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#DEARBASICBUDDYREADS MAY & JUNE 2023 SELECTIONS

Katieย @basicbsguideย and I are here to announce the #๐ƒ๐„๐€๐‘๐๐€๐’๐ˆ๐‚๐๐”๐ƒ๐ƒ๐˜๐‘๐„๐€๐ƒ๐’ ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐€๐˜ & ๐‰๐”๐๐„. โฃ
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But first, I am so excited to share that after five years of being internet friends and over two years of Co-Hosting our online book club, we are ๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹๐‹๐˜ ๐ˆ๐‘๐‹ ๐…๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐๐ƒ๐’! Thatโ€™s right! Last week we had a gorgeous lunch in Dallas, TX, and got to know one another on a whole new level! I am grateful for our friendship and canโ€™t wait to spend more time together IRL in the future! โค๏ธโค๏ธโฃ

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March Highlights 2023

April Showers Bring May Flowers…but first, let’s talk about my March reading life. Four debut novels, tons of audiobooks, a favorite author, and some backlist beauties paired with a cozy cup of tea filled all my bookworm needs. Here are some of the books I read and where I landed with each of them.

Whether you read one or 21 books this March, I hope you feel delighted with all the words you consumed!

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Stash: My Life in Hiding

I have got one hell of a book for you. Be prepared to feel all the feels with this one. Laura Cathcart Robbins’ memoir, Stash: My Life in Hiding, is her unimaginable story of addiction and journey to sobriety.ย  Page by page, she details her daily struggles with Ambien and alcohol.ย ย I love how there is some distance between when Robbins’ addiction was in full swing and when her memoir was published. I truly enjoy following her on social media and seeing how joyful her life is now.

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2023 NEW THRILLERS

Today I am here to share two thrillers for 2023. What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall is OUT NOW, and The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz comes out February 21st. I thoroughly enjoyed both of these books, and I am hopeful that these suspenseful reads will keep you entertained this month and keep the winter blues away.

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Top 5 Reads of 2022

I have FINALLY put together my TOP 5 BOOKS of 2022 and Iโ€™m pumped to share them. Each of these 5 star books moved and entertained me in their own special way! โฃEnjoy!!!

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DEAR FRIDAY~11/18/22

Whooooo hoooo, you are here. However, I can’t say I am heading into a calm and relaxing weekend. Nope…not even close. While I hope to squeeze in some reading time and hopefully a few long walks, my focus will be grocery shopping and Thanksgiving meal planning. Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite, and I am fired up in the best possible way to cook and entertain this holiday! Bring on the pumpkin pie. Bring on the homemade gravy. I CAN”T WAIT! In addition to Thanksgiving, next week also brings THE 5TH ANNUAL DEAR MR. HEMINGWAY HOLIDAY BOOKS & PAIRINGS. This year I am doing it a little differently from years past. I will have a MINIMALIST GUIDE and a super cool ONE-CLICK guide. Be on the lookout for these handy dandy shopping guides for the book lovers this holiday season.

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Try A Little Tenderness

Today I am sending a big shout-out to ATRIA BOOKS for sending me an ARC of Jacqueline Bublitzโ€™s debut novel Before You Knew My Name. FIVE STAR READ all the way, and guess what????? It just came out, so be sure to grab yourself a copy after you read my rave!

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DEAR FRIDAY~10/14/22

October 14, 2022 Dear Friday! You are here again, and I am not mad about it. Monday holidays always throw me off and completely mess with my head. I basically had no clue what the date was or what day it was ALL WEEK. It all worked out because I

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Cape Cod Summers With Jennifer Weiner

I am 100% in love with all of Jennifer Weinerโ€™s โ€œSummer Books.โ€ ๐˜‰๐˜ช๐˜จ ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ and ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ kept me company on the beach the past few years here in coastal Maine. AND this year, I happily devoured Weinerโ€™s latest, ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆย  with my toes nestled deep into the warm sand. โฃToday I am happily sharing all three of her summer books with you, hoping you will enjoy them on a warm sunny day.ย At the end of the day, ๐ˆ ๐š๐ฆ ๐š ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐—ช๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž!โฃ

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A Trio of Books Just For You

I have three books for you today and they are all so very different from one another. These three works of fiction each have their own unique vibe and I am thrilled to share them with you. I am offering up a man in search of his soul, a courtroom drama set way into the future, and a mystery around some Nazi stolen artwork. I can honestly say that I was swept away by all three of the books below. I was shocked, entertained, made to think, and above all…simply wowed by these three authors. I do believe there is something for everyone in today’s round-up. Happy reading and listening!

