Mary @ Notes in the Margin

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PhD in psychology. Life Stories in Literature. Fiction reader. Psychology of reading & writing. #fedi22
NameMary Daniels Brown
LocationTacoma, WA USA
Bloghttp://notesinthemargin.org

Jan had a very productive and organized reading year!

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2025 Round Up and a Look Forward to 2026 https://thinkaboutreading.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/2025-round-up/

2025 Round Up and a Look Forward to 2026

How was your 2025 in books? Mine went pretty well. Despite finishing 2024 with 172 unread books, I somehow started 2025 with 176 books forming Mount To Read, of which I aimed to read 40. I called i…

What I Think About When I Think About Reading
My Best Books for 2025

I did away with ‘top tens’ a few years ago, and instead I finish the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has…

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I need to reread Behind the Scenes at the Museum!

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The Essential Kate Atkinson https://www.nytimes.com/article/kate-atkinson-best-books.html

Kate Atkinson’s Best Books: A Guide

Surprising, versatile, dark and funny, the British writer has something for (almost) everyone.

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#DavidBaldacci describes how he challenged himself as a #writer while creating his latest release, #NashFalls.

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A Conversation with the King of Crime-Thrillers, David Baldacci https://www.novelsuspects.com/qa/a-conversation-with-the-king-of-crime-thrillers-david-baldacci/

A Conversation with the King of Crime-Thrillers, David Baldacci

Novel Suspects: How did writing NASH FALLS compare to your previous thrillers like the Amos Decker or the Atlee Pine series? How has your writing evolved over time? David Baldacci: Walter Nash was …

Novel Suspects

How being a judge for the #BookerPrize changed Sarah Jessica Parker: "The process altered her reading habits, she said, made her question how she judged fiction and gave her the confidence to argue for novels she loved."

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Sarah Jessica Parker Describes Her Year as a Booker Prize Judge https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/books/sarah-jessica-parker-booker-prize.html

Marg has a creative list of books for her #6Degrees post, including a Michener novel that I haven't read.

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Six Degrees of Separation: We Have Always Lived in the Castle to The Girl Who Chased the Moon http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2025/11/six-degrees-of-separation-we-have.html

Six Degrees of Separation: We Have Always Lived in the Castle to The Girl Who Chased the Moon

Welcome to this month's edition of Six Degrees of Separation, which is a  monthly  meme hosted by Kate from Books Are My Favourite and Best ...

Marina Sofia's #6Degrees post this month travels "from Hungary and Italy to France, England and the Caribbean islands." She makes some enlightening comparisons between her choices.

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#6Degrees of Separation November 2025 https://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/6degrees-of-separation-november-2025/

#6Degrees of Separation November 2025

How could I not take part in this month’s Six Degrees of Literary Separation meme, as hosted by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best, when it starts with one of my favourite authors and bo…

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Susan's #6Degrees entry this month proceeds from "a scary modern classic to a collection of essays written in the pandemic."

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Six Degrees of Separation – We Have Always Lived in the Castle to These Precious Days - A Life in Books https://alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/11/six-degrees-of-separation-we-have-always-lived-in-the-castle-to-these-precious-days/

Six Degrees of Separation – We Have Always Lived in the Castle to These Precious Days - A Life in Books

Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.

A Life in Books

Adele gives us a very thoughtful list of #ReadingRecommendations in her #6Degrees post.

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6 Degrees of Separation: from We Have Always Lived in the Castle to Letters from the Inside https://adeleboundinbooks.blog/2025/11/01/6-degrees-of-separation-2025-november-1/

6 Degrees of Separation: from We Have Always Lived in the Castle to Letters from the Inside

This monthly meme is hosted by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. This month we’re starting with We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.

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