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Book Club Favorites of 2023!

  The fiction book club I lead at One More Page Books kicks off the new year by talking about our favorite reads of the previous year.  We call it a book club potluck: instead of food we bring book … Continue reading

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Most Anticipated Books: July 2023

Though most of my posting is happening over on Instagram as of late, I thought I’d get back to sharing some of my posts here. What better way to start than with my most anticipated books of July?  I have  … Continue reading

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On My Shelves This Week: Memory Swiping and Family Secrets

  What a week!  I wish I could say I spent it reading, but horribly high pollen levels leaves me with itchy, watery eyes.   Not at all conducive to reading for any extended period of time.  That said, I did … Continue reading

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On My Shelves This Week: Burning Theaters, Black Immortals

  It was a slow reading week, but the books I read were quite memorable:   The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland: My verdict: READ IT! It’s the winter season of 1811 in Richmond, VA.   The city’s only … Continue reading

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On My Shelves This Week: Gardening Collective, Fan Fiction & Horror in Deep Space

  It was a slow reading week for me.  The pollen in our area is on overdrive, so my eyes have been an itchy, watery mess all week! Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton (DNF): I don’t know if it was … Continue reading

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Month in Review: March 2023

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I want to get back in the habit of doing them!  This is the first month I’ve consciously made it a priority to read at least 30 minutes each … Continue reading

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On My Shelves This Week: Haunted Houses, Dark Secrets, Deadly Superbugs

  What a week of reading!  For clarification, my “week” is Saturday-Friday, so a lot of my reading time takes place on the weekend.  I also hit a big book slump this week; one of the problems with reading so … Continue reading

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On My Shelves This Week: Historic Horror, Loneliness & Gifted Women

  What a wonderful week of reading! Talk about an eclectic selection of books! Books Read This Week Wilder Women by Ruth Emmie Lang:  Nora Wilder disappeared five years ago, leaving her two daughters behind.  The daughters have been separated; Zadie … Continue reading

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On My Shelves This Week: Witches & Russian Oligarchs

  The time change has me completely out of whack this week, so I didn’t get nearly as much reading in as I would have liked to.  I did get to squeeze in a book event at my favorite independent … Continue reading

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On My Shelves This Week: Roman Fever and the Power of Stories

  BOOKS READ: I finished three books this weeks.  They were very different from one another, yet there were some similarities! Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz.  READ IT, AND THEN GET THE SECOND BOOK! This is the first … Continue reading

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