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Janet Skeslien Charles

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I'm the author of MISS MORGAN'S BOOK BRIGADE (THE LIBRARIANS OF RUE DE PICARDIE in the UK).

What you can expect from the story:
-A celebration strong women breaking down barriers and leaving their mark on history
-Lifelong friendships
-A wise dog named Max🐕
-History brought to life
-A return to the bodacious 1980s
-The comfort of books📚
-A trip to Paris
-Characters that feel like friends
-A headstrong French girl who will win your heart

While researching THE PARIS LIBRARY, I discovered another incredible librarian who travelled to France on her own. Like the directress Dorothy Reeder, my new heroine Jessie Carson believes in books as bridges.

Set in World War I France, Jessie prefers working in a war zone to life with her boss back home. The only way s
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Montana Noir

Montana Noir (Akashic Noir) Montana Noir by James Grady

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I loved being a part of this anthology and am grateful to author Jim Grady for including me in this project set in our home state. I enjoyed each writer's take on place. Writing a mystery is one of my goals and penning this short story has brought me closer.



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The Dreamer's Daughter is the best memoir I've read this year! With each page turned, I laughed and cried and nodded along. This story is not just Lori Thicke's life, it is the story of women in Canada and the world, women who develop the resilience ...more
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Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State by Kerry Howley is told through the lens of Reality Winner, a 25-year-old Air Force veteran and yoga instructor. While working for the National Security Agency, she leaked a classified ...more
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With rich, vibrant prose, Claire Deya tells the story of a team of deminers made up of Frenchmen and German prisoners who remove thousands of landmines from the beaches of the Rivera. This real-life situation of unavoidable explosions is the perfect ...more
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I devoured this one! Growing up, I was fascinated by Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth I, and read all I could on them. This book was a fresh take. I enjoyed the novel very much. I learned a lot and read it in two days. I bought the book by chance in B ...more
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Living Softly is a toolbox of techniques for readers to use at work or at home to help restore the body and reset the mind. Author Tara Stiles shares difficult moments in her life and how she dealt with adversity. In doing so, she reminds us that eac ...more
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“Give a man a centimeter and he'll think he's a ruler.”
Janet Skeslien Charles, Moonlight in Odessa

“Books and ideas are like blood; they need to circulate, and they keep us alive.”
Janet Skeslien Charles, The Paris Library

“People are awkward, they don’t always know what to do or say. Don’t hold it against them. You never know what’s in their hearts.”
Janet Skeslien Charles, The Paris Library

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“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
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