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Why This Blog is Waning

I haven’t posted here in several months, obviously. Not only is this the ann0 horribilis of 2020, which explains almost everything these days, but I’ve given up on publishing my reviews here. No one reads them and it’s silly to add to my to-do list when there is so much else going on. If I

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Review: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Author: Kim Michele Richardson; Genre: Historical Novel; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Katie Schorr; Publisher: Blackstone Audio (2019); Rating: . Set in 1930s Kentucky, this was a fascinating story about a young woman who delivers books to rural homes. She rides a mule as she works for the Kentucky Pack Horse

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All About Audiobooks

Listening to a book read by someone else is quite a different experience than reading it yourself. I’ll tell you why I love audiobooks and why you should try one. A few years ago, my older brother, Dennis, died quite suddenly. I handled it well, I think, but internalized some of the feelings and had

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My TBR Challenge 2019

I’ve been reading (ahem…) about book challenges this week and remembering my previous attempts to keep up with them. I’m fairly sure I failed 90 percent of the time. Regardless, I’m ready to take one on again! What’s that you ask? “Why would you do that again, given your track record?” I enjoyed the 2018

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Review: Literary Book Gifts

Literary Book Gifts is a fun website to browse, especially for readers and lovers of books. You can order t-shirts from a huge variety of reading, writing, and classic literature-related illustrations and titles. Shirts comes in a large number of colors and sizes, too. The women’s t-shirts, hoodies, and tank tops come in sizes XS

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