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REVIEW: A Literary Tea Party cookbook

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

I was walking through the newsroom where I work two weeks ago when a reporter waved me to his desk. “I know you like literary things,” he said. “Have you heard about this new cookbook that’s coming out?” He gestured … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Out of My Mind’ by Sharon Draper

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

I wanted to love this book. I was introduced to “Out of My Mind” by fourth-graders at McKinley Elementary School in Ottawa, Ill. During a round of questions and answers, they asked me to name my favorite books, then shared … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Imaginary’ [A.F. Harrold, Emily Gravett]

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

My previous news editor used to say, “Every good story begins with a question.” He wasn’t telling us the first sentence of an article had to end with a question mark. Instead, it was his advice for finding a starting … Continue reading →

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Judge’s review of ‘Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets’

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

Back in February, I entered “Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets” in the Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. I found out in mid-October that my book was not among the winning entries. It would be a lie to say … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: A Girl with a Cape, by Amy Logan

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

On Saturday, I had the pleasure of joining my nieces for a reading and book signing by Amy Logan, author the the “A Girl With a Cape” books. The visit was my first encounter with these tales, which tell the … Continue reading →

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