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Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World
Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World | Mackenzi Lee
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Based on Mackenzi Lee's popular weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features 52 remarkable and forgotten trailblazing women from all over the world. With tales of heroism and cunning, in-depth bios and witty storytelling, Bygone Badass Broads gives new life to these historic female pioneers. Starting in the fifth century BC and continuing to the present, the book takes a closer look at bold and inspiring women who dared to step outside the traditional gender roles of their time. Coupled with riveting illustrations and Lee's humorous and conversational storytelling style, this book is an outright celebration of the badass women who paved the way for the rest of us.
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HeyT
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This month i did a little better than average as I did a last minute push to get my yearly totals up to 135 and make my year in review on goodreads have an even layout so I read like six books in one week.
3 eBook
9 Physical
I've managed to get my final points total for my #BuriedAliveChallenge to 11,770 with an average of 99 points per book. Clearly I need to read more of my longer owned books to get a higher average.
#DecemberWrapUp

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HeyT
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Pickpick

I'm ending my 2020 reading year with a book by the same author that I started it with. This is a quick and general overview of the accomplishments of 52 women that history doesn't really mention much. I loved the conversational tone and the gorgeous illustrations. The book is based on a series of Twitter threads that appeared weekly for a year.
#BuriedAliveChallenge

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HeyT
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Welp @TheAromaofBooks has posted the monthly reminder so here's my #BookSpin list for December. I'm still not quite up for the full bingo experience but I am looking forward to whatever the two main choices will be. I've been using the same list every month and just replacing the selections I've read. Even keeping the list static for the year only three of the original selections are still on there in large part because of the bonanza in May.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks great!! 3y
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BookishRedhead
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Pickpick

Yessss!! Queen's!!
I loved reading about badass women I didn't know existed.
Looking into them all

GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣 love this title 4y
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janerzy
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These women are so cool......Something uplifting to be reminded that we are strong and we got this Stay-Home thing 💪🏽

Stick to your routine, be grateful and resilient, show up and be the best you can everyday, bada$$ girlfriends!

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HeyT
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So I originally curated my #BookSpin list from my Buried Alive Goodreads shelf but after seeing all the great shelf list posts I thought it would probably be a good idea to round up all the books on my list and put them together rather than the various places they were stashed all over the house.

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Melismatic
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I‘m not one for sports movies (or sports, really) but I‘d like to see one made about Jackie, a teenager signed to a minor league team who reportedly struck out Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig in one game.

I meannnnnnn ⚾️

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Melismatic
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Dear Hollywood, we need an epic film about this woman posthaste. 🏴‍☠️ 🌊 ⚔️

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Melismatic
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I‘m obsessed with the illustrations & aesthetics of this!! Prepare to have your feed flooded — I‘m going to try to read this one slowly. 😍🙌🏻💪🏻

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Melismatic
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Bookish gifts from my BFF as we did a belated Xmas with just her and I. So excited!

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mrozzz
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Pickpick

Fulllll of slang and definitely not for everyone, I adored this collection of vignettes for super-cool ladies who throughout history have been overlooked either on purpose due to sexism or racism or both but despite their time period‘s inability to heap on the praise they deserved, they were incredibly brave and brilliant broads just like the title implies. 🙌🏻💜

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Deifio
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Pickpick

Soo many cool women I want to know more about! A really fun and amazing read!

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Deifio
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Got this for my birthday today! 🤩
Sad to say that I only know the one woman by name😅, Emmy Noether, from 52. Well, something new to learn 🤓

Nute One of the reasons why we read, right? So cool that you are going to learn something new about 51 other women besides the one that you were already familiar with. I‘m stacking so that I can get acquainted as well!🙂 4y
Deifio @Nute It was a good selection of women. Not only morally good women. The "kickass" is well deseved! Have fun reading! 4y
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GatheringBooks
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#MarchIntoThe70s Day 30: #WeAreTheChampions say the bygone badass broads and wonder women whom Fats has featured today at GatheringBooks. She has curated this amazing list of books featuring female trailblazers throughout history. Over 30 women-empowered titles before Women‘s History Month ends and perfect for our #WomenReadWomen2019. https://wp.me/pDlzr-k8u

