Month: September 2022

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The Storyteller’s Death

The Storyteller’s Death by Ann Davila Cardinal Here comes The Storyteller’s Death by Ann Davila Cardinal, one of my most anticipated October reads! Isla Larsen Sanchez’s life starts to fall apart when her dad passes away.  Dumped in Puerto Rico every summer by her alcoholic mother, Isla starts to develop a bond with her great-aunt. …

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Mad Honey

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan Do you know how excited I was to read Mad Honey?  This was on my list of the most anticipated books to read for October!  Last year, I read Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, and I loved it! Olivia McAfee is starting over in …

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Making a Scene

Making a Scene by Constance Wu Making a Scene is a memoir by Constance Wu, a star in the TV sitcom Fresh Off the Boat and the movie Crazy Rich Asians.  In this novel, Wu gives readers a peek into her life experiences from her first job to her brushes with Hollywood sexual harassment to …

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Lessons

Lessons by Ian McEwan Lessons by Ian McEwan centers on a man by the name of Roland Baines.  We follow Roland through his life:  his major romantic relationships, his various familial relationships amidst the backdrop of various historical events, World War II, the Suez Canal, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Chernobyl, the fall of the Berlin …

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Malibu Beach House

Reading in Malibu

Check out my Read With Me – Malibu video! Grab your book and read with me in Malibu. The video takes place right on the balcony of a Malibu beach house where you can hear the waves crashing. In the middle of the video, you can see me waving like a crazy person. In Malibu, …

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