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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice | Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Hello #SheSaid!

Dark days for our author, and I bet very hard to share, but I‘m so glad she did, and could be honest about how the manipulation worked and pulled in so many and kept them in his orbit….and so sad she is not with us today, that things did not have a happy ending for our girl.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3d

SamAnne I read this in November. Look forward to the discussion! 3d

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melissajayne I woke up with nightmares after reading this section 3d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @melissajayne I‘m so sorry about that 3d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I read it and found myself angry at all the people now playing this off that they were consenting “adults”, they wanted whatever he was promising them, that 17 isn‘t that young, etc, etc. that attitude/spin/whatever makes me so angry. Even if these were actual adults, it would still be trafficking…and the idea that by shifting dates it would be ok, a non-story, is a much bigger society problem. 3d

Amor4Libros Finished it last night. My heart kept constantly breaking for her and all the women involved in such horrific abuse. 3d

CoverToCoverGirl I usually read a book in a couple of days-max. This one took 3+ weeks. My mother started at the same time and she still hasn‘t finished-she‘s not sure she can. The rage I feel every time that heinous man calls it a hoax is unmeasurable. 2d

DebinHawaii This a tough listen, but so very important. I‘m doing it by section & not listening ahead & that works for me because I can only take so much at a time. 2d

ncsufoxes It‘s tough to read what she experienced. When I first heard about the whole Epstein list I didn‘t really think much of it. Now reading this account it is horrific to think about the hundreds of girls that were harmed by Epstein & Maxwell. I can see too why they don‘t want full transparency because not only the depravity of what Epstein did but also how many people in positions of power & have influenced are society are involved. It‘s horrific 17h

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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice | Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Hello #SheSaid I hope you are doing well this first weekend of the new year!

Although I knew this book was going to be an emotional read, I have to say they did a very good job with it, so far this section was very readable and they did a great job not only detailing the bad parts, but the escapes, what people focus on to cope, what music means and brings to you at the time and brings you back to. How it expresses what you cannot in the moment.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 1w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 1w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa So far I have to give Virginia immense amounts of credit for sharing her story, all of it…..so very hard for any survivor to do, not only because memory protects you by fuzzing things, but also because the shame and guilt used to groom & control make you feel at fault, so not likely to share….which is the point to keep people quiet. So breaking that wall is incredibly difficult and important, and if more survivors can do it, it might make others⤵️ 1w

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ see that pattern for what it is and overcome that guilt they carry on themselves. I really need to give her collaborator credit too….for everything she did to help get the book written and making sure it did not disappear after Virginia‘s passing. 1w

Amor4Libros I‘m listening to the audiobook and I‘ve had to force myself to stop (I‘m about 60% in 😅). It‘s so heart-wrenching and also that Ghislaine being a woman was such a huge part of the abuse the women suffered. 1w

SamAnne Agree with all the comments. I read this a couple months ago. Definitely thought her collaborator did a great job. 1w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Amor4Libros yes…I thought it would be hard to pick up each time, but I‘m having a hard time putting it down 1w

Karisa @Amor4Libros Yes, the use of women both as abused and to lure others in was eye-opening. Ghislaine made the girls feel safer at first allowing for more abuse. Gross to think how she is now asking for a pardon and has already used her connections for perks/comforts even while in prison. This book makes it clear that she is a criminal 1w

DebinHawaii I am also listening to the audiobook & it‘s well done. The intro note from the coauthor in the beginning, you can see how much she loved & respected Virginia. The first section was hard to listen to & I expect it to get harder, but it‘s so important. 1w

Bookwormjillk I‘m going to start the audiobook next week 1w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Karisa I know, she is getting her own “sweetheart deal” just like Epstein did, and I would not be surprised if she did not end up pardoned before it‘s over. Such a miscarriage of Justice 1w

ncsufoxes I just finished part 1 & it‘s as gut wrenching as I anticipated. It is just so horrific to think about all she has gone through. It was heroic of her to speak up for survivors. I think the other incredibly sad part is to think about how many other girls (& boys) every day have experienced abuse like her. Those homes to rehabilitate kids are so dangerous & unregulated for the most part (I know there can be a few good ones). Instead of getting the 5d

ncsufoxes help & protection they need they are just forced to endure more abuse. @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I also feel the same way, it‘s difficult but I don‘t want to stop reading either. 5d

vlwelser this poor girl.... 4d

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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

