Freebie Fridays: Book Giveaway

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**Congrats to Liz of Roving Reads, winner of 29: A Novel.** I’m rolling out a new feature here at Book, Line, and Sinker and though the logistics aren’t all ironed out quite yet, today we’ll do a test run to gauge interest. Up for grabs is a gently read copy of 29: A Novel by [...]

Review and Giveaway: The Queen of Palmyra by Minrose Gwin

1963, Birmingham, AL photo cred. Charles Moore

Title: The Queen of Palmyra Author: Minrose Gwin Genre/Pages: Fiction/416 Publication: Harper Perennial; April 27, 2010 Rating: 4 Bookmarks Source: Review copy courtesy of Harper Perennial Nat’s 1-Sentence Synopsis: Set in 1963 deep in the heart of the South, The Queen of Palmyra is the story of a young girl who bears witness to segregation, [...]

Dear Diary, Does anyone write longhand anymore?

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In 1981, Santa brought me a Hello Kitty diary; I was 7 and totally smitten with Hello Kitty (as evidenced by the infamous Hello Kitty Heist of ’81).  This diary began my 25+ year love affair with writing longhand.  Don’t get me wrong, we had a Commodore 128 and were hip to technology, but I loved to [...]