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TBR Thursday – Episode 8: July 29, 2021

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Welcome to a new week of my TBR cleanup. I evidently added a couple, which I don’t remember doing, so perhaps I’ve been doing some sleep perusing of goodreads. Anyway, I’m currently at 501, so let’s get started! 216 The … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday – July 28, 2021 #wwwwednesday #bookishmemes

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Greetings book lovers! Welcome to a new week of WWW Wednesday, a weekly series hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. In it, we share our reading progress for the week by answering three questions beginning with … Continue reading →

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In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce – a Book Review

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, a woman by the name of Belle Gunness, a Norwegian immigrant born Brynhild Paulsdatter Storset, quietly terrorized Chicago and La Porte, Indiana. It is now thought Gunness may have been responsible for the … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday – July 21, 2021 – #wwwwednesday #bookishmemes

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Welcome to a new week of WWW Wednesday, a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. In it, we answer three questions and leave a link in the comments sharing our own posts for other bloggers … Continue reading →

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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume – A Children’s Book Review

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

This year for the reading challenge, I was challenged to pick up an old favorite book from childhood. When I think about authors whose books I enjoyed as a kid, several names come to mind. Among them: Beverly Cleary (I … Continue reading →

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How Lucky by Will Leitch- a Book Review

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I stumbled upon this book in the overdrive app and thought the cover looked quite appealing and enigmatic. I’m glad I read it, because it was a nice engaging read, and it was very short so it served as an … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday – July 14, 2021 – #wwwwednesday #bookishmemes

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Welcome to a new week of WWW Wednesday, a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. In it, we answer three questions and leave a link in the comments sharing our own posts for other bloggers … Continue reading →

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Drifting by Steven M. Cross – a Book Review

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Published in May 2021, Drifting is the follow-up to writer Steven Cross’s young adult novel from 2019, Drowning. In the first book, we are introduced to Dean Knight, a young man who struggles to keep himself grounded as he comes … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday – July 7, 2021 – #wwwwednesday #bookishmemes

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Welcome to a new week of WWW Wednesday, a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. In it, we answer three questions and leave a link in the comments sharing our own posts for other bloggers … Continue reading →

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The Maid’s Version by Daniel Woodrell – a Book Review

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Daniel Woodrell is a local Ozarks author who originally hails from my city of Springfield, Missouri. He writes predominantly crime fiction in the subgenre of country noir that is set in the Missouri Ozarks. You might be most familiar with … Continue reading →

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