Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Book of the week–Getaway

August 10, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 4 Comments

This week I planned to read Lisa Brackmann's sophomore novel, Getaway (Soho Press, 2012), but it was such a page-turner that I finished it in two and a half days. I should have been prepared, because I loved Brackmann's debut novel, Rock Paper Tiger (Soho Press, 2010).Getaway … [Read more...]

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Now appearing on Pinterest

August 7, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

So I've jumped on the bandwagon and have joined Pinterest.In fact, I joined months ago, but never pinned anything or followed anyone until this week. Friends have raved about it, but I wasn't sure how it differed from Instagram (susanbkason) or Facebook.But once I took a … [Read more...]

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Book of the week–One More River

August 3, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

With number one son away at camp for a month, my evenings have been especially quiet. While my husband pours over finance textbooks like he's cramming for an exam (when in fact it's just his idea of leisure reading), I've been averaging three to four books a week myself.This … [Read more...]

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London fever

July 27, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 4 Comments

With all eyes on London today, I thought I'd post some photos not from my one and only trip there in 2006, but from my mom's travels there 45 years ago. Here are a couple shots of streets with red double-decker buses. It wasn't my mom's … [Read more...]

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Book of the week–Finding Out

July 24, 2012 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 1 Comment

Raise your hand if you've had the boss from hell. Or if you've struggled through a bad break-up. Or if you've found a meaningful friendship through unlikely avenues. If you can relate to one or more of these, you'll enjoy Sheryn MacMunn's debut novel, Finding Out (CreateSpace, … [Read more...]

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