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Read Harder Challenge #3: Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
Posted about 5 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
For prompt #3 of the Read Harder Challenge, a book by a woman and/or AOC (Author of Color) that won a literary award in 2018, I read Vincent and Theo: […]
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Posted about 5 years ago by Nico D'Archangel
Dr Seuss Week is Feb 25th to March 2nd (his birthday) First and foremost, Happy Birthday Mr. Theodor Seuss Geisel! In his 87 years of life (1904-1991) he has […]
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Romance in Color
Posted about 5 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with Black History Month, book recommendations
Lupercalia was an ancient Roman feast celebrated to welcome Spring. By the 6th century, the pagan (read racy) aspects of the celebration were downplayed, and the holiday became associated with […]
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Read Harder Challenge #2: Wolf by Wolf
Posted about 5 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
I just finished book #2 for Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge. The prompt was an alternate history novel and I was originally planning on reading Dodger by Terry Pratchett, but […]
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Another Boy: Roald Dahl and Denton Welch
Posted about 5 years ago by Jonathan Tuttle
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
As a child, I loved Roald Dahl for the reasons all his fans do, for his inventiveness, for the integrity of his worlds, for his readiness to admit to children […]
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Read Harder Challenge #1: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Posted about 5 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
We are halfway through January and I’ve finished my first Read Harder Challenge book! I decided to start with prompt #1, otherwise I would do all my favorite prompts first […]
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Book Riot’s 2019 Read Harder Challenge
Posted about 5 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Reading Recommendations, Teens
This challenge is designed to get you out of your reading comfort zone. It pushes readers to explore new genres, new authors, new subjects, and more.
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RPL’s “Best of the Best” of 2018
Posted about 5 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
2018, what a great year for books! What year isn’t, really, but some years feel special. This year my personal list of favorites was 31 titles long. While I work […]
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