books
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I recently got through another mini-chunk of my TBR list. This time, I know who the suggestions were from. …both of these statements are partially true… • The Captives, Debra Jo Immergut. My dear friend Charlie Smith provides much wiser commentary on life in general than I ever will. Please read his appreciation of this…
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I saw it floating around for a few weeks before I was tagged. You know the type: I have accepted a challenge to post the cover of seven books I love; no explanation, no review, just the cover. I followed the rules and made gut decisions each morning – it said books you love, not necessarily favorites –…
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Hampton hates buying presents, which is why we always take a trip for our anniversary. Since we celebrated his 40th in Miami in February, we went slightly more low-key and headed up to the mountains of North Carolina to celebrate #4 in one of our favorite places: Asheville. After getting stuck in terrible traffic (which…
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“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.” ― William Faulkner My To Be…
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I want to talk about this book, but also feel like it’s not my story to tell. I want to talk about how I needed a light read, but this was overdue from the library and my heart sank when I realized it was by the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. I…
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Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine got on my TBR list from theSkimm. And, fun fact, when I hid a Target gift card to pay it forward during #selfcareseptember, I chose a copy of this book on the Skimm display. I had to wait awhile to get a hold from the library, and now don’t recall…
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It’s always handy to have that friend who makes The Best Suggestions – whether they intend to or not! Earlier this week, Hannah asked me about a book; I hadn’t read it, but it reminded me I needed to place a hold at the library. I Googled the first title, alphabetically, on my To Be…
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Saturday night, my husband has a plan for breakfast. Using up things that should be taken care of before we head out of town for Thanksgiving. Then morning comes. And after I get up to walk the dogs (even though Louisa will always let me sleep and only chooses to wake Hampton with a face…
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While true that my Facebook feed skews to the bookish on the regular, this week, there has been lots of literary fun. Here are some of my favorites: Math Problems for English Majors [McSweeney’s] Build a Library, and We’ll Guess How Old You Are [Buzzfeed] New Book Pays Tribute To The Library Card Catalog [Morning Edition/NPR] And in…
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