like tax and stuff). I’m a little over my gift card’s limit but essentially I’m getting four awesome books on someone else’s dime (and supporting authors I LOVE in the process!)

Here’s what I got with my hard earned gift card because these are all amazing books that everyone should read: Continue reading →

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