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    TBR Mix N’ Mingle – April 2019

    by Allison April 3, 2019
    by Allison April 3, 2019

    Welcome back to another edition ofย TBR Mix n’ Mingleย where you can get excited about your next read or add another book to your ever growing TBR! Join us the first Wednesday of each month as we share our most anticipated …

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    LQ’s Top 10 of 2018

    by Joli January 10, 2019
    by Joli January 10, 2019

    It’s so fun to look back at what our readers loved over the past year! A couple of the posts in our top 10 weren’t published in 2018, but previous years. They’ve got some sticking power! Sorting LOTR characters into …

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    Literary Quicksand’s Best Books of 2018

    by Allison December 17, 2018
    by Allison December 17, 2018

    Hello friends! It’s hard to believe 2018 is quickly coming to a close. What a year! Over here at Literary Quicksand, we’ve been busy reading a lot of really good books. Sure, we’ve read a few duds that we’d rather …

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    TBR Mix N’ Mingle – November

    by Allison November 7, 2018
    by Allison November 7, 2018

    Welcome back to another edition of TBR Mix nโ€™ Mingle. On the first Wednesday of every month, we share our most anticipated reads and invite you to do the same! Make sure to add your TBR list in the linkup …

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    Like Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Fiction and Nonfiction Book Pairing

    by Allison November 4, 2018
    by Allison November 4, 2018

    Have you hear of Nonfiction November? It’s a month dedicated to the literary world’s red-headed step child, nonfiction. Even though you’ll mostly find us knee deep in fictional stories, we still love a good nonfiction book over here at Literary …

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    Our Favorite Books of 2018 So Far

    by Joli August 13, 2018
    by Joli August 13, 2018

    August is here, there’s a back-to-school buzz in the air, and we’re all getting antsy to squeeze every last drop out of summer. How is it that we’re over half way through 2018 already? Here at LQ, several of us …

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    NEW: TBR Mix n’ Mingle Linkup! Join us!

    by Joli August 1, 2018
    by Joli August 1, 2018

    The bookish ladies at LQ are starting our own linkup! The TBR Mix n’ Mingle Linkup starts today. Will you mingle with us? What:ย It’s a TBR linkup! That means we’ll publish a post about our TBR lists for the month, …

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    What We’re Reading This Week: 7/23

    by Joli July 23, 2018
    by Joli July 23, 2018

    If you’re a regular follower of LQ, you may have noticed our posts slow down a little over the past week or two. Summer is in full swing, and our summer schedules don’t allow for as much writing! We’re definitely …

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    What We’re Reading This Week: 7/9

    by Joli July 9, 2018
    by Joli July 9, 2018

    Helloooooo July! This month is coming in hot for us here in Minnesota. Too hot to even enjoy sitting and reading outside! Thank goodness for central air conditioningย 😂. Anyway, here’s what we’re into this week. How about you?   Allison …

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    What We’re Reading This Week: 6/25

    by Joli June 25, 2018
    by Joli June 25, 2018

    And just like that, we’re in the last week of June! Time flies when you’re reading lots of books ๐Ÿ˜‰ Here’s what we’re all into this week.   Allison I’m just finishing up Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers …

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