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Kit Bakke

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born

Seattle WA

gender

female

website

http://www.kitbakke.com

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genre

Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult

influences

for fiction: Austen, Tolstoy, Byatt, Piercy; nonfiction: McCullough, T...more

member since

November 2008

About this author

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Kit Bakke spent the last half of the 20th century as a political radical (SDS and the Weather Underground), a pediatric oncology nurse, and an information technology consultant. In the 21st century, she became a published writer. Her MISS ALCOTT'S E-MAIL has led to further writing adventures, including being a founding member of Seattle7Writers (www.seattle7writers.org) and a chapter in HOTEL ANGELINE. Her latest book, DOT TO DOT, is a story of travel, discovery and possibly magic. Young teens, if they are good readers, like it, and so do adults.

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Kit Bakke's Blog

The Play’s the Thing

I do not like to do the same thing twice. I’m far more likely to try a new recipe than reprise one I’ve made before. When a dish pleases my family or guests so much that it’s impossible not to repeat, it’s never as much fun to make the second or third time—still just as delicious (maybe even better) but the process has lost much of its charm.

In my writing life (which is far shorter than my cook...

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Books by Kit Bakke

Average rating: 3.57 · 68 ratings · 27 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Miss Alcott's E-mail: Yours for Reforms of All Kinds 3.91 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Dot to Dot 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices by Elizabeth George, Kathleen Alcal, Erica Bauermeister (Goodreads Author) 3.13 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	My rating:

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Kit Bakke wrote a new blog post: The Play’s the Thing The Play’s the Thing I do not like to do the same thing twice. I’m far more likely to try a new recipe than reprise one I’ve made before. When a dish pleases my family... read more »
May 22, 2012 11:00pm · like
Kit made a comment in the group History is Not Boring — What are you reading? topic "I recently returned from the Middle East, so have been reading books about that area. Biographies of Gertrude Bell and Freya Stark are both good on th...more "
May 11, 2012 07:26am
Kit gave to: Girl with Green Eyes by Edna O'Brien read in April, 2012	My rating:
After reading Edna O'Brien's short biography of James Joyce, I thought I'd better read some Edna O'Brien fiction. This is the one I tried. I liked it very much. Very atmospheric and Irish and mid-20th century. Shows how much times have changed. Good...more
May 11, 2012 07:22am · see review
Kit gave to: The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal read in March, 2012	My rating:
This is a wonderful approach to a family history--using a collection of netsukes that were collected and passed on through multiple generations of a family who lived through the turmoil of World Wars I and II in France, England, Austria and Switzerla...more
May 11, 2012 07:19am · see review
Kit made a comment in the group Indie Book Collective — How successful are BLOG BOOK TOURS? topic "Ditto. I'd love to hear other's experiences. For DOT TO DOT, my middle grade novel, I just trolled around for websites that reviewed books for that au...more "
Mar 14, 2012 08:36am
Kit gave to: Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell read in March, 2012	My rating:
Biographies are one of my favorite genres and the Brits do it SO well. This one was good prep for my upcoming trip to the middle east--we won't be in Iraq, where Miss Bell spent most of her time, but one of the best parts of the book is the insights...more
Mar 14, 2012 08:34am · see review
Kit voted on a poll Where do you listen to audio books most frequently? she voted for I don't listen to audio books
Mar 14, 2012 08:30am · take the poll
Kit gave to: All the Living: A Novel by C.E. Morgan read in February, 2012	My rating:
This is a writing tour de force--absolutely elegant. It's spare and lush at the same time--everything about the writing contributes to the overall experience of the story, the plot, the characters, the flow of time, the tone. As an author myself, I m...more
Feb 24, 2012 11:40am · see review
Kit gave to: The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels by Janet Martin Soskice read in February, 2012	My rating:
Not a book I would ever have picked out for myself, but a friend gave it to me to read and I enjoyed it very much. Not the best writing, but a good workmanlike description. The characters, though, shine through in spite of it--two sisters, identical...more
Feb 12, 2012 05:33pm · see review
Kit gave to: On Trying To Keep Still by Jenny Diski	My rating:
Jan 29, 2012 09:52am