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lil1inblue

Urban Tumbleweed: Notes from a Tanka Diary | Harryette Mullen

#poetrymatters #welcome
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booklover3258

Jersey Shore Food History: Victorian Feasts to Boardwalk Treats | Karen L Schnitzphan

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“purified“ lol

Interesting food history book about New Jersey. Old pictures were great throughout!

For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:

https://youtube.com/shorts/JjdA1vRL-OE?feature=share

Enjoy!

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julieclair

I Am Not Sidney Poitier: A Novel | Percival Everett

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#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

Well, this was one of the more unusual reading experiences I‘ve had! The main character‘s last name is Poitier, and his first name is Not Sidney. Much hilarity and clever dialogue ensues due to this unusual name. Not Sidney is Black, and is the victim of all kinds of racial prejudice - truly serious American societal issues - but somehow Percival Everett manages to write these scenes as humorous. Very skillful. ⬇️

julieclair But then there are the bizarre scenes - mostly dream sequences - which were either total nonsense or just way over my head - not sure which. Not to mention that Not Sidney‘s two closest friends are Ted Turner, who talks in stream of consciousness, and Percival Everett himself, who is portrayed as an aloof and eccentric university professor. But somehow, through all the cryptic dialogue, they manage to give Not Sidney good advice. ⬇️ 2d

julieclair I listened on audio, and the narrator did a fabulous job of capturing the accents and attitudes of the various characters. Since there wasn‘t much of a plot - rather a chronological series of events that happen in Not Sidney‘s life - it was easy to dip in and out of this one whenever I needed a laugh - or to think - or to be confused. 2d

julieclair #Pantone2025 #Moonbeam @Lauredhel @BarbaraBB 2d

BarbaraBB I really want to read this! Great review. 2d

julieclair @BarbaraBB I think you‘ll enjoy it. You‘ll definitely laugh a lot! 2d

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BC_Dittemore

The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government | Fergus M. Bordewich

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Welp… I‘m not surprised that the first congress was as chaotic as the 119th congress is.

Despite the chaos of the first, almost everyone there (& I fully believe this) was genuine in their concern about building a great country; while our 119th congress…

One thing that really struck me was how prevalent tensions between North & South already were, & how critically the North‘s assent to the South in this time has shaped history up to this day.

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ElizaMarie

Spyworld | Mike Frost

#ISpy for April :)
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TheAromaofBooks Looking great!!!! 2w

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BookNAround

The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring

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This character study set in a small town is both devastating and hopeful. It is a quiet read, one giving the reader access to the secrets and sorrows of the lives of those living in Dalton. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2024/10/review-road-to-dalton-by-shannon-bowring...

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Lesliereadsalot

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

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I‘ve had this book on Kindle for months, way back when it was the last book for #EuropaCollective. Finally got around to it! A very interesting story about Belle Greene who became the chief librarian for J.P. Morgan in the early 1900s, all while passing as “white” even though her parents were descended from slaves. It‘s amazing how far we‘ve come from when having a single drop of black blood disqualified someone from so much.

Tamra I think about the Morgan family & Belle and the tragedy of her nephew not infrequently. 3w

BarbaraBB I‘ll bump it up my TBR. I‘ve got a copy for #EuropaCollective as well. We should bring that reading club to live again! 3w

Lesliereadsalot You have so much going on already! On one hand, I found every book we read from Europa to be interesting and valuable. On the other hand, I‘m not too good with having to be “responsible” for reading something. If you want to try to bring #EuropaCollective back to life together, I‘ll give it a shot. What do you think @BarbaraBB ??? 2w

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Lesliereadsalot Yes, very sad and I can‘t stop thinking about it either. @Tamra 2w

BarbaraBB I‘d like that. We could check out if the former participants are interested and then maybe start again in the fall (after camp)? (edited) 2w

Tamra @BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot yes! I really enjoyed the Europa reads! 😁 2w

BarbaraBB @Tamra That‘s so good to know! We can revive it! 2w

Lesliereadsalot OK, I‘m in! Let‘s talk about it after camp. I‘ll work on getting the former participants list together over the summer. 🩷. @BarbaraBB 2w

BarbaraBB Great ❤️🧡🤍 2w

tpixie @BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot @Tamra I wrote a post last month or so about reading a #EuropaCollective in June. I better post it now so people can get the book! 📕 it‘s by the author of The Postcard- written with her sister- about another grandmother

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Purpleness

Prairie: A Natural History | Candace Savage

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LeslieO

The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne | Kate Winkler Dawson

Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay ! #bookhaul #booksandcoffee #TalkingLeavesBooks

The John Green was the only one on my radar the others are spur of the moment picks.

Ruthiella Nice! 👍 3w

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BkClubCare

Blue Ruin: A novel | Hari Kunzru

Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day: purchased Blue Ruin for this year‘s Tournament of Favorites and they gave me the Supersonic. Posing in front of a pretty mural across the street from my next stop (which isn‘t open yet! 🤨) #ibd #indiebookstoreday

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