Cinfhen 💪🏼💄❤️ 5y
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BillBlume
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The perfect book for Day 8 of #LiteraryLuck & #InternationalWomensDay: Bygone Badass Broads by Mackenzi Lee. This is also a special book in our house, because Wicket got to attend the book signing at @FountainBookstore and even got this copy autographed to him. #WicketsWorld

TrishB Awww 🐶 5y
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Dorianna
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Readathon snack time prep. Just waiting impatiently for the Ben & Jerry‘s to melt a little so it isn‘t a battle to scoop it out. #24in48

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Dorianna
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Ravenclawsbookshelf
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I have not read this book yet but it is on my TBR for 2019 #MusicalNewYear

vivastory Good pick 👍 5y
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sdbruening
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Pickpick

Loved this book so much. So inspiring, varied, and attention-grabbing. Appreciated the chronological order. Some of the writing was too colloquial/informal for me (Twitter series). I wanted more facts and less of the acronyms and commentary. Also would have liked real pictures where available along with the illustrations (which were great too). Overall, though, so glad this exists. And loved the preface and dedication to her mom 😍

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rachelsbrittain
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Pickpick

This book gets a heck yes! If you, like me, like learning about all the unknown / forgotten / hidden badass women from history then this is the book for you! I'm always astounded by how many incredible women with amazing stories or who changed the world I've never learned about (thanks a lot history textbooks). I recognized a few like Hatshepsut & the Miraball sisters, but mostly lots of amazing new ladies I didn't know. Highly, highly recommend.

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Megabooks
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Pickpick

Blame this one on @Cinfhen ❤️😘

This is a great book for young women and older women alike. The women, from BCE to the 20th century, performed amazing feats and overcame many obstacles most commonly rampant misogyny. She included women from all over the world of many colors and sexual orientations. Their achievements were in fields including athletics, music, the military, and activism. Read this. 5⭐️

Cinfhen I‘m still making my way through this one. It‘s super informative and I‘m loving the illustrations and obscure women she choose to highlight 💋 5y
Megabooks @Cinfhen Yeah, I read it over several days. I enjoyed it more that way. Definitely some amazing women!! 5y
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Megabooks
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This one‘s for you @Cinfhen

Cindy posted about this badass #nonfiction book yesterday, and I had to check it out. If you need a book to remind you that women rock and can do anything, read this. I‘m really enjoying it.

This is my fav so far: a woman who challenged any man to wrestling and was undefeated until her death at 45!

#nonfictionNovember #nonfiction2018

Cinfhen Hahaha!!! Love it!!! I picked it up via #Hoopla yesterday❤️I‘ve only read a few pages but I‘m enjoying 5y
Megabooks @Cinfhen Awesome! The book is just so fun. 😁😁 5y
sdbruening She was one of my favorites from the book too!! 5y
Megabooks @sdbruening 😁😁👍🏻 5y
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Cinfhen
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#NoFemmeber #NonFictionNovember #SheWill Inspire, #SheWill challenge, #SheWill make you take notice, #SheWill NOT be forgotten 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼and I feel like I want to add #SheWill rock you 🎶🎵🎶 ( my ode to Freddie)
This book looks UH.MAY.ZING

