Category Archives: History

Somewhere in Time…

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Elizabeth S. Brinton

I recently came across some valuable advice regarding the writing of historical fiction. The cautionary note indicated that the writer should not get lost in the research.  Luckily for me, I am one of those people who like the process of creating … Continue reading →

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Contradictions of Home

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Elizabeth S. Brinton

 We are very pleased to offer a guest post today by our friend, Jenni Gate.Intro: Jen GateJenni Gate has worked as a paralegal, a mediator, a small business consultant, and a writer. Born in Libya and raised throughout Africa and Asia, Jenni’s u… Continue reading →

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The Confusion Over Quotations Marks and Periods~Blame It on Noah Webster

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Jennifer Rova

Do you every wonder why we spell it color not colour, favor not favour, judgment not judgement, odor not odour, apologize not apologise? Do you wonder why Americans put the quotation marks outside the periods not inside like seems logical to me? W… Continue reading →

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Review: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

Posted on March 12, 2013 by K

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson My rating: 5 out of 5 Joseph Stalin. Mao Tse-Tung. Winston Churchill. Robert Oppenheimer. Sigvard Eklund. Charles de Gaulle. Presidents Truman, Johnson, and Nixon. Sonya … Continue reading →

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Common Link

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Elizabeth S. Brinton

After reading an interesting article, shared by Margaret Atwood on Twitter, I started to ponder the concept of a common link. Svante Paabo, a Swedish geneticist, the inspiration for Michael Chrichton’s Jurassic Park, writes that three to five per cent … Continue reading →

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Up Half the Night Reading

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Elizabeth S. Brinton

In an earlier post, I announced to the world that Hilary Mantel’s, Bringing up the Bodies, had been selected for my summer reading. As the season slid into fall, it was mid October, glorious and ripe with color and the bounty of my garden, that I reach… Continue reading →

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“English Mystery Writers of the 20th and 21st Centuries”

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Norm de Ploom

Joanne Klein, Ph.D., professor of modern comparative European history, Boise State University, presented a program about English mystery writers from 1860’s to the present day at the Hayden library last fall compliments of the Idaho Humanities C… Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Barry Unsworth

Posted on August 6, 2012 by elizabethbrinton

Our book club just finished reading and discussing Barry Unsworth’s, Sacred Hunger.  Some of us read it  for the second time.  A sequel entitled, The Quality of Mercy, slated for August, had many of us feeling that it would be good to go… Continue reading →

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Obstacles in the Way of Love

Posted on May 18, 2012 by elizabethbrinton

In glancing at a book lying on my desk, entitled, 20  Master Plots and  how to build them, by Ronald B. Tobias, I had a look at master plot number fourteen: Love.While I would not describe myself as a fan of the romance novel, I can attest to… Continue reading →

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Downton Abbey and the tale of Two Classes.

Posted on February 24, 2012 by elizabethbrinton

Julian Fellowes, Academy Award winning screenwriter for “Gosford Park,” created a remarkable series for Masterpiece Theater called, Downton Abbey. To any readers who find themselves out of this loop, please do not despair. Boxed sets are available f… Continue reading →

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