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My twenty books, written over thirty-five years

     Recently, I told someone to check out my blog to see the books I have authored. After the conversation ended, I realized that I shortchanged myself. This blog, ruthannelatta.blogspot.com doesn't include everything.  Some of my earlier books were listed on my old blog, ruthlattabooks.blogspot.com      In 2013, I started publishing Canadian historical novels of particular interest to women, beginning with The Songcatcher and Me , a young adult novel inspired by the life of Canadian folklorist and folk song collector Edith Fowke, whom I met briefly in the 1980s.      In 2016, came Grace and the Secret Vault , another young adult novel, based on the childhood experiences of Grace Woodsworth during the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.     I followed that with Grace in Love , 2018) a novel for grown-ups, about Grace Woodsworth finding her life's work and her life partner after some trial and error in Paris and in Ottawa.  ...

"A Striking Woman", for sale at Singing Pebble Books

 My latest novel, A Striking Woman , is for sale at Singing Pebble books, 206 Main Street, Ottawa, ON  Tel.: 613-230-7165

Poem, "That Old Gang of Mine", published in Fiddles and Scribbles.

     My poem, "That Old Gang of Mine" appeared as  June 2023 "Poem of the Month" in the online magazine Fiddles and Scribbles , fiddlesandscibbles.wordpress.com THAT OLD GANG OF MINE Nightmare, I rode you hard, put you away so wet with sweat - seemed menopause had struck again, and now I have to face a day that seems devoid of joie de vivre and luck. A search, a chase, the anguish of a loss; such drama in the early morning hours, all in my head. Subconscious, you're the boss. Why can't you let me dream of hearts and flowers? I wonder, "Should I go to meet my friends, have coffee and a donut, crack some jokes?" Upon this gang my psyches so depends. I need the company of kindred folks. I want to hear how Jay's appointment went, and whether Bea's new beau is heaven-sent.    

Two book reviews in Compulsive Reader News

 My reviews of two new books, one by Barbara Kingsolver, the other by Jerome Charyn, appear in  Compulsive Reader News http://www.compulsivereader. com Volume 25, Issue 7, 1 July 2023