sebrittainclark That is such an awesome book! 5y
Megabooks Oooo! Great choice! Just checked it out from the library. Thanks for the tag! 😁😘 5y
Cinfhen I think @sebrittain mentioned it‘s available on #Hoopla so I‘m gonna check @Megabooks but I feel like I want to own this book!!! It looks incredible 💕💪🏼💕 5y
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shawnmooney You‘re anything but BYGONE, and I wouldn‘t take my life in my hand by calling you a BROAD: but there is one other word that starts with B in that title that suits you to a T! 😍😍😍 5y
JennyM Now I just want to go out and kick some butt...and dance 💃 💪🏻 5y
Kalalalatja I need this book in my life! 😍💪 5y
TrishB Great choice and love these books 💕 5y
erzascarletbookgasm What a great title! 5y
Cinfhen I was able to get this title from #Hoopla🤗🤗🤗 @JennyM @Kalalalatja @TrishB @erzascarletbookgasm and it looks like TOTAL JOY 🙌🏻💕 5y
Cinfhen My dear @shawnmooney I hope Kenji knows how lucky he is 😘😘😘 you‘re the best 5y
shawnmooney @Cinfhen Let‘s do a buddy read next year! 😍 5y
Cathythoughts Nice choice 👍🏻❤️ 5y
batsy Nice pick for this one 💕 5y
Cinfhen I tagged you in the wrong post @shawnmooney but I‘d love to do a buddy read with you💕💋😜 5y
Billypar I love the title, book concept, and this entire post- well done! 👏👏👏 5y
britt_brooke Nice choice!! 5y
Reviewsbylola I love books like this. 5y
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Shadowfat
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Pickpick

I used a rare night alone to finish this amazing book! It didn't have as much information as I would have liked, but I really liked the author's enthusiasm for these amazing women. Plus I learned about a lot about influential women in history I had never heard of!

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RebelGrrrl
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My library is starting a feminist book club and I am going to put up a display to inspire interest. I'm constantly inspired by the amazing women who've shattered stereotypes and made a difference and am using guerilla art tactics to inspire others (these cards going to be hidden in books and when folks take them home, hopefully they'll be intrigued enough to look up the stories of these rad women!)

RebelGrrrl Oh! And as with all first drafts, there's definitely an error on one of these cards. Luckily someone caught it before it went out to the world for real. (I am lucky to have great friends!) 6y
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sebrittainclark
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Pickpick

5/5

With all the quotes I've posted over the past week, it shouldn't be a surprise that I loved this book. It's all about woman who did extraordinary things, and I'd only heard of a few of them before reading. Some stories were inspiring, some were sad, and they were all super interesting.

It's also on #hoopla which makes it very easy to read.

TheRomantiCate What‘s #hoopla? 6y
sebrittainclark @TheRomantiCate it's a library app where you can check out books, audiobooks, music, TV shows, and comics 6y
TheRomantiCate @sebrittain oohhh! I see 🤓🤓 6y
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sebrittainclark
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Bold.

"My husband was killed in action defending the motherland. I want revenge on the fascist dogs for his death and for the death of Soviet people tortured by the fascist barbarians. For this purpose I've deposited all my personal savings... in order to build a tank. I kindly ask to name the tank 'Fighting Girlfriend' and to send me to the frontline as driver of said tank."

Mariya Oktyabrskaya in a letter to Stalin

callielafleur Holy cow. Badass. 6y
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sebrittainclark
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Another one because this book is just too quotable.

"Beautiful, valiant, generous, and supremely unchaste." from Gallant Ladies by Cameron Rogers in reference to Julie D'Aubigny

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sebrittainclark
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This is in reference to Arawelo. She, and this book, are very cool.

"Rose's are red, gender's performative, your ideas about women are so hella normative. "

rachelsbrittain I love that so much 😂 6y
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SALeahey
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Small book haul from a short shopping trip to Books A Million and Costco in the ridiculous heat. I think tolerating the inferno was a good trade for several new books!

Pogue The tagged book is a fun read! 6y
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danimgill
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THIS COVER Y‘ALL 😍 Seriously, the portraits throughout this collection of 52 mini-biographies are amazing. As are the women themselves! This was a diverse collection of female historical figures that most people haven‘t heard of. I loved Mackenzi Lee‘s narrative voice and will definitely be finding some more in-depth books about a few of these incredible ladies 👑

Reviewsbylola 😍😍😍 6y
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ElishaLovesBooks
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Thanks for the tag @TricksyTails ♥️♥️
1. A Confederacy of Dunces
2. I go through snack phases- right now I‘m really into pita chips!
3. The tagged book-these are little mini-bios about women that haven‘t been recognized in history for their accomplishments. So good!
4. It‘s almost Wednesday here . . . so anyone who want to😊
#tuesdaytidbits

TricksyTails Mmm pita chips and hummus! 6y
Cinfhen Love Pita chips, oddly I can‘t get them here in israel😂🤣 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @TricksyTails I‘ve even been eating them plain! I‘m such a carbs girl! @Cinfhen That does seem strange 🤔 6y
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Propqueen
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A rainy gloomy Saturday is no match for stack of library books.😀

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Librarybelle
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Today‘s episode of “what holds will arrive for Jess at the library...”

