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Maud Hart Lovelace, her books and the Betsy-Tacy Society
Top 100 Children's Novels - School Library Journal blogger Elizabeth Bird - February 15, 2010
Dynamic duos? - Don Effenberger - MinnPost.com - February 12, 2010
For the love of Betsy - Michelle Christianson - Minnesota Women's Press - February 2010
Betsy-Tacy on KMSQ "Cities on the Move" - episode #332 - Betsy-Tacy segment is the second half of the program - January 14, 2010
Lovelace's books remain relevant for today's girls - Karen Goldberg Goff - The Washington Times - December 13, 2009
Bring It Home award video - click here and scroll to the bottom of the page. The Betsy-Tacy Society and the Deep Valley Convention were awarded the “Bring it Home Award” at the Business Hall of Fame award night on Nov. 17th, 2009. The "Bring it Home Award" is presented by the Greater Mankato Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Classic Books Every Kid Should Read - i village
The World of Deep Valley - blog - Nov. 13, 2009
Heaven to Betsy - blog - Nov. 9, 2009
Betsy Ray, BBG (before gossip girls) - Nora Krug - The Washington Post - Nov. 4, 2009
Original Gossip Girls: The Return of Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy-Tacy books -
Alexandra Lange - New York Magazine - Nov. 9, 2009
All Paid Off - Betsy-Tacy Society celebrates completed mortgages - Free Press - October 15, 2009
Celebrate the Reprinting of Maud Hart Lovelace's The Black Angels - Audrey Helbling blog - October 14, 2009
What Little Girls Are Made Of - Meg Cabot - Wall Street Journal - Oct. 3, 2009
Betsy-Tacy books debut as Modern Classics - Audrey Helbling blog - Sept. 29, 2009
Betsy's Back - Mankato Fee Press - Sept. 27, 2009
Betsy-Tacy Books Releasing as "Modern Classics" - Midwest Mix - Sept/Oct 2009
Betsy-Tacy Books Have High-Profile Following - Shelf Awareness! - Aug. 19, 2009
Mankato offers glimpse into author's Betsy-Tacy series - Jan Durbahn - Post-Bulletin - January 4, 2010
Jennifer Hart's (HarperCollins) blog
Betsy-Tacy supporters, generous, dedicated - Mankato Free Press - August 8, 2009
Betsy, Tacy, and Meg Meet in Deep Valley - Publisher's Weekly - July 30, 2009
Betsy-Tacy books - Patheos - Children's Literature and Faith - July 28, 2009
Showcase Minnesota - Interview with author Meg Cabot - KARE 11 - July 2009
Betsy-Tacy Convention Wraps Up - KEYC TV - July 2009
Deep Valley Convention Essay Contest winning entry - Jen Davis-Kay - July 2009
Authorized - Best selling writer pays tribute to Mankato's Maud Hart Lovelace - Free Press, July 21, 2009
Fans Flock to Deep Valley- Free Press, July 20, 2009
Meg Cabot Goes Over the Big Hill - KTOE AM 1420 - July 14, 2009
Novels, onions draw author to Mankato - Free Press, July 6, 2009
Looking Back - Lincoln Park event has historic feel - Mankato Free Press, June 21, 2009
Valley Tour - Three generation fan club stops for Lovelace history - Mankato Free Press, June 6, 2009
A bit of Betsy-Tacy burns away, Mankato Free Press, March 22, 2009
(The home once owned by James Ray Tinkcom or "Mr. Meecham" was burned to the ground)
Hot Draw, Mankato Free Press, March 9, 2009 (photos of Tinkcom house-"Mr. Meecham's house)
Mad about Maud, Mankato Free Press, February 15, 2009
Touring 5th graders appreciate Betsy-Tacy, Mankato Free Press, October 12, 2008
Kids Dig Tacy, Mankato Free Press, May 8, 2008
Surreal Life: The Plays of Sarah Ruhl, New Yorker magazine, March 17, 2008
(playwright Sarah Ruhl counts the Betsy-Tacy books as an influence on her work. See last paragraph of article)
Victorian Christmas: A Holiday Celebration at Tacy House, Mankato Free Press, December 2, 2007
Tacy House Put in Focus, Mankato Free Press, June 8, 2007
Back on the Farm, Mankato Free Press, June 17, 2007
Newsweek Magazine, May 21, 2007, author Laura Lippman lists her 5 most important books:
#5 The Betsy-Tacy novels by Maud Hart Lovelace, especially Betsy in Spite of Herself. She says "there are two kinds of women: those who know these books (including Anna Quindlen and Bette Midler) and those who don't."
Betsy-Tacy: A Timeless Tale of Friendship, Antiques & Collecting Magazine, May 2007
A New Chapter for Betsy-Tacy, Simply Minnesota, Summer 2006
Maud Hart Lovelace immortalized turn-of-the-century Mankato in the "Betsy-Tacy" book series, Women Inc. magazine, June/July 2006
