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The Birthdays | Heidi Pitlor
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Soubhi, you have spoiled me! Thank you so much for these fabulous gifts! I‘ve so excited for all the books and the lemongrass lotion smells AMAZING!! And you certainly found some of the cutest wrapping paper I‘ve ever seen (swatch in upper right)! Thank you, thank you! You‘ve made my day very happy!

squirrelbrain Yay! I always love seeing Soubhi‘s gifts - so thoughtful! ❤️ 23m
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Powell's Books NW Warehouse | Portland, Oregon (Bookstore)
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And here‘s my #bookhaul from the sale. I was actually pretty restrained, considering, but enjoyed every minute of browsing. It was a good day! #PowellsWarehouseSale

BarbaraBB 🤩🤩🤩 13h
squirrelbrain Fabulous! ❤️ 11h
Soubhiville Yay! A little early birthday gift to yourself. 😁 Happy Birthday! 7h
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tpixie Happy birthday 🎁🎈🎂 6h
sarahbarnes 📚🤩 5h
Aims42 Oooo, some great reads!! 5h
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Powell's Books NW Warehouse | Portland, Oregon (Bookstore)
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So here‘s a peek inside the Powell‘s Warehouse Sale! They had books inside and out and so much to look through. But if you‘ve ever been to that giant one in Phoenix, that one‘s actually bigger than this one. But it was still super exciting to be there!! This pic is just one side of the indoor section.

LeahBergen I‘m so jealous! 13h
ChaoticMissAdventures Brave!! It was such a mess last year I didn't even look into going this year. 13h
squirrelbrain So many books! 🤤 11h
Hooked_on_books @ChaoticMissAdventures There‘s still time! They‘re doing it Sunday as well, and I think a lot of people had your reaction and didn‘t go. It wasn‘t chaotic at all when I was there. 10h
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Powell's Books NW Warehouse | Portland, Oregon (Bookstore)
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Look what I‘m doing this afternoon! 🥳 I am SO excited! I will definitely post pics later and include my haul. (The timing on the pic is my ticketed time slot, not the length of the total sale.)

Sace Oh how wonderful! Can‘t wait to see what you bring home! 23h
squirrelbrain Oooh exciting - enjoy! ❤️ 23h
Aims42 Yay!! I was hoping a Litten would get a time slot to go visit 🤩 Yes, please post your #bookhaul 📚📚📚📚 23h
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Amiable Jealous!! Can‘t wait to see what you get! 23h
AmyG Have fun! 23h
BarbaraBB Exciting! Can‘t wait to see your haul! 22h
sarahbarnes I was just there and very sad this was happening after I left! 21h
Hooked_on_books @sarahbarnes Oh no! I hate it when timing ends up like that. It‘s so frustrating! 13h
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I liked this overall, but did find it flawed. I loved the early story of the major character, Maria, but as the book goes on, we start seeing her more through others‘ eyes than her own and I missed seeing her perspective. Also, Alice‘s backstory pops in throughout the book and it just dragged. I found it boring and wasn‘t invested. So, a lower pick overall for me.

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Mehso-so

This book looks at the Bering Sea area and largely how various humans have interacted with (and exploited) the area. I thought this would be super interesting, but I found it not holding my attention. I honestly don‘t know if that was me, the book, or just too much similarity to other books I‘ve recently read.

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I loved Assassins Anonymous and was very excited to see a follow up. This one follows 2 of the characters from the first book and is a lot of fun.

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I‘m not a big fan of the outrage style approach, but constitutional law expert and Supreme Court watcher Litman really knows her stuff. I love her podcast, Strict Scrutiny, and her book is very good, too. I learned a lot! Not all the pop culture references worked for me, but I do think it makes the book more accessible.

