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Pat Perrin

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Pat Perrin is the author of The Secret World of Unicorns, as well as published stories and essays. She often writes in collaboration with her husband, Wim Coleman (and they've stayed happily married well over two decades).

Pat is also a visual artist and she did the colorful illustrations for their most recent book: The King and the Beggar Lady.

Their co-authored novels include The Jamais Vu Papers, a 2011 finalist for the Eric Hoffer/Montaigne Medal, and Anna’s World, the Silver Medalist in the 2008 Moonbeam Awards. They also wrote the popular thriller Terminal Games. Some of their books have been translated into foreign language editions, taught in university courses, or recognized with national awards. Both are members of International P ...more

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Ruins for the Future

I see this meme pop up from time to time. And yes, I too feel a certain pang about the Library of Alexandria. Even so, I can’t help but wonder if our grief might be a tad misplaced. For one thing, just which of the four fabled destructions of the Library of Alexandria is supposed to […]

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	The Secret World of Unicorns by Pat Perrin (Goodreads Author), Don Roff (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.52 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treasure Island (Retold Classic Novels) by Pat Perrin (Goodreads Author) (Adaption), Robert Louis Stevenson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Retold Classic Novel: The Scarlet Letter (Retold Classic Novels) by Pat Perrin (Goodreads Author) (Retold by), Nathaniel Hawthorne 2.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Death of the Good Wizard (Red Monocle Book 2) by Pat Perrin (Goodreads Author), Pat Perrin (Goodreads Author) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Cardiff Giant (Cover-To-Cover Informational Books) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colonies by Pat Perrin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Pat Perrin (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1970	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Piltdown Skull (Cover-To-Cover Informational Books) by Pat Perrin (Goodreads Author), Wim Coleman (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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