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Armchair Anthropology – Cheap Travel

Armchair Anthropology – Cheap Travel

by MarianBeaman | Oct 15, 2025 | blog, book review, Literature, Novel writing, Novel writing, Quotations, Travel, Uncategorized

How Do You Travel? I wonder how you enjoy traveling these days. Maybe you travel by car, boat, or plane. But you can also open books, a simple and inexpensive way to experience other times and places. Ipso-presto you are there! During October, I’ve traveled to...
Belle da Costa Greene: A Woman of Two Worlds

Belle da Costa Greene: A Woman of Two Worlds

by MarianBeaman | Mar 14, 2025 | blog, book review, Coming of Age, Education, Novel writing, Novel writing, Quotations

In Honor of Women’s History Month 2025   Belle da Costa Greene, courtesy of J. P. Morgan Exhibitions   My Review In the lush world of literature and the arts, librarian Ms. Belle da Costa Greene rises along with the fortunes of New York financier and...
Should I Write a Novel?

Should I Write a Novel?

by MarianBeaman | Mar 5, 2025 | blog, book review, Coming of Age, Literature, Memory, Novel writing, Novel writing, Tips, Uncategorized

When I retired from college teaching, my colleagues gifted me with an illustrated Alice in Wonderland.      Last week when I pulled this book from the shelf, I flipped through the illustrations, focusing on the characters, especially the March Hare. Why?...

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