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Book of the Month: History of the World in 50 Dogs
Most dog lovers know Fido and Laika, but how about Martha, Paul McCartney’s Old English Sheepdog? Or Peritas, Alexander the Great’s trusted canine companion? As long as there have been humans, those humans have had beloved companions—their dogs. From the ancient Egyptians mummifying their pups, to the Indian legend of the king who refused to…
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Reading Log 2025
I know, I know, I said earlier this year I’d cut back on the reading. I didn’t reach a thousand, but I clearly didn’t stick to my goal. I blame the economy for not giving me a job to fill my time. Currently stands at 839 Any who, reading is better than drugs and I…
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#29dates, #7animaltales, #aashnaavachat, #adelewhitby, #adifferentkindofpower, #adrianaherrera, #alicemurphy, #aliciathompson, #allegrabiscotti, #alyandaj, #amandadeibert, #americangirl, #americanquilt, #andshewas, #anjalibanerjee, #annaandthemysteryofthemountains, #anniebryant, #annm.martin, #annshen, #anthonyhorowitz, #arielandthecurseoftheseawitches, #aroguethorn, #asgardians, #ashesoftheacademy, #ashowgirl’srulesforfallinginlove, #atimeforhope, #avonromance, #awoman’splace, #ayeshadean, #beachbattleblowout, #beaconstreetgirls, #bedeviled, #behindtheseams, #bemused, #beprepared, #berkleyromance, #biancaturetsky, #boysofthebattlefield, #bradmeltzer, #bscintheUSA, #caféconlychee, #callahancousins, #candicejalili, #carleneo’connor, #cartoonchroniclesofamerica, #caseofthesurfingsecret, #catherineconner, #cathyeastdubowski, #cathyhapka, #catsebastian, #charitytahmaseb, #charlespelzer-pollack, #charlotteyears, #cheetahgirls, #chrisgrabenstein, #cinderellacleaners, #comeasyouare, #commercialbreaks, #contemporaryromance, #coolforthesummer, #courtneymilan, #courtneysheinmