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DebinHawaii
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Pickpick

#Read2026

I‘ve been meandering through this book & reading the chapters that correspond with that month from September to March. I appreciate May‘s gentle writing style on the transformative power of rest and retreat during challenging times & these are certainly challenging times! I know I needed & still need time to heal & like the parallels she draws between the natural world during winter & her (& our own) experiences of healing. Beautiful.

Sparklemn This book was life changing for me. We can always look forward to our spring. (edited) 18h
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DebinHawaii
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Pickpick

#Read2025 #MonthlyNonFiction

Pulled it out at the last minute & finished this one for #RiseUpReads Torn between So-So & Pick, I‘m going with a pick because while I grew up in Northern California & Oregon & was taught the history of the states, so much of it was white-washed & little was taught about women & the roles they played. This book isn‘t perfect—it slogs (I skimmed some chapters) & the focus is mostly on the white experience but there ⬇️

DebinHawaii … is some good information in here & I liked learning more about subjects & themes that intersect with historical fiction I‘ve read.
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Catsandbooks Great review! ❤️🔥✊🏼 20h
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DebinHawaii
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My April #Roll100 picks:

#24 Any stories or essays: Every Drop is a Man‘s Nightmare (also my #FictionalTraveler April #Island pick)

#36 Any Non-Fiction: Challenger (Also for April‘s #MonthlyNonFiction)

#16 Any Library Book: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

I‘m excited about all three of these!

PuddleJumper Looks good! 3d
Hooked_on_books These are all terrific books! You‘re in for a treat! 3d
julieclair I like the way you structured your #Roll100 list… “any”. 37m
DebinHawaii @julieclair I did some of it last year & did the whole thing that way this year. It really works well for my mood reading! 😉 6m
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julieclair
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My #MonthlyNonfiction choice for April has been on my TBR forever!

What will everyone else be reading?

peanutnine I've got some poetry books set aside as well as this essay collection on deck 3d
TheBookgeekFrau 🤷🏻‍♀️ Waiting to see what grabs my attention 😂 3d
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mhillis Good Girls Revolt is great 🙌 I‘m thinking about reading 3d
willaful I just stacked A Jane Austen Education so I think I'll go with that. Great cover. 3d
TheAromaofBooks I decided that I should just rummage through my crates of nonfiction books and read the first 300 that I found 😂 I ended up with 3d
Sarahreadstoomuch Honestly not sure yet, but liked the one I read this month 2d
Lauredhel I've just today finished some weird, pretentious environmental poetry protesting the building of a road bypass in my town... wondering if I can make that count 2d
MonicaLoves2Read Free by Amanda Knox 22h
julieclair @Rissreadswithcats Oh wow… that one sounds intense. Can‘t wait to hear what you think! 31m
julieclair @peanutnine Thunder Song sounds like a book my son would like to read. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. 👍 29m
julieclair @TheBookgeekFrau Love it! 😀 28m
julieclair @mhillis That one sounds fascinating, and also very scary. 😱 Glad you liked Good Girls Revolt. I have no idea why it‘s taken me so long to read it. 🤪 17m
julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Oohhh, I bet my husband would like that one! 15m
julieclair @willaful I agree about the cover! And the premise of the book sounds really interesting. 12m
julieclair @Sarahreadstoomuch That one sounds so interesting. Stacked. 9m
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Rissreadswithcats
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Pickpick

I love stories about the Berlin Wall and this was another fascinating addition. 29 people escaped from East to West Berlin in 1962 and it was documented and funded by the American news broadcaster NBC. ‘The tunnel‘ won 3 Emmy awards.
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#Monthlynonfiction @julieclair

Bookwomble Playful expression! 😻 2w
sarahbarnes Adorable! 2w
Leftcoastzen Awww!😻 2w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
Darklunarose ❤️😻❤️ 2w
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DebinHawaii
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February Recap: Finished 15 books & started/made progress with 3 more. Completed books for #SundayBuddyRead #ChildrensClassicRead2025 #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #AuthorAMonth #SheSaid #AuldLangSpine #JaneAustenThenAndNow #FictionalTraveler #YhematicCozies #FoodAndLit #Nepal & SeriesLove2025 & #MonthlyNonFiction #Roll100

Favorites were The Feather Thief, Margo‘s Got Money Troubles, Sense and Second Degree Murder, From Dust to Stardust

Librarybelle Yay!! 1mo
Ruthiella Great reading month! 1mo
kspenmoll Great month!!!! 1mo
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Gissy Amazing 📚🎉📚🎉📚🎉👏👏👏 1mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼🎉💖 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 1mo
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TheAromaofBooks
Gift from the Sea | Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Pickpick

I first read this book back in 2012 and knew it was one I wanted to find and add to my own collection. Lindbergh writes from a seaside cottage where she is on holiday, each chapter looking at a different seashell and using it to reflect on a different aspect of life. Published in 1955, it was an era where woman were still mostly home-focused, but with advancing technology opening up more time and opportunities for them. I found her thoughts on ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the importance of seeking solitude, finding creative work/hobbies, understanding and accepting that relationships go through cycles, and finding ways to take time to ground yourself to be thoughtful and encouraging.
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TheAromaofBooks At only 128 pages, this is a slim volume and I enjoyed chewing on a chapter a day. I've been meaning to revisit this one for years, and thanks to the #MonthlyNonfiction challenge I picked up this 128 (Philosophy/Epistemology/Humankind) and checked the 100s off the list!! @julieclair

#FourFoursin25 - Pilot Islet @lauredhel
#GottaCatchEmAll - Set on an Island @PuddleJumper
#100YearsofBooks #BookSpinBingo
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BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, such a beautiful work! My mom shared this with me years ago. I, too, should reread. 2mo
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julieclair Love that vintage edition! I have owned this book for years, I suppose it‘s time I read it. 🤪 2mo
TheAromaofBooks @BooksandCoffee4Me @julieclair - This one definitely benefited from only reading a chapter every day or two. It was a nice book to savor. 2mo
julieclair @TheAromaofBooks That‘s helpful to know. 2mo
kspenmoll I have my mom‘s copy with its well worn, slightly torn book cover. She gave a copy to all of her daughters & daughters in law ( total 7) in her will. 1mo
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Rissreadswithcats
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Pickpick

3 siblings are placed into foster care. Their biological father is a narcissist, who only sees the world as it pertains to him and sees his children as property. Their mother is severely mentally unstable and both of them are Christian fanatics. The children win the lottery when they are placed in the home of the Blaine‘s who are total opposites. They are hard working publicans, Australian bogans, rough around the edges, but with hearts of gold ⬇️

Rissreadswithcats And unlimited amounts of love to give. This book is a prime example of how sometimes facts are stranger than fiction. But the book reminds us that for every bad egg out there, there is a good egg to even it out. #Oznonfiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #MonthlyNonfiction @julieclair (edited) 2mo
Centique This sounds wonderful! Great review 🙌Stacking. 2mo
CarolynM I read the condensed version of the story in the Age‘s Weekend Magazine a few weeks ago. It was quite startling - as you say truth can be stranger than fiction. And Jackie Weaver‘s involvement😳🤯 2mo
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TheAromaofBooks
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Mehso-so

This one just wasn't for me. I've enjoyed some of Thompson's other writing - he can be brilliantly insightful and cutting, with an ability to call out hypocrisy and hold a mirror right up to your own face - but I struggled with this one, mostly just him and his attorney being out of their minds on drugs. Actually, it was great anti-drug propaganda 😂 I just kept thinking - do people do this for FUN?!😆 Anyway, it was worth the one-off read for me⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) but I'll try a different book of Thompson's rather than pick this one up again.

This was my #MonthlyNonfiction read, and my 001-099 pick @julieclair

#100YearsofBooks
#GottaCatchEmAll - Yellow Cover (Emolga) @PuddleJumper
#ReadtheUSA - Nevada
#BookSpinBingo
#Read2025 (8/100 TBR books) @DieAReader
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PuddleJumper 💛💛 2mo
DieAReader 💖💖💖 2mo
AnishaInkspill you you sum this up well, I read this last year, and it was a mad read 2mo
julieclair This sounds 100% unappealing to me! 😂😂 Great review! 2mo
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julieclair
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Pickpick

This little book is packed with so much wisdom! I started listening on audio, and quickly realized I needed a print copy, because I wanted to highlight passages, write in the margins, flip back and forth through the pages, and come back to again and again. A gem.

What a perfect choice for #LitSolace #MidwinterSolace , @AllDebooks !

#MonthlyNonfiction 200‘s - Religion

AllDebooks Love this so much. 😍 2mo
julieclair @AllDebooks 💙🩵💙 2mo
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