AmyG She is awesome. A Professer at U of Michigan. Go Blue! 4d
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July, July | Tim O'Brien
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I can‘t believe I didn‘t post this already! I made up the graphic right away, but I‘ve been a bit frazzled, as we‘re adding a guest bath and my mom arrives later today to utilize it, but the toilet didn‘t go in until yesterday. 😵‍💫 So finally, here they are. Looks like a fun mix! #ReadYourEbooks

CBee Why is it that things like that always happen when you‘re expecting company or planning something? Like, every time. Glad your mom has her own toilet now, phew 😅😂 (and hope y‘all have a nice visit) 4d
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This outstanding book explores how devastating private equity has been for individuals after it takes over retail stores, media, hospitals, and apartment complexes. It uses individual stories to show the larger picture and the dedication of these groups to one thing: money for them. If you think things should be privatized, read this first to learn the consequences. And make sure the hospital you are going to is non-profit!

squirrelbrain Oooh, interesting! Especially for my little accountancy brain! 🧠 Stacking. 5d
squirrelbrain Only to find it‘s not available here…apart from on Amazon for (e0! ?‍♀️ 5d
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain Ouch! But don‘t fret, it only just published. Hopefully your library will get it soon. 5d
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ChaoticMissAdventures I hate private equity so much. There is absolutely nothing good it has ever done. We need much tougher laws that prevent them from buying up anything we could classify as a public good. 5d
Suet624 Stacked! 5d
Hooked_on_books @ChaoticMissAdventures I completely agree, especially after reading this book. What I fear is that by the time enough people realize that, there will be too much damage done to recover. 5d
ChaoticMissAdventures @Hooked_on_books I agree, I don't think enough people know. But I also think that our laws at this point are bought, and the people running PE and benefiting on them are making so much money we will never be able to get laws passed against them. Which is so depressing. 4d
Hooked_on_books @ChaoticMissAdventures Unfortunately, I agree 😕 4d
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This book follows a cooking class and, one by one, shows a little of the story of each participant. It‘s a quick read and is charming but veered a little close to saccharine at times for me. Low pick.

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Woodworking | Emily St James
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Attention #CampLitsy25 ers! If you‘re still looking for a copy of Woodworking, Chirp has a deep discount right now on the audiobook. Unfortunately they‘re only in the US and Canada, but hopefully this will help some folks.

https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/woodworking-by-emily-st-james?promotion_id...

squirrelbrain Hooray! 🎉 6d
KLyn1 I was so excited, I found it on Kindle for$1.99 last week by chance... 4d
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I absolutely loved this look at gendered and sexualized language and how we judge and denigrate women for things everyone does. The author has a fun, playful style of writing that makes this even more enjoyable to read. #ReadYourEbooks (June)

Chelsea.Poole I loved this one too! 7d
mcctrish I love everything Amanda Montel writes 7d
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Retreat | Krysten Ritter
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Con artist Liz has overstayed her welcome in Chicago and thus jumps on an opportunity to go to Mexico to a fabulous house. She‘s not sure of her choices there but then is dug in too deep when scary things start to happen. There are several plot holes, I had it all figured out halfway through, and the writing is nothing to celebrate, but this was propulsive and entertaining and I sped through it.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 7d
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The Compound | Aisling Rawle
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We meet Lily and the 18 other contestants as they arrive at The Compound, a place in the desert and location of a reality show of the same name. They compete in group and (secret) individual tasks to try to stay in the game as long as possible. There‘s so much here about interpersonal relationships, capitalism, and even climate change. I‘ve never been a fan of this type of reality show, but I did love this book.

squirrelbrain Oh good, this is another one where I have the ARC but haven‘t read it before pub date! 😝 (edited) 1w
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain It‘s so good! It would have been a great choice for camp, had it been eligible. 1w
squirrelbrain Ooh, that‘s high praise! 😊 7d
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Part history, part travel book, Disappointment River looks back at the life and effort of Alexander Mackenzie to find the NW Passage in 1789. Castner then recreates the voyage along the river that now bears Mackenzie‘s name. I really enjoyed this! I thought both parts were done so well.

Cuilin One of my favorite non traditional shanties is about this search for the Northwest Passage. Stacked. 1w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1w
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The Girls Who Grew Big | Leila Mottley
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Motley continues to show a wisdom beyond her years in her second book, a story about teen moms supporting one another and they are largely abandoned and looked down upon by others. She shows a breadth to teen pregnancy many would want to believe doesn‘t exist, humanizing these girls. She does veer a tiny bit close to preachy, but this is excellent.

squirrelbrain Great review! I have an ARC of this too - need to get to it imminently as I think it‘s out this week over here. 1w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1w
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Exit Zero: Stories | Marie-Helene Bertino
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Bertino‘s follow up to Beautyland is this very interesting collection of stories, ranging from realistic to heavy on the magical realism. I think it‘s a really good collection and can‘t point to a single story I didn‘t like.

