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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/6/2020
Last Week I’m still in my reading slump this week – only reading part of The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys. It’s set after the Spanish Civil War – a period of time I know very little about. It’s really interesting and I’m loving all the characters, I just…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/29/2020
Last Week I finished just one book this week. Just one! We started curbside delivery at the library and it is taxing! With a very limited staff, we’re trying to accomplish everything we would with a complete staff and it keeps me running from the time I start my day…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/22/2020
Last Week It was another busy, busy week and although I did get some reading done, I’m realizing that it’s just not enough. I tend to get much crabbier without reading on a regular basis, so this week, I plan on putting aside a little time every day to read.…
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Black Publishing Power
This week, Amistad Books is encouraging everyone to purchase just two titles written by Black authors this week. The goal of the Black Publishing Power initiative? To blackout the Best Seller List with a complete list of Black authors and to bring awareness to inequality in the publishing world! It’s…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/15/2020
Last Week My full-time staff is officially back in the library this past week and even with a second power outage, all I managed to read was one book. We’re supposedly working shortened hours right now as our building isn’t fully open, but with only nine of us at work,…
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Thai Green Curry with Spring Vegetables
After four days without electricity, it was so nice to get back into the kitchen and start cooking again! Even on long days after work, I enjoy making dinner and this recipe was super tasty! For whatever reason, cooking helps me decompress, maybe because you can follow directions or veer…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/8/2020
Last Week What’s the best way to jump start your reading? Losing power for four days! We lost power in a massive storm that blew through the area on Wednesday at lunchtime and we finally got our power back on Sunday around 5pm. Even though we lost everything in our…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/1/2020
Last Week I definitely haven’t caught up with my reading, but I have read all of my ARCs that were published in April. I’m still a month behind in my reading, but I’m whittling down the books on my TBR shelves. This week, I read: This Is My Brain In…
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Virtual Author Visits
Last night was a busy night for me as I attended a couple of virtual author visits! I attended the Book Expo Children’s Author Breakfast turned virtual dinner with Judy Blume, Natalie Portman, Misty Copeland, Raj Haldar, Marie Lu, and Kwame Mbalia. It was so interesting to hear each of…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/25/2020
Last Week I’m a reading machine right now! At the beginning of the pandemic, I was having trouble focusing on any books and now it’s like books are as important to me as breathing! Alright, maybe not that important, but without being as social, books have become my escape from…
