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Hittin’ the Brakes

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

How are you at time management? Maybe you can multi-task, but apparently, I can’t. Case in point: blogging twice a week is keeping me from writing my humor series. Also I’m organizing my interview transcripts, preparing to plunge into writing … Continue reading →

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Mama B: A Time to Heal, by Michelle Stimpson

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

From Amazon: Mama B’s been helping strangers through their issues, but her own daughter may have the biggest problem of them all—a problem with Mama B! When Cassandra invites her mother to a “therapy” session, the accusations launched are enough … Continue reading →

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We Have Lost the Plot, by Paul Mathews

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

They’re back–the British Republic’s President Zayn Winner and First Lady, Electra Winner–to make sure Presidential Spokesperson Howie Pond doesn’t accidentally catch a minute’s peace. It seems the President, himself a former actor (and legend in his own mind), has written … Continue reading →

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Happily, by Chauncey Rogers

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

I’ve just read a delightful new book that I heard about from Kim, on her blog “By Hook or By Book.” Happily is an imaginative twist on the Cinderella story, told from the viewpoint of … well … I’ll let … Continue reading →

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Wonder, by R. J. Palacio

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

I may be the only person in America who has still not watched the movie Wonder, even though I really wanted to see it in the theater. But at least I’ve read the book, thanks to the local book club … Continue reading →

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Redeeming Love, by Francine Rivers

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

I’ve heard about this book for years, and finally read it for our book club. Then I got detained out of state and missed the meeting, but it’s all good. Anyway. This romance, set in gold-rush-era California, echoes the gnarly … Continue reading →

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