Mary Grace McGeehan

Blogging about the world of 100 years ago ( podcasting about children's books (

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@blgtylr *refreshing

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@blgtylr Oscar Firkins’s witty 1920 book “Jane Austen.”

On “Emma”: “We respect [Mrs. Weston] for having a child; that is an act of refresher solidity in a world in which people are mostly idle observers of each other’s idleness.”

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@pdtoler Never mind, I just figured out how to invite myself.

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@pdtoler I'm there already, as you know, but I'd like to set up an account for the podcast if you still have any invites left.

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@CensoredPod Looking forward to this one!

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Deborah’s my friend and podcast partner, but that’s not why I’m saying this is a wonderful book. I’m saying it’s a wonderful book because it is—the kind where you wish there were a sequel because you’re not ready to say goodbye to the characters.

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Looking forward to talking about OFF TO JOIN THE CIRCUS at @All_Good_Books in Columbia SC this Wednesday 11/8, accompanied by my wonderful sister @Judy_Kalb!
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I've been so busy podcasting about children's books that I've been neglecting the world of 100 years ago, but I finally had time to write about my visit in July to 1920s, and 2020s, San Francisco. https://t.co/8sOW6HDBJi

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Rereading Freaky Friday, I loved it as much as I did when I was thirteen, but I had more complicated feelings about Rodgers' bestselling posthumous memoir, Shy, which was published last year.

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On this week's podcast, we discuss one of our childhood favorites, Freaky Friday, and the complicated life of its author, Mary Rodgers. https://t.co/MPDx2F0hNA

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@girlherodreams Happy birthday, Becky!

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@pdtoler Found you over there!

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"How much do you really know about Madeleine L'Engle?" the @nytimesbooks Read Like the Wind newsletter asks, clearly not knowing who they're talking to. https://t.co/N95k1Rtd8B

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For our Halloween podcast episode, Deborah chose two books about little witches that she read as a child but I didn't. One I couldn't get into; the other allowed me to tap into my inner second-grader, which was fun. https://t.co/1JdWnEvzh6

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Deborah and Mary Grace celebrated Halloween by reading two books about witches, The Little Witch and The Little Leftover Witch, and discussing other favorite books about witches. You can listen to the episode here: https://t.co/EmtKJVdVEm

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@wherrypilgrim We’ll make this happen!

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@wherrypilgrim Happy anniversary, Connie! It’s been great following along on this journey.

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We had a great time talking about this wonderful book and its complicated, fascinating author.

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This week, we discuss A Wrinkle in Time, one of the greatest children's books of all time. It was #23 on the American Library Association's list of the most frequently challenged children's books during the 1990s. #BannedBooksWeek https://t.co/qln00EpttO

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Ten episodes! What could be more fun than rereading childhood favorites with an old friend?

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Ten episodes already! Deborah took this photograph to commemorate the occasion.

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In which Deborah gets back at me for making her read The Owl Service.

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On the latest episode, we read The Great Brain, the adventures of a family of boys in 19th-century Utah. It's a surprising (to first-time reader Mary Grace) mix of rollicking adventure and grimness. https://t.co/849ehybLpf

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@ProfSJJames Happy birthday!

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@ria4983 Thanks so much!