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Good luck! Bonne chance!

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Pop over to Tattered Pages Book Club for the next three days and have some fun entering 100…yes … ONE HUNDRED giveaways! You will see many authors whose work you love and meet many new authors whose books you will want to add to your TBR list.

Chase away those dreary winter blues and try your luck!

My giveaway today is for a signed copy of Drawing Lessons. Here’s the trailer for you to enjoy once more! I love watching it! GO TO TATTERED PAGES TO ENTER.

I hope you are all staying safe and looking forward to vaccinations and the world we all want to live in again! We will get there!

A Literary St. Patrick’s Day Parade ~ Sunday, March 14

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COME GET YOUR IRISH ON WITH US!

 On Sunday, March 14 Annie and Nola of The Write Review have planned a literary St. Patrick’s Day Parade featuring dozens of authors (many of them Irish), Irish music, and general Irish fun. We’ll be hopping on the hour to eight different Facebook Groups.  Check out this line up:

9am EST – The Write Reviewer’s Book Club

“Irish Tea & Trivia”Nola and Annie chat with Robert Gwaltney & Heidi Daniele

10am EST – Linda’s Book Obsession

“Irish Spirits! Ghosts or in the Glass?”Georgina Cross, Valerie Keogh, Jenny O’Brien, Jennifer Anne Gordon, NIcole Mabry, Pam Lecky, & Steph Mullen

11am EST – Sue’s Reading Neighborhood

“Irish in your DNA or your Characters?” Susan Peterson, Olive Collins, Barbara Linn Probst, Rachel Ryan, Meredith O’Brien, & Joe Palmer

12Noon EST – The Write Reviewer’s Book Club

“Lunch Time Literary Chat” Claire Fullerton in conversation with Billy O’Callaghan

1 pm EST – Bookish Road Trip

“Travels in Ireland: Real and Imagined” Julie Valerie, Mary Helen Sheriff, Libby Carty McNamee, Emma Murray, Judy Leigh & Heather Frese

2pm EST – Prose and the Pandemic

“Strong Female Irish Women” Eileen Sanchez, Meryl Ain, Valerie Taylor, Joy Ross Davis, Ann Brazil, & Jessica Redland

3pm EST – Blue Sky Book Chat

“Green Drinks & Irish Words” Patricia Sands, Lisa Braxton, Alison Ragsdale, Peggy Lampman, Lainey Cameron, Soraya Lane, Rhys Bowen, & Orna Ross

4pm EST – ALL CLUBS “We are all Irish Today Cèilidh” LIVE Irish Music with author Laura Kemp’s band, Si Bheag Si Mhor out of Sturgis, MI, USA

5pm EST – Bookworms Anonymous

“Irish Poetry & Prose” Kayleigh Wilkes, Daniel Wade, Tom Phelan, David Hopes, Echo Garrett, Kevin Garrett & Connor Garrett

6pm EST – Reading is My Passion

“Irish Pub or Castles?” Eoin Dempsey, Jennifer Deibel, RJ Lee, Steve Manchester & Elissa Dickey

7pm EST – The Write Reviewer’s Book Club

“Get Lucky at O’Malley’s Pub” (what happens at the pub stays at the pub) The After Party ~ Annie, Nola, Mike Eberhardt, Gregory Phillips, & Chris Humphreys

THANK YOU TO MARY HELEN SHERIFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS BLOG POST! maryhelensheriff.com

International Women’s Day 2021

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#ChooseToChallenge

March 8, is globally recognized as International Women’s Day. This year’s theme #ChooseToChallenge. Click here for the official United Nations website with more history and information.

This day means different things to different people. For some it’s a celebration, for others it’s a call to action to accelerate gender parity, and for many it’s an opportunity to align and promote relevant activity. Whatever your objective, International Women’s Day is the perfect moment for gender-focused action.

Leaders across the world are pledging to take action as champions of gender parity. 

Today I would like to share part of a previous post of mine and honour a dear departed friend whose legacy will endure. One piece of it is this outstanding collection of photographs of women around the world, compiled by Toronto’s own JourneyWoman, Evelyn Hannon. This is a stunning celebration of women uniquely contributing to their communities.

Click right here and be sure to continue through all five pages of photos. You will be very glad you did. That’s a promise!

Evelyn-Hannon

 Evelyn shared her thoughts on the project at the time:  “As I add the finishing touches to our ‘2016 Journeywoman International Woman’s Day Photography Exhibit,’ I dedicate this year’s compilation to all daughters and granddaughters wherever they live in this great big world. My hope is that with time this young generation of females will bring us closer to a place of equal opportunity for women and for men. As Mothers, Aunts, and Grandmothers we believe in them and will do everything we can to support them.”

Evelyn’s decades of groundbreaking work are being carried on today by others and you can continue to follow Journeywoman on Facebook.

In this photo collection, each is a study in itself, but was there one in particular that stood out for you?

This eye-catching study was taken by my friend, Carol Perehudoff, a.k.a luxury blogger, Wandering Carol. I keep waiting for the image to start moving. Unforgettable!

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Celebrate women today and every day. All ages. All nationalities. We are in this together.

THE BRIDGE CLUB is on sale!

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FOR A LIMITED TIME, THE EBOOK IS ON SALE FOR $.99

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE YOUR COPY, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP A FEW AS GIFTS. IT’S EASY TO DO THROUGH AMAZON AND THE DIRECTIONS ARE THERE TO HELP.

READ A FEW 5***** REVIEWS HERE:

  1. Through its pages I’ve found delicious adventures, definitive life turning points, sad farewells and delightful welcomes, but most of all, true friendship, the key word to the story. The kind of friendship that challenges you to put out with hard curveballs, feeling you’re not going to be alone, ever. The kind of friendship that allows you to be a better you, and makes you and the others feel proud of it. The kind of friendship that is always there, still making your days easier knowing you are cherished, even after a whole life and hard decisions made.

2. The gentle and generous attitudes empowered me. I would loved to have joined one of their dinner parties. An easy read that left me feeling joyful and positive.

3. This is how women support women. This is the best book I’ve read this year!

4. I would recommend this as a fabulous book club choice as well. It would be great for discussion in a group. I highly recommend this to women’s lit readers or to any women who like to read about women facing life and the changes or passages of life. No wonder this book got so many award nominations.

5. Some of it will have you laughing and some may have you shedding tears, but at the ending, you will be stunned and wishing you had a group of friends who would do the very utmost for you in the end. I won’t post spoilers, I will let you read it for yourself!
Brilliant and thought-provoking!

6. One need not be a child of the sixties to identify, or yearn to find the outcome. Just appreciating a circle of friends is plenty. As the members encounter life changing experiences, we become ever more involved in their journey. This reader will remember this novel for a long time. Five stars is not enough.

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