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    Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup

    by Whit May 8, 2016
    by Whit May 8, 2016

    Whit I’m on a total thriller / mystery kick after binging on The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins and wanting more afterward. In the Woods by Tana French – I picked this up at the mystery bookstore near …

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    Earbud Confidential: 5 Captivating Audiobooks

    by Kathleen May 2, 2016
    by Kathleen May 2, 2016

    I’m an audiobook devotee, and here’s why: Audiobooks areย a multi-tasker’s dream. ย Reading while driving, folding laundry, running, or doing dishes? ย What more could a modern bibliophile ask for? Also, the best listens are supremelyย motivating – I’ll slogย an extra mile or …

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    Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup

    by Mel April 24, 2016
    by Mel April 24, 2016

    Welcome to the Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup. While you sip your Sunday morning coffee, youย can see what we’veย added to our “To Be Read” lists in the past twoย weeks (Sun 10 Apr – Sat 23 Apr). Discover all of the various …

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    5 Books for Quitting Your Job to Move to the Woods

    by Mel April 18, 2016
    by Mel April 18, 2016

    โ€œI went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that …

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    Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup

    by Mel April 10, 2016
    by Mel April 10, 2016

    Welcome to the Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup. While you sip your Sunday morning coffee, youย can see what we’veย added to our “To Be Read” lists in the past twoย weeks (Sun 27 Mar – Sat 9 Apr). Discover all of the various …

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    Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup

    by Mel March 27, 2016
    by Mel March 27, 2016

    Happy Spring! And welcome to the Sunday Brunch #TBR Roundup. While you sip your Sunday morning coffee, youย can see what we’veย added to our “To Be Read” listsย this past week (Sun 20 Mar – Sat 26 Mar). Discover all of the …

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    Five Reads to Celebrate International Women’s Day

    by Mel March 7, 2016
    by Mel March 7, 2016

    Hello LQ readers.ย If you didn’t already know, today is International Women’s Day, and as a site curated solely by Women-Trans-Femme (WTF), we want to celebrate with you! International Women’s Day honorsย theย social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. In 2016 …

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    Classics that I swear Iโ€™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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    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, youย can see what we’veย added to our “To Be Read” listsย this past week (Sun 21ย Feb – Sat 27 Feb). Discover all of the various places we get …

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    Girl of the ’90s? Let’s take a bookish walk down memory lane.

    by Joli February 15, 2016
    by Joli February 15, 2016

    Were you a preadolescent girl of the 90s with an obsession for Lip Smackers, Skip-its, doodling in class and, of course, books? If so, you and I are soul mates. I was a book guzzler at that age. I would …

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