Marion Agnew

For a few months, I've been posting about five things I'd like to remember from the month. April's are below, and at the bottom I mention the books I've posted about on social media. What it looks like out there as I write this, more or less. Too bad you can't see the flashes and hear the booms. ONE. I’m reading a collection of essays that I don’t want to end. I knew I’d like it, and I’ll talk about it more on social media and link here. (Just ... not yet. I don't want to rush!) I knew I’d like it based on l the preview I got at the OLA Superconference over a year ago. Then I got busy and didn’t get to it until this year. Nevertheless, It’s been lovely, wending my leisurely way through it. And nice to have the confirmation that I still have an idea of what I’ll enjoy, when so much of what I thought I knew about the world has been in flux. TWO. Boy, I thought March was a month that knew something about dithering. April gives it a run for its money. Weather-wise...

Earlier this year, MAKING UP THE GODS received a lovely review in The Source , a community newspaper available digitally at this link .  February 6, 2025 issue In the February 6, issue (page 7), John Pateman, former head of the Thunder Bay Public Library, says many nice things, mostly about the book's characters.   I very much appreciate any review, of course, and it's especially nice when a reader likes the characters I'm also infatuated with (imaginary though those characters may be). I've also been mulling over John's flattering assertion that I come across as a "seasoned novelist with a strong grip on plot and character."  As someone brought up to turn aside praise, of course my first instinct was to say, "Ha! Fooled someone!"  Although at my age, with my years of experience working with words in many settings, I do acknowledged the "seasoned." There's a joke in there about sporting salt-and-pepper hair now, but I'll spare u...