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Well, this is a rather depressing song about a breakup. #JuneSpecial Stormy Weather @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This one usually flies under the radar, but it's excellent. It was a #pulitzerwinner in 1935 and Johnson is the youngest person to win for fiction at 24. Highly recommend.

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#newberywinner

#1 fave adolescent book of all time; in my top 5 fave books of all time.

He was a shooting star and he blinded me with his light.

-Elsa

3/5 ⭐️ the story ended up being a little different than I expected, but still had a couple moments where I teared up!

Completed from my TBR Bookshelf.

PA Book Festival in Doylestown today with this lot. #FirstSaturdayReaders

Sometimes I can predict the future. #FirstSaturdayReaders

🩵 I've already read so many great books this year, but Now in November by Josephine Winslow Johnson is one that I still think about.
🩵 I haven't had to DNF a book yet! I did pause Somewhere Beyond the Sea because I've had trouble concentrating on audiobooks, but that was a me problem.

#wondrouswednesday @eggs

WOW! What a book. The language is beautifully evocative. It's reflective and thoughtful. It's heartbreakingly human. I am saddened that it isn't a better-known book. I still have more research to do, but I saw a blog that suggested that Johnson "faded" into obscurity because of the inherent politics in her writing. The book does seem that it was ahead of its time, so I can see that being a factor. Plus, she was a woman.

Read this book.