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The line up in the new section at the end !!!!!!!!!!

From your New In books, Enter Ghost was such a stand out for me. I’m also currently reading Blue Light Hours and it’s going down so smoothly!

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another reminder that I love your reading taste. can I feature you in the next community section?! this newsletter needs a Nic selfie

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Omg are you KIDDING!?!?!? It would be my honour!!!!

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yay! I'll message you in IG

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I'm reading Coin at the moment, and oh my goodnessβ€”it’s so random, but in a really good way! I also love that it’s not just another β€œstruggling POC” story, if you know what I mean. Don’t get me wrong; as a WOC myself, I enjoy reading about other writers of color and their struggles. But there’s something especially exciting when a fellow POC basically says, β€œScrew it, I don’t have to write about racismβ€”I can write whatever I want!” It’s so empowering. I love that she’s a rich Palestinian living in New Yorkβ€”especially given how Palestinians are currently being portrayed in the media amidst the ongoing conflict.

On a related note, I definitely need to pick up Cold Nights of Childhood by Tezla Γ–zlΓΌ. I’m always happy to read more work from Turkish or Greek writers!

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this is part of why I wanted to read it so bad. I also find myself gravitating towards those narratives. and lmk what you think of cold nights. are you Turkish?

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I’m half Turkish and half Greek. I’m looking forward to reading your thoughts on the coin. Omg, I actually have to laugh just writing the name of the book 🀣 She is wild haha I wish she was my friend in real life.

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okay okay I'm reading it later this week. then we shall discuss ;)

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LOVE this! Especially your contemplation about what makes a good reading month. You inspire me every day, it was an honour to read 2 cold books with you this month xx

very excited for this new feature which has been beautifully christened by Chinelo, Brendon, Karren & I. Talk about GOOD LOOKING readers?! I'm in great company xxx

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the best looking readers!

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your ability to string together your thoughts and feelings in the reviews is inspiring (not just for my wallet but also) to my reading journey. i especially loved how you talked about β€˜Rejection’, being able to appreciate it in this perspective is just *chef’s kiss*

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thank you Hannah! Rejection is such a hard book to explain, so I'm glad to have done it some justic e

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Your shelf is making me so happy, with The Last Samurai and blast from the past Self-Help plus Room with a view!!

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I'm so excited to read both of those! very different vibes but apparently both so wholesome

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I read In Cold Blood a bunch of years ago and loved the detail and his ability to turn a true story into a thrill ride. Plus, I find it fascinating how Capote was able to travel among high society and then pivot to the world of a rural farming community so seamlessly. It made me respect him much more as writer and journalist that he was able to capture both worlds so eloquently

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soooo fascinating! did you watch the FX show about him and the swans? he seems like such a singular and interesting character

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I didn’t get around to watching it but it’s on my watchlist!

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if you didn’t like people we meet on vacation but you liked book lovers, i would highly suggest the rest of her romance novels. PWMOV is easily my least favorite of hers

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yeah thats what people are saying. whats your top 2 of her books?

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Beach Read was my first from her and is a 5 star romcom for me, and I also really enjoyed her latest, Funny Story!

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noted!

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3 of my all times in the Jan list! Blind Assassin, In Cold Blood and Americanah!

Interested in your take on Cats Eye once you read - highly recommend Robber Bride, the Oryx and Crake trilogy and of course Handmaids (truly one of the most astonishing stories ever written).

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we have similar tastes then :) how did you like Cat's Eye? I love stories about female friendship, especially complicated ones. so I'm optimistic

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I loved Cat Eye, it is to me not particularly β€œAtwood” as we know her today, but still a beautifully written novel!

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Thank you for linking directly to each book's Goodreads!

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ofcourse!

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Oh! I came to you from Joanna Goddard and I am so thrilled to have found you! We have similar reading tastes, it seems. I read Say Nothing a couple years ago and I'm still thinking about it. I discovered Patrick Radden Keefe through his Empire of Pain, a read I highly recommend.

Just finished up After Sappho by by Shelby Wynn Schwart. I think it was longlisted for the Booker. It's a gorgeous literary experiment about early feminists (familiar names like Virginia Woolf, Natalie Barney, Romaine Brooks...). It demands a lot from the reader, but worth picking up!

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welcome! I'm going to try to listen to empire of pain on audio. I want to read more of his work, so thats a great place to start. I've heard of after Sappho! one of my fave book creators had it as his fave books from 2023

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Love this! From your new books, v curious what you’ll think of Confessions β€” I just read it this month. Adding several more to my list hehe and also love the new reader feature so we can be graced by cuties !!

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I am so so eager to read it, but will deny myself for at least some months. it's IRISH fiction AND a family saga. basically made for me

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You should go David Grann mode for your next non-fiction book. Have you read The Wager or Lost City of Z? The latter being my fav.

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adding to my list. I actually want to start listening to non fiction so this works great

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The Blind Assassin has been on my list and I'm taking this as a sign to read it next!

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then my work is done. seriously, its so good

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Hahaha I totally felt the same way reading Willful Disregard

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Currently reading The Light of The World by Elizabeth Alexander 🌞❀️

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just looked it up. sounds so sad and tender. good luck!

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Okay I'm loling at your interaction with ChatGPT for prioritization. Proof that these things are not taking our jobs quite yet.

Thank you for inspiring me to read instead of scroll before bed tonight <3

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they really are not haha. fr though I'm always asking chat gpt to do the most random things. and you're welcome ;)

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