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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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Babel

Babel by RF Kuang RF Kuang, author of The Poppy War, is back with Babel, one of my most anticipated reads for the last half of 2022! Earlier this year, I came up with my dream author panel:  RF Kuang, Patrick Rothfuss, Neil Gaiman, and Philip Pullman.  When thinking through this, I wanted to know …

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