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Anne Carlisle

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April 20

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Anne Carlisle is an author and writing professor who lives in Key West, Florida, and Orting, WA. She has a Ph. D. in 19th Century British Literature from Case Western Reserve University, where she also served on the faculty. A former Dean at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, she currently is a Professor of Writing for the University of Maryland University College, where she teaches writing to servicemen and women throughout the world. She also teaches writing for American International University. As a fromer literary magazine editor, newspaper columnist, and platform speaker, she published a trade book on writing (Every Manager an Efffective Writer, Penton Press) and received awards for creative writing (novel manuscript, The Nation ...more

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Average rating: 3.96 · 57 ratings · 41 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Siren's Tale (Home Schooling, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Fire Night Ball (Home Schooling, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Birdwoman: Memoirs of a Lovesick Siren (Diaries of a Siren) (Volume1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	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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Five Enthusiastic Stars for Aleks Sager's Daemon

I love the arrivals & departures theme of this new book by Lucinda Elliot, one of my favorite UK writers. It is original and densely crafted, a suspenseful, contemporary (80s and 90s) paranormal romance that dips into demonology and the distant literary past. I recommend it to literary and genre readers alike.

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