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Nutmegnc

Nutmegnc

Joined September 2016

Middle grades librarian, cat mom, avid reader, mostly LGBTQIA+ authors and their books, but also middle grades BIPOC lit
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Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia
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Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver
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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
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This book is now banned in schools in NC. 😢#censorshipsucks

Librarybelle So sad 3mo
Tamra Ugh, I‘m always disgusted by this particular brand of unkindness. (edited) 3mo
Zuhkeeyah *sigh* there‘s never a good enough reason to prevent other kids from enjoying a book where they might actually see themselves represented 3mo
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Nutmegnc @Librarybelle It really is! 3mo
Nutmegnc @Tamra it‘s the first time I‘ve experienced it firsthand. 😩😢 3mo
Nutmegnc @Zuhkeeyah it‘s supposed to prevent young students from seeing anything surrounding gender and sexuality, but the heterosexual couples aren‘t censored. 🤬 3mo
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The Real Riley Mayes | Rachel Elliott
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“Cats are not to scale.” So many charming, hilarious, and heartfelt details in this middle grades LGBTQ graphic novel about learning how to feel comfortable in your own skin and finding people who truly see you.

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The Real Riley Mayes | Rachel Elliott
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Freddie and I are reading together. #catsoflitsy #freddiethetacocat

LiteraryinPA What a cutie! 4mo
Nutmegnc @LiteraryinLawrence Thank you!! He‘s 90% amazing and 10% orange menace. 🤣😻 4mo
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Nutmegnc @dabbe he IS photogenic! 😸😸😸 4mo
dabbe That is seriously one of the most mesmerizing cat photos I have ever seen. He's absolutely gorgeous. 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
Nutmegnc Aww, thank you!! 😊 😍😻 I think so too! 4mo
KadaGul @Nutmegnc Freddie is reading 📖 you are assisting with turning the page 📄🤣🤣🤣 4mo
Nutmegnc @KadaGul That is 💯 my life in a nutshell. Just turning his pages 🤣😊😻 4mo
KadaGul @Nutmegnc, that's mostly any Cat Parent‘s life. Bilge roams around the house 🏠 as he owns and we are just there to take care of his house and him.#Petalife 4mo
GingerAntics Is he‘s enjoying the book? Would he recommend it to other Litsy cats? 4mo
Nutmegnc @KadaGul 😻😻😻 4mo
Nutmegnc @GingerAntics Freddie was pleased by the inclusion of an entire universe populated by cat geniuses. He believes more of my books should include this. *all* 😸 4mo
Meshell1313 Too cute!!! 😻😻😻 4mo
Nutmegnc @Meshell1313 Thank you! 😊 4mo
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Really charming picture book illuminating the life of activist Clive Jensen and his plan for what would become the NAMES project and the AIDS Quilt. 5🌟(Also, he‘s still alive, living in San Francisco, and he contributed to this story!)

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If you haven‘t gotten a copy, snag it now!! It‘s totally worth it! 🌈 “A queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on their ex-boyfriends and end up starting a student rebellion.”

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A restrained book haul from a local used book sale, including 2 free ARCs and one signed first edition!

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Tea Dragon Society | K O'Neill
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Charming dragons who grow tea leaves on their horns, a young goblin-blooded blacksmith, sweet and loving family. Precious and comforting. 5 🌈🌟

Crazeedi Great cover! 4mo
Nutmegnc @Crazeedi thanks! 😊 4mo
BkClubCare Hey! 💞 Someone just rec‘d this to me 🥰 3mo
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I‘m alternating between ebook and audio. Kate Rudd does a wonderful job as narrator. I originally picked it up at Queer Liberation Library for the diversify the rainbow challenge. I will be reading everything else this author has written!

peanutnine Love this one! I really need to pick up the sequel! 5mo
Nutmegnc @peanutnine I just got it! 5mo
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Ander & Santi Were Here | Jonny Garza Villa
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I loved this author‘s first book, so when I had the chance to meet him in April I jumped at the chance. It was a total fangirl moment. I‘m not sure he was as excited to meet me🤣. It‘s sweet and well written, with important commentary on identity, belonging, and immigration but I just didn‘t really connect with it. I guess I‘m not the one it‘s written for. 🤷‍♀️

peanutnine Very cool you got to meet the author! 5mo
Nutmegnc @peanutnine it was so cool. He‘s very low-key and I was so excited I was trying not to pass out. 🤣🤣🤣 5mo
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I listened to this one while I was mindlessly cleaning our school‘s 500+ Chromebooks. It was imaginative and entertaining, telling the story of two boys, indentured servants, who meet and fall in love amidst the Goblin Market, sentient bells 🔔, and surmount terrible circumstances for their HEA. It was well narrated. My only complaint is that the story unfolds v.e.r.y. s.l.o.w.l.y. If you have the time and attention it‘s worth a read. 🏳️‍🌈

LiteraryinPA Yeesh, that‘s a lot of cleaning! 5mo
Nutmegnc @LiteraryinLawrence No kidding! I ended up with 15 hours and still didn‘t finish! 5mo
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The third installment of Teachers In Love series was enjoyable. Realistic but gentle treatment of OCD and anxiety. VERY 🌶️. I liked this one the least of the series but I still enjoyed it. 🏳️‍🌈

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Thanks to the Queer Liberation Library, I was able to borrow this with no wait!! It‘s cute, VERY 🌶️ (in spite of a young- looking cover, def NOT YA), with a bit of a mystery rolled in. The ending was just meh but these guys did get their HEA. 🏳️‍🌈

PuddleJumper Oh thanks for the reminder! I need to set that up. 5mo
Nutmegnc @PuddleJumper I LOVE the QLL!! 5mo
PuddleJumper @Nutmegnc It's a really great idea. It's US only at the moment. I'm hoping they expand or something similar starts in the UK 5mo
Nutmegnc @PuddleJumper I love their origin story! It‘s just a small group of volunteers who started it!! 5mo
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Elatsoe | Darcie Little Badger
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Just a little summer reading…🤗🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #schoollibrarians #summerbreak

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Skater Boy | Anthony Nerada
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This book is a great YA🏳️‍🌈 romance about figuring out your identity and first love. Very entertaining and you can get it for cheap this week!!

LibrarianRyan I loved this book. 6mo
Nutmegnc @LibrarianRyan 😍😍😍 6mo
Reggie He was a skater boy, I said see you later boy…….lol I‘m gonna check this out. Stacked. 5mo
Nutmegnc @Reggie 🤣 and now you have a music playlist! 🤣 5mo
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The South Main Book Company gives you free ARCs when you spend over $50! When I tell you I grabbed this in no time when I saw it.

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Continental Drifter | Kathy MacLeod
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I picked up these lovelies at my new fav bookshop, South Main Book Company in Salisbury, NC. It‘s definitely worth the trip!!

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Will on the Inside | Andrew Eliopulos
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Had some time before the band concert this evening, so I grabbed this one from my library. I was looking for a comfort read since I wasn‘t feeling good today and this one was like a hug. It is gently layered with themes of identity, what it means to be “good people”, and how sometimes there‘s a ‘before‘ you and a slightly different ‘after‘. Kirkus called it “Warm and nuanced”.

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Not an Easy Win | Chrystal D. Giles
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Y‘all. I did a thing today. I interviewed this lovely author for a book festival session. She is incredibly talented, but also just a wonderful person. Kirkus starred review called this book “Stellar”. It was an honor and I loved every minute.

TieDyeDude Very cool! Congrats 6mo
Nutmegnc @TieDyeDude i hope they ask me back next year! 🤞 6mo
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Blood at the Root | Ladarrion Williams
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Found this author randomly on Threads and now I‘m his biggest fan. Turns out I get to interview him in the fall. AND he was added to the NYT Bestseller List this week!!

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Not an Easy Win | Chrystal D. Giles
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When you find out later that you accidentally matched your book when getting your nails done…

ElizaMarie Love your nails! Beautiful color! 6mo
dabbe Pretty nail polish, too! 💜💙💜 6mo
Nutmegnc @dabbe @ElizaMarie Thank you! I saw it and immediately knew it was “the one”! I just didn‘t realize how close it was to the book I‘ve been living with for the last week 🤣. But I‘m def not mad 💅 6mo
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I kept hoping for a plot twist or a metaphorical death and when it became apparent that Silvera did indeed mean dead, I shut down and couldn‘t finish. For six years. I finally was brave today and finished. No actual tears were shed but I‘m sure that had nothing to do with me being around other people. I did actually enjoy it and I liked the ending. I mean, if they had to die. #notaspoiler #itsinthetitle

LiteraryinPA 💗💗 I‘ve never read it for that reason. 8mo
Nutmegnc @peanutnine @LiteraryinLawrence Although I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, Silvera‘s work is just a hair too dark for me. I probably will not continue the series. I did enjoy his work with Becky Albertalli, mostly. 8mo
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Just Happy to Be Here | Naomi Kanakia
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Book Haul!! Where should I start??

TheBookHippie The Boy on the Wooden Box. 8mo
BkClubCare Um, one of those spines is not presented! 😆 8mo
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peanutnine Ander and Santi was 😍😭🥰 8mo
Nutmegnc @peanutnine I‘m SO excited for this one!! 8mo
Nutmegnc @BkClubCare 🤣🤣🤣I wondered who would mention it! It is (edited) 8mo
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Suet624 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8mo
PuddleJumper 🥳🥳 8mo
BkClubCare 😁 8mo
Kenyazero Rolling right along! You're even almost to a full blackout! 🤩 7mo
Nutmegnc It‘s those last three though…the struggle is real. 😬😬😬 @Kenyazero (edited) 7mo
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Colorful, lush, evocative storytelling that twists and turns—at the heart of which is a fantastical love between two men, a love that spans lifetimes and realities. Really intricate weaving of themes and storylines that‘s energized by a curse and an adventure. I was surprised and delighted by this debut and this author is now officially on my must-buy list. Also, the audiobook adds so much context to the story. It‘s a must listen! 5🌟

peanutnine My library hold for this one just came in! I'm so excited 8mo
Nutmegnc @peanutnine the start is slow, but everything picks up about 20% in and just takes off!! 8mo
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13th Balloon | Mark Bibbins
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Stunning poetry collection! From the publisher: “Mark Bibbins‘s book-length poem sequence brings the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and ‘90s into new light—an account that approximates, with stunning lyricism, “what music sounds like / just before the record skips.” Part elegy, part memoir in verse, this is a groundbreaking collection whose trajectory runs counter to the impulse toward nostalgia, unearthing what was thought to have burned in the fire.”

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Something Spectacular | Alexis Hall
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I just completed my first lgbtq bingo of the year! @Kenyazero #LGBTQBookBingo from the top down: 📖Topping the Alpha (this is horrible, don‘t waste your time) 📖 the Girl From the Sea 📖Halo 📖Bloom 📖Lose You to Find Me

Kenyazero An Excellent first bingo! 🤩 8mo
Nutmegnc @Kenyazero Thank you!! So fun! 8mo
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Lose You to Find Me | Erik J. Brown
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Loved this MM YA romcom. Angsty but cute, with a stellar audio by Kirt Graves.

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I can appreciate why people have raved about it but it just didn‘t evoke much of anything but frustration for me. I think I also disagree with the characterization as “sapphic”. The characters are called “she” but with all the body swapping and pod creation, the many lived experiences…gender just doesn‘t really seem to play any great role in the story for me. Some truly beautiful language in places, but overall just ‘eh‘ for me.

JLaurenceCohen I had exactly the same reaction 8mo
Nutmegnc @JLaurenceCohen I‘m glad I‘m not the only one! 8mo
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Absolutely charming YA MM rom-com. Friends to boyfriends—throw in a struggling take out shop, a baking contest, and family drama. AAPI rep. And now I need to find a mooncake to try!!

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Skater Boy | Anthony Nerada
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Loving this new release. Cute and angsty. The audio narrated by Michael Crouch is stellar. Update: first 5🌟read of the year!! Perfection!!

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March 7, 2024

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Secrets of the Octopus | Sy Montgomery
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Omg saw this one right after Satrapi‘s new title! I talk about the Soul of an Octopus all the time!! Looking forward to some new insights!!

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Woman, Life, Freedom | Marjane Satrapi
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Just saw this upcoming release. As someone who has read and watched Persepolis about 100 times, I can‘t wait!! I‘m sure it will be something special!

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The Brightness Between Us | Eliot Schrefer
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Oh my goodness. I can‘t even. I can‘t breathe! 🤩🤩🤩🤩😱😱😱🥰🥰🥰 The sequel has a cover!!!! 💜💜💜🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

maich It's beautiful😍 9mo
Nutmegnc @maich ikr??!! So well done! 9mo
peanutnine I am SO EXCITED 9mo
Nutmegnc @peanutnine I can barely stand the wait!! Also I commented on Schrafer‘s post and HE LIKED MY COMMENT 😱😱😱🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🤭🤩🥰😬 9mo
peanutnine @Nutmegnc woohoo! 🤩 9mo
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Charming Young Man | Eliot Schrefer
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I loved The Darkness Outside Us so much (and there‘s a SEQUEL coming??!! OMG) that I picked up this gem. They‘re nothing alike in setting or events, except that it‘s absolutely charming, well narrated and has that Schrefer signature prose that reaches in, pulls you closer and hangs on to you. A piano virtuoso, a loving family, a young Marcel Proust, and genuine human connections. So glad I picked this one up!!

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Concise, fast-moving and thorough overview. Provides interesting details from UK and around the world in addition to LGBTQIA+ history from the US.

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They Hate Each Other | Amanda Woody
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My first 5🌟read of the year!! Enemies to lovers, high angst, lots of life issues, but a really meaningful story. Loved it. MM rom-com, with lots of chemistry but no spice on the page.

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Okay, Cupid | Mason Deaver
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Just started Mason Deaver‘s newest. It‘s a great start!!

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Red, White & Royal Blue | Casey McQuiston
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Amazing list of romance novels in wildly diverse genres and themes. From The Ex-Hex to The Price of Salt to Anna Karenina and every place in between, this list has something for everyone!! Recommended by authors and booksellers!! https://parade.com/books/best-romance-books-of-all-time?fbclid=PAAaYbYhxWxb-MJ99...

KadaGul @Nutmegnc Thanks 🙏 for sharing #Romanceintheair #Valentinesday 11mo
Nutmegnc @KadaGul Enjoy!! 11mo
CarolynM Interesting list. Thanks for sharing🙂 11mo
Nutmegnc @CarolynM I mean, a few were like 🤷‍♀️, but overall lots of great choices! 11mo
BkClubCare I missed sending a card for HBD - will send something soon. 😍🎉🌟 Hope you had a super good Wednesday 🤩 9mo
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We Could Be So Good | Cat Sebastian
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My only 5 🌟reads for 2023!

willaful We have much in common. :-) 11mo
Nutmegnc @willaful 🥰😱🤩 11mo
reading.rainb0w Definitely have my eyes on heartstopper 5. Such a cute series 😍 11mo
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Holiday Heart Strings | N. R. Walker
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▪️70 🏳️‍🌈 books ▪️4 non-🏳️‍🌈 books ▪️5 5🌟 reads ▪️11 audiobooks ▪️2 print books ▪️72 e-books ▪️Average pages 265 ▪️Average 3.5🌟 Well, this is 100 less than last year but it‘s way more than the 20 I thought I would read. This year has been incredibly challenging so I‘ll take it!

wanderinglynn Awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉 (edited) 11mo
TieDyeDude 💪🎉 11mo
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Has anyone watched or read Fellow Travelers??

AnnR No, sorry. Looks interesting though. 11mo
Nutmegnc @AnnR it totally is!! 11mo
Nutmegnc @KadaGul 🥰🥰🤣 11mo
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Spiced Kisses | Charlie Novak
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Created by romance authors, it works with any e-reader device or app!! Check out the full list here https://www.romancebookworms.com/ You can search by genre, BIPOC, LBGTQ+, and more! Happy reading!!

PuddleJumper Thanks for the reminder! 11mo
Nutmegnc @PuddleJumper I got so many books!! 11mo
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Women Holding Things | Maira Kalman
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ManyWordsLater My friend just sent me the talk. I love Maria Kalman! 11mo
Nutmegnc @ManyWordsLater I love her work! I had no idea she had so many books!! Can‘t wait to go through them all!! 11mo
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Two Boys Kissing | David Levithan
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“You can‘t know what it is like for us now—you will always be one step behind.”

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Locomotion | Jacqueline Woodson
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I‘m just starting my first Book Fair as a newbie librarian! I was pleasantly surprised the diverse books were mixed in instead of being in a separate case as they initially planned. I‘ve gotten prize donations and books donated so everyone gets something—even if they can‘t pay! Now I just have to make it through the rest of my previews and Parent Night! Wish me luck!

TheBookHippie Awe!! Good luck!!! ♥️ 12mo
Nutmegnc @TheBookHippie 🥰🥰 12mo
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Nutmegnc @AmyG I‘ve had my first three sales!! 12mo
Bookpearl Absolutely love this!! Our book fair is this week and I‘ll be hitting them up and just handing over my card. 😂 9mo
Nutmegnc @Bookpearl Do it!!! 💜💜💜 9mo
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Miniaturist | Jessie Burton
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Book Tok made me do it!! No regrets! 10/10, would buy again!!

Laughterhp Um what are these?! They look so cute! 13mo
Nutmegnc @Laughterhp OMG real, readable books…in miniature!! I‘m in looovvveee. 13mo
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We Could Be So Good | Cat Sebastian
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Absolutely charming, character-driven with very low angst. 5🌟🏳️‍🌈

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Dark Moon, Shallow Sea | David R. Slayton
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I loved it! 5🌟. Even better than his first series. I can‘t wait to read the rest!! Diverse characters ftw!! 🥰🥰🥰 Also top-notch audio by Michael David Axtell!

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