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Must-read books for 2024

Looking back, 2023 was pretty wretched. One bright spot? I hit my “read 100 books” goal for the first time! Praise be …

Yep, books are absolutely my coping mechanism in this crazy world. I inhaled 92 last year, just short of my 100-book goal. …

If you have a teacher or academic in your life, be gentle right now. Because now is about the time they’re looking …

Looking for a good spring read? I’ve got a few or 26 to recommend. Best Books I’ve Read in 2019 So Far …

Happy New Year! Like many, I’m thrilled to say goodbye to 2018. The last few months were especially rough around these parts …

The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell. Close your eyes and imagine’s it’s Prohibition-era New York City. George Gershswin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” is …

What never fails to thrill? Books. FREE BOOKS! Have I mentioned how much I heart the public library? xoxo, shawna #100HappyDays 1. …

One of my guilty pleasures as a library-going, Kindle-owning bookworm? Buying new reads at the airport. Do not ask me why, but …

“You can tell whether some misogynistic societal pressure is being exerted on women by calmly inquiring, ‘And are the men doing this, …

Since junior high, I’ve harbored a fascination with Jewish history and the Holocaust. I begged my mother to let me see Schindler’s …