AmyG I absolutely loved Beautyland. I will have to read this one. 1w
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Three strangers collide on their way to the poppy fields, in innovative treatment center where people sleep for 1-2 months to overcome grief. We slowly find out more about why each is headed there while they get to know one another. I really liked her first book and I loved this, too.

BarbaraBB Sounds good. I still need to read The Measure. 1w
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I‘ve had some cool coyote experiences recently, prompting me to read this, and I‘m so glad I did! It looks at the natural history of coyotes then the US history of the wretched way they‘ve been treated here. Thankfully we‘re largely kinder to them now! This is an excellent read about a uniquely American critter.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
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July, July | Tim O'Brien
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Here‘s my July list for #ReadYourEbooks. I‘m happy to report that I‘ve read one of the June picks and am more than halfway through a second one!

CBee Yay! 2w
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The Listeners: A Novel | Maggie Stiefvater
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I‘m afraid I have to echo a number of others here—this book didn‘t quite go the distance. I like the idea of a hotel being taken over by citizens of the enemy until they can safely leave during wartime, but it‘s not as compelling as it could be. And there‘s a magical realism bit so poorly explored as to make it pointless, and I know MS is very capable on that front. But at least I crocheted this cute reindeer while listening!

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Here are my picks for July #roll100. Looks like a good trio! I read one of the June picks and have a second one in my imminent TBR pile at my elbow—not bad! Plus, I‘m nearly done with another that wasn‘t one of the June rolled numbers.

PuddleJumper That's great progress! 2w
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Six years apart, each of writer Yiyun Li‘s sons died by suicide. Here she reflects on that loss. I had thought such a book might be steeped in emotion, but this is more deeply intellectual. It‘s compelling.

Cathythoughts I‘m stacking 👍🏻❤️ 2w
AmyG I read about this book. Stacked, too. 2w
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After her largely estranged mother dies, Cath is surprised to learn her mom was planning a trip for the 2 of them to a small English village to be part of a murder mystery. As the trip is non refundable, she decides to go and learns something surprising while working to solve the “murder.” This is cute and I enjoyed it, but it‘s a tad fluffy. Low pick.

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This looked like it might be good, but I only made it about halfway. I raised an eyebrow early on at Ali‘s interpretation of statistics in a way convenient for her argument and her failure to contextualize, as well as her use of the term “illegals.” Then when she started in on feminists, I was all done. While she‘s right that people on the left need to look at and talk about all aspects of immigration, there‘s far too much confirmation bias here.

BarbaraBB She‘s from my country and she is very controversial. She quickly became popular and then she radicalized imo 2w
IriDas Ali used to be a Fox News darling back when I was a Fundamentalist. When I left the church I found she was also a darling of the anti-Muslim atheist crowd. I guess she converted to Christianity now? She is a Trump supporter. Brave of you to try to read her book. 2w
Hooked_on_books @IriDas If I‘d known all that, I don‘t think I would have tried! 😂 It was just so awkward to see her bend over backward, trying to fit statistics to her belief. It was so clear and the giant holes are just glaring. 2w
IriDas @Hooked_on_books Her usual readers don‘t really care about facts, so her book should still make her some money. 😂 2w
Hooked_on_books @IriDas That doesn‘t surprise me! I‘m glad I got it from the library. 2w
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Strange Practice | Vivian Shaw
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In this mystery/fantasy hybrid, Greta Helsing is a physician to supernatural creatures, who are suddenly being targeted by a mysterious group. I enjoyed it but am disappointed that it barely passes the Bechdel test. I would have liked to have seen more of the very few female characters. #ReadYourEbooks

