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Jamie began writing stories about the man from Mars when she was six, and she never remembers wanting to be anything other than a writer. Everyone told her she needed a back up plan, so she pursued a Ph.D. in American literature, which she received in 1998. She started teaching writing and literature at Auburn University. One day in the midst of writing a piece of literary criticism, she realized she’d put her true passion on the backburner and neglected her muse. The literary article went in the trash, and she began the book that was to become The Goddess’s Choice, which was published in April 2012. Her other novels include The Soul Stone and The Ghost in Exile. In addition, she has published a novella, Demons in the Big Easy, and a collec ...more

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Are these the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die?

I recently purchased the book, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, ed. Peter Boxall. I have some thoughts on it, and I'm planning on writing a series of posts related to it. (We'll see if this plan pans out any better than my previous blog attempts).

With a BA, MA, and PhD in English as well as teaching college English for more than 25 years, I think I have read far more than the average perso

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