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Words by Webb is a blog about writing, reading, baking and plants - with a little bit of who knows what thrown in for fun.
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Review of The War Correspondents
November is National Nonfiction Month so I'm shooting for one nonfiction book each month. I'll try to mix it up with some history(my...
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Nov 6, 20252 min read


Review of Zachary: The Seagoing Cowboy
Yes, I know I just announced days ago that I would be dedicating my blog to nonfiction reads to celebrate Nonfiction November. This is a fiction book but it is based on a historical event and I just couldn't resist sharing it with you. Thanks to Shirley and WOW Women on Writing who is organizing the tour. More About Zachary: The Seagoing Cowboy Zachary Whitlock knows sheep. He knows farming and knows what it’s like to have his best friend forced into an internment camp for Ja
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Nov 5, 20252 min read


Review of You Never Know
Welcome to Nonfiction November at Words by Webb. I wrote more about this eye-opening month on WOW-Women on Writing. Check it out HERE . Although I'll be featuring some fiction, most of this month I'll be sticking to nonfiction. You can read whatever you like but if you need inspiration, this year's theme is Past Puzzles and Timeless Treasures. Hmmm...not sure what that includes but I do love history so that might fit into Past Puzzles. Oddly, I'm starting out with a type of n
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Nov 1, 20255 min read


Great Halloween Reads
I've always loved Halloween and dressing up. I've been a pirate (my dad even made me a cutlass out of wood), Sherlock Holmes, Medusa. I also spent my teen years watching every scary movie with a group of my friends. But, I don't remember reading many books with a scary, creepy or eerie vibe except for Stephen King (thanks to my college roommate, Michelle!). But that might be changing with the help of author Amy Sampson-Cutler who is stopping by today with a list of some great
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Oct 30, 20255 min read


Review of The Book of Lost Names
Like so many avid readers I have a TBR list. A list of books I heard about from other readers, bookish emails, reviews and even when I...
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Oct 9, 20254 min read


Review of House of Gold
More About House of Gold The start of a marriage. The end of a dynasty. It's 1911 and Greta Goldbaum is forced to move from glittering...
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Oct 2, 20254 min read


Review of Lost Heart in King Manor
More About Lost Heart in King Manor At 45, Gabby Heart isn’t looking for drama—just quiet days on Dost Island running her village gift...
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Sep 25, 20252 min read


Interview with Kimberly Lee
At the beginning of the month, I had the pleasure of reviewing the thriller Have You Seen Him by Kimberly Lee. You can learn more about...
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Sep 18, 20254 min read


Review of The Witch's Apprentice and Other Stories
The Witch's Apprentice and Other Stories is back as promised with my review. The first time around I answered a fun writing prompt for...
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Sep 16, 20253 min read


Interview with Walter Horsting
Walter Horsting, author of Mild Mannered Men is back to tell us how his fascinating life became scenes in his novel. Check out my...
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Sep 12, 20254 min read


What's Missing from Fairy Tales
As part of the WOW Women on Writing blog tour for Ekta Garg's short story collection: The Witch's Apprentice and Other Stories I'm...
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Sep 8, 20253 min read


Review of Mild Mannered Men
More About Mild Mannered Men An action-packed thriller, Mild Mannered Men explores how a simple mistake can change the lives of...
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Sep 8, 20252 min read


Review of Have You Seen Him
Thanks to WOW Women on Writing for inviting me to this blog tour for Have You Seen Him . Stop by on September 18 for my interview of...
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Sep 4, 20252 min read


Review of What the River Keeps
More About What the River Keeps Hildy Nybo is a successful biologist, her study of the Pacific Northwest’s wild fish both a passion and a...
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Aug 28, 20252 min read


Grandma Yogini
I first "met" author Raven Howell last summer when I read Blink and Glow and reviewed it HERE . Loved it! And so did my daughter who...
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Aug 14, 20254 min read


Review of The Last Summer (of You and Me)
Here we are in the last month of summer! If you only have time for one more summer read, The Last Summer (of You & Me) is the perfect...
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Aug 12, 20254 min read


Celebrate Book Lovers Day
Tomorrow is Book Lovers Day. Of course, in my world EVERY day is book lover's day! But if you buy a book tomorrow(August 9) - and let's...
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Aug 8, 20251 min read


Review of Call Me Carmela
Call Me Carmela is book 5 in the Dot Meyerhoff mystery series. It was honored as a Bronze Medallion Winner from the Public Safety...
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Aug 7, 20252 min read


Review of The Victory Garden
I have always given my children simple three simple tips when choosing gifts for me: chocolate, books, plants. And, if you can hit two of...
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Aug 5, 20254 min read


Review of Skylark
You can check out my special edition of Skylark HERE . But if you want a little more than me gushing about gold gild and spredged edges,...
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Aug 1, 20253 min read
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