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
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The Pretender | Jo Harkin
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John is 10 when an aristocrat comes to his humble country home to sweep him off to Oxford. Bewildered, he then learns that he is actually royalty and had been hidden away for his safety. I found this a little hard to get into at first, but I‘m glad I stuck with it, as it is SO good! The writing is great and some of the humor stopped me in my tracks. I very enthusiastically recommend this!

squirrelbrain Oh good, I was looking at this the other day, but wasn‘t sure - you‘ve convinced me to give it a go! 2w
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain Hooray! It was such a pleasant surprise—I hope you find it that way, too! 2w
BarbaraBB Stacking Holly! Great review! 2w
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A journalist has been murdered in remote Montana and the prime suspect is the field researcher/dog handler Reeve, who she spent the day with. But he‘s the father of FBI agent Ali Paige‘s daughter and she‘s sure she‘s not guilty. We see her independent efforts to solve the case alongside a deeper examination of both characters. I really enjoyed this. #roll100

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Her Dark Lies | J.T. Ellison
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Mehso-so

I enjoyed reading most of this as well as trying to figure out what was going on, but some bits at the end were just a bit silly and put a damper on it. Between pick and so-so for me. Thumbs up for the Italian island setting, though. But thumbs down for the sloppy copy editing.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w
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The Book of Doors | Gareth Brown
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Cassie is gifted a book that turns out to do magic then soon learns there are others, leading her to learn about a small world of people who use these books, though not always for good things. There are a couple of big plot holes, but I was absorbed enough by the story to shrug them off. Not sure why I ignored this one when it came out last year, but I‘m glad I read it.

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When the FBI arrested someone who had an encrypted phone, the wheels started turning. They then built an encrypted phone app with a built in backdoor so they would see all communications, and set about getting into the criminal world. This is the fascinating story of how they did this and it reads like a thriller. The genius and audacity of what they did is impressive.

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Great Black Hope | Rob Franklin
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A young black guy working in tech is doing pretty well, but then he gets arrested for possession the same night his best friend/roommate dies. Some of this book is very compelling, but it continually jumps back and forth from current story to backstory, which was a bit confusing on audio. And it just didn‘t entirely hold my attention.

squirrelbrain Meh, I was looking forward to this one! Won‘t rush to get it now. 3w
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Cutting Lisa | Percival Everett
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In one of Everett‘s early books, retired OB John vacations with his son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter on the Oregon coast. He‘s a bit prickly and some of the relationships show some strain, but in some ways it seems like a pretty typical family drama. But then you get to the oh shit ending and everything changes. This is a really good one of his, and that‘s saying something!

squirrelbrain Stacking! 3w
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Is a River Alive? | Robert Macfarlane
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Spurred on by legal rights granted to rivers in places around the world, Macfarlane explores some of those rulings alongside people who passionately care for rivers and his experience with them himself. Rather than definitively answering the eponymous question, he lays the framework for the reader to do so themself. A very engaging read with some river sounds in the audio.

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Run | Blake Crouch
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A rerelease of an earlier Crouch book, this propulsive thriller/horror finds some people in the US suddenly gripped with murderous rage and going on killing sprees. Jack and his family are unaffected and therefore targets, running across the country to try to stay alive. Multiple things in this book are wildly preposterous, but it‘s good entertainment.

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Extended heavy rains in 1913 caused widespread, devastating flooding that impacted most of the eastern and central US, causing major damage and leading to flood mitigation efforts. Washed Away takes the reader through those days, focusing on Ohio and Indiana, the hardest hit, and telling the story through the experiences of individuals. A really compelling read! #ReadYourEbooks (May)

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Notes of a Native Son | James Baldwin
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Given the stature of Baldwin, I fully expected this one to blow my socks off. While it didn‘t do that, there‘s a lot to like about it and I can clearly see his influence on many current writers. I‘m glad I finally read this.

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Lindy Elkins-Tanton is a geologist who here looks back on her early life, getting into her field of science, and up to a pretty badass recent accomplishment involving NASA. She does detail some child abuse and far too much sexism (this felt all too familiar to me; wouldn‘t it be great if women could just live and not deal with this shit?), as well as her fight for equality. She has some great innovative approaches in teaching.