A new year & a new nonfiction challenge! #Nonfiction2026

Last year we read about people wanting a change, and fighting for it….so this year we are going to take a deep breath and remember what people fight for, the good things, the things we do not want to lose, the old friends & new acquaintances of Auld Lang Syne, our passions & loves, escape the grind & news & “touch grass”.

As always, fill these any way you choose that works for you.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa #NonFiction2026Template 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Also, please feel free to combine with other challenges like #NaturaLitsy (edited) 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @CatLass007 Here it is 2w

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ncsufoxes I totally forgot to go back last year & do this one. Definitely one of my favorite challenges since I read a lot of NF. Adding it to my list for this year 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ncsufoxes I think last year was hard for many, lots going on in real life 2w

Amiable @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Amen. I let go of a lot of challenges last year and just worked to keep my head above water. I appreciate the new board! 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Amiable you are not alone and you are very welcome. We are in for the long haul, but we need to take care of ourselves and keep our spirits up too! Take care of yourself out there in this crazy world. 2w

CatLass007 Thank you! I enjoyed 2024‘s challenge so much that I‘m still reading all the prompts and my answers. Last year, not so much, although I‘m still plugging away. I‘m looking forward to 2026! 2w

rockpools This is really lovely. It‘s so easy to get bogged down in the heavy stuff. I need this sort of challenge this year - thank you 🌼 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @rockpools me too, I think we all need this this year. 1w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @CatLass007 I‘m still plugging away at last years too. Maybe I‘ll finish that one eventually 😂. The thought was good, but although I anticipated their throw everything at the wall & see what sticks, I did not fully anticipate the level of shock & awe and throw everything at us so we could not concentrate on any 1 thing for 2 whole seconds level of chaos. Just keeping up with the daily news was a job in itself, my reading of anything not news ⤵️ 1w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ related dropped significantly last year. 1w

CatLass007 My reading of the news dropped significantly last year. A couple of months into the year, I forced myself to look at my newsfeed only once per day. . 1w

dabbe Now on the new #LELH (#LitsyEventsLittleHelper) spreadsheet! 🤩

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xB17c0YZ6-IcngwWteNPyWiwoLn3bvcb7kjtqOLu... 1w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @dabbe Thank you, that is a great list! 1w

Zuhkeeyah Thank you for another year of nonfiction prompts! I created a StoryGraph challenge for anyone who wants to use it to track their books. https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c5cf9cd3-ad88-4ed7-b506-b496f07... @riveted_reader_melissa @dabbe 6d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Zuhkeeyah Thank you for doing that! I need to check out Storygraph 5d

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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice | Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Not from the book, but from another Survivor on the day the files were NOT completely released, despite an act of Congress.

TheBookHippie Every survivor watching and saying welcome to our hell. This is why people don‘t speak up. 2w

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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice | Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Up next for #SheSaid!

Get your books ready & steel your nerves. I am so tired of victims telling us again & again what is going on & being ignored while those of power or celebrity can just do whatever they want with little or no consequences. Our society is deeply broken, but the only way to make a better one is to learn all the tough bits & make a better future with better laws & guardrails, and we cannot fix what we do not know or understand.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2w

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DGRachel I bought the hardcover and audiobook but I will not be able to read it. 2w

Bookwormjillk I just got my library copy 2w

Julsmarshall I just finished this (became available earlier than expected). I look forward to the discussion though the topic is tough. 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @DGRachel to tough a subject or just real life commitments? 2w

DGRachel @Riveted_Reader_Melissa The subject matter. I know what I experienced is nowhere near what Virginia and the other Epstein victims suffered, but as a CSA survivor I don‘t think I can bear to hear the details of what she and others went through. (edited) 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @DGRachel ok, do you want me to pull you off the tag list this month so it does not pop up in your notifications? 2w

