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Archives for February 2020

A New Art Table! Also, Video Journal Flip-Through and My OCD

February 28, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

My new art table arrived yesterday. It is an ordinary 6′ white folding plastic table, and is already covered with art supplies. I’m so excited to have it here.
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101 Great Books Recommended by the College Board – Classic Novels and Plays

February 24, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 8 Comments

Great Books

Just updated! This list has been on my blog more than ten years. I love to read classic literature, and am intrigued by this list of 101 Great Books Recommended for College Bound Readers – recommended by the College Board.
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My Progress on the 2020 A to Z Challenge

February 24, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

This challenge came from a Goodreads group. I found it in 2020. I’ve just added a few books to the list but I still have many more to find and read.
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March 2020 Booktube Readathons, Readalongs, & Challenges

February 22, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

March Booktube adventures! Now is the time to start planning for March 2020 reading. Booktubers often choose their literature by participating in readathons. This is a short list of Booktube readathons for March 2020. It is not a comprehensive list, meaning: there are other readathons that aren’t listed here for various reasons. These are the readathons I’m most likely to participate in.
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My Amazing, Bookish Valentine’s Day Gift

February 14, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 3 Comments

If your loved one is an audiobook loving person, this could be the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. I confess, I gave it to myself last year, and I’ve enjoyed it so much, I’m doing the same thing this year.
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels – How Many Have You Read?

February 8, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 3 Comments

I use this page to keep track of Pulitzer prize winning fiction I’ve read. At this point, I haven’t read very many, but I’d like to read more. Let me know how many of these you’ve read and what you recommend or don’t recommend. If you’re a blogger, make your own page and comment here with a link to your blog’s Pulitzer Prize fiction page.
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Book Lady’s February 2020 Reading Report

February 1, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Did you notice I started this page on the first of the month? It has been a while since I’ve been able to start at day one because of my traveling, vandwelling, and general disorganization during #vanlife. I’m still sleeping in my van, but I’ve got a place to park it now.
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A recent video on my Booktube channel, at YouTube

About Me

Hi, I'm Linda, the Book Lady, and I'm excited about reading. A book is a gift you give yourself. It is so much fun to open that cover and discover what was hidden within. Books share the wisdom of the ages with us. Who wouldn't want that? So I read frequently and encourage reading. If you're a reader, let me know by becoming my friend on GoodReads.


My novel, River Girl, is about a girl living in the Klamath River Valley.

All about Linda's Life.

Here's a link to my prayer website:
Prayer Power.

My childhood memoirs: ljm memoirs.

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My Art

Water Girl - by Linda Jo
Acrylic Ink / Sketchbook
Sanctuary, by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic Ink / Sketchbook
Ready to Sail, by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic Ink / Sketchbook

Flowers Forever - art by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic Ink / Sketchbook
Mother-Daughter Dance, by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic Ink / Sketchbook
Mary and Jesus - art by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic / Junk Journal

Watercolor
Bird Art by Linda Jo Martin - http://lindajomartin.com
Acrylic
Wild and Precious - art by Linda Jo Martin
Watercolor / pen

Summer Afternoon - art by Linda Jo Martin
Pen / Watercolor
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ? Cicero - Art by Linda Jo Martin http://lindajomartin.com
Acrylic
Angel art by Linda Jo Martin
Sketchbook

Psalm 91:9-11 - Angel art by Linda Jo Martin http://lindajomartin.com
Sketchbook
Art: Idaho Hills, by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic / Junk Journal
March Mystery Madness 2020, art by Linda Jo Martin
Gouache journal

Plan A to Z - lettering by Linda Jo Martin
Lettering class project
A daring adventure - art by Linda Jo Martin
Fountain pen ink journal
Small Joys
Watercolor sketchbook

Watercolor sketchbook
Valley of decision.
Bible journaling
Mount Glittery by Linda Jo Martin - mountain climbing quote by John Muir
Acrylic painting

Watercolor sketchbook
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” ? Ralph Waldo Emerson ... watercolor painting by Linda Jo Martin
Watercolor sketchbook
Imagination Soars, by Linda Jo Martin - http://lindajomartin.com
Watercolor sketchbook

Plant Seeds
Watercolor sketchbook
The Prayer by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic painting
A basket of flowers, by Linda Jo Martin - http://lindajomartin.com/writing/art
Fountain pen ink journal

California Reading

California Reading

California Reading
5 members

This group is for anyone wanting to read California based fiction or nonfiction.

Our recommended shelf

The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience
The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience
by J.S. Holliday


Hillinger's California: Stories from All 58 Counties
Hillinger’s California: Stories from All 58 Counties
by Charles Hillinger





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RSS My Most Recent Book Reviews

  • The Sisters Brothers
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  • Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph on the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition
  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself
  • Brave Companions: Portraits in History
  • Just Open the Door: How One Invitation Can Change a Generation
  • Agnes Grey
  • The Master Plan of Evangelism
  • Katharine Barnwell: How One Woman Revolutionized Modern Missions
  • Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
  • Tramp for the Lord

RSS Goodreads Status Updates

  • Linda Martin is on page 158 of 314 of Scary Stories for Young F
  • Linda Martin is on page 195 of 288 of Ann Judson
  • Linda Martin is 26% done with The Wide Wide Sea
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