Category Archives: history

Charleston: Some guided reading

Posted on June 20, 2015 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I’m grateful to friends who have shared thoughtful words about Charleston this week as I continue to try to process things. The three that have helped my understanding the most I’m sharing here: A column from Gene Patterson, written in 1963, … Continue reading →

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Factory Man by Beth Macy

Posted on July 15, 2014 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I’m button-popping proud to present journalist Beth Macy, whose new book Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local — and Helped Save an American Town, comes out today. It’s a story of family, feuding, grit, gumption, pride, … Continue reading →

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Genre Jumper: Deborah Heiligman

Posted on January 23, 2014 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Though she’s been writing for a long time, the first book I read of Deborah Heiligman’s was Intentions, which won the Sydney Taylor Book Award for Teen Readers last year. If you’ve read it, you know how different it is … Continue reading →

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Flame

Posted on November 22, 2013 by madelynruth@yahoo.com
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George’s People, Marfé’s Book

Posted on October 8, 2013 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

The government is shut down, but Mount Vernon is open, so it seems like a fine time to focus on a book about George Washington, whose estate is front and center in Marfé Ferguson Delano’s Master George’s People: George Washington, His … Continue reading →

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