false 9 8 7 true 6259248 read 1 true 3551180 currently-reading 0 true 3551179 to-read <![CDATA[Melissa responded to an event]]> http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/55586-eudora-welty-writers-symposium-keynote Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium Keynote Melissa said "yes" to attending the event: Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium Keynote.
date: October 22, 2009 07:30PM
location: Parkinson Hall, Nissan Auditorium, Serenade Dr., Columbus, MS, The United States
description: Natasha Trethewey will read from her book, Native Guard.
]]> <![CDATA[Melissa responded to an event]]> http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/55587-eudora-welty-writers-symposium-session-1 Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium Session 1 Melissa said "yes" to attending the event: Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium Session 1.
date: October 23, 2009 09:00AM
location: Cochran Hall Ballroom, Welty Drive, Columbus, MS, The United States
description: Tony Earley, Ravi Howard, Pearl McHaney, and Becky Gould Gibson will read from 9:00-12:00. Free admission.
]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Melissa]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28769473 Laura's review of Family Bible (Sightline Books)
by Melissa J. Delbridge

Hi, Laura. I'm glad to see my book on your "must-reads" list. I hope you enjoy it and that you will consider reviewing it on Goodreads!

Best wishes,

Melissa Delbridge

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]]> <![CDATA[Melissa voted on the book list 'Best Unappreciated Books']]> http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/471.Best_Unappreciated_Books Nophoto-f-25x33 Melissa voted on the book list Best Unappreciated Books ]]> <![CDATA[Melissa added 'Serena: A Novel']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39201954 to: Serena: A Novel (Hardcover) by Ron Rash
I can't think of one single writer who has such a talent for making the mythic conceivable. This book is spellbinding, and the writing is so fine it'll make you weep. ]]> <![CDATA[Melissa added 'The Tenderness of Wolves: A Novel']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39188393 to: The Tenderness of Wolves: A Novel (Hardcover) by Stef Penney
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Wow! Am I impressed with this one. The author has me enthralled by the third chapter. Such graceful unfolding of plot and character! ]]> <![CDATA[Melissa added 'Pep Talks, Warnings, And Screeds: Indispensable Wisdom And Cautionary Advice For Writers']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39188633 to: Pep Talks, Warnings, And Screeds: Indispensable Wisdom And Cautionary Advice For Writers (Hardcover) by George Singleton
Writers, keep this one on your desk (right next to your grappling hook). Open it whenever you get stuck or bummed. Any page will serve up comfort, practical advice, commiseration, or a good laugh. You never know which. Love this guy! ]]> <![CDATA[Melissa added 'Poor Man's Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39188478 to: Poor Man's Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana (Hardcover) by Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Oh, my God! You must read this one!Rheta writes about working class cajun Louisiana with tremendous love, humor, and respect. Makes me want to jump in the car and head back to the bayou. ]]>