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    Review: That’s a Great Question, I’d Love to Tell You by Elyse Myers

    by Joli December 30, 2025
    by Joli December 30, 2025

    If you’re an Elyse Myers fan (or just enjoy the occasional video of hers that pops up in your feed), you’ll be glad to hear she recently released a book! She narrates the audiobook version, so I decided to give …

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    Review: Life After Ambition by Amil Niazi

    by Joli December 11, 2025
    by Joli December 11, 2025

    A powerful book in a small packageโ€”especially if you’re a mom, add this to your reading list! Read on for my review. The Summary Channeling the subversive and sharp-eyed voice showcased in her popular column forThe Cut , Amil Niazi stylishly interrogates …

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    Review: Going to Maine by Sally Chaffin Brooks

    by Joli August 21, 2024
    by Joli August 21, 2024

    As a lover of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, is there room in my life for another hiking-a-very-long-trail book? Sure, it’s a different trail (Strayed hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, Sally hiked the Appalachian Trail), but it’s a very similar concept. Read …

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    Review: Everyone But Myself by Julie Chavez

    by Joli April 11, 2024
    by Joli April 11, 2024

    A memoir about anxiety? Don’t mind if I do! My experience with the onset of a first panic attack was somewhat similar to Julie’s, so it was nice to read an account that I could relate to. Was Everyone But …

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    [Book Feature] Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru by Hugh Bonneville

    by Joli November 6, 2022
    by Joli November 6, 2022

    Are you a Downton Abbey, Paddington, or Notting Hill fan? Whether you’re a super fun or someone just somewhat familiar with Hugh Bonneville, put his book on your radar! Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru will be …

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    Review: War and Me by Faleeha Hassan

    by Joli August 4, 2022
    by Joli August 4, 2022

    This story had me just rapt the whole time. I wasn’t prepared for just how harrowing Faleeha’s tale would be! I think I (and most of my fellow Americans probably) have no idea how the war impacted the people of …

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    Review: Fox & I by Catherine Raven

    by Katie August 3, 2022
    by Katie August 3, 2022

    For anyone who has a dream of living in a remote and natural place, this book will be a natural fit. Catherine Raven incorporates her Ph.D. in biology with her love of the outdoors and experience as a park ranger …

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    Review: Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina

    by Joli May 26, 2022
    by Joli May 26, 2022

    This was such beautiful book. Speak, Okinawa was our book club pick in May, and it was really an interesting one to discuss. The Synopsis Elizabeth’s mother was working as a nightclub hostess on U.S.-occupied Okinawa when she met the …

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    Review: Twice a Daughter by Julie Ryan McGue

    by Joli May 12, 2021
    by Joli May 12, 2021

    Twice a Daughter by Julie Ryan McGue was an engaging memoir! It was hard to stop reading when Julie was on the cusp of finding out some information about her birth parents. The Synopsis Julie is adopted. She is also …

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    Review: Single, Again, and Again, and Again

    by Joli October 12, 2020
    by Joli October 12, 2020

    I’m super excited to say that I’m working with BookTrib to review some books! When the first one, Single, Again, and Again, and Again…: What do you do when life doesn’t go to plan? by Louisa Pateman arrived in my …

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