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After living in the Southwest, Elizabeth Woodworth moved to Alabama to drink sweet tea every day, read books, and teach literature and writing. She is an English professor at Auburn University Montgomery. Good move.

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The best Yiddish detective fiction you'll read this week

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The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon is the kind of novel that moves you along as a reader, though the past, the present, gun fights,...
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Kate Summerscale’s true Victorian crime rocks: Feed your head, one last time

The cover of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale drew me in. I was certain the book would be a...
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Desperate romantic Dickensian coincidence: Feed your head, part four

Sex, drugs, murder, poetry, art. Done. That’s all we really need to get our attention, isn’t it? Sensation. Years and years ago I gave two...
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Here's to the hedgehogs: Feed your head, part three

In grand Dickens fashion, I went into a bookstore in Lincoln, England to buy a book by an American author, Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly, only...
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"Fictional Destiny": Feed your head, part two

Once upon a time a Victorian Scholar walking in London stumbled upon an American dime, which he picked up. Then, he found himself waiting in line for...
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Vampires and Woodstock: Feed your head, part one

When faced with Woodstock memorabilia everywhere I went this summer because of its 40th anniversary—tee...
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Give yourself a gift July 4th weekend: visit an indie bookstore in Alabama

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I write: “you want to buy books now—go to an independent bookstore near you.” You read that and off you go to an independent...
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Celebrate Independence Day with historical fiction: remember The Bastard by John Jakes?

I remember The Bastard. Fondly. Do you? Years ago, I started reading this book which I found at my mother’s library that I thought must be very...
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Visit an independent bookstore: Indulge your need to read

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Do you need a book? Who doesn’t need a book? All around Alabama, you’ll find bookstores with special events, a fine excuse to shop and buy...
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Books that changed lives: Part 2

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On June 25, 2009, I wrote about six books that changed the lives of six friends and one book that changed my life. Those books were vital in helping...
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