DGRachel No need for you to do anything, but thank you for asking. ☺️ 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @DGRachel you are very welcome. I wanted to make sure the tags wouldn‘t bother you as they pop up. 2w

AllDebooks I couldn't agree more. It's so important to bear witness to what these girls suffered and push for justice for them. It's not going to be easy. 2w

Amor4Libros Waiting for my hold for the audiobook to come through from the library! 2w

CatLass007 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Have I missed the 2026 #Nonfiction Bingo Board? 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @CatLass007 no you have not, I am behind. I‘ll try to get it out soon 2w

CatLass007 Don‘t push yourself! Everyone needs a break. Plus, you‘re running the #Nonfiction challenge and the #SheSaid buddy read. Am I forgetting anything? Please don‘t let me be a nag. 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @CatLass007 you are not a nag. It never hurts to ask. Plus I think nag is one of those words we need to retire from our vocabulary. Men ask questions and remind and organize, but women nag 🤪 2w

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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) | N.K. Jemisin

Hello #SheSaid. Everyone finishing up this book this weekend or by new year‘s?

Happy Holidays everyone, I hope you are all well and you did not get any germs for Christmas (like me 😂, worst presents ever 🤣).

Let me know what you thought in the comments as you finish up, and if you are carrying on to the next in the trilogy.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2w

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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) | N.K. Jemisin

Hello #SheSaid! I know it‘s a busy holiday & family month….so don‘t worry if you (like me) are falling a bit behind with this one. Enjoy the ride as it takes you. And enjoy the holidays no matter how you spend them.

Drop in the comments as you finish this week‘s section or at the end.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3w

AllDebooks I'm emjoying it, but it needs a lot of concentration early on. I'm going to pause until after Christmas. 3w

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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) | N.K. Jemisin

Hello #SheSaid!

How are you this week? I‘m shoveling to much snow and wishing it was spring already! 🫠

Drop in as you finish this week‘s section and let us know how it is going.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 1mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 1mo

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Wintersmith (Bound for Schools & Libraries) | Terry Pratchett

One book is hard!

#sundayFunday
@BookmarkTavern
#Winter

julesG That's what I said, one book is hard. 1mo

BookmarkTavern It is hard! And this is such a perfect pick! Thanks for sharing! 1mo

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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) | N.K. Jemisin

Hello #SheSaid!

I hope this week has been treating you well and that you enjoyed the break/catch-up month. We are back this week with the first section of The Fifth Season! It is a reread for me, but I have to say I still feel as lost in the beginning this time as I did then, even though I know it all makes sense later… how are you making out with this week‘s section?

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 1mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 1mo

Karisa I read it while back too and felt the same about the beginning. Then when it clicks together, it gets so good! 1mo

SamAnne It‘s a reread for me too. 1mo

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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

Updated schedule for #SheSaid!

We had 1 book with 5 votes (Wild Swans) and 4 with 4 votes. I added them all to our schedule for 2026 along with our 2 fiction reads. I did bump Wild Swans back to March, so we could read it and the follow-up book by the author after (and hopefully 🤞 when the hold lines at the library are not so long for a new release 😬). Then there were about 12 books tied after that…so new vote this summer.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 1mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 1mo

AllDebooks Thank you Melissa xx 1mo

DebinHawaii Thank you! 🤗 1mo

CatLass007 Thank you for your hard work. 1mo

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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) | N.K. Jemisin

Up next for #SheSaid!

Time for a fiction break at the holidays!!

Put in your library holds and interlibrary loans!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

AllDebooks Honestly, I've been meaning to read this for ages but never picked it up. #SheSaid might be the motivational prompt I need. 2mo

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SamAnne This will be a reread for me, which I‘ve been wanting to do so I can read the rest of the trilogy! Thank you for the prompt! 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @SamAnne Same! I‘m looking forward to it 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @LitsyHappenings 2mo

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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

Hello #SheSaid!