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I approached this book about a woman who wants to marry a plane with caution, because what a premise! But it was weird in a way that really worked for me and I ended up really loving it! It‘s wildly creative and quirky and I can‘t wait to see what Kate Folk does next.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4w
squirrelbrain Looking forward to this one! 4w
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A Solitude of Wolverines | Alice Henderson
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If, like me, you‘ve read all the Anna Pigeon books and are looking for something similar to fill that gap, look no further! Alex is a field biologist who goes to rural Montana for a wolverine study on protected land. After an extremely frosty reception from the locals, she sees a man running and vomiting on her one trail camera and things get going from there. I‘ve already put book 2 on hold.

Christine I‘ve been wanting to start this series forever based on glowing reviews on the Book Cougars podcast. Maybe this summer is the time! 4w
Bookwormjillk I love these books but don‘t know Anna Pigeon. Yay! 4w
Hooked_on_books @Bookwormjillk You‘re in for a treat! The author is Nevada Barr and there‘s a whole bunch of them. Her character Anna is an NPS ranger and they‘re all set in national parks. And Barr herself was a ranger, so there‘s a lot of authenticity there. 4w
Hooked_on_books @Christine I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! 4w
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I read this last week and have just dragged my feet on reviewing it. There‘s some genuinely funny lines and I like the characters, but I expect something special from KW and this is not. I‘ve read this book before and he‘s usually so fresh and new. Plus, the ending is pat and not fully developed.

Prairiegirl_reading This is the summer of the road trip novel, he was probably rushed. I still want to read it to compare to two other road trips I wanted to get to this year. 😊 4w
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The Influencers | Anna-Marie McLemore
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May has long been an influencer, mining her kids‘ lives for content. Now her husband (and the adult kids‘ stepdad) is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Partly a whodunit and partly a (valid) critique/condemnation of using kids for content, this one dilutes out the possibilities of both. There‘s some good stuff here, but it could have been so good with a lot more editing.

IriDas I hear that complaint too often these days: this could have been better with some editing. :/ As a former editor (because there aren‘t enough jobs) this really is upsetting. 4w
Hooked_on_books @IriDas That would be upsetting for sure! And I do feel like I‘ve seen this problem more as the years have gone by. I hope publishing takes note, but we‘ll just have to see, I guess. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 4w
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This outstanding book both tells individual women‘s stories and looks at the results of a study that evaluated outcomes for women who sought abortions vs those who were turned away. It followed 1000 women over 5 years and provides an incredible amount of data, presented here in a very accessible format. This is terrific and should be widely read; I learned so much and found it riveting.

TieDyeDude Such an important and well designed study! 1mo
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The Persians | Sanam Mahloudji
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Like many on here, this was a mixed bag for me. I appreciated the multigenerational aspect of the storytelling, and the several unlikable characters crackle off the page. But the more likable characters end up flat and boring and I felt like there were several loose ends not cleaned up well (or at all). It‘s a debut that shows promise but isn‘t quite there.

Soubhiville Bindi! Nice to see your beautiful face this morning ❣️ 1mo
squirrelbrain Hey Bindi! Tell your Momma I agree with her review entirely! 1mo
AmyG Awwwww sweet Bindi. 1mo
Hooked_on_books @Soubhiville @squirrelbrain @AmyG That‘s the look of a dog who wants my popcorn. 😂 1mo
dabbe I am in love with that face. #beaubindi 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
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The Scold's Bridle: A Novel | Minette Walters
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A well-off older woman is found dead with a scold‘s bridle (a punishment device) on her head. Initially thought to be suicide, her death is then thought to be murder once her will is revealed. I haven‘t read Walters in a long time and was a little concerned I would no longer like her, but needn‘t have been. This is a well-crafted mystery with good development of characters and subplots.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
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Prize Winners | Ryan W Bradley
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And the Women‘s Prize winners are in! Both really worthy books (and thank goodness The Safekeep won for fiction, given what else was on the list). I‘m sad for Agent Zo, but The Story of a Heart is such a compassionate, beautifully crafted book that I cannot fault its choosing. #wp25

