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Alice Guess is a seminal figure in Not Without My Father: One Woman’s 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace. If you’ve read the book, you understand how special Alice is. More than one person has taken me aside and whispered,

“How do I get Alice
to be my friend?”
I don’t know how I got Alice to be my friend, but I’m lucky she is. In today’s post, I’ve included a few pictures of Alice over the years. Some with me. Some not.Continue Reading

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The Make a Memory cards from my earliest appearances are coming in. Today, I’m featuring several Make a Memory submissions from New Orleans’ Garden District Book Shop.

If you’re ever in New Orleans, grab your Go Cup and suck in the scenery as you stroll the Garden District’s back streets. No route will disappoint, as long as you end up at 2727 Prytania Street and Garden District Book Shop. Britton and his team have assembled an eclectic mix of recommended reads (including my titles). They ooze enthusiasm about books, and you want some of that to rub off on you.
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