In other news, I need more time to read!! Sadly, despite being the purchaser for a large portion of the adult collection for my library system, I cannot read at my desk.

MelissaSue81 No fair! Maybe sneak the book under the desk. 😂 6y
Librarybelle @MelissaSue81 That would be fun! I could always listen to audiobooks while working... 6y
MelissaSue81 I read when I‘m on reference and there‘s no patrons.. which is many of my evening shifts! 6y
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Librarybelle @MelissaSue81 My staff due the same thing in the evenings. It‘s pretty quiet at the library in the evenings. 6y
introvertedbooks @Librarybelle I process the juv material and sometimes i have to sneak in a picture book or two lol. But I wish I could read at work! 6y
Librarybelle @introvertedbooks Oh! Sometimes I visit our Tech Services department as the new kids books arrive, and there is an impromptu viewing of the picture books. 6y
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RebelGrrrl
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I finally spent my Amazon gift card from February.... on (surprise!) more books! I am so stoked to finally have a Victor LaValle novel in my personal library, and Mackenzi Lee's summaries of badass ladies in history is A+ work.

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dastevensish
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Pickpick

Pretty much adored this book with all my heart. ❤️❤️❤️

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GetYourBookOn
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Just arrived from Amazon and I'm in love!! The writing is so engaging and down-to-Earth. And the concept?!! A DIVERSE book about badass women?? Yaaaaas!

RaimeyGallant Sounds wonderful! And welcome! #litsywelcomewagon @LitsyWelcomeWagon And check my latest post to find 199 users who have committed to following back new Littens (that's what we call ourselves.) 6y
ofclumsywords Welcome to Litsy!!! 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 👋😄 6y
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Swe_Eva Welcome! 6y
asiriusreader Welcome to Litsy! 6y
Wife Welcome to Litsy!🌹 6y
Chelleo Welcome to Litsy! New book friends are the best! We hope you‘re loving it here! Checkout these #Litsytips: http://bit.ly/litsytips and #LitsyHowTo videos: http://bit.ly/litsyvideos There‘s so many fun things to do: book exchanges, buddy reads, photo challenges and more! Check out #LitsyHappenings for details. @LitsyWelcomeWagon 6y
Amanda61 Welcome to Litsy! 📚 💜 6y
Jess7 Welcome to Litsy!! Hope you love it here! 6y
ReadZenRites Hi👋🏻 Welcome to Litsy ✨📚✨ 6y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 👋🏻👋🏻 6y
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Heatherleegee
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Pickpick

Got to see my friend Mackenzi captivate an audience of teens and adults with stories about women‘s history last night at Belmont Books. This book is so beautiful and needed by readers of all ages! Go get yourself or gift a copy if you haven‘t already #bygonebadassbroads

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Fullmetalmarshmallow
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CHILLS. The writing style was very casual - but it was the perfect way to make every story digestible. And what inspiring women. I loved learning about these ladies! 💖

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suvata
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Pickpick

A very enjoyable book about women who made a difference in the world. I‘ve decided that several of them were were worth reading more about so I added some more in-depth books to my TBR!

catebutler This sounds fabulous! I‘ll have to find a copy to read. 6y
jwashreads She does history threads on Twitter and they're absolutely the best way to read anything historical. I can't wait to read this book. 6y
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Rabidgummibear
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Excited to dive into this!