AmyG Oh wow! Glad to hear The Safekeep won….such a wonderful book. 1mo
TheKidUpstairs So happy with these winners, both excellent reads, both are ones that I still think about. 1mo
BarbaraBB Very happy about The Safekeep! A worthy winner. 1mo
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Bookwormjillk Good news about The Safekeep 1mo
squirrelbrain Both my favourites! ❤️ 1mo
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain It‘s so great when that happens! 😍 1mo
CarolynM I‘m reading The Safekeep at the moment, not yet sure it deserves a prize, but it‘s definitely better than All Fours! 1mo
Hooked_on_books @CarolynM I hated AF, so I‘d say leaps and bounds better! For me, The Safekeep was one that took its time to show it to me, in a way that really worked, and I loved it by the end. Hopefully you‘ll feel similarly! 1mo
squirrelbrain I don‘t think it‘s *ever* happened before! 😜 1mo
squirrelbrain I agree with Holly on the Safekeep @CarolynM - it‘s a slow burner for sure! 1mo
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Women's Prize For Nonfiction | Women\'s Prize For Nonfiction
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The Women‘s Prize for nonfiction list this year is superb and I encourage anyone to check out the entire longlist. Of the finalists above, I‘m pulling for Agent Zo, but I think all are worthy (except Neneh, which wasn‘t for me). The three on top are sticking with me more than the others, so I‘d really like to see one of them win. #wpnf25

Bookbuyingaddict Agent zo and hare on my TBR 😆😍 1mo
tpixie I do not like the cover but the premise of agent zo sounds incredible!! What amazing woman! I guess this is one instance where I am not supposed to judge the book by the cover!!! Another book, I really liked but hated the cover is by a woman who lives nearby, but during World War II lived right at the border between Germany and Russia. 1mo
TheKidUpstairs I never got a chance to read Agent Zo, but its definitely on my TBR. Loved the list this year, but the one I'm pulling for is the one that has stuck with me the most 1mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures Agent Zo was so good! I have a feeling Hare will win but honestly I am always wrong with these judges. I still need to read Private Reservations which is just sitting on my bookcase staring at me. 1mo
Hooked_on_books @tpixie That one looks good! (And yes, dreadful cover.) There are so many women‘s stories from WWII of absolutely amazing things and it‘s so nice to see those stories coming out. A fiction one that I loved that‘s based on a real woman is 1mo
Hooked_on_books @TheKidUpstairs Yeah, that book is beautifully done. It would be a very worthy winner. 1mo
Hooked_on_books @ChaoticMissAdventures I really liked PR, so you‘re in for a good one, but for some reason it‘s just not sticking with me as much. 1mo
squirrelbrain I agree @TheKidUpstairs -it‘s Heart for me too. Although the whole list was fab! 1mo
tpixie @Hooked_on_books Yes! I love that their stories are being told. Thanks for the book rec! 1mo
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Women's Prize For Fiction | Women\'s Prize For Fiction
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Today‘s the big day for the Women‘s Prize! I know I‘m not alone in being underwhelmed by the fiction list, but here are the 6 finalists. I want to see The Safekeep take this one, but I‘d be happy with Fundamentally as well. I‘m about halfway through The Persians and it‘s fine, but I don‘t find it prize worthy. And if any of the 3 at the bottom win, I shall be very cross (especially that awful one in the middle). #wp25

RaeLovesToRead 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I think Litsy will riot when All Fours wins hahaha 1mo
RaeLovesToRead But yes - your two faves are mine too! 1mo
TheKidUpstairs A rather underwhelming list this year. I'm not a fan, but I could see Strout winning. I'd really love it to be 1mo
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AmyG Same. I loved The Safekeep. 1mo
JamieArc I loved Safekeep as well. It was one of my favorites last year. 1mo
BarbaraBB Rooting for the Safekeep! 1mo
squirrelbrain It has to be The Safekeep from this list! 1mo
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The Persians | Sanam Mahloudji
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Truth

dabbe 🎯🩵🎯 1mo
AlaMich And we‘re getting less democratic by the minute these days. 1mo
Hooked_on_books @AlaMich We sure are. It‘s so painful living and watching it happen in real time. 1mo
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