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Thank you I just pre ordered 2 of your book recs Can’t wait till February 11

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Hooray for the anticipation of bookmail, Susan!!

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I’m so happy you finally got around to When Breath Becomes Air. It’s an all time favorite. A fun fact, I graduated high school with Lucy.

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That IS a fun fact, Katie! What a small world we live in ♡

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I am so excited to go pickup the new Tessa Bailey and new Ali Hazelwood next Tuesday. I also picked the new BK Borison book as my February BOTM selection.

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I am excited about all three of those too, Caryn!

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Thank you for the mention, Katy. That one phrase has saved me so much anguish over the years. I have used it not only when processing disagreement over a book but also when I felt that another person read and liked a book but liked it for the "wrong" reason. 🤣🤣🤣 I remember being in an argument with a friend about 'How to read the air' by Dinaw Mengestu several years ago... and she liked it all wrong. I liked it in all the right ways.

I am about to take my kid to the library this morning and then will go get that Book Loft candle because I cannot resist either.

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YES to the library and woohooo re: the Book Loft candle! Not only does it have a great name, it actually smells good ;-) Also - HA re: people liking books for the “wrong” reason!

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Another queer graphic Emma retelling! Mismatched by Anne Camlin: https://www.slj.com/review/mismatched-a-modern-graphic-retelling-of-emma

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JENNIE! I'm so excited - getting my hands on it this week. Thank you!

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Bookshop finally removed their IP restriction for Nigeria 😉 wonder whether they heard my protests. Also I got an ARC of NOTHING SERIOUS. I’ll wait to see if you read it before I invest time 😂 have to be choosy about my adult reads.

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Hooray for finally coming to their senses, Afoma!! I’ll let you know what I think of NOTHING SERIOUS ~ it has definitely piqued my interest.

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I am looking forward to a report on Sexy Chair Dance. Just awesome.

The book cycle is looking good for February. Happy reading!

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Nina. I'm very worried that I may get kicked out of class due to my inappropriate nervous laughter about my lack of rhythm and inability to be sexy enough? I told the friend I'm going with that I am approaching it as a workout class because it is so far out of my comfort zone that I don't even know how to think about it! Trying new things is so good for us :-) As for books ~ SO. GOOD.

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Thank you for sharing my post! I always enjoy these roundups.

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You are so welcome, Andrea! I love your work!

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