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		<title>Reading today!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today at 7 pm I&#8217;m reading at Bloomsbury Books downtown in Ashland, Oregon! I&#8217;ll also be talking about historical fiction and why I write it. I&#8217;ll try to get a few pictures posted here in the next day or two &#8212; I&#8217;ve also got my first book group meeting tomorrow afternoon, and will be filming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.katharinebeutner.com/2010/03/18/reading-today/</link>
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		<title>Elizabeth Scott&#8217;s &#8216;The Unwritten Rule&#8217; released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is the official publication date of The Unwritten Rule, my friend Elizabeth Scott&#8217;s newest YA novel. Like all of her books, this one is wonderful &#8212; realistic and touching, and very sweet in the way that real life can be sweet, imperfections and all. Here&#8217;s a representative bit of advance praise:
&#8220;Trust Elizabeth Scott to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.katharinebeutner.com/2010/03/15/elizabeth-scotts-the-unwritten-rule-released/</link>
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		<title>A great reader reaction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From SonomaLass on Twitter, a smart essay response to reading Alcestis that touches on one of the central problems of the myth:
Alcestis is one of those really problematic figures for a feminist &#8212;  she&#8217;s SUCH a creature of the patriarchy, and yet she&#8217;s obviously a  strong and brave woman.  If you don&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.katharinebeutner.com/2010/03/13/a-great-reader-reaction/</link>
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		<title>Miscellany</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My brain is full of dissertation at the moment; well, dissertation, the sunny-seventies weather Austin&#8217;s been having this week, and a million little administrative things that I have to keep track of and sort out in the new few months. But next week I get to do more Alcestis stuff: I&#8217;ll be reading at Bloomsbury [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.katharinebeutner.com/2010/03/12/miscellany/</link>
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		<title>Favorite firsts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned recently that the Chronicle had included the first line of Alcestis in their ongoing feature of &#8220;grabbers.&#8221; On Twitter a little while ago, someone (I forget who, argh) linked to this list at Flavorwire of their thirty favorite opening lines in literature. As usual, I liked some of them and boggled at others, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.katharinebeutner.com/2010/03/08/favorite-firsts/</link>
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		<title>Signed copy still available for bids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t forget that a signed copy of Alcestis is available for bidding in the Con or Bust auction &#8212; proceeds will help fans of color who need assistance getting to Wiscon. Bidding ends March 13.
Also, speaking of queens, check out this article about the mysterious snake image that has appeared in a portrait of Elizabeth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.katharinebeutner.com/2010/03/07/signed-copy-still-available-for-bids/</link>
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		<title>Quick update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s my birthday! I&#8217;m officially 28 &#8212; I say officially because my brain decided I was 28 about four months ago, and I kept having to remind myself that I was, in fact, still 27. But no longer! So far it&#8217;s been a nice relaxing morning, though now I really need to get back to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.katharinebeutner.com/2010/03/05/quick-update/</link>
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		<title>Another lovely review from Open Letters Monthly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is apparently the week of great in-depth reviews of Alcestis! (Not that I would object if it became, say, the month of in-depth great reviews. Or, hey, the year would work, too.) Finch Bronstein-Rasmussen at Open Letters Monthly wrote a beautiful review essay that ties the novel to Edith Hamilton&#8217;s version of the Persephone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.katharinebeutner.com/2010/03/01/another-lovely-review-from-open-letters-monthly/</link>
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		<title>Giveaway reminder, and an amazing review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A final reminder about the giveaway contest being run by Wonders   &#38; Marvels &#8212; the deadline for entering to win a  copy is today, Sunday, February 28.
Yesterday, my day was made by this stunning and thoughtful review of the book, which places Alcestis in the context of Mary Renault&#8217;s historical fiction.  I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.katharinebeutner.com/2010/02/28/giveaway-reminder-and-an-amazing-review/</link>
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		<title>Wonders &amp; Marvels &#8216;Alcestis&#8217; giveaway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fabulous historical blog Wonders &#38; Marvels is giving away four copies of Alcestis! The deadline for entering to win a copy is this Sunday, February 28. To enter, visit the blog post linked above and post an answer to the following question as a comment:
What little-known  character in history deserves to be in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.katharinebeutner.com/2010/02/26/wonders-marvels-alcestis-giveaway/</link>
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