Voting is up now for 2026! And with this many choice, maybe part of 2027 too 😂

https://forms.gle/en54WgSVAzp1nkoZ6

Riveted_Reader_Melissa https://forms.gle/en54WgSVAzp1nkoZ6 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

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Bookwormjillk How many do you want us to vote for? 2mo

Suet624 Hi, I think you can remove me from this list. Next year I‘m really committed to reading my books on my shelf so I can start moving them out. I want to thank you for your work in organizing this group though. The books have been really interesting and informative. (edited) 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Bookwormjillk vote for any you are interested in reading with the group. 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Suet624 we need to start some challenge group for that. Reading books off our own shelves. I need to do that badly too 2mo

Singout Thank you, Melissa! Organizing this list is a workout! 2mo

MallenNC Great list! Some I‘m not familiar with and others I‘d already read so I just picked some that seemed intriguing. 2mo

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The Fifth Season | N. K. Jemisin

Up Next for #SheSaid.

Please put in your library holds and interlibrary loans!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

Bookwormjillk I‘ve been meaning to re-read this for ages. Hopefully December will be my month to finally get it done! 2mo

CatLass007 I‘ve had this on my TBR for ages! I like it when book groups “force” me to read something I already want to read. 2mo

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The Fifth Season | N. K. Jemisin

And for December the winner is: The Fifth Season!

Trespasses was 2nd and will be added later in 2026!

#SheSaid

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

staci.reads I've already read the trilogy, so I'll be sitting out Dec, but I can't wait to hear people's thoughts. I loved it! 2mo

vlwelser I also read this already. But shame on me for missing the voting. 2mo

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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

Voting up for our December Read and Runner up for later in 2026 😱
#SheSaid

Riveted_Reader_Melissa https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RBZGQBD 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

AllDebooks 🗳 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Singout Vote for December. The rest of 2026 vote coming soon (edited) 2mo

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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

Hello #SheSaid.

How is the week treating you?
Did you have a Happy Halloween or a chill at home & relax?
What are you reading or catching up on this week?

Also
~ Last call for fiction reads for December
~ The vote will be up tomorrow

Up Next:
~ Dec. - fiction pick
~ Jan. - Nobody‘s Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

* I know it‘s a new release & will have long waiting lists, so put in your library holds now or add it to your holiday wish list.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2mo

Bookwormjillk I‘m going to start Unshrinking soon. I only bought it in July. I really needed this catch up month 😂 2mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Bookwormjillk me too! Seriously. That one I did read on time and it was very good, I hope you enjoy it. But I have fallen behind on a bunch myself, so I understand 2mo

Amor4Libros Thanks for the heads-up on January‘s pick. Just put a hold at the library 😊 2mo

KathyWheeler I just bought Nobody‘s Girl, so I‘m all prepared for January. I‘m going to finish Hags. 2mo

ncsufoxes I‘m still finishing Eve (far behind). Enjoying it, just hard finding quiet time to read. Started the first few pages of Hags but haven‘t had a chance to get back to it, need to finish by the end of the year. I recently bought Nobody‘s Girl, so I‘m ready for January. 2mo

vlwelser I'm listening to Jacinda Ardern's memoir. I've seen her speak in person. The audiobook is lovely. I did not do this with #SheSaid in mind, but it fits the assignment. 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser it‘s always nice when that just falls that way. I love a good book coincidence 2mo

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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

#SheSaid

I started putting the voting together but noticed that both myself & a few others were running behind on our reading lately AND that we had very few fiction nominations for December.

So for November: catch-up on any of your #SheSaid books that you want/need, or dive into something and tell us about it. I‘m hoping to catch up &
reread Wild by Cheryl Strayed.

And nominate a few fiction choices for December in the comments below.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3mo

Karisa I‘ve just started Nobody‘s Girl, the memoir released last week by one of Epstein‘s victims. Sad but important read. It feels like it‘s release was kind of buried last week with all the chaos lately. Also, the author committed suicide in the spring so maybe that‘s why it doesn‘t have as much attention…

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Also it is Non-fiction November, so if anyone saw any good challenges for that this month, let us know. 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Karisa That is on my to read list. I nominated it to be in the vote. I thought about just making it November‘s pick, but I know many will struggle to get it at the library right after it‘s release date. But I think it is going to be an essential read for everyone in the current world . 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Maybe just junk the fiction for December and make that December‘s 🤷‍♀️ 3mo

MallenNC I like the idea of having a free for all in November! I‘ll tag a few fiction books that I‘ve had on my TBR for a while.

