FREE Today: Library Blitz Six—Obvious Answer
Library Blitz Episode Six! Today is hump day, you guys. We are officially halfway through our year of Frank and Nora stories.
This has been, and continues to be, one of my favourite writing projects. It has been such a fun series—and such a fun set of characters—to bring together. WWII research turned out to be the era I didn’t know I loved. And of course, sharing them with all of you has been a highlight as well!
But I think all of us can agree that Frank and Nora have a few things to sort out before the end of the year. And one of those things—without turning this post into a complete spoiler—just might be ready to surface today . . .
Obvious Answer—Library Blitz Six
How far are you willing to go—to protect a book you don’t even like?
Rationing, saving, making do and mending have long since become the everyday normal of Nora’s world. But when the chairman of the library board comes up with a project that reaches one step further, Nora finds herself trapped between conflicting claims.
Salvaging wastepaper is one thing.
Salvaging library books is another.
But unless she can come up with a different answer, any book that hasn’t been used in the last two years is destined to be turned into shell containers or cartridge wads.
Is Nora right that the London of 1941 needs her forgotten books more than ever before? Can she and Frank possibly come up with a way to save them, even if she is? And could the answer to one final question be more obvious than either of them imagines?
If you love WWII fiction, heartwarming characters, inspirational lessons, and a tiny thread of squeaky-clean romance, then Library Blitz is the newest series you don’t want to miss!
Library Blitz Research Files
Rationing in the United Kingdom—Wartime rationing wasn’t a static fact. Rationed products varied over the course of WWII, as did the amount of each rationed item that was available at a given time. Covering the entire history of rationing across the 20th century, this article also includes charts detailing fluctuation ranges, military rationing, exemption regulations and more.
A World Without Paper—If you like vintage publicity footage, here’s a quasi-comedic PSA reel in support of the paper salvage effort. This genuine 1940s commercial was intended to underscore the inconvenience of a world without paper—and the importance of every citizen doing their bit to conserve valuable resources.
Voluntary Salvage and Criminalized Waste in WWII Britain—This detailed review summarizes a much longer work: Peter Thorsheim’s 2015 Waste into Weapons: Recycling in Britain during the Second World War. If you’re looking to dive deeper into this topic, Thorsheim’s three-part exploration of Britain’s wartime salvage effort looks like a great place to start.
The Waste that Helped Win the War—This is a subscription database article. (Which I don’t normally link to, for the twofold reason that they aren’t readily accessible to either of us!) However, if you do happen to have a Key Military subscription (or are able to access the article on a trial basis!) here’s another resource on the topic of wartime salvage.
How to Teach Agriculture—And as you may be aware, very few of Nora’s library books are ever made up out of my own head. Here’s the link to a genuine copy of the dusty, musty manual Frank convinces a patron to read in today’s episode. Not that I’m exactly expecting any of you to read it, but after putting in the research I couldn’t not share it.
Grab Your FREE Episode of Library Blitz Today!
As a few of you already figured out, Library Blitz Six got uploaded to Amazon close to a month before the official launch date. That had to do with logistical gymnastics on my end. (Read, “the author wanted to spend two weeks on a trip in the middle of the month and was trying to get some work done early before she left.”)
However, the official release is now finally upon us. From March 31 to April 2, you can download your FREE copy of Library Blitz Six, right here below:
And as always, I’d love hear your thoughts and comments in the section below. Have a wonderful day, and happy reading!
Yay! Thank you so much, Court!
You are very welcome! 😉