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@conmartin.bsky.social
Loves books, Boston sports, & (Harvard & Duke) basketball. Anglophile. #PBS.
Polls are open in Boston until 8 pm. Please remember to vote! #GOTV @ruthzee.bsky.social @wutrain.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Polls are open in Boston until 8 pm. Please remember to vote! #GOTV @ruthzee.bsky.social @wutrain.bsky.social
I’m at the #Betsy-Tacy Convention in Mankato, MN. #VisitDeepValley (ps-I added BTT to that shelf!)
October 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I’m at the #Betsy-Tacy Convention in Mankato, MN. #VisitDeepValley (ps-I added BTT to that shelf!)
See how I connected a gothic set in 20th century Australia to a mystery at the BPL with stops in Amsterdam, the English countryside, Chicago, and Los Angeles. #6Degrees of Separation for August. tinyurl.com/yjefu6td Join in with @kateinkew the first Saturday of every month.
August 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
See how I connected a gothic set in 20th century Australia to a mystery at the BPL with stops in Amsterdam, the English countryside, Chicago, and Los Angeles. #6Degrees of Separation for August. tinyurl.com/yjefu6td Join in with @kateinkew the first Saturday of every month.
See how I connected Rapture by Emily Maguire with My Life in France by Julia Child, with stops in England, Glasgow, Poland, and Quebec. #6Degrees of Separation for May. Join in the first Saturday of every month.
tinyurl.com/75dcrn84
tinyurl.com/75dcrn84
May 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
See how I connected Rapture by Emily Maguire with My Life in France by Julia Child, with stops in England, Glasgow, Poland, and Quebec. #6Degrees of Separation for May. Join in the first Saturday of every month.
tinyurl.com/75dcrn84
tinyurl.com/75dcrn84
My final book for the #1952Club is Period Piece by Gwen Raverat, a granddaughter of Chales Darwin perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/04/peri...
April 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My final book for the #1952Club is Period Piece by Gwen Raverat, a granddaughter of Chales Darwin perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/04/peri...
I read Nancy and Plum by Betty McDonald for the #1952Club perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/04/nanc...
April 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I read Nancy and Plum by Betty McDonald for the #1952Club perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/04/nanc...
Be there or be square! Details coming soon! www.betsy-tacysociety.org/news-events
February 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Be there or be square! Details coming soon! www.betsy-tacysociety.org/news-events
A wonderful new book by @susannakearsley.bsky.social set in the early 17th century: tinyurl.com/mrpeczcs (I couldn't wait for the US edition but it pubs next week from @readlandmark.bsky.social)
February 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A wonderful new book by @susannakearsley.bsky.social set in the early 17th century: tinyurl.com/mrpeczcs (I couldn't wait for the US edition but it pubs next week from @readlandmark.bsky.social)
Six Degrees of Separation – from Orbital to Ender's Game: tinyurl.com/bddsmb3b
January 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Six Degrees of Separation – from Orbital to Ender's Game: tinyurl.com/bddsmb3b
Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge - a new series featuring Julia Child! perfectretort.blogspot.com/2024/12/mast...
December 21, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge - a new series featuring Julia Child! perfectretort.blogspot.com/2024/12/mast...
Nicholas Stuart Gray was a great writer of children's fantasy in the mid-20th century and I was so pleased to get a copy of The Stone Cage, a retelling of Rapunzel. My review: tinyurl.com/pzrzsv4u
April 14, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Nicholas Stuart Gray was a great writer of children's fantasy in the mid-20th century and I was so pleased to get a copy of The Stone Cage, a retelling of Rapunzel. My review: tinyurl.com/pzrzsv4u
See how I connected Frommer’s New England to Charlotte’s Web, with stops in Salem, MA, NJ, Michigan, and upstate NY tinyurl.com/dfapt2bc
Have you read any of these? #6Degrees of Separation for April. Join in with @kateinkew the first Saturday of every month.
Have you read any of these? #6Degrees of Separation for April. Join in with @kateinkew the first Saturday of every month.
April 6, 2024 at 1:46 PM
See how I connected Frommer’s New England to Charlotte’s Web, with stops in Salem, MA, NJ, Michigan, and upstate NY tinyurl.com/dfapt2bc
Have you read any of these? #6Degrees of Separation for April. Join in with @kateinkew the first Saturday of every month.
Have you read any of these? #6Degrees of Separation for April. Join in with @kateinkew the first Saturday of every month.
February was a great reading month with two 5-star books! tinyurl.com/593f5yty
March 9, 2024 at 5:31 PM
February was a great reading month with two 5-star books! tinyurl.com/593f5yty
What is your Wednesday reading? perfectretort.blogspot.com/2024/02/www-...
February 9, 2024 at 3:56 AM
What is your Wednesday reading? perfectretort.blogspot.com/2024/02/www-...
My favorite SI cover #Linsanity #GoCrimson
January 21, 2024 at 1:49 AM
My favorite SI cover #Linsanity #GoCrimson
It's WWW Wednesday - what are you reading? perfectretort.blogspot.com/2024/01/www-...
January 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM
It's WWW Wednesday - what are you reading? perfectretort.blogspot.com/2024/01/www-...
I like to celebrate Boxing Day with a favorite book that taught me about it: Skating Shoes (aka White Boots) by Noel Streatfeild, first posted seven years ago today: perfectretort.blogspot.com/2016/12/titl...
December 27, 2023 at 2:49 AM
I like to celebrate Boxing Day with a favorite book that taught me about it: Skating Shoes (aka White Boots) by Noel Streatfeild, first posted seven years ago today: perfectretort.blogspot.com/2016/12/titl...
My review of The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum #Ozathon24 perfectretort.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-... #Oz #fantasy #series #classics
December 13, 2023 at 12:54 AM
My review of The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum #Ozathon24 perfectretort.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-... #Oz #fantasy #series #classics
What are you reading for Dean Street December? I just finished Babbacombe's by Susan Scarlett aka Noel Streatfeild, which I recommend: tinyurl.com/542mvdps #DeanStreetDecember
December 6, 2023 at 12:28 PM
What are you reading for Dean Street December? I just finished Babbacombe's by Susan Scarlett aka Noel Streatfeild, which I recommend: tinyurl.com/542mvdps #DeanStreetDecember
Thinking about an old favorite this morning, Shadow Castle by Marian Cockrell. Many discovered this book via Scholastic but my mother passed down a first edition published during WWII: perfectretort.blogspot.com/2013/05/shad...
November 23, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Thinking about an old favorite this morning, Shadow Castle by Marian Cockrell. Many discovered this book via Scholastic but my mother passed down a first edition published during WWII: perfectretort.blogspot.com/2013/05/shad...
Celebrating #WitchWeek2023 with A Wind From Nowhere by Nicholas Stuart Gray, a short story collection full of meandering mortals and dangerous magical creatures: tinyurl.com/2spzbxye
November 3, 2023 at 12:33 AM
Celebrating #WitchWeek2023 with A Wind From Nowhere by Nicholas Stuart Gray, a short story collection full of meandering mortals and dangerous magical creatures: tinyurl.com/2spzbxye