Disorientation

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The Great Mrs. Elias: A Novel Based on a True Story

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Trespasses

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MallenNC And American Daughters by Piper Huguley

American Daughters: A Novel

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Suet624 Trespasses is so darn good I‘d read it a second time. 3mo

Bookwormjillk Great idea!!!! 3mo

KathyWheeler I like the idea of a catchup month. I‘m really behind. 3mo

Bookwormjillk Trespasses sounds really good! But I‘m up for whatever. 3mo

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Circe

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The Fifth Season

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The Lost Journals of Sacajewea

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Singout Is there a list for early 2026? I missed it! 2mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Just January is announced. That vote will be up soon, but it has a lot more books in it so is taking me longer to get together.

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Hello #SheSaid!

I‘m still behind, but please stop in and discuss as you finish up this week‘s section and the book .

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3mo

vlwelser This book definitely got better as it went along. I still think chapters 5 + 6 were the best though. 3mo

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Hello #SheSaid

Sorry for the late post again…this is becoming a habit and I apologize. How is everyone doing this week? How are you doing with this week‘s chapters?

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3mo

AllDebooks I've just started it and I'm obsessed 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @AllDebooks I‘m way behind this month. So I‘m glad I‘m not alone 😅. I have been a terrible reader this year. 3mo

vlwelser Chapters 5 + 6 are the best yet, IMO. Finally she seems to not be just spitting out things I've already consumed in other books. I guess I can also relate to chapter 5 more than some of the others. In 6, I liked what she had to say about the perceptions about Mumsnet and how it's perceived by outsiders. But also used by politicians as a way to discredit female voices. 3mo

Singout Have there been votes for November and December yet? No pressure! 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Singout not up yet, so you did not miss it 3mo

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Hello #SheSaid!

Way behind today… power issues here locally. Discussion below for this week‘s section, drop in as you finish the section.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3mo

vlwelser I'm starting to feel like this author is covering ground other people have already wandered over. It's good. I'm just not completely blown away by it. 3mo

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MallenNC @vlwelser There were definitely times when I started to wonder if I‘d read this already. 3mo

vlwelser @mallennc I did, but mostly because she keeps quoting Caitlin Moran. 3mo

MallenNC @vlwelser I have read How to Be a Woman so maybe that‘s why. It also reminds me of that Witches book we read last year by the French author. I can‘t remember the name 3mo

vlwelser @mallennc yes. That book was also similar even if it was a European perspective. 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @MallenNC I loved Moran‘s first 2 books. I really need to read her more recent 2 new ones…I‘ll tag them below (edited) 3mo

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More Than a Woman

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What About Men?: A Feminist Answers the Question

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Hello #SheSaid!

Sorry for the late post. But…

We are off with a new book!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3mo

MallenNC I‘m going to try to keep up this month! I‘ve been thinking about what she says in chapter 1 about the tendency online to say people opposite of our beliefs are aging faster because they are hateful inside. (Paraphrasing) and how that makes us see aging as a sign of failure. That‘s interesting to me 3mo

vlwelser I do think this is interesting @MallenNC it's like they couldn't come up with a more creative insult. Joke's on them though because it happens to everyone. Angry people are often accused of being ugly. I like the Twits quotes even if Dahl was a crazy bigot himself. 3mo

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Hello #SheSaid!

Schedule is ready! See you this weekend!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3mo

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Hags | Victoria Smith

Up Next for #SheSaid.

Still on sale on Kindle and Kobo if you are like me and it is unavailable at your library

Otherwise, put in your library loans and inter-library loans.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

MallenNC Thanks for sharing! My library doesn‘t have it either so I‘ll have to buy it. I‘m hoping to keep up this month. 4mo

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution | Cat Bohannon

Hello #SheSaid!

