Category: Recommendations
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Kids’ Books I Love: Enola Holmes
I confess that I do love children’s books. They are just as captivating to me as any longer, more adult work of fiction. I suspect I am not alone, so here is the first of my recommendations of children’s books that adults will love. Sherlock Holmes has a younger sister. Who knew? Author Nancy Springer…
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Plant-Curious
“I’d consider being vegan but I could never live without cheese.” “Of course I care about my health, animals, and the environment, but is life without burgers really worth living?” “Vegans are judgmental and preachy, I prefer to avoid people like that.” Do these words sound familiar? Perhaps, you’ve heard others say them, maybe you’ve…
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A Pirates Life For Me: A Review of The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi is an adult historical fantasy novel by Shannon Chakraborty, the author of the international bestselling Daevabad Trilogy. This novel was published on February 28th, 2023 and made it onto the New York Times Bestseller list by early March! Here is a spoiler free summary of The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi:…
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How Junie B. Jones Saved Dinnertime
As many parents already know, dinnertime and bedtime in a house with young children can be fraught. There’s screaming, kicking, and running on a regular basis – and the kids don’t behave well, either! But, seriously, trying to get a six-year-old to sit down and eat her dinner instead of running in circles around the…
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