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    Forty Autumns, Nina Willner
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    Review: Forty Autumns by Nina Willner

    by Amber August 24, 2017
    written by Amber

    As a new contributor to Literary Quicksand, you may not know how much I enjoy reading historical fiction (and non-fiction, in this case) yet. So, when I heard about the opportunity to join a book tour for Forty Autumns, I …

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    Reader Poll!

    by Becky August 16, 2017
    by Becky August 16, 2017

    Will you pick up a book again after you’ve read it once? We want to know! Cast your vote in the poll below and then share your thoughts in the comments. Does it have to be a certain length of …

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    Prompted Journal Review: You’re Weird

    by Joli August 12, 2017
    by Joli August 12, 2017

    I admit it, I’m a prompted journal nerd. I love sitting down with a journal and pencil or pen, or a puzzle book, or a planner. There’s something about that quiet reflection time that I just love, even as much as …

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    Review: On Edge

    by Joli August 9, 2017
    by Joli August 9, 2017

    For the past several years, I’ve been battling anxiety. I don’t have a hard time talking about it, because I think it’s really important to openly talk about mental illness. That’s why I picked up this important book! On Edge: …

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    Review: Broke Millennial

    by Janna August 8, 2017
    by Janna August 8, 2017

    I’ve been really into personal finance lately (See my review of The Simple Path to Wealth). I started with creating a budget and then slowly worked my way up to tackling my 401(k) and opening a Roth IRA. Not sure …

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    Review: Goodnight from London

    by Amber August 3, 2017
    by Amber August 3, 2017

    I have been obsessively following along with Booksparks’ Summer Reading Challenge (#SRC17) and for participating in one of their weekly contests, I won a book! The book was Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson. I was excited about this one …

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    Review: The Almost Sisters

    by Joli July 30, 2017
    by Joli July 30, 2017

    When Janna posted her review of Joshilyn Jackson’s The Opposite of Everyone, I knew I wanted to read one of her books. At the beginning of July, I saw that she had a new one coming out – The Almost …

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    Review: Among the Lesser Gods

    by Bekky July 28, 2017
    by Bekky July 28, 2017

    I wasn’t thinking about rescue when my grandmother’s letter came — Among the Lesser Gods, Margo Catts. You know you’re in for a good read when the first line captures your attention. I’m reminded of the importance of first lines …

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    Review: The Unseen World

    by Janna July 24, 2017
    by Janna July 24, 2017

    Joli and I are part of the Girly Book Club, an international book club with members in over 50 cities around the world. We all read the same book and discuss it on the same night of each month. It’s …

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