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Marlene Anne Bumgarner

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I was born in England but grew up on the west coast of California. My husband and I traveled a good deal, but I have ended up back on the west coast, where I write, play with my grandchildren, and walk with my Border Collie, Kismet.

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Average rating: 4.09 · 46 ratings · 9 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Back to the Land in Silicon Valley 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — 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
	The New Book Of Whole Grains: More than 200 recipes featuring whole grains by Marlene Anne Bumgarner (Goodreads Author), Johanna Roy (Illustrations) 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1997 — 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
	Working with School-Age Children 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	The Book of Whole Grains: The Grain-By-Grain Guide to Cooking, Growing and Grinding Whole Cereals, Nuts, Peas and Beans 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1976 — 6 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
	Organic Cooking for (Not-So-Organic) Mothers 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1980 — 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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Marlene Anne Bumgarner's Blog: Inside Marlene's Life

Welcome to the World of Publishing 2020

I thought writing the book was the hard part.
Then I thought getting a publisher was the hard part.
Turns out I was wrong on both counts. What is the hardest part is finding my readers in the world of Covid 19.

No book launch parties with wine and finger food.
No readings at my local book store.
No book tours in my bought-for-the-purpose RV.

But all is not lost. Follow my blog as the days tick away t Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 24, 2020 17:15

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Ant Farm (Seamus McCree #1)

by James M. Jackson (Goodreads Author)

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Marlene Bumgarner made a comment on Organic Cooking for (Not-So-Organic) Mothers — Looking for Reviewers for new edition " I have just received a pre-publication copy (ARC/PDF) of my new book revision, Organic Cooking for (not-so-organic) Families and would love to have so ...more "
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Marlene Bumgarner rated a book really liked it False Witness by Karin Slaughter (Goodreads Author)	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
I'm not generally a thriller reader but this one sucked me in. Too gory and explicit for my taste but an excellent story with believable characters. ...more
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Marlene Bumgarner wants to read Undercover In Silicon Valley (A Jake Bernstein FBI Thriller) by Donna Del Oro (Goodreads Author)	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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Marlene Bumgarner rated a book really liked it Our Comeback Tour is Slaying Monsters (Boy Bands and Dragons Book 1) by Kim Smuga-Otto (Goodreads Author)	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
I received an ARC of this book and asked for an honest review. I’m not a gamer, but my kids and at grandchildren are, and I just finished reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zein, which immerses the reader into the role-playing ...more
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Marlene Bumgarner rated a book it was amazing State of Wonder by Ann Patchett	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
Prepare to be carried away by this story This was my second reading of the book. I had forgotten the details, so there were still twists and turns to take me out of reality into this wonderful fantasy.
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