The banned books room @ Harvey‘s Tales, Geneva IL

“There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.” ― Ray Bradbury

I never go more than a few days without thinking of this lovely book. The cover perfect depicts the contents: swirling stories of Nayeri‘s experiences as a sudden refugee from Iran, Persian folktales, and middle school poop observations. Nothing else like it.

The Winners (Beartown #3) by Fredrik Backman
It crushed me. When Backman says he gave it everything he had, I believe him. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The trilogy comes to a close and it is so hard to say goodbye.

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I Must Betray You (Ruta Sepetys)
The anxious and heartbreaking account of 17-yr old Cristian in Romania during the revolution against communism and tyranny of Ceausescu and his ultimate demise in 1989

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Jane Mount begins with “The goal of this book is to triple the size of your to be read pile.” Mission accomplished. Filled with beautiful artwork of books, authors, and bookstores, Bibliophile is a necessary addition to any devout reader‘s home library.

Loved this ultimately… though at times it terrified me

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#bookcrafts for my #bookclub Christmas party 🎄

mini book page wreaths

‘Dear old world', she murmured, 'you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.‘
Darling Anne of Green Gables to round out the year for a December book club pick.

Koenig gives names to all the feels in a gut-punch sort of way and reminds us of our humanness
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