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Books and Links: Our friends at Biblioguides have created a fantastic FREE Landmark Books Collector's Guide: A Collector's Guide and Checklist to the Landmark Books Episode 1 City Under the Back Steps Combat Nurses: Purple House Press - Plumfield Kids Review - Book Discussion (Coming in Feb 2023) The Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd: Purple House Press - Diane's Review - Book Discussion (Coming i...

This boyishly fun book is accented by great illustration. Head over to our website to see some samples: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/twenty-one-balloons/  

On Teaching Spelling II My apologies to anyone who actually knows how to pronounce Old English! Read more here: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/spelling-ii/  

Welcome back to the Plumfield Reads book club! In this episode, we are joined again by Tanya Arnold, Sarah Kim, and Lara Lleverino from Biblioguides.com to talk about Margi McAllister's beautiful Mistmantle Chronicles.  The first part of this discussion is spoiler free. At 24:40, we announce that the balance of the episode will have spoilers in it. If you are curious but wish to avoid spoilers, jo...

In this episode of Monday Morning Book Review, Sara talks about M.I. McAllister's first Mistmantle book,  Urchin of the Riding Stars .  You can find the web version of this review at our website here.

Episode 2 Show Summary & Links: Buzztail Van Gogh Bird Watchers Bird Feeders Australian Flowers Mushroom Book Charlotte Mason Audio Books Borrowed House Cover David Weitzman's Pharaoh’s Boat Magic Australia Nan Chauncy The Randy He Went With Colors of the Wind Here Come the Bears Captain Kidd Combat Nurses Learn More About Our Guests: Anthony Coafield, Living Book Press Website Facebook Page I...

Episode 1 Show Summary & Links: War Time Paper The Talking Wire Illustrated Junior Library Last Bookshop in London Ocean Born Mary Leaper Yellow Ball Joan of Arc - PHP and LBP Charlotte Mason Pharaoh’s Boat Mistmantle Landmark Books bookshop.org Learn More About Our Guests: Anthony Coafield, Living Book Press Website Facebook Page Instagram Jill Morgan, Purple House Press Website Facebook Page...

A review of Meindert DeJong's  The House of Sixty Fathers. This link will take you to the quote about the autobiographical elements of this story. https://bookroo.com/books/the-house-of-sixty-fathers You may find further description and an inside view of the book at  biblioguides.com .

One of Sara's favorite biographies! Joseph Pearce is an excellent biographer and Tolkien deserved a biography of this caliber.  You can read the web version here: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/tolkien-man-and-myth/ Wisdom and Innocence (Chesterton): http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/wisdom-and-innocence/   The Quest for Shakespeare: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/the-quest-for-shakespeare/ Bilbo's J...

This is the second half of our beautiful conversation with Margi McAllister. The first half posted earlier today. 

This beautiful interview is broken into two segments.  This is the first half of the conversation. The second half is also posting today. 

Review: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/the-letter-for-the-king/   Anne-With-An-E: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/pillaging-anne/   You can purchase the Space Trilogy books at BookShop.org - a nonprofit online book vendor which supports bricks-and-mortar bookstores and libraries.   Letter for the King: https://bookshop.org/a/86509/9781782690818   The Secrets of the Wild Wood: https://bookshop.org/a...

A review of  Old Ironsides  by David Weitzman.   

You can find the web review complete with gorgeous illustration here: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/pharaohs-boat/  

David Weitzman writes and illustrates books for children about the "edges" in human history. The moments in which one feats of engineering and craft catapulted man forward into a new way of thinking about the world. We enjoyed talking with him so much that the interview turned into two episodes. And, when we were done with that conversation, we decided to have another which turned into 2 more epis...

David Weitzman writes and illustrates books for children about the "edges" in human history. The moments in which one feats of engineering and craft catapulted man forward into a new way of thinking about the world. We enjoyed talking with him so much that the interview turned into two episodes. And, when we were done with that conversation, we decided to have another which turned into 2 more epis...

David Weitzman writes and illustrates books for children about the "edges" in human history. The moments in which one feats of engineering and craft catapulted man forward into a new way of thinking about the world. We enjoyed talking with him so much that the interview turned into two episodes. And, when we were done with that conversation, we decided to have another which turned into 2 more epis...

David Weitzman writes and illustrates books for children about the "edges" in human history. The moments in which one feats of engineering and craft catapulted man forward into a new way of thinking about the world. We enjoyed talking with him so much that the interview turned into two episodes. And, when we were done with that conversation, we decided to have another which turned into 2 more epis...

In this episode of Monday Morning Book Review, Sara talks about S. D. Smith's  first Green Ember book, The Green Ember . You can find our more about Sam in the Beloved Authors section of our website, here . You can read the web version of this review at our website here.

This magical book is a favorite of Sara's and it is one of our more popular book reviews!  You can purchase the "red" version that Sara talked about here: https://bookshop.org/a/86509/9780618512652   You can purchase the "new" version that Sara talked about here: https://bookshop.org/a/86509/9780358389880   You can peek inside in Sara's web review here: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/letters-from-...

In this episode, Diane and Sara talk with the Father-Son writing team, Sam and Josiah Smith about their brand new book,  Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key . Fans of The Green Ember series will love knowing that Josiah has been helping his father with that series for years. This time, however, the tables are turned and this book is Josiah's concept that he shared with his dad. Listen in as we talk...

This brand new book is available for pre-order on Tuesday, October 4th. You can find out more about the pre-orders here: https://jackzulu.com   You can learn more about S.D. Smith here: http://plumfieldandpaideia.com/s-d-smith/  

A review of Mark Twain's River Memoir.

Join us for our October Plumfield Reads Book Club: Mark Twain's Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc ! Thanks to the incredible generosity of Biblioguides, you can listen to this podcast and then join us over at their Mighty Networks community space and join in the discussion! If you know the basics of the life and death of Joan of Arc, you won't find any real spoilers in this episode. 

This book is such a departure from what we expect from Mark Twain that he had it published anonymously so readers would judge the book without prejudice. I like  Joan of Arc  best of all my books, and it is the best; I know it perfectly well. And besides, it furnished me seven times the pleasure afforded me by any of the others; twelve years of preparation, and two years of writing. The others nee...