I really liked this one, I‘m on the last chapter now, so will finish in an hour or so. How are you all doing? Catching up? Enjoying the anthropological deep biological dive? I like both her research and examples she weaves in, what were your favorite parts or least favorite parts?

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

vlwelser Still glad I recommended this one. Glad I read it. I had zero clue it was so long until I retrieved it. The author did a great job and I will probably read whatever she does next. 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser me too! I will add her to my…read whatever they write list. 4mo

DebinHawaii I‘ve not done a good job with the discussions but I listened slowly over the month & finished the audiobook yesterday & I really enjoyed it! I learned a lot & was kept entertained. Great recommendation @vlwelser 🤗 4mo

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution | Cat Bohannon

Hello #SheSaid

I‘m behind as always…still in last week‘s section, but I‘m slowly catching up!

How is the week treating you? And how are you enjoying this book and this week‘s section.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

vlwelser This book is so interesting. I can't imagine how long the research took. 4mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser I agree. It‘s like a great anthropology deep dive. I love it. 4mo

mhillis I‘ve only read chapter one so far. Very interesting! 4mo

vlwelser That is a great way to describe it. 4mo

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution | Cat Bohannon

Hello #SheSaid!

I hope you are all having a great weekend and learning interesting things in our current book. See you in the comments after you finish this week‘s sections to discuss.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

vlwelser This book is incredibly detailed and I'm here for it. I'm really liking it so far. I have no idea if I'm the only one actually reading it, though. 4mo

LitStephanie @vlwelser I am reading it! Not caught up, though, still finishing chapter 2. 4mo

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution | Cat Bohannon

Hello #SheSaid

I‘m really liking this one already. The introduction alone was very interesting. Please drop by the comments as you finish this week‘s section.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine @LitStephanie If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I was hooked from the discussion of fat, liposuction, and that that is an organ with a purpose in the introduction. It explains so much about women and weight loss and regain cycles to me. And why we often regain more…probably the body knows it can be lost and wants to be extra prepared with a bit more in case of the next “famine”. 4mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa …it also made me think of all the weight lose drugs now and wonder how effective they will be long term and what side effects they may have long term 4mo

vlwelser I am glad we're reading this. I had no idea it was so long when I proposed it. But I like her style. And I like how detailed it is. 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser me too…and yes, I thought that part way through this week‘s section …the this is longer than I thought it was. 4mo

MallenNC My friend read this and recommended it. I‘m glad to hear it‘s good. I‘ll have to catch up when my hold comes in. 4mo

LitStephanie The discussion about mammalian nursing and milk production just made me cringe, guess I am squeamish about that. I was skeptical of her reporting that males can ever produce milk, so I looked for a legitimate source, and apparently it is extremely rare (except in one type of bat) but can happen! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-males-can-lactate/ 4mo

LitStephanie I thought the bit about stress hormones in milk making babies more cautious or timid was really interesting. I am sure it is only a very small push on the personality but still kind of amazing. 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @LitStephanie yes, I found that really interesting too. 4mo

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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

And just a reminder #SheSaid of what is coming up in October…and time to start nominating some new books to read again. What‘s on your radar, to read list, caught your eye lately. Please tag them below and I will get a voting 🗳️ group together!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 4mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 4mo

Bookwormjillk Thank you! I am terrible at reading these on time, but I usually get to them eventually! 4mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Bookwormjillk You‘re welcome. And I understand… I have been off all year so far. Not reading on time. I blamed moving in the beginning of the year keeping me busy doing other things and throwing me off my reading pattern. Now I‘m think it‘s too much Doomscrolling 🫠 But whatever it is, I‘m off too and I hope it ends soon. So I thank you all for putting up with an organizer that is later reading our sections about 50% of the time lately. 4mo

MallenNC It‘s hard to believe it is time to pick more books already. I will give some thought to what I‘ve been interested in lately. 4mo

ncsufoxes Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates is really good. Saving Five by Amanda Nguyen.

Saving Five

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The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

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Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People

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In This Economy?: How Money & Markets Really Work