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...I still think of him from time to time.
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Stopping by to share a book I am waiting on.
Author: KL Walther
Summary from Goodreads:
This stunning first edition of We’re A Bad Idea, Right? will feature special designed edges!
The business of love gets messy when two best friends decide to fake a romantic relationship in this uproarious and swoony novel by the bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules.
Audrey Barbour has had enough of following the rules. Eighteen years of being the perfect daughter—exceptional grades, enviable college acceptances, tame dating history—and still, her parents don’t trust her enough to let her study her passion, glassblowing, on a prestigious fellowship.
So when her best friend Henry proposes an outrageous fake-dating scheme to win back his ex-girlfriend, it feels like the first step to shaking up her perfect life. And the second? That comes when Audrey’s parents go out of town, sparking a high-risk, high-reward solution to pay for her fellowship—renting out her family’s Connecticut mansion online. With the help of her new fake-boyfriend, it shouldn’t be hard to pull off… right?
But when her best intentions start to unravel, Audrey will have to reckon with who she is, what she wants, and what it really means to play life by her rules—all with her heart on the line.
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Stopping by to share a few books I received recently. Thank you to the publishers!!
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Happy National Comic Book Day!
I love comics, graphic novels, or anything of the sort. I hope that you pick one up today!
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Stopping by to let you know about some books on My Fall 2025 to-Read List.
What will you be reading?T
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Anyone else excited for October 3rd? In that spirit, I found a Taylor Book tag online that I added to with the newer albums :) Crank up the tunes and find a good book to escape the world today.
1. Taylor Swift: an author’s debut book
Lessons in Chemistry! :)
2. Fearless: a book that scared you
Scariest Book Ever: RL Stine
3. Speak Now: a book with great dialogue
Anything by Abby Jimenez...they always make me laugh.
4. Red: a book with red on the cover or in the title
The Cars: Let the stories be told
5. 1989: a book published the year you were born
The House on Mango Street
6. Reputation: a book that lived up to its hype
Anything by Elin :)
7. Lover: a favorite romance or book with a romantic subplot
28 Summers
8. Folklore: a fairy tale, folktale. or myth retelling
I just got a Peter Pan one to check out
9. Evermore: a book you could read for the rest of your life
The Richest Man in Town
10. Midnights: Kept you up all night
Always and all books :)
11. TTPD: Book that explores heartbreak and its aftermath
Eat Pray Love
12. The Life of a Showgirl: something with orange or about
duality
Love Theoretically
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Hi all,
Did you know September 12 is National Video Game Day? What is your favorite game to play?
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Author: Bill Janovitz
Summary from Goodreads:
The definitive book about The Cars, one of the most popular and beloved bands to emerge from New Wave, with articulate musical insights and exclusive new reporting with access to the surviving members of the band and everyone who surrounded them—from critically acclaimed writer and musician Bill Janovitz, author of the New York Times bestselling biography of Leon Russell.
New York Times bestselling author Bill Janovitz explores the musical, cultural, and commercial impact of The Cars, one of the biggest and most influential bands of the 1970s and 80s. With roots in Maryland, Ohio, New York, and New England, eventually convening in Boston, The Cars were journeymen musicians, all forming and performing in a series of bands before finding each other along with the right sound at the right time. It turned them into Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Janovitz reveals the stories of each member of the band, and of the band as a unit, with great care and understanding. He has the cooperation of the surviving members and everyone in the orbit of the band, but he does not shy away from the significant conflicts within the group or the reasons for the band's untimely end. The band's unusual providence in the Boston area, with the support of Jonathan Richman, is fully explored for the first time. Each of the band's landmark albums is chronicled and dissected in the way that only a writer and musician like Janovitz can achieve. To paraphrase the band's own lyrics, hello again, you might think this is just what music readers needed. It's magic. Let's shake it up and let the good times roll.
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Stopping by to share a few books I have been given access to lately. Thank you publishers!! I appreciate it very much.
