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A Door Book for the in-between month: The Ten Thousand Doors of January
January is an in-between time of year. It’s in the name, with the god of beginnings reminding us to keep the past in view while planning for the future. It’s a month full of possibility, tinged with nostalgia and memory, the winter sun illuminating faint visions of the perfect year ahead. Of course, that vision
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TCO Reviews: The Starseekers by Nicole Glover
Faithful readers already know I have a huge love of both mystery and fantasy novels. I love reading and writing about these genres, particularly when entries feature complex characters and social settings to match. What might be less familiar are my STEM roots. My father is a professor in the department of engineering; my mother,
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On Projects, Patience, and the road to Julia Child
Could there be any warmer way to kick off the New Year than with Julia Child? When the days are this dark, I find myself drawn to the warmth of my kitchen. And with the Dutch oven bubbling with a delicious tomato-dal soup, I settled in to learn more about “Our Lady of the Ladle.”
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Letters from the Reading Perch: New Year, new pages
I love the fresh feeling of a new year. Yes, it’s a totally arbitrary date, not tied to anything physical—but the feeling of turning a new page, a blank canvas onto which we can paint our intentions for the next 12 months, is exactly the inspiration I need in the darkest months. So I want