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Crocodile Rock

Today I am wishing a VERY Happy Pub Day to The Duchess Countess by Catherine Ostler!!! To say I was a happy camper reading this book would be an understatement. Give me anything related to a scandal, royal courts, and an adventurous woman during any century prior to cell phones or electronics and I am in heaven. This magnetic biography was my first introduction to Elizabeth Chudleigh and certainly wonโ€™t be my last. Let me share with you why I am officially obsessed with this beguiling woman from the Georgian era.

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#DEARBASICBUDDYREADS MARCH SELECTION

he moment you have all been waiting for ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž #๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐›๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง is ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ดย by Amy Poeppelย ย ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถโฃ. Katieย @basicbsguideย and I are so excited to lighten up the reading vibe in March with a book thatย PEOPLE MAGAZINEย calls, โ€œ๐€ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ-๐ข๐ง-๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž.โ€โฃ

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#DEARBASICBUDDYREADS

January 10, 2021 Dear Book Lovers! Hello, all of my gorgeous book friends! I am here to formally share my online buddy read I host with my friend Katie @basicbsguide from Texas. Katie and I met online years ago through our love of reading. We co-hosted our first buddy read

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One Letter, Three Books

Happy New Year! I donโ€™t know about you, but I love the start of a brand new year.ย  Clean slate, endless possibilities, and of courseโ€ฆnew books.ย  Today I am sharing one book that came out in September 2021 and two that were published TODAY! Three books for the price of one letter to you is not too shabby.ย  Let’s see what Iโ€™ve got, shall we!

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Nutcrackers & Handsprings: Books About the Cutthroat World of Ballet and Gymnastics

Today I am sharing four books that capture the fierce passion and wild side of ballet and gymnastics.ย  Scandal, abuse, injuries, eating disorders, and love fill the pages of todayโ€™s reads. ย  The lineup is dripping in all of the blood, sweat, and tears that we love to read about. ย  And GUESS WHAT?ย  Legwarmers and leotards are entirely optional. ย  You can be captivated by these stories from the comfort of your living room couch wearing sweatpants and a baggy t-shirt.ย  How great is that!!!!

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DIG HERE

I am over the moon to share with you one of Fallโ€™s most anticipated and buzziest new books.ย  This September, Lisa Jewell is back with her latest creation,The Night She Disappeared.ย  Once again, Jewell delivers another fantastic read!

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DMH~Pages Well Paired Summer 2021 Box

I am thrilled to reveal what will be inside our first Pages Well Paired box this summer. Our first box includes a paperback copy of The Other Passenger (Atria Books) by award winning UK author, Louise Candlish. This book is being published in the United States for the first time on July 20, 2021. Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times best selling author, calls Candlish โ€œthe queen of sucker-punch twistsโ€, and I couldn’t agree more.

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Here Comes The Sun

Love is in the air, and it feels like Valentineโ€™s Day… in the beginning of May. Because of this, I have to share with you the most sprightly and heartwarming book. It Had To Be You by Georgia Clark has all the โ€œfeelsโ€ and I literally canโ€™t stop smiling. Love almighty love is the theme here, and Clark delivers a five star tale blending a sprinkle of Modern Love with a dollop of Love Actually. This twenty-first century romantic comedy is a ray of sunshine and I canโ€™t wait for the world to read it.

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Let’s Get It On

To Love and To Loathe by Martha Waters is out today and its flirty, fresh and everything in between. An easy-peasy lemon-squeezy read is the best way to kick off spring in my opinion and Waterโ€™s latest historical rom-com will have you smiling from ear to ear.

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A Handful of Books

A Handful of Books…Just For You

Because I am forever a mood reader, I require a variety of reading options at my fingertips at all times. Whether it’s a literary drama, a light an airy romance, or a thriller gone wild, my state of mind always dictates to me my next read. Here are a handful of book recommendations to kickstart your weekend.

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I Have Some Ideas

I just finished reading the most unique love story that weaved together science, human connection and the power of time. Madeleine Henryโ€™s latest book, The Love Proof struck a tender chord in my heart that I just canโ€™t shake. This five star read is the most intellectual romance I have ever come across and I canโ€™t wait to tell you all about it.

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Everybody (else) is perfect

Fashion Scenes & Low Rise Jeans

Gabrielle Korn, a digital media expert, former editor at Refinery29 and former editor-in-chief of Nylon shares in her new memoir, personal essays relating to this very issue. Her story is an eye-opening, contemporary account of how damaging the fashion and beauty industries have been (and still can be) to women. Her writing is fresh and alive and pretty much blew me away. I hope you will read her book and find wisdom and courage in her words.

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New Blog Post

The Yogi of Wall Street

Breathe In, Cash Out by Madeleine Henry gave me a refreshing glimpse into the world of ruthless banking on Wall Street (boy I miss NYC), while also getting my zen on with some much needed yoga. Henry delivered a soul searching story that not only enlightened me with wisdom and laughter, but seriously charmed the pants off of me.

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