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BillBlume
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After going to Fountain Bookstore to meet Mackenzi Lee for her new book Bygone Badass Broads, Wicket promptly got home for an introvert crash. He met Mackenzi and a bunch of our best reading/writing friends in Richmond. This is one tired dog. Ditto for me and Sheri. It is most definitely bedtime. #NightyNight #WicketsWorld #DogsOfLitsy #bedtime

AmyG Awww that face ❤️ (edited) 6y
Jess7 Soooo cute! My schnauzers would love Wicket! (edited) 6y
BillBlume @Jess7 as much as I hate to admit it. Wicket would probably not be nice to them. He LOVES people, but other dogs... as my wife has said it best, “He‘s a bit of a dick.” 6y
Jess7 Haha... I understand. Parker (5.5 yo.) would be super nice to him. He‘s incredibly chill, but if Wicket barked at him, Parker would be under my feet scared to death. He‘s big for a miniature schnauzer ( at 30 lbs) but he ran terrified from my neighbor‘s two 5-7 lb yorkie poos the other day lol. My other one Jenna (10.5 yo), while nice enough to other dogs, doesn‘t like to be messed with - so she would probably be barking back and in my lap. 🤣 6y
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BillBlume
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Tonight was a first for my dog Wicket. Mackenzi Lee (best known for her YA novel Gentleman‘s Guide to Vice & Virtue) visited Fountain Bookstore to promote her new book, Bygone Badass Broads. After a brief Twitter exchange, my wife Sheri & I learned Mackenzi LOVES cute dogs, so our dog Wicket got permission from Fountain Bookstore to attend. I‘ll be posting a pic of Sheri and Wicket with Mackenzi in my next post. #BygoneBadassBroads #WicketsWorld

Jess7 Cool!!🐶 6y
britt_brooke Fun! 💚🐾 6y
BillBlume @britt_brooke @Jess7 this was a lot of fun, and not just because Wicket got to go. I had no idea what Mackenzi would be like. She turned out to be incredibly sweet, sincere, and funny. Would encourage anyone who has a chance to meet her to do so. 6y
britt_brooke @BillBlume That‘s fantastic! 6y
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MidnightBookGirl
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Mackenzi Lee managed to make her way to RVA despite the snow! She was AWESOME, just as badass as the women in her new book. She also talked about Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue and it's upcoming sequel, shared her love of LibroFM, and afterwards I discovered that she's also a #murderino. We have some signed stock of hers at @FountainBookstore if you want to support an awesome writer (and a fellow indie bookstore employee). #SSDGM 📚🖤

WeeziesBooks I love her so much! She was the sweetest at SeYa Fest this year! 6y
MidnightBookGirl @WeeziesBooks She is so funny! I was so excited that we snagged her for our bookstore. I'm starting a Adults Who Read YA book club for the bookstore and her Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue will definitely be a pick! 6y
Pruzy What‘s her take on LibroFM? 6y
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jwashreads Ooooh that's amazing! I follow her on Twitter and I love her! 6y
MidnightBookGirl @Pruzy She's a fan! She's a long time audiobook listener (like me) and likes that Librofm allows you to support independent bookstores. Then we talked about the awesome narrator of Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (aka Hot Tom Riddle). 6y
MidnightBookGirl @jwashreads she's so great! 6y
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kgriffith
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay everyone! I made a thing. Again, the platform doesn‘t play nicely on mobile, but you can still click through to add books 🤓 https://librarything.libguides.com/book-lists-03-18

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AshleyKorinE
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Pickpick

I Looooveee this book! I am all for the women in history who made differences and I just wish they would have gotten their dues in life. There‘s so many now I need to go grab biography‘s for because I need to know more, pirates, warriors, teachers and so many more. I just want to hand this book out to anyone and everyone. A woman struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig and I love knowing that now!

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ElishaLovesBooks
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Pickpick

I loved this collection of short bios about women who changed the world but haven‘t been recognized for their contributions. Loved the author‘s sassy, snarky tone. There is a bunch of cursing so it‘s not for youngsters. #badasswomen

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ElishaLovesBooks
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This was waiting for me when I got home. Yay for #bookmail 👊🔥❣️

batsy Great title and cover! 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @batsy I agree! I can‘t wait to read it! 6y
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suvata
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March is Women‘s History Month. Celebrating with this new release.

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