The literary representation of frontier hardships offers insight into the realities of nineteenth-century rural life.

I am sharing a new article by Jean Archambault-White: How Historical Novels Portray Rural Frontier Hardships. It explores environmental challenges and the resilience of early settler.

Full article here:
https://www.authorjeanwhite.com/2026/03/19/how-historical-novels-portray-rural-frontier-hardships/

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Writing About Another Art Form in a Novel

Successfully evoking a piece of music or a painting through words is not easy. Nor is it to bring a dance to life on the page, to capture the creation of a film or the performance of a play, or illustrate the shaping of a sculpture. Sure, you can describe it—but will it feel real to the reader? Writing about another art form within a novel, especially if you aren’t a practitioner of that art form yourself, can feel daunting. And yet many, many writers have achieved it successfully.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/03/16/writing-about-another-art-form-in-a-novel/

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Wonderment Within Weirdness Is Weirdly an Anti-War Novel

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/03/14/15/37/02/analysis/jaimedavid327/10160/wonderment-within-weirdness-is-weirdly-an-anti-war-novel/

Jacqui's inspirational journey through challenges is explored in Believe in Yourself: Never Give Up. The book includes biographical reference to https://www.jacquidelorenzo.com
within the text.

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Virtual Event - #BookDiscussion of “The #Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World”

February 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

"Join us for a virtual book discussion of 'The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World,' by #RobinWallKimmerer.

Free. Registration Required."

About the author:
"As Indigenous scientist and author of #BraidingSweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from #IndigenousWisdom and the plant world to #reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, #interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth—its abundance of sweet, juicy berries—to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution ensures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, 'Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.' "

FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/book-discussion-of-the-serviceberry-abundance-and-reciprocity-in-the-natural-world/

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