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Wrapping Up The Imaginary Summer Book Club: She Let Him Continue By Stephen Geller

Posted on December 15, 2021 by mondomolly

(Click here for information on the 2021 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature.  This week, the 0final selection She Let Him Continue By Stephen Geller) Well, as usual, what was intended to be a … Continue reading →

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Robin Kane #2: The Mystery Of The Phantom By Eileen Hill

Posted on November 19, 2017 by mondomolly

It was impossible to tell just what it was, but they were certain it wasn’t the rain this time. Something looking like a great black ghost moved stealthily, steadily through the studio… It’s still fall, and I still have a … Continue reading →

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Magazine Madness and/or Mania: 16 Magazine, August 1966

Posted on April 16, 2015 by mondomolly

I’ve talked before about the how difficult it must have been to get the tone right when writing for teen mags. Act too much like the actual adult you are and you sound outright contemptuous about the-kids-these-days, what with their … Continue reading →

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Announcing the 2014 Edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club

Posted on June 4, 2014 by mondomolly

Full name: Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature Defined As Books Authored By, About or Widely Read By Women in the 20th Century, Oh Look I Made an FAQ This Year.  This year’s titles are… The … Continue reading →

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So You’re A Teenage Girl By Jill Renich

Posted on January 28, 2014 by mondomolly

“Oh, Mother! Don’t you wish you were a teenager!!?” “No, I don’t, honey.” Background: Author Jill Renich is the granddaughter of famed 19th century evangelist Reuben Archer Torrey, and she was born and raised by missionary parents in China. That … Continue reading →

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Dark Shadows By Marilyn Ross

Posted on October 31, 2013 by mondomolly

Background: When Dark Shadows initially aired on ABC in June of 1966, it was a fairly conventional soap opera, with some Gothic trappings that borrowed heavily from Jane Eyre and Rebecca. The initial storylines dealt with the 20 year old … Continue reading →

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Robin Kane #1: The Mystery of the Blue Pelican By Eileen Hill

Posted on September 23, 2012 by mondomolly

Background: From the 1950s through the 1970s Whitman published a huge number of these squat, dust jacketless hardcovers, separately targeting boys and girls. Some of these were based on TV shows, some were based on celebrities having imaginary adventures and … Continue reading →

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