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More 2024 Reading I Loved

December 30, 2024

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I’m back with more books I loved in 2024. On Friday I shared the fact that almost all my 5-star favorite books for the year were backlist, but I still wanted to give a shoutout to this wide variety of new releases I thought were wonderful. Each provided me with the escape I wanted in a year that was a lot to handle.   Mysteries and thrillers came on strong for me ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged: book clubs, favorite books, historical, memoir, mystery, thriller, vacation reading

Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

November 11, 2024

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  I certainly can’t speak for all of you, but I’m still adrift this week trying to deal with feelings of disbelief and dread. I have a tremendous need for comfort in my reading and thankfully, I found it from one woman who on the surface may have appeared shy and self-effacing, but who has lived her life by “jumping off cliffs”. I’m talking about Ina Garten, cookbook ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, cooking, food, memoir

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