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A broken kind of beautiful
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A Broken Kind of Beautiful by Katie Ganshert Fashion is a fickle industry, a frightening fact for twenty-four-year-old model Ivy Clark. Ten years in and she’s learned a sacred truth — appearance is everything. Nobody cares about her broken past as long as she looks beautiful for the camera.…
Hell yes, I read: Inside the mind of a lifelong reader
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This is the conclusion to the 2 part series on reading habits (or not reading, if you caught the first half.) Today we are joined by Pamela, from Year Round Thanksgiving and Poetry by Pamela. Pam reads more than anyone else I know, so I thought she would be…
Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Richard Brookhiser
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Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Richard Brookhiser Abraham Lincoln grew up in the long shadow of the Founding Fathers. Seeking an intellectual and emotional replacement for his own taciturn father, Lincoln turned to the great men of the founding—Washington, Paine, Jefferson—and their great documents—the Declaration of…
Hell no I don’t read, but if I did…
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There will be a part 2 for this series in a day or so with the same questions asked to a lifelong reader, just for comparison. I have seen a lot of blogs poll readers or feature readers and ask them what they look for in a book.…
Identity by Ingrid Thoft
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Identity by Ingrid Thoft “Thoft’s gripping sequel…A quirky and empathetic heroine, a fast-moving plot, and a surprise ending make this a winner.” —Publishers Weekly Firecracker P.I. Fina Ludlow returns in the next hard-driving entry in the acclaimed series by Ingrid Thoft. It’s been a couple months since Fina’s last…
Mirror Interview #1 John Howell
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? John: Hi Ionia I’m so glad to be able to sit with you for this interview. ? Ionia:Urm, John could you hold on a moment. I need to make a basic introduction. John W. Howell has a blog he calls Fiction Favorites [http://johnwhowell.com] It’s there he holds court…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 