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Author: Mary Ellen Pethel, Don Cusic
Summary from Goodreads:
Sarah Colley Cannon, better known as her stage character, Minnie Pearl, was born in Hickman County, Tennessee, in 1912. After graduating from Ward-Belmont, now Belmont University, she joined a touring theater company and produced and directed plays and musicals throughout the Southeast. In 1940 an executive for WSM radio in Nashville saw her Minni Pearl character and invited her to appear on the Grand Ole Opry. Cannon would play Minnie Pearl on both the Opry stage and the television show Hee Haw for the next fifty years.
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Author: Mitch Albom
Summary from Goodreads:
What if you got to do everything in your life —twice? The heart of Mitch Albom’s newest novel is a stunning love story that dares to explore how our unchecked desires might mean losing what we’ve had all along.
When he is eight years old, Alfie Logan discovers the magical ability to get a second chance at everything. He can undo any moment and live it again. The one he must accept the consequences of his second try—for better or worse.
He grows up correcting his mistakes and saving himself from adolescent embarrassments. He even takes foolishly dangerous risks, just to see what it’s like to come close to death, before tapping back to safety.
Eventually, Alfie turns his gift to his love life, studying his crushes and going back to make himself more appealing. In time, he falls deeply in love with Gianna, the woman he believes is the one. He seems to find contentment.
But as the years pass, Alfie’s eye begins to wander. Which is when he learns a lone caveat to his once he undoes a love, that person can never fall in love with him again. Knowing if he gives into to temptation, he will risk losing what he has with Gianna, Alfie makes a choice that changes his life forever.
The book begins many years later, after an ailing Alfie is arrested for allegedly cheating and winning millions at a casino roulette wheel. As a curious detective interrogates him, he slowly uncovers Alfie’s incredible story, and its most unlikely conclusion.
In Twice, America’s favorite storyteller, Mitch Albom, is at the top of his powers. A love story that is enchanting, probing, and clairvoyant in matters of the heart, Twice will make you think, weep, and overflow with love from beginning to end.
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For those that are, that recently have, and those that will be shortly...have a great Fall semester!
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Which book can you not stop thinking about?
Hope that you get a chance to find something new and do some exploring :)
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Happy Book Lovers Day! :)
Stopping by to share a few books that I received access to lately. Thank you for the opportunity to read these early!
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Author: Daniel Pollack
Summary from Goodreads:
An intimate and captivating exploration of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s artistic journey, revealing how the creator of the Broadway musicals Hamilton and In the Heights found his unique voice through bold collaborations and a seamless blend of cultures, redefining the world of musical theater.
How did Lin-Manuel Miranda, the sweet, sensitive son of Puerto Rican parents from an immigrant neighborhood in Manhattan, rise to become the preeminent musical storyteller of the 21st century? Lin-Manuel The Education of an Artist offers a compelling narrative that traces Miranda’s path from a friendly but isolated child to the winner of multiple Tonys and Grammys for his Broadway hits Hamilton and In the Heights, a global chart-topping sensation for his songs in Disney’s Moana and Encanto, and the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Genius Grant.
Miranda’s journey is a testament to the power of creativity, collaboration, and cultural synthesis. Despite not being a musical prodigy, Miranda’s insatiable drive to create art and learn from those around him propelled him to synthesize his Latino heritage with the pop, hip-hop, and Broadway musical styles of New York City. The unique blend allowed him to craft a new way of telling American stories.
Drawing on over 150 interviews with Miranda’s family, friends, and mentors, including insights from Miranda himself, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner delves into the formative experiences that shaped Miranda’s artistic vision. From his early musicals in high school and college to the creation of his professional masterpieces, this book reveals the sources of Miranda’s creativity—not as innate genius, but as a result of exceptional openness and collaboration. With full access to Miranda’s inner circle, this behind-the-scenes origin story is sure to captivate his legions of fans and beyond.
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Hi Everyone,
How is your summer going? Stopping by to share a Summer Reading Challenge. Let's soak up what is left of the summer! More information and credit here.
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