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Five Books to Make You Cry
Plus Four More to Make You Cry Harder
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Julie Strauss
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5 Books by Native American Authors
Recently I was at a writer’s conference, and the keynote speaker was Ramona Emerson, author of Shutter. She gave a great talk about creativity, and…
5 Big Fat Books
Get good and lost
5 Books About Creativity
Go Ahead and Suck.
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5 Books Set in Scotland
As you read this, I’m on a trip through Scotland with my dear friend (and two time guest of the show) Lisa Marie Cabrelli.
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Julie Strauss
5 Short Story Collections
This time of year, I’m looking for something short.
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Julie Strauss
5 Audiobooks to Get You Through Holiday Travel Stress
It seems like I mention an audiobook on just about every episode of the podcast.
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Julie Strauss
5 Books About Heists
At first, scary-but-true tales felt like a good direction for this month's Curated Book List.
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Julie Strauss
5 Books About Bookstores (Plus One Extra I Couldn't Resist)
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I’ve been talking about indie bookstores a lot lately.
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5 Multi-Generational Family Sagas
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been listening to Barbara Kingsolver’s Unsheltered on audio.
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Julie Strauss
5 Sports Novels for People Who Hate Sports
My father is an athlete, former football coach, and lifelong sports nut. Much to his continuing dismay, I am not athletic, coordinated, or even mildly…
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Julie Strauss
5 Celebrity Memoirs
You all already know that I loathe any terms that denigrate reading.
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Julie Strauss
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