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Nancy O'Toole

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Nancy O’Toole is an author of superhero fiction and fairy tale retellings. Her body of work includes The Red and Black Series, and The Twin Kingdoms series. She is the co-host of One for All: A My Hero Academia Podcast. When not writing, or working as a librarian in Central Maine, she spends her time reading, playing video games, watching kdramas, and taking far too many pictures of her cat, Coraline.

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Are you looking for something fun to do on March 20th? If you live in the Lewiston/Auburn area, I hope you will consider coming to Safe Voice’s Grown Up Book Fair.

Safe Voices is a fantastic local organization dedicated to helping survivors of domestic violence. Once a year, they have an event that’s all about recapturing the feeling of going to a Scholastic Book Fair, but from an adult

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Published on February 23, 2026 06:04
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message 8: by Nancy

Nancy O'Toole Puddlyduck wrote: "Thanks for accepting my request! :)"

You're welcome! Nice avatar, BTW :)


Puddlyduck Thanks for accepting my request! :)


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Jaree Francis


Free sample of the There's No Tomorrow
http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...


Crowinator You're welcome. It was a great review. I especially liked your point about September being a regular girl and how that changed the standard "mythical hero" fantasy tropes.


message 4: by Nancy

Nancy O'Toole Yes. I have read them all, but to be honest it's been a while. I went through a huge manga phase while going for my undergrad. Since then, I haven't read all that much of it. If you're looking for any opinions, I'll do my best :)


Rachael I just discovered your manga shelf. Have you read all the books on that list, or are some to-read? I don't read too much manga because I hate searching for them in my library, but I do occasionally pick some up. I watch Korean & Japanese dramas though, so searching for the manga version of those led me to your shelf.


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Jaree Francis Twilight fanfiction is up...Exploring a more aggressive Edward...More passion...A raw, twist of fate... Check out the 'No Apologies' edition >
http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

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