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    Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup

    by Mel March 6, 2016
    written by Mel

    Welcome to the Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup. While you sip your Sunday morning coffee, you can see what we’ve added to our “To Be Read” lists this past week (Sun 28 Feb – Sat 5 Mar). Discover all of the various places we …

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    Classics that I swear I’ll read someday. Maybe.

    by Whit March 4, 2016
    by Whit March 4, 2016

    I don’t wanna toot my own horn, but I like to think that I’ve read a fair amount of classic literature. And, it’s very rare that I dislike a classic; they are obviously classics for a reason and generally loved …

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    Grammar Rant: It’s Totes Perf, Bae

    by Becky March 3, 2016
    by Becky March 3, 2016

    In today’s world of instant gratification and limited characters (also known as a limited attention span), it is no surprise that a pop culture version of shorthand has been created. What started off as a few innocent abbreviations like “lol” …

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    Joli’s Midweek Mix: Volume 1

    by Joli March 2, 2016
    by Joli March 2, 2016

    It’s time for a new weekly post on LQ. I keep finding awesome bookish (and sometimes just cool) stuff online that I want to share with you. So, this is my space to do it! Every Wednesday I’ll post a …

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    Review: In Winter’s Kitchen by Beth Dooley

    by Mel March 1, 2016
    by Mel March 1, 2016

    “Do you know where you are?” So begins Beth Dooley’s newest book, In Winter’s Kitchen, and her attempt to answer this question after she leaves New Jersey and makes a new home in Minnesota. Dooley explores this question by using …

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    Review: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

    by Joli February 29, 2016
    by Joli February 29, 2016

    Wow. What a whirlwind this tiny little book is! This is the first I’ve read of Gillian Flynn’s works. Yes, I know, everyone who’s anyone talks about how good they are. But creepy is just not my thing! So I …

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    Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup

    by Mel February 28, 2016
    by Mel February 28, 2016

    Welcome to the Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup. While you sip your Sunday morning coffee, you can see what we’ve added to our “To Be Read” lists this past week (Sun 21 Feb – Sat 27 Feb). Discover all of the various places we get …

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    Review: Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand

    by Becky February 27, 2016
    by Becky February 27, 2016

    Why: The reason I chose this book was simple and uninteresting: it was on my Amazon reading list. I had actually tried to read this last summer, but ended up returning it – gasp – unread to the library. The …

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    Review: Beloved by Toni Morrison

    by Whit February 26, 2016
    by Whit February 26, 2016

    124 was spiteful. Full of a baby’s venom. And thus starts one of the best, yet most devastating, novels I have picked up in a long while. Every time I returned to where I left off, picking the book up …

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