Notes from Three Pines

Notes from Three Pines

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What to Read if You’re Out of Louise Penny Books
We’ve rounded up suggestions from “Three Pines” super fans
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The Poetry of Three Pines
Poetry is sprinkled throughout Penny's books, each featuring a few lines or a dozen or a hundred
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Neal Thompson
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Five Penny’s for Your Thought: The Best of Armand Gamache
An attempt to select Penny's five best
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Ducking Good: How Penny Uses Pets to Show Goodness Exists
Is there a stronger embodiment of all things good in the world than the animals we love
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Elizabeth
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Healing and Harm in The Gamache Books
What compels me is the grace that Penny writes about in the characters struggling to heal.
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Adam Shields
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Beyond the Village: Traveling with Inspector Gamache
My favorite Gamache adventures are the ones in which he goes traipsing about in other places
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Melissa Joulwan
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For Discussion: Still Life
Hi friends,
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Elizabeth
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Are You Afraid of the Dark? Queer Guilt and Olivier in A Brutal Telling
On lies and life in the closet
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Aya Martin Seaver
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Announcing the Gamache Read-a-Long
Read — and discuss — the Louise Penny series with us
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Elizabeth
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What did you think of "A World of Curiosities"?
We can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Louise Penny’s latest book!
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Elizabeth
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Welcome to Notes From Three Pines
Over the next three months, we’ll be exploring all aspects of Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache Books
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Aya Martin Seaver
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Elizabeth
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Louise Penny Transported Me Home When I Needed it Most
I’m a proud Townshipper. Penny knows what makes the region special
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Amy Tector
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