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The Incredible Art of Jane Perkins
A few days ago someone shared an incredibly rich portrait of Father Christmas on Facebook. It is made of buttons but looks like jewels! The person who shared it didn’t name the artist, but it reminded me of other things I’ve … Continue reading
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My Second Book
Originally posted on Tales from Suburbia:
As a famous author, I am recognized by literally tens of people who already knew me. The fame is so relentless I can’t even walk through my own house without hearing the chants of…
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Visit My Etsy Shop for Cyber Monday
If you’re doing some shopping on this Cyber Monday morning, check out my Etsy shop, The Literary Button. I have a few listings for signed copies of The Button Collector bundled with a vintage button bookmark. This can make a … Continue reading
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Tagged button, Christmas gift, cyber monday, Etsy, short story, vintage
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A Tale of Two (Button) Movies….
A friend of mine recently sent me a link to a movie called The War of the Buttons. It’s about pre-WWII Irish boys who cut buttons off their rivals’ clothing. I looked it up on Amazon because I’d never heard … Continue reading
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Two Year Bookiversary!
This month marks the two year anniversary of my book’s release by PageSpring Publishing in Ohio. PageSpring is a new, small press and The Button Collector was one of their first few titles, so I have to admit that I had … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, book reviews, Buttons, first book, goodreads, kindle, novel, publication, publishing, reading, Short Story, small press
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Five Fascinating Facts about Peter Pan
Love the metaphors in Peter Pan, especially as they are depicted in the movie Finding Neverland….. Here’s some interesting background…. from Interesting Literature of course! Interesting Literature Fun facts about Peter Pan and his creator, J. M. Barrie 1. Peter Pan first … Continue reading
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For Mother’s Day … and Beyond
I’ve put up a couple of listings on Etsy … barely in time for Mother’s Day! One is for a bookmark with a vintage button and the word MOTHER written in calligraphy. When it’s in a book it dangles kind … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, bookmark, button, Etsy, Mother's Day, paper art, vintage button bookmark
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Travelogue, Book Nerd Style
With Thoughts on Heidelberg, Amsterdam, the Rijksmuseum, and Anne Frank I imagine it takes a lot of patience for normal people to travel with a book nerd. First, there’s the book nerd’s tendency to read too much and too long, perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged amsterdam, anne frank, author, book nerd, carnegie, heidelberg, jane austen, library, rijksmuseum, spinoza, travel, writing
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Elizabeth Jennings 