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This is my first Kate Quinn novel and I enjoyed every minute of it. I liked how each chapter was used to develop a character and gradually revealed how their lives intertwined. I also liked how every time I thought I had a connection figured out it changed. Seeing the characters become a chosen family of sorts and how challenges brought them together was refreshing. Definitely recommend.

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Susanita

Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, | Scott W. Berg

As a #longtimefed I worked in a total of seven different buildings. I saw on Bluesky this morning that the current regime has offered hundreds of federal buildings for sale, about a third of them in the Washington DC area.

You would think a real estate genius would know that selling multiple properties at once, when the agency managing those properties has had its staff cut, might not bring the highest price? Or maybe that‘s not the goal?

kspenmoll OMG they are selling our buildings. Please no one buy them! 1w

TheBookHippie 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 1w

Aims42 Real estate genius + 🍑🤡 does not compute. Again, how did a man who declared bankruptcy on his businesses not once, not twice, BUT multiple times become our president??? 1w

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Leftcoastzen Absolutely correct, unfortunately!😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 1w

Leftcoastzen @Aims42 it‘s actually 6 bankruptcies. He‘s a total grifter. 1w

Tamra Also, to what office are workers being required to return to? 🤔 hmmmmmmm 1w

AmyG We will become like Russia. A country of oligarchs. Run by a dictator. 1w

Amor4Libros @Tamra That was my first thought, too! 1w

Susanita @Tamra @Amor4Libros @Aims42 @Leftcoastzen https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/03/04/federal-lease-terminations-tr... 1w

Susanita @kspenmoll In “normal” times I would be in favor of selling excess and repurposing the buildings. This happened to the sixth building where I worked, and it made sense. However, these are not normal times. 😒 1w

Leftcoastzen Many federal workers said when they were forced to come back to the office, no desk , no chair, no computer, no WiFi 1w

ImperfectCJ It's possible that it's by design...lower the prices so a handful of wealthy investors can buy up the real estate. It's a stated goal of the administration (via its unelected representative) to privatize as much of the government as possible, and it's in line with the Russian model for oligarchs to gather up all they can at prices engineered to be low by intentionally flooding/crashing the market. A good time to re-read the tagged.

The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America

Susanita @ImperfectCJ I think it‘s by design. 1w

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OriginalCyn620

House of Glass: A Novel | Sarah Pekkanen

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So good! I tore through this whole book today…a real page turner that had me questioning all the characters.

#pop25 - book that includes a nonverbal character
#read2025

DieAReader

DieAReader Fantastic! 3w

LoverOfLearning Looks like a good read! 3w

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GinaKButler

The Briar Club | Kate Quinn

Up next on audio 🎧

#bookspinbingo

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DaniJ

The Briar Club | Kate Quinn

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“Isn‘t that just DARLING, darling?”

This is a darling book set in post WWII Washington and laced with girly friendships that could knock the socks right off of you with ferocity. Touch of murder, some spies and a Pilsbury Bake-Off.

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Leftcoastzen

Murder at the Kennedy Center | Margaret Truman

I wanted to complain , on the website all clicks go here ! 😡

Susanita

TheBookHippie Yup. 😵‍💫 1mo

Cosmos_Moon_River 🙀😢 1mo

Susanita We could have had Renee Fleming and now we have Lee Greenwood… 1mo

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Suet624 Awake at 1:35 am because of this shitshow. 1mo

Balibee146 Watching it all in horror from the UK 💔💔 1mo

Lcsmcat 😡My husband played at the Kennedy Center regularly in the 80s and we‘ve been watching this in anger, trying to stay above despair. Call your congress people - even if you don‘t think they care. At least we can try to stop this descent into fascism. 1mo

Librarybelle It‘s horrifying 1mo

Amiable @Suet624 The insomnia I had from 2016-2021 is back in full force as well. 1mo

Suet624 @Amiable I‘m sorry. I don‘t think there‘s anything strong enough to knock me out and keep me sleeping these days. If you find some thing, let me know. 1mo

OrangeMooseReads I hate it all! As much as I try not to be I am on edge all the time. 1mo

AmyG I have no words. I can only hope that one day this administration comes crashing down as the people rise up….and build something better. 1mo

JamieArc @AmyG I agree. I just wonder how much will have to happen before that comes to pass. 1mo

Deblovestoread 💔 it‘s hard and terrifying to watch EVERYTHING burn to the ground. 1mo

TieDyeDude I'm not surprised. He cried about liberal BS and refused to attend the Kennedy Center Honors during his first term. I've already gotten emails from Low Cut Connie, Ben Folds, and others withdrawing from the organization and/or cancelling performances. I was just watching highlights from Gene Kelly's and Sammy Davis Jr.'s inductions on YouTube a couple weeks ago... 1mo

Leftcoastzen @TieDyeDude Issa Rae on canceling her show “unfortunately,due to what I believe to be an infringement on the values of an institution that has faithfully celebrated artists of all backgrounds through all mediums, I‘ve decided to cancel my appearance at this venue.” (edited) 1mo

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Lkempf

House of Glass: A Novel | Sarah Pekkanen

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This was an interesting idea. An advocate for a mute kid whose parents are getting a divorce after their nanny is killed. Was it the mute child? And what is going on with the grandmother?

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