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From her Writers Read entry:
I try to balance my reading thus: two mysteries, one non-fiction, one literary fiction. This plan was meant to nourish the zoo mystery series I write, my long-standing fascination with environmentalism, botany and zoology, and a large, erratic list of occasional interests. Well, it was a good idea. My actual current reading includes ... Darkness & Light by John Harvey and Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond. [read on]Ann Littlewood was a zoo keeper in Portland, Oregon for twelve years. She raised
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Visit Ann Littlewood's website and blog.
Writers Read: Ann Littlewood.
--Marshal Zeringue