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DebinHawaii
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Pickpick

#Read2025

I finished this last week but I‘m behind in reviews. Read for #MonthlyNonFiction it was also one of my April #Roll100 picks (#16 Any Non-Fiction). It was an interesting juxtaposition to read this book while watching random famous people try to pass themselves off as astronauts & having Nancy Drew solve a mystery with exploding oranges at Cape Canaveral. I remember being in class (college) in the morning when they wheeled in a tv & ⬇️

DebinHawaii … showed the haunting replay of the Challenger exploding. So chilling & crushing to watch. You know what happens in this detailed account leading up to the tragedy & its aftermath but that doesn‘t stop you from hoping it won‘t. These 7 heroes should never be forgotten. I found the book well-written & researched & completely absorbing. 16h
DieAReader 💖💖💖 16h
Gleefulreader Fantastic review! I‘ve been waiting for this in paperback. 7h
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DebinHawaii
March | Geraldine Brooks
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Here‘s my March recap. It was a great reading month & I finished 23 books! (Including 5 audiobooks, 19 fiction, 4 NF, many genres, several children‘s & classics)

I read for #SundayBuddyRead #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025 #SheSaid #RiseUpReads #JaneAustenThenAndNow #BookedInTime #FoodAndLit #Roll100 #ThematicCozies #FictionalTraveler #MonthlyNonFiction #SeriesLove2025 & #AuldLangSpine #SeriesLove2025 ⬇️

DebinHawaii …My favorites of the month were The Frozen River, Nettle and Bone, Kills Well With Others, Not That Bad, All Systems Read & Pride and Prejudice (reread for the zillionth time) & The Great Gatsby (hadn‘t read since high school) was a surprise winner. Lots of series books too—including both the 1940 & 1976 versions of our monthly Nancy Drew title. (edited) 2w
Librarybelle Great job! 2w
TheSpineView Well done! 2w
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Ruthiella Awesome job! 👍 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fantastic month!! 2w
julieclair Amazing month! 2w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼❤️ 2w
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DebinHawaii
Aprilly | Jane Abbott
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Okay, I think this is mostly my April TBR. I‘m still considering a couple other readalongs/challenges but haven‘t made up my mind yet.🤷🏻‍♀️

Currently I‘m reading with #SundayBuddyRead #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #LiteraryCrew #AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025 #RiseUpReads #Roll100 #FictionalTraveler #ThematicCozies #MonthlyNonFiction #JaneAustenThenAndNow #LSFBC #NaturalLitsy & 2 from my #AuldLangSpine list & a few more.

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 3w
TheSpineView Lookin' good! 3w
Catsandbooks 👍🏼✊🏼🔥💖 3w
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Librarybelle Nice!! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
julieclair Nice variety! 2w
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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) 3w
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 3w
julieclair Great review. 3w
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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! ❤️🔥✊🏼 3w
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 3w
julieclair This sounds like a book I would like. Stacked. 3w
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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! 3w
Hooked_on_books These are all terrific books! You‘re in for a treat! 3w
julieclair I like the way you structured your #Roll100 list… “any”. 3w
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! 😉 3w
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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 3w
TheBookgeekFrau 🤷🏻‍♀️ Waiting to see what grabs my attention 😂 3w
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mhillis Good Girls Revolt is great 🙌 I‘m thinking about reading 3w
willaful I just stacked A Jane Austen Education so I think I'll go with that. Great cover. 3w
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 3w
Sarahreadstoomuch Honestly not sure yet, but liked the one I read this month 3w
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 3w
MonicaLoves2Read Free by Amanda Knox 3w
julieclair @Rissreadswithcats Oh wow… that one sounds intense. Can‘t wait to hear what you think! 3w
julieclair @peanutnine Thunder Song sounds like a book my son would like to read. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. 👍 3w
julieclair @TheBookgeekFrau Love it! 😀 3w
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. 🤪 3w
julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Oohhh, I bet my husband would like that one! 3w
julieclair @willaful I agree about the cover! And the premise of the book sounds really interesting. 3w
julieclair @Sarahreadstoomuch That one sounds so interesting. Stacked. 3w
julieclair @Lauredhel Yikes! I just read the blurb about that book and even that doesn‘t make sense to me. 🤪 I‘d say you can definitely count it! 😂 3w
julieclair @MonicaLoves2Read I bet that one will be fascinating! 3w
TheAromaofBooks It's definitely a book that MY husband added to our library, so it comes husband-recommended 😂 3w
julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Recommendations from other husbands are always valued much more highly. 😂😂 3w
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Rissreadswithcats
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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! 😻 1mo
sarahbarnes Adorable! 1mo
Leftcoastzen Awww!😻 1mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
Darklunarose ❤️😻❤️ 1mo
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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!! 2mo
Ruthiella Great reading month! 2mo
kspenmoll Great month!!!! 2mo
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Gissy Amazing 📚🎉📚🎉📚🎉👏👏👏 2mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼🎉💖 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 2mo
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TheAromaofBooks
Gift from the Sea | Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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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. 2mo
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