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  • 4 Books in Verse for National Poetry Month

    4 Books in Verse for National Poetry Month

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    About three or four years ago I discovered books written in verse. I feel kind of silly admitting that I really didn’t know this was a ‘thing’- to tell a complete story in poetry format. I thought poetry was poetry (all vague and left to interpretation.) Happy to see the error of my ways and…

  • Favorite Book Covers [The 2020 Edition]

    Favorite Book Covers [The 2020 Edition]

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    Kim and Tanya
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    At the end of the year, we like to look back at our favorites reads – Popular Books Worth the Hype, The Best Books [Kim] Read This Year, Favorite Audiobooks [Tanya] Listened To and now, our Favorite Book Covers. + TANYA PATRICE + War Girls, Tochi Onyebuchi Cover Art Art Directed by Tony Sahara and Kristin…

  • The Best Books I Read This Year [2020 Edition]

    The Best Books I Read This Year [2020 Edition]

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    Wow! 2020 turned out to be a fantastic reading year for me. Over the past 5 years I’ve managed to read around 40 books a year. This year, however, I read 74!!. Narrowing it down to the best of the best was really hard but here are my favorites… To Be Taught If Fortunate, Becky…

  • Popular Books Worth the Hype

    Popular Books Worth the Hype

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    Which books did you read this year that you saw all over blogs, your friends were pushing or it was praised to the high heavens by the critics? Did you agree that the books deserved the praises being heaped on them? Every year since 2015 – in the last month of the year, #AMonthofFaves, we…

  • Fall Holidays Reading Guide [The 2020 Edition]

    Fall Holidays Reading Guide [The 2020 Edition]

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    Kim and Tanya
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    Autumn is the coziest season for reading books, isn’t it?! And there’s plenty of holidays that offer opportunity to get comfy reading for a few minutes, hours … dare I say days … making your own personal readathon! I love a good theme, and so here’s a few suggestion for your cozy Fall reading based…

  • 2020 New Releases on Our Radar

    2020 New Releases on Our Radar

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    One of the most exciting things about a new year is perusing the many lists of new releases expected to come out. There are quite a few that we’re looking forward to reading in 2020. ♥ Books We’re Both Excited About ♥ The Glass Hotel, Emily St. John Mandel (Feb 15) In this captivating story…

  • 5 Popular Books Worth the Hype [and 1 Not Worth It] #AMonthofFaves

    5 Popular Books Worth the Hype [and 1 Not Worth It] #AMonthofFaves

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    Kim and Tanya
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    This year there were many books that totally rocked our socks! And then there were the few books that left us wanting more and wondering what all the gushing was about. Here’s our break down of the books that were worth the hype and one that, sadly, was not. ✭ Believe the Hype ✭ ♥…

  • 9 More Fiction Recommendations to Add Diversity to Your Book Club Selections

    9 More Fiction Recommendations to Add Diversity to Your Book Club Selections

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    Kim and Tanya
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    In the past we’ve shared quite a few solid reading recommendations to add diversity to your book club selections. Check out 4 Reading Recommendations To Add Diversity to Your Book Club Reads and 5 More Fiction Recommendations To Add Diversity To Your Book Club Reads. But we’re going to recommend …. 9 More Fiction Recommendations…