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Romalyn Tilghman My To Read pile runneth over! I'm in the middle of The Bookstore on the Corner, which I believe to be a comp title for my novel. I'm excited to have l…moreMy To Read pile runneth over! I'm in the middle of The Bookstore on the Corner, which I believe to be a comp title for my novel. I'm excited to have landed an ARC of Carnegie's Maid, which also relates. I don't know how I missed Ann Padgett's The Story of a Happy Marriage, which offers such writer-to-writer encouragement as I enter into post-pub marketing. And for my book club, there's Swing Time. On my phone for listening are Euphoria, Isadora, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Land, and Anything is Possible. -- Excuse me, I need to start reading!(less)
Romalyn Tilghman Several decades ago, I was working with many arts councils across Kansas, several of which were converting their Carnegie libraries into arts centers.…moreSeveral decades ago, I was working with many arts councils across Kansas, several of which were converting their Carnegie libraries into arts centers. I was incredibly impressed with the dedicated volunteers, mostly women, who were brilliantly and passionately raising the money to make these miracles happen. As I tripped across more Carnegie libraries, I came across snippets of historical notes and started imagining the women who enticed Andrew Carnegie to invest in their communities in the early 1900s.
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When asked about the inspiration for my novel, I answer simply: “I love libraries.” Libraries of all shapes and sizes; new libraries and old libraries; libraries here, there, and everywhere. That said, the vintage, small-town, Midwestern Carnegie libraries hold a special place in my heart, probably because my very first library, in Manhattan, Kansas, was a Carnegie. That library and many others in Read more of this blog post »
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