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Fan Favorite Books from Star Wars Canon
I started reading Star Wars books back in the late nineties. There was so much to catch up on because Star Wars books had been around...

meredithjohnson
Oct 12, 20204 min read
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Strong Women of Star Wars: Books to Inspire
Princess Leia stepped on the scene in 1977 with Star Wars A New Hope. She was independent, feisty, and knew her way around a blaster.

meredithjohnson
Oct 5, 20208 min read
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A Writer's Toolbox: Developing Characters and Settings
Creating characters and settings can be hard and stressful work for a writer. Ideas can come easily, until it's time to sit down and make...

meredithjohnson
Sep 26, 20203 min read
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7 New Books to Read This Fall
I LOVE fall! The fresh crisp air, pumpkins, Halloween...it's something I look forward to every year. Another great part of fall are new...

meredithjohnson
Sep 24, 20204 min read
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Book Review: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
In 1862, with the Civil War less than a year old, Abraham Lincoln's beloved son, Willie passes away after being gravely ill. He is laid...

meredithjohnson
Sep 5, 20202 min read
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Book Review: Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
Aru Shah is twelve years old and a bit of a liar. You don't think it's true? She'll tell you so herself. She likes to stretch the truth...

meredithjohnson
Aug 26, 20202 min read
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Book Review: The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
Nina Redmond loves to match people to their perfect book. She's a literary matchmaker and librarian. That is, until her library is shut...

meredithjohnson
Aug 24, 20202 min read
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Book Review: Mimosas, Mischief, and Murder by Sara Rosett
Ellie Avery and her husband Mitch, travel to his hometown of Smarr Alabama to attend the funeral of Mitch's grandfather. Almost upon...

meredithjohnson
Aug 5, 20201 min read
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Book Review: The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Each year on the day of sacrifice, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch in the woods in hopes that...

meredithjohnson
Jul 31, 20202 min read
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A Love Letter to Maryland in Real Life: Ocean City Maryland
Every Marylander has, at some point in their lives, visited Ocean City. Whether it's a family vacation, senior week, a convention, or just b

meredithjohnson
Jul 23, 20202 min read
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Book Review: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Lo Blacklock is a journalist writing for a travel magazine, and she's just been handed an assignment that will either make her rise to...

meredithjohnson
Jul 20, 20202 min read
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Book Review: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Far underneath the surface of the Earth, there lies a place called the Starless Sea. Upon it's shores lie numerous tunnels and rooms...

meredithjohnson
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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A Love Letter to Maryland in Real Life: The Jetty Restaurant & Bar
Welcome back to the series A Love Letter to Maryland in Real Life! The next stop on our journey is The Jetty Restaurant & Bar. In A Love...

meredithjohnson
Jun 30, 20201 min read
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Book Review: Bridge of Scarlet Leaves By Kristina McMorris
It's 1941 and Maddie Kern is an up and coming violinist with her sights set on Julliard. She and her brother TJ are navigating their...

meredithjohnson
Jun 26, 20202 min read
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Retelling Cinderella with a Maryland Twist
We can all agree that the second half of the 2019-2020 school year was a little weird. Suddenly in March every kid and parent were thrust...

meredithjohnson
Jun 23, 20203 min read
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Book Review: The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Boy has always lived on the outskirts of his village in medieval France. As a boy who is hunchbacked with a tendency to talk to animals,...

meredithjohnson
Jun 15, 20202 min read
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A Love Letter to Maryland in Real Life: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Last year, my short story, A Love Letter to Maryland, was published in the anthology 30 Ways to Love Maryland. I wrote that story as a...

meredithjohnson
Jun 14, 20202 min read
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Book Review: Artemis Fowl By Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl is 12, with the brain of a criminal mastermind. He comes by it honestly, what with being the son of Artemis Fowl Sr....

meredithjohnson
Jun 12, 20202 min read
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Book Review: Girl in Disguise by Greer Macallister
It's the 1850's and Kate Warne is the first female Pinkerton detective, a widow, and a woman with a talent for manipulation. Her ability...

meredithjohnson
Jun 2, 20202 min read
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Book Review: The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s By Andy Greene
The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History by Andy Greene takes readers back to the early 2000's...

meredithjohnson
May 21, 20202 min read
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