National Civil War Re-enactment to bring 12,000 reenactors to Gettysburg
May 18, 2013 – 10:24 am | No Comment

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania –  This summer’s 150th Gettysburg Anniversary National Civil War Battle Reenactment, July 4-7, is poised to be one of the highlights on a large menu of events in Gettysburg during 2013.
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Wendy McClure: Writing to Defeat the Fear
September 30, 2012 – 9:54 am | No Comment
Wendy McClure: Writing to Defeat the Fear

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Where do you write, Wendy?In my office at home, though sometimes I like to take my laptop out to my back porch. I have also written in hotel rooms and I plan on spending a …

Loving Frank: The Taliesin and Frank Lloyd Wright
September 16, 2012 – 7:39 pm | No Comment
Loving Frank: The Taliesin and Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s work is sought out by architecture buffs on a regular basis, but in the last five years fiction readers are seeking out his life’s work, too.
Nancy Horan’s book, Loving Frank, was published …

Fish On Kids Books by K. J. Houtman
August 27, 2012 – 5:58 pm | No Comment
Fish On Kids Books by K. J. Houtman

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Intended to educate and motivate the five book Fish on Kids book series gets kids inspired to put down the smart phone and pick up the fishing rod.
With a career in the American Sportsfishing Association …

Top 5 Book Places to See in 2012
November 20, 2011 – 3:38 pm | No Comment
Top 5 Book Places to See in 2012

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Winter always makes me think about vacation time. And, vacations at our house always focus around books. Here’s a list of my top MUST see places in 2012.
 

Misty of Chincoteague  by Marguerite Henry – Chincoteague …

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Live from the Prairie
July 27, 2011 – 8:48 pm | No Comment
Laura Ingalls Wilder:  Live from the Prairie

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The dinner list – it’s a game we played one night at the coffee shop. Who would you invite to dinner, living or dead? We heard a lot of Martin Luther King, Jesus Christ, Abraham …

Guest Post: A Wilder Traveler by Sarah S. Uthoff
June 9, 2011 – 9:18 pm | No Comment
Guest Post: A Wilder Traveler by Sarah S. Uthoff

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It was a casual conversation that changed my life. Right after I was born my mother spoke with someone at work who told her since she had a little girl, she needed to get a …

The Prairie – From Ántonia’s Eyes
May 29, 2011 – 5:36 pm | No Comment
The Prairie – From Ántonia’s Eyes

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Pioneers who came to the prairie feared it as much as the wildfires, hurricanes, or the plagues that tormented their homelands. Tales and lore tell of them losing their dogs, their belongings, and even their …