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Samuel Johnson and His Red Corvette
For those of you who subscribe to my monthly newsletter, this story was featured in yesterday's. I love the NYC Midnight writing...
Krysta MacDonald
Feb 6, 201910 min read
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Book Review: A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries
Something kind of odd and different for this week's book review. At my husband's annual Christmas gift exchange, he ended up with a...
Krysta MacDonald
Jan 31, 20191 min read
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Book Review: From the Earth to the Moon
One of my reading goals this year is to read some more science fiction and/or dystopian books. Six, to be exact. I also want to read 12...
Krysta MacDonald
Jan 24, 20192 min read
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Book Review: A Man Called Ove
Happy book review day! This past weekend I read A Man Called Ove. I laughed some. I shed a tear or twenty. I definitely recommend it. But...
Krysta MacDonald
Jan 17, 20192 min read
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Book Review: Warlight
I always put a lot of thought into my first read of the year. This Christmas season a few wonderful friends and I had a little book...
Krysta MacDonald
Jan 10, 20192 min read
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Looking Ahead: Hello, 2019!
Yesterday we all said goodbye to 2018. I did so here on the blog, too. Which means today, we look forward to the year ahead. I love a new...
Krysta MacDonald
Jan 1, 20193 min read
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Farewell 2018! Looking Back
2018 was quite the year. It was hard in some ways, and wonderful in others. On the personal front, we started the year dog sledding, and...
Krysta MacDonald
Dec 31, 20182 min read
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Book Review: The Sugar Queen
As December (and 2018) marches forward, it feels like a lot of craziness leading up to the end of the year and the holiday season. But I...
Krysta MacDonald
Dec 20, 20183 min read
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I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends
Alright, this is a pretty sentimental post. I've been trying to figure out how to word what I want to word correctly for a while now....
Krysta MacDonald
Dec 17, 20185 min read
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Book Review: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Happy Thursday, happy book review day, and Merry (almost!) Christmas! I've decided for today and next week's book review, to focus on...
Krysta MacDonald
Dec 13, 20183 min read
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Looking for a Few Good Volunteers...
Well this is exciting. As of right now the end is in sight for completion of my second novel! I'm, like, crazy excited for it. It isn't...
Krysta MacDonald
Nov 27, 20182 min read
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Black Friday Giveaway!
Happy Black Friday! I'm a proud Canadian, but Black Friday has transcended the 49th parallel, and thanks to online shopping and living so...
Krysta MacDonald
Nov 23, 20181 min read
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Book Review: 'Salem's Lot
I've talked about Stephen King before. Specifically, how it took me a ridiculously long time to read anything by him, because I always...
Krysta MacDonald
Nov 22, 20184 min read
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Happy (Sort of) Birthday
Exactly one year ago today was my book launch party. The Girl with the Empty Suitcase was released November 1, 2017. That night I hosted...
Krysta MacDonald
Nov 9, 20182 min read
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Book Review: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Happy November, blog! November is the one-year anniversary of my first novel, The Girl with the Empty Suitcase. I can't believe it's been...
Krysta MacDonald
Nov 8, 20182 min read
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"Book" Review: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Happy Thursday, all! Thursday means book review day! But today I'm doing things a bit differently. In honour of Halloween, just around...
Krysta MacDonald
Oct 25, 20182 min read
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Book Review: Rebecca
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . . It's a fairly famous beginning to this fairly famous book. A perfect read for chilly...
Krysta MacDonald
Oct 18, 20182 min read
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Overdue Review: A Podcast
A few months ago a friend asked me if I listened to a lot of podcasts; I didn't. Then she told me that it didn't matter; there was a...
Krysta MacDonald
Oct 13, 20181 min read
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Book Review: The Sleeper and the Spindle
I talk to my students a lot about the difference between liking something for enjoyment and appreciating something for its beauty or...
Krysta MacDonald
Oct 11, 20182 min read
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Reminder: Word on the Street!
Tomorrow is the Lethbridge Word on the Street Festival! I am so excited! If you're in the area, come check it out. Stop by and say hi and...
Krysta MacDonald
Sep 21, 20181 min read
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