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    What We Read in February 2023

    by Joli March 5, 2023
    by Joli March 5, 2023

    It might have been the shortest month of the year, but we weren’t short on good books here at Literary Quicksand! I’m in the middle of a LONG book I was ecstatic to be approved for on NetGalley – Abraham …

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    What We Read in January 2023

    by Joli February 4, 2023
    by Joli February 4, 2023

    Welcome to our first recap in 2023! How did your reading year start? Mine started pretty normally – I read 4 books in January, and I average one a week. So, I’m on track! I did have one DNF this …

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    Best Books Set in Winter: Cozy Winter Books

    by Joli January 23, 2023
    by Joli January 23, 2023

    When winter sets in, do you crave a few winter reads? Or maybe you like them in the dog days of summer to help you cool off. Either way, books set in winter can be really cozy reads! To help …

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    Best Historical Fiction 2023: Epic List of New Releases

    by Joli January 15, 2023
    by Joli January 15, 2023

    Good news: the annual Best Historical Fiction list is back! This is Literary Quicksand’s 3rd year of curating an epic list of historical fiction. As with the previous years, I’ll do my best to keep coming back and updating this …

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    Best Books of 2022: Looking Back at Our Favorite Reads

    by Joli January 1, 2023
    by Joli January 1, 2023

    Here are a few of the LQ contributors’ favorite reads of 2022. Here’s to a fantastic reading year in 2023!

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    What We Read in November 2022

    by Joli December 7, 2022
    by Joli December 7, 2022

    Welcome to our monthly recap! Happy holiday season🎄🎅❄️🤶☃️ It’s definitely a busy, busy time of year! I know I haven’t been reading as much, but still so close to my goal so I have to keep going 😅. Where are …

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    What We Read in October 2022

    by Joli November 4, 2022
    by Joli November 4, 2022

    Welcome to our monthly recap! I hope you had an awesome spooky season 👻, and I hope you’re loving all those Christmas ads up already 😆. I’m only reporting on 3 of us this month, but man, we read quite …

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    What We Read in September 2022

    by Joli October 3, 2022
    by Joli October 3, 2022

    Whew. September is such a whirlwind for me and my family. I love it, but also I’m…kind of glad it’s over? 😆 Anyway, here’s what we read in September. Check it out and let us know what you read! Anyway, …

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    5 Books to Read While Grieving

    by Jess September 14, 2022
    by Jess September 14, 2022

    When my brother died from cancer 4 years ago, I felt completely and utterly alone. People were present at first, but after a couple of months, they began to disappear. I turned to books for support, comforted by the fact …

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    What We Read in August 2022

    by Joli September 5, 2022
    by Joli September 5, 2022

    August…the last month of summer. Some of us managed to read quite a bit! And I (Joli) read THREE five-star books in August. Three! August was just an awesome reading month for me. Anyway, here’s what we read in August. …

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