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    On Packing Books for a Road Trip

    by Jessica August 8, 2020
    written by Jessica

    Who doesn’t love a road trip?  Earlier this summer, my family and I took a road trip to visit Glacier National Park in Montana.  From where we live, that’s about 16-17 hours of drive time. It was a lot of …

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    #Ownvoices YA Books Everyone Should Read: Realistic Fiction Edition

    by Katie August 5, 2020
    by Katie August 5, 2020

    Over the past few years, there’s been great conversations being started about the lack of diversity in publishing, both in terms of what characters get to be featured in stories and the lack of representation of BIPOC authors at most …

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    Women In Translation Month August 2020

    by Cathy August 1, 2020
    by Cathy August 1, 2020

    Women In Translation Month is an anual event which takes place each August and brings together women writers from around the world.

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    20+ Non-War Books Set in France

    by Joli July 24, 2020
    by Joli July 24, 2020

    As I was browsing new books that are growing in popularity, I noticed a couple new historical fiction books set in France – of course during WWII. It got me thinking, where are all the books set in France that …

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    Five Family Stories for Emma Straub Fans

    by Katie July 18, 2020
    by Katie July 18, 2020

    Family stories are one of my favorite sub-genres in literature, from the classic family conversations in Pride and Prejudice to the contemporary trials of the families in Other People’s Houses. Whether it’s a family you’re born into or one you …

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    #amreading: LQ’s Most Recent Reads – July 2020 (Linkup)

    by Joli July 13, 2020
    by Joli July 13, 2020

    Hey July! Not sure how half of this crazy year is over already, but I guess we’ll go with it! What are you reading right now, at the height of summer? Here’s what we’re currently into. Link up with a …

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    Review: The Lost and Found Bookshop

    by Joli July 8, 2020
    by Joli July 8, 2020

    Susan Wiggs is one of the only romance/chick-lit writers I regularly enjoy. It’s a hard genre for me! So I was definitely excited when I snagged The Lost and Found Bookshop via NetGalley, which was JUST published on July 7th! …

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    Review: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

    by Cathy June 30, 2020
    by Cathy June 30, 2020

    The Summary Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman follows Keiko Furukura, a 36-year-old woman who works part time in a convenience store. Keiko likes working at the convenience store as it lets her observe the “normal” people she works with and …

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    A Brief History of My Summer Binge Reading

    by Katie June 26, 2020
    by Katie June 26, 2020

    During the hot, California summer, having run through my stack of library books, I’d climb up to the top floor of our house and grab one of the Robert B. Parker paperbacks my parents had stacked underneath an end table. …

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