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2026 Big Game’s On Read-a-thon!

It’s nearly time again!! As many of you know, I’ve never been above finding perfectly valid reasons to spend obscene amounts of time reading! Not into the game? Come read with me instead! The details: ✨ No rules, no guidelines … Continue reading

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Book Club Favorites of 2025

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 recommendations! … Continue reading

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Book Club Favorites of 2024

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 recommendations! … Continue reading

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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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