Karen Douglass, Author

Karen Douglass, Author: Prose & Poetry

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  • Dare to Love a Book for Its Cover

    I just posted a review on Goodreads: Stefan Mancuso’s The Revolutionary Genius of Plants: A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior. Weighty title, but an argument for good book design and for a wonderful library that fronts new books. The cover literally drew me to this book, which is, as I said in the review,…

  • The Wisdom of Donna Leon

    Friday morning, sitting in a coffee shop, I’m back at work. My work is writing, although I spent yesterday, a snow day, reading crime novels, Donna Leon’s Guido Brunetti series set in Venice. Leon is prolific having written over 24 books in this series and several more in other categories. My intent was to binge…

  • Blind Date with a Murder Mystery

    A couple of weeks ago I plucked a novel by Sara Paretsky off a library shelf. I was vaguely familiar with her name, in part because she has written nineteen novels, but it was sort of a blind date and we just didn’t hit it off. I read a bit and set it aside. Then…

  • Looking Back, Looking Forward

    The old year, 2018, was productive and safe, despite the grief of the daily news. I’ve had poems published, made a good start on a new novel, one in a genre I’ve not written before, pared away some distractions from my creative work, and still maintained friendships. Looking into the deep well of 2019, I…

  • A Debut Novel Worth Reading

    Let me introduce you to a friend of mine and encourage you to read her debut novel. Her name is Anita Halvorssen and the book is a killer thriller. Originally from Norway, living in Colorado, Anita has taught law and writing on environmental issues, especially climate change. Her first law degree is from the University…