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href='http://www.rosecityreader.com/2012/01/mailbox-monday_23.html'/><author><name>Rose City Reader</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_E5kOf2_7BsI/R_fRgxgRz3I/AAAAAAAAACc/52ztg6BXLnw/S220/Rose+City.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-5618588338273964401</id><published>2012-01-23T20:10:10.565-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T20:10:10.565-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;ve heard very good things about her books!</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;ve heard very good things about her 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(Bookfan)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00573126476574980169</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ou5Y7De11cw/TwDAiUoy0FI/AAAAAAAAAys/eeuJnx7bXSA/s220/IMG_0263.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.rosecityreader.com/2012/01/mailbox-monday_23.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-6351811093276028902' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4508267865632365231/posts/default/6351811093276028902' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-4121542'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-4326929397479595198</id><published>2012-01-23T12:39:41.729-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T12:39:41.729-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What&amp;#39;s the gist, Gilion? Give us a plot previe...</title><content type='html'>What&amp;#39;s the gist, Gilion? Give us a plot preview!&lt;br /&gt;LH</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4508267865632365231/6351811093276028902/comments/default/4326929397479595198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4508267865632365231/6351811093276028902/comments/default/4326929397479595198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.rosecityreader.com/2012/01/mailbox-monday_23.html?showComment=1327351181729#c4326929397479595198' title=''/><author><name>L.H. Thomson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15133986995578310909</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16668787211638356779'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3fVISzEiIgE/TxXo4qy0gwI/AAAAAAAAAB8/cuutEebrhUU/s220/lht.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.rosecityreader.com/2012/01/mailbox-monday_23.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-6351811093276028902' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4508267865632365231/posts/default/6351811093276028902' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1489476544'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-6971544679028381052</id><published>2012-01-23T11:55:48.517-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T11:55:48.517-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I haven&amp;#39;t read her work either, but I&amp;#39;ve h...</title><content type='html'>I haven&amp;#39;t read her work either, but I&amp;#39;ve heard it&amp;#39;s fabulous.  Enjoy!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4508267865632365231/6351811093276028902/comments/default/6971544679028381052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4508267865632365231/6351811093276028902/comments/default/6971544679028381052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.rosecityreader.com/2012/01/mailbox-monday_23.html?showComment=1327348548517#c6971544679028381052' title=''/><author><name>bermudaonion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vabvi6xxdC4/SkT1dR1X5JI/AAAAAAAAAEI/RSCDqe6MDYM/S220/Milou+%26+Kathy.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.rosecityreader.com/2012/01/mailbox-monday_23.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-6351811093276028902' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4508267865632365231/posts/default/6351811093276028902' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1858715923'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-1572134826415689645</id><published>2012-01-23T09:40:34.880-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T09:40:34.880-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Enjoy! your book.

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