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a scene from Goodbye Christopher Robin

Goodbye, Christopher Robin Redux

This sum­mer we are re-run­n­ing my most-read blogs from the past year, in case you did­n’t have an oppor­tu­ni­ty to read them the first time around. I’ve rewrit­ten each one of these, so even if you’ve read them before, you may wish to read them again! Here is the sev­enth of those arti­cles: I recently

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How I Became a Librarian: Redux

This sum­mer we are re-run­n­ing my most-read blogs from the past year, in case you did­n’t have an oppor­tu­ni­ty to read them the first time around. I’ve rewrit­ten each one of these, so even if you’ve read them before, you may wish to read them again! Here is the sixth of those arti­cles: My wife

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pressed flowers

Found in a Book: Redux

This sum­mer we are re-run­n­ing my most-read blogs from the past year, in case you did­n’t have an oppor­tu­ni­ty to read them the first time around. I’ve rewrit­ten each one of these, so even if you’ve read them before, you may wish to read them again! Here is the fifth of those arti­cles: Books, to

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walking

The Street Taken: Redux

This sum­mer we’ll be re-run­n­ing my most-read blogs from the past year, in case you didn’t have an oppor­tu­ni­ty to read them the first time around. I’ve rewrit­ten each one of these, so even if you’ve read them before, you may wish to read them again! Here is the fourth of those arti­cles: Most days

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waiting in line for the movies

Waiting in Line for the Movies: Redux

This sum­mer we’ll be re-run­n­ing my most-read blogs from the past year, in case you did­n’t have an oppor­tu­ni­ty to read them the first time around. I’ve rewrit­ten each one of these, so even if you’ve read them before, you may wish to read them again! Here is the third of those arti­cles: Over the

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author royalties and payments

Money: Redux

This sum­mer we’ll be re-run­n­ing my most-read blogs from the past year, in case you did­n’t have an oppor­tu­ni­ty to read them the first time around. I’ve rewrit­ten each one of these, so even if you’ve read them before, you may wish to read them again! Here is the sec­ond of those arti­cles: It was

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Medieval Wordbook; Colonial American English

Fug: Redux

This sum­mer we’ll be re-run­n­ing my most-read blogs from the past year, in case you did­n’t have an oppor­tu­ni­ty to read them the first time around. I’ve rewrit­ten each one of these, so even if you’ve read them before, you may wish to read them again! Here is the first of those arti­cles: Read­ers often

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Avi Skype visit

Skype

Over the years I have had count­less vis­its with read­ers, teach­ers, and librar­i­ans in class­rooms all over the coun­try. My first such vis­it was in 1970. There is not a state into whose schools I have not walked. Such vis­its are reward­ing, inter­est­ing, and often fun. My goal is for every­one to enjoy the session.

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human connections

Is Anyone Connecting?

The first time I vis­it­ed a class—in my capac­i­ty as an author—was in 1970. Since then, I have nev­er stopped vis­it­ing class­es, in per­son, and these days also by Zoom and Google Meet. I won’t even begin to guess how many class­rooms I’ve entered, or how many stu­dents with whom I’ve engaged. Still, one of

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Poppy

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The latest news about POPPY!

Pop­py was first pub­lished in 1995. If you would like to read the sto­ry about how the book came to be, see my June 13, 2017 blog post. Over the years, the first book was expand­ed into a series. Writ­ing for­ward and back­wards, the books, in chrono­log­i­cal fash­ion, pro­vide the arc for Poppy’s life, along

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