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Joined April 2016

Gobbling up books and writing about it at book-open.com
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Butterflies in November | Auour Ava Olafsdottir
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Saturday morning perfection. So far I'm loving this funny, sharp and beautiful Icelandic novel. One of my goals for 2017 is to read more in translation. So far this is my first--an auspicious beginning! #intranslation

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Making signs for the Boston Women's March tomorrow to the soundtrack of Jim Dale's incredible narration of Harry Potter. #blacklivesmatter #readtoresist #readagainsttrump #fuelforthefight

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Here Comes the Sun | Nicole Dennis-Benn
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Next up in my #ReadAgainstTrump series: some of my very favorite #ownvoices books. Read all about it at book-open.com.

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The Fire Next Time | James Baldwin
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This week on the blog: #ReadAgainstTrump, booklists to inspire the fight, fuel the resistance, and provide comfort. Today's list: Books to Keep You Woke! Full post at www.book-open.com. #ReadAgainstTrump #readingisresistance #wakeup #bookopen

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Water by the Spoonful | Quiara Alegria Hudes
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This play was astounding and gorgeous. One of the most beautiful and powerful meditations on family I have ever read.

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Ship Breaker | Paolo Bacigalupi
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Feeling really grateful/excited I still have a week of vacation to enjoy this perfect scene.

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Homegoing: A novel | Yaa Gyasi
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So so so excited about books in 2017 I can hardly contain myself. Homegoing was the best book I read in 2016, without question. It'll take a lot for anything to compare, but I've got some great contenders here! So excited to stretch my reading and fall in love with lots of new books with #readharder2017.

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Some Luck: A novel | Jane Smiley
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Woah! As a writer I am totally blown away by this book. There is no plot to speak of. 7 POV characters and no discernible desires for any of them. It's so good! Can't put it down. Why?

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The Federalist Papers: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Ian Shapiro
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Hamilton-inspired reading!