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About moonbridgebooks

Co-author of Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, a WWII Japan memoir of her mother's childhood; author of Poems That Come to Mind, for caregivers of dementia patients; Co-author/Editor of Battlefield Doc, a medic's memoir of combat duty during the Korean War; life writing enthusiast; loves history and culture, poetry, and cats

Memories lost in the changes

Posted on January 13, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Yesterday my husband and I visited our daughter who is starting grad school at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, our old alma mater. I haven’t seen it much since I graduated in 198x (long ago!) and the area has changed … Continue reading →

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Where to find my book reviews if Amazon dumps me

Posted on January 6, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Taking a break today, sort of, from writing about memoirs to address the recent controversy with Amazon book reviews. You may have heard Amazon is cracking down on “promotional” reviews, which include reviews by authors’ family members, fellow genre writers … Continue reading →

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We Hope You Like This Song: Healing from a death

Posted on December 30, 2012 by moonbridgebooks

Soon after my mother died, I caught Bree Housley at Left Bank Books talking about her memoir,  We Hope You Like This Song. The subtitle is “an overly honest story about friendship, death, and mix tapes”. The writeups said the … Continue reading →

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