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Jessica McCann

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Reading and writing historical fiction is my passion, though I'm also drawn to memoirs, contemporary fiction, nonfiction, literary classics -- anything with a compelling story. I only review books I enjoyed reading, hence the abundance of 4- and 5-star ratings!

My monthly email is bookish and brief, informative and inspirational. Every month includes a giveaway -- inspirational journals, notecards, signed paperbacks, audio books and literary merch. Subscribe to my newsletter here! ...more

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History Through Fiction (HTF) wrote a lovely blog post about the upcoming fully-revised 15th anniversary edition of All Different Kinds of Free, including details about a special offer.

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Average rating: 4.22 · 1,606 ratings · 289 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	All Different Kinds of Free by Jessica McCann (Goodreads Author), Jewell Parker Rhodes (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.20 avg rating — 1,441 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peculiar Savage Beauty 4.54 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bitter Thaw 4.18 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Words: Essays on Writing, Reading, and Life 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jessica McCann and 38 other people liked Karen's review of Children of the Wild: "Virginia, 1917 In the fictional town of Ewer’s Rock we have Roy, a wealthy young heir returning home from college planning on marrying his childhood friend and sweetheart Samantha. Samantha has recently taken up with a boy who emerged from the mountain" Read more of this review »
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“A book is like the best friend you can imagine. Once you read a book, it stays with you forever.”
― Jessica McCann, All Different Kinds of Free

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“I had no vote in the making of such a law, and I have no intention of abiding by it, either.”
― Jessica McCann, All Different Kinds of Free

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“But our tiny home is so much more than its four ramshackle walls and lopsided roof would have you believe. Inside, it’s big, full of love. It’s a hospital where my babies can be born. It’s a schoolhouse where my children can learn. It’s a mansion where my husband and I can enjoy the riches of our life together.”
― Jessica McCann, All Different Kinds of Free

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“Like works of literature, mathematical ideas help expand our circle of empathy, liberating us from the tyranny of a single, parochial point of view.”
― Daniel Tammet Thinking in Numbers How Maths Illuminates Our Lives

tags: empathy, literature, mathematics

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“The hardest choices in life aren't between what's right and what's wrong but between what's right and what's best.”
― Jamie Ford, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

tags: choices

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“If you’re going to risk and maybe fail, fail at something that matters. Fail gloriously so that even in failure, lives change.”
― Jon Acuff

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“Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do.”
― Terry McMillan , Disappearing Acts

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“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
― Herman Melville

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