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Books I Read In 2022 (and my favorite 4)

1. The Midwife of Hope River, Patricia Harman 2. To Paradise, Hanya Yanagihara 3. Silver Sparrow, Tayari Jones 4. Bright Line Eating, Susan Pierce Thompson, PhD 5. How The Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History Of Slavery Across … Continue reading

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Books I Read In 2021 (and my fave five)

On occasion, people will ask me for book recommendations & while I’m willing to oblige, it’s not without slight reservation. To me, books fall into the same categories as food & music. What I like, piques my interest, or resonates … Continue reading

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Books I Read In 2020

2020, what a year! Despite the global pandemic, race riots, & a tumultuous presidential election, some things remained the same. Thankfully, I still sought & gained comfort & joy by reading; whether that was with hardbacks, paperbacks, kindle, or listening … Continue reading

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Books I Read in 2019

Even though I maintain this site as my digital recipe box, the annual post I look forward to most is the collection of books I read throughout the year. In fact, ever since I committed to reading 52 books in … Continue reading

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Books of 2018 & Fave Five

As a lifelong lover of reading, I take joy in books that only another book lover can relate to so I share with you now my list & favorites so another avid reader might find one they love too. Books … Continue reading

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Books of 2017 & My Top Three

I’ve always been an avid reader and ever since I decided to read a book a week back in 2014, I’ve kept a list of the books I’ve read for each year. For 2017, I mostly read what was available … Continue reading

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Books of 2016 & my favorite 5

As I’m nearing completion of reading the second book of 2017, it occurred to me I haven’t posted about the books I read in 2016. Below are the books I read last year: Change of Heart, Jodi Picoult The Last Anniversary, Liane … Continue reading

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Books of 2015

A few weeks ago, I posted about the book a week challenge I completed in 2014. As an avid reader, I’m never very far from a book, or two, or five – sometimes reading more than one at a time. In … Continue reading

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52 Book Challenge of 2014

Books I read in 2014: We Are Water, Wally Lamb The Theory of Opposites, Allison Winn Scotch Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs All The Lonely People, Jess Riley How To Talk To A Widower, Jonathan Tropper I … Continue reading

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My Love of Books

On New Year’s Eve of 2014, I set out to read 52 books in the year. I’m proud to report I was successful in achieving my goal and it very well may have been my first time ever (and last) accomplishing … Continue reading

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