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Charlotte Taylor

@charlotteslib.bsky.social

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blogging about sci fi/fantasy books for kids and teens since 2007 at https://charlotteslibrary.blogspot.com. Archaeologist for the RI State Historic Preservation Office, owner of old house and hundreds of unread books. She/her

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Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · 14d

I'd also like to get God out of the pledge of allegiance....

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · 17d

Happy Pennies Birthday!!!! Go you! (I to must go, to secure a copy....)

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · 18d

Make it pay for entering your brain. Question it. Interrogate what is meant by "founding."

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · 20d

I will be on the lookout!

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · 20d

Looking forward to when it comes out in paperback!

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Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · 20d

you could always sort out your junk draw right now and carefully put everything out on the kitchen counter to contemplate.....plenty of time for tomorrow for other less important tasks....

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · 23d

D looks even better.

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · 24d

thank You for writing it for me and others of my ilk!

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Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · 24d

I loved the book I just reviewed for Timeslip Tuesday! @carolinecarlson.bsky.social charlotteslibrary.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

The Tinkerers, by Caroline Carlson, for Timeslip Tuesday

After another few horribly busy weeks, I have peaceful time for a time slip Tuesday review, and it is a good one-- The Tinkerers , by Caroli...

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Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Sep 6

Indeed! So hard to keep track of it-- I am pretty sure the little bits of clout I acquired are lost in the junk drawer....

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Aug 4

I love the side eye!

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Aug 4

I will keep my eyes out for a copy in the wild to send your way if I get lucky! Or you could come visit again, to enjoy an enticing assortment of snow bound vintage fiction (and my company)

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Aug 4

congratulations to the Mythopoeic 2024 Award winners! I loved both Island of Whispers by Frances Hardinge, illustrated by Emily Gravett and The Island of the Gods Duology by Amie Kaufman mythsoc.org/news/news-20...

The Mythopoeic Society: 2025 Mythopoeic Awards winners announced

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Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Aug 4

do try it then! I am a fan of snowbound stories, and this one is top notch in that regard!

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Aug 4

I read them young, and still re-read them....but they are not books I would think to press you to read....If you do fill the urge, I suggest starting with Moominland Midwinter.

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Jun 14

As a foreign service kid in the Bahamas in the 70s I went with my parents to a swanky pool party. I was told later the unsmiling bearded guy in a corner was Sean Connery which meant nothing. The chlorine stink of the grotto you had to swim under water to enter was much more memorable.

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Jun 12

If you need any information about fish in precontact period Rhode Island, when you could apparently walk across rivers on the backs of spawning fish, let me know!

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · May 15

while in the meantime I am busily pulling it up in my own US woods because it is a horrible invasive here.....#sad

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · May 11

It isn't me!

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · May 6

yeah, why can't coal miners have nice things?

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Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Apr 21

chocolate books on display in a Barcellona shop window...wondering why these got chosen and how many they actually sell (and also what they taste like....)

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Apr 9

misquoting Tom Lehrer--
Gather 'round while I sing you of Donald von Trump
A man whose allegiance
Is ruled by expedience
Call him a Nazi, he won't even grump
"Nazi, Schmazi!" says Donald von Trump
The markets go up
Who cares when they slump?
"That's not my department"
says Donald von Trump.

Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Mar 18

Here's a great new middle grade read for Timeslip Tuesday! charlotteslibrary.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...

The Isle of Ever (Isle of Ever, #1), by Jen Calonita, for this week's Timeslip Tuesday

The past month has been a heard one for me, leaving no time for blogging, but I'm back with The Isle of Ever (Isle of Ever, #1) , by Jen Ca...

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Charlotte Taylor @charlotteslib.bsky.social · Feb 26

thanks! I'll go looking for it!

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Crystal Fleming クリスタル @alwaystheself.bsky.social · Feb 18

An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Grassroots college leader group resists anti-DEI legislation

Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric.

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