Happy Sunday! September is upon us which means Fall is on the way. This week we celebrate the anniversary of Emma M Nutt, the first woman telephone operator, International Bacon Day, Skyscraper Day, Labor Day, Be Late for Something Day, Read a Book Day, Neither Rain or Snow Day which was the day the first post office opened in 1914, and International Literacy Day.
Plus our author of the month is historical fiction writer, Dame Hilary Mary Mantel who passed away at the age of 70 September 22, 2022. Mantel has written numerous books and essays and is best known for the Thomas Cromwell series - Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, and Mirror and the Light. She won the Man Booker Prize twice, and the Hawthornden Prize for Literature in 1996.
Hilary Mantel reading list: a guide to her Booker nominated titles and other best works
Hilary Mantel: her 10 greatest books
Hilary Mantel Thinks the Last Book Is Her Best
Hilary Mantel, The Art of Fiction
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