This is a weekly installment of bookish happenings across the collective book community. What I’m reading: This week I read Piecing me Together by Renée Watson. I’ll have a full review out this month. I found this book through a goodreads review from a booktuber (the collective book community overlaps!) This is a coming of age story that is softer than The Hate U Give but equally relevant. This book also looks at themes of friendship, perseverance, and community. I…
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez expertly covers several themes, including; grief and loss, depression, fractured families, cultural communities & immigrant families within a coming of age story. Why I picked this book up: This book came up in conversation with my book club when we were reading Rust Belt Chicago edited by Martha Bayne. Plot: Julia is an ambitious 15-year-old dreaming of a life after high school that is far away from her family. She has ambitions…
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February is the shortest month – but sometimes it can feel like the longest month. To help pull you through the winter here are some books fresh off the press to look forward to in February. If you want to join the conversation about what books you are looking forward to reading, please check out The Paperfruit facebook page or message me via twitter or goodreads. New Releases for February: Release Date: February 6, 2018 The Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard …
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Title: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Genre: Fiction Why I picked his book up: It has a beautiful cover What this book is about: This is a fast paced read that covers the success and failures of the main character, Evelyn Hugo a former Hollywood starlet as she is dictating her life story for her autobiography. Evelyn is 79 in the present day and reflecting on her youth in Hell’s Kitchen to her transformation in…
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I’m trying something new this year! Here is a collection of bookish happenings, fresh content generated this week across, podcasts, booktube, bookstagram, book blogs and more. Hope you enjoy these selections, feel free to follow these content creators and subscribe to their platforms or check out books they have featured this week. If you like these selections, check back next week for my curated findings in the collective book community. Literary Themed Podcast: Making the Past Relevant Episode 211: Winter of Wayback, 1950!…
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This is a weekly installment of bookish happenings across the collective book community. New Release: The Sky is Yours by Chandler Klang Smith This title was released this week. It’s a dystopian novel that is supposed to be refreshing and funny. I’ll take that! Here is a review from TOR that made me bump this title towards the top of my to read stack! Book blurb: In the burned-out, futuristic city of Empire Island, three young people navigate a crumbling metropolis constantly under threat…
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There is something magical about books, it’s no wonder that books, bookstores and libraries are often themes, settings and sometimes characters within novels. For me, the book represents a tangible object or a portal for knowledge, and a doorway to another reality. This list is a starting point for books that are geared toward book lovers, about books, libraries and bookstores. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Recently widowed, A. J. Fikry’s life is in a downward spiral…
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Everyone knows what YouTube is, but there is a large community of YouTube creators that are dedicated to discussing, reviewing, and sharing the love of books and reading. They call themselves Booktubers. I love booktube. I’ve thought about trying to do it myself, but I think that for now I’ll stick with this platform to share my bookish perspective. If you were to do a simple search for booktube within YouTube or on Google you will quickly become overwhelmed with…
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This selection wraps up my 2018 selections for the reading challenge! This was a great way to organize and think about my approach to the challenge. I hope you’ll participate in the challenge and find some new and wonderful books to read this year. High School Book Report Read a book you read in high school or that is currently assigned in high school Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston Banned but not Forgotten Read a book…
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At the end of 2017, I was thrilled with exceeding my reading goal, and excited to read all the books I have been researching for the 2018 reading challenge. I finished reading my first book of 2018, and in less than a week into the new year, I got hit with a cold. I had no attention span for Netflix, let alone reading. Now that I’ve recovered from the land of cough drops and vapor rub, here I am, in…
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