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The last book I finished in January was this bio of the women behind Nancy Drew. I remember selling this book when it first came out and women were crazy about it. It lived up to the hype! It was a fascinating look at the creation of Nancy Drew and the way the world changed for women (or didn't) from the 1930's to the early 2000's.

😂 I hope she took it out when she played!!

I made it to page 130 or so in “Gilded Mountain” and I just didn‘t have enough willpower to keep going since it‘s 400+ pages. Starting the tagged book to hopefully stay ahead of an impending reading slump 🫠 Does anyone else have trouble sticking with books during the holidays?

❤️ Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women That Created Her 🕵🏻‍♀️

❤️ Dracula 🧛🏼‍♂️

❤️ Does Frankenstein count? 😅

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Girl Sleuth tells the fascinating history of America's beloved & iconic Nancy Drew 💕 This book has so much interesting information, so many behind the scenes stories & mentions other well-known series, most of which I read as a child! The history, the connections, the stories about the stories... I loved everything about this book! Nancy Drew (& Trixie Belden) may have been the books that started me on my love of mysteries! #15books15weeks

Long layovers are never fun but at least I get some reading time in!
I had no idea that Carolyn Keene was not real and instead Nancy Drew was written by multiple people. The book explained how Nancy Drew came to be and the disagreements that resulted in having multiple people thinking they knew what was best for her.
It amazes me how all involved weren‘t willing to concede that it was a group effort to create this iconic character. #popsugar2019

#fooledyou #springintoreading

If you ever thought Carolyn Keene was one person, #fooledyou! This is an interesting look at the women behind the legend NANCY DREW.

Started this little gem last night. Who else loved Nancy Drew???

#TuesdayTidbits @JenlovesJT47 1) Tome! 2) Can I say both? If I really have to choose, Harry Potter 3) Physical books are much preferred but I‘ll read it any way you give it to me! 4) Tea 5) Agatha Christie - I‘ve been on an Agatha Christie binge lately! ... Just finished the tagged book about Nancy Drew (the magnifying glass is in her honor).

Recommended for its telling the stories of the two determined, successful women who created Nancy Drew, and for insight into the workings of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. I read this shortly after reading the memoir of Leslie McFarlane, the first "Franklin W. Dixon", and they complement each other nicely.

This was a fascinating, well researched look at the creation of Nancy Drew and the Stratemeyer Syndicate. I knew very little about the people behind the pen name Carolyn Keene beforehand and loved reading about the evolution of Nancy through the decades and the politics behind the scenes. Nancy Drew is one of my favorites from my childhood that I‘ve loved passing on to my daughter.

I just started this book about Nancy Drew and the women who wrote the Nancy Drew books. As a kid I always pictured Carolyn Keene as this lovely old woman sitting at a desk with an ancient typewriter. As interesting as this book is, I think I like my idea of Caroline Keene better! Does that make sense?

Day14 #photoadaynov16 #orangecovers Here's a stack of some of the orange covers on my shelves & TBR stacks, along with orange furniture and a few orange chickens because after last week, we all need some examples of some GOOD orange things in our lives! 😊

I enjoyed getting the inside scoop on the creation of Nancy, one of my favorite childhood heroines. Carolyn Keene: demystified at last!

Morning reading.

Very informational history of Nancy Drew, about her creators, and her writer. Will be honest: half of it was dry as sand so it's only getting a so-so rating, but overall great supplement to any Nancy fan 😊