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I’m Baaaaack!!!
Wow! July went by in the blink of an eye! I missed you all! I tried to keep up with reading blogs, but didn’t do great with that. But, I’m back! I’ll be blogging regularly again and that means I’ll be...
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On The Move
I’m waving to you all – farewell (for now) to my West coast friends, family, and home and hello to my East coast/New England friends, family, and home. Is this what it means to be bi-coastal? I...
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Crawling Out of The Slump
Thank you for the kind words and the reading recommendations. After two more false starts with books I couldn’t get into, I finally found one! A few years ago, I read the incredible The Shadow of the...
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Teen and Kid Favorites, Pt 1
I’m pleased to bring back Teen Favorites just in time for holiday shopping! I’m including younger readers in this year’s survey. If you, your child, or grandchild would like to chime in, please do so...
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Teen and Kid Favorites, Pt 2
Welcome back to part 2 of Teen and Kid Favorites – just in time for holiday shopping! Thank you to all the kids and teens who participated! I greatly appreciate it! The question this year: What was...
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Teen and Kid Favorites, Part 3
Welcome to part 3, the final installment, in this year’s series of Teen and Kid Favorites, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Here are links to part 1 and part 2 in case you missed them....
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Wild Reads!
As a former raptor rehabber and zoo educator with a degree in Zoology, I love reading books about wildlife. Finding good nonfiction isn’t a problem. Earlier this year I read and loved Life, Love, and...
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Books Read in 2012
Click to view slideshow. HAPPY NEW YEAR! I read a total of 67 books in 2012. I hope for 100 in 2013! Here’s a list of most the books I read and enjoyed in 2012 (in reverse chronological order): THE ART...
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In Love
Bob and I just bought a house – one we love! It has great character and warmth, originally built in the early 1800s and lovingly renovated less than a decade ago by the current owners. It has...
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2013 Reading List
HAPPY NEW YEAR! In all, I read 75 books, not including manuscripts/WIPs by friends and books I put down after a few chapters. Of these books, 44 were children’s books (picture books, chapter books,...
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2014 Reading List
Happy New Year! I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for following this blog. It’s a joy to share my love of reading and books – and I love hearing from you, too! If you have a reading...
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Welcome to the Spotlight Jeannine Atkins and Little Woman in Blue
I’m super excited to shine the spotlight on talented friend and author Jeannine Atkins. I’ve long been a fan of her work. When she read me the opening to a new work-in-progress, a few years ago, it...
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And The Winner Is…
Hello! And thank you for being so patient for me to reveal the winner of the latest drawing! We last shined the spotlight on this amazing novel: Little Woman in Blue by Jeannine Atkins (She Writes...
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2015 Reading List
Another year, another list of fabulous books read! I really wish I had read even more. As is, my TBR pile seems to be never-ending. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but I do wish I could read all...
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2016 Reading List
Another year of reading fabulous books! I’m happy to share the list of books I read and enjoyed, but because I’m pressed for time this year, I won’t be providing my two-sentence summaries this year....
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First Quarter Reading List 2017
I thought I’d keep a running list of the books I read quarterly, as well as posting a full list at the end of the year. Here are the books I’ve read and loved so far this first quarter of 2017. While...
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AAPI Heritage Month Book a Day 2019 – 24
We’re winding down here with Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and I’m sharing an AAPI book a day that I want to read. Today’s book is by an author I fell in love with over the course of...
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AAPI Heritage Month Post 10
Today’s recommended Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month book is another I read as a galley. All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat...
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