Mary Daniels Brown

My mother always insisted that, as soon as I was old enough to sit up, she’d find me in my crib after my nap babbling away, with a Little Golden Book on my lap. I’ve had my nose in a book ever since. I grew up in a small town, with the tiny town library literally in my backyard. As an only child in an unhappy home, I found comfort and companionship in books. As an adult I wanted to be Harry Potter, although I admit I’m more Hermione. My life has been a series of research projects. Reading has taught me that human lives are deliciously messy and that “it’s complicated” isn’t a punchline.

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Day 20

I’m going to be traveling through the month of July. Because I won’t be able to write and post while at sea, I’m adopting The 20 Books Challenge that has been going on over on Mastodon: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just

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Day 19

I’m going to be traveling through the month of July. Because I won’t be able to write and post while at sea, I’m adopting The 20 Books Challenge that has been going on over on Mastodon: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just

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Day 18

I’m going to be traveling through the month of July. Because I won’t be able to write and post while at sea, I’m adopting The 20 Books Challenge that has been going on over on Mastodon: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just

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Day 17

I’m going to be traveling through the month of July. Because I won’t be able to write and post while at sea, I’m adopting The 20 Books Challenge that has been going on over on Mastodon: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just

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Day 16

I’m going to be traveling through the month of July. Because I won’t be able to write and post while at sea, I’m adopting The 20 Books Challenge that has been going on over on Mastodon: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just

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Day 15

I’m going to be traveling through the month of July. Because I won’t be able to write and post while at sea, I’m adopting The 20 Books Challenge that has been going on over on Mastodon: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just

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Day 14

I’m going to be traveling through the month of July. Because I won’t be able to write and post while at sea, I’m adopting The 20 Books Challenge that has been going on over on Mastodon: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just

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Day 13

I’m going to be traveling through the month of July. Because I won’t be able to write and post while at sea, I’m adopting The 20 Books Challenge that has been going on over on Mastodon: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just

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Day 12

I’m going to be traveling through the month of July. Because I won’t be able to write and post while at sea, I’m adopting The 20 Books Challenge that has been going on over on Mastodon: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just

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