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I never know what to put into one of these things. I mean, do I talk about my penchant for making up Yiddish words and trying to convince others that they’re real? My love of the penny whistle? My fears of white foods? Or do I tell you a tale about how I applied to my MFA program because I didn’t know what one did after college except remain in school indefinitely?

Long before I published my first book, I was a blogger, and I’m still a blogger to this day at the award-winning site, Stirrup Queens. Like my blogging character, Rachel Goldman, my own site was catapulted into a larger readership when the Wall Street Journal named it one of the top ten motherhood blogs. You can find me in all sorts of places around the Web including Facebook, Twi ...more

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Josh knew that it was going to be hard for me to leave the twins overseas this summer, so he asked where I wanted to go to make it easier, and I said I wanted to look for real magic in Cornwall because that was ground zero for The Magicians by Lev Grossman. I subscribe […]

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Average rating: 3.53 · 3,029 ratings · 387 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Life from Scratch 3.48 avg rating — 2,606 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Measure of Love 3.66 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Navigating the Land of If: Understanding Infertility and Exploring Your Options 4.41 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2009 — 10 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
	Apart at the Seams 3.45 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Writing Interactive Fiction With Twine 4.06 avg rating — 62 ratings — 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
	Nidah 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013	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
	Hello Scratch!: Learn to Program by Making Arcade Games by Gabriel Ford, Melissa Ford (Goodreads Author), Sadie Ford 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 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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The Velvet Knife (Truly Devious, #6)

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All In

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Time Travel for Beginners

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Melissa Ford rated a book really liked it The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men by Jon Ronson	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
Ronson books are always thought-provoking. This one zigged and zagged a lot, and you spend your time reading about the lives of people you would probably not want to spend time with. I don't know if I was invested deeply in figuring out what made the ...more
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Melissa Ford wants to read A Box Full of Murders #3: The brand new children’s murder mystery novel from the bestselling author of The Appeal by Janice Hallett	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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4.5 rounded up for allowing the reader to relive Live Aid along with the story. It’s a book about truth and lies. The family you were born into, and the family you build through friends and partners. It’s really a lovely book.
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Melissa Ford wants to read Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe	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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“It is unfair that life doesn’t come with a rewind button; an undo button that can reset time after you make a terrible mistake.”
― Melissa Ford, Measure Of Love

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“The name of my blog was already Life from Scratch, and the food became a natural extension. It turned out that writing about food was the perfect jumping board to discussing the rest of my life too. If nothing interesting was happening, I could talk about how I learned to roast potatoes (the trick: put the cubed potatoes in a bag; splash in the olive oil, salt, rosemary, and garlic powder; and then shake to coat each potato evenly.)”
― Melissa Ford, Life from Scratch

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“marriage is a series of discoveries, of negotiations and admittances.”
― Melissa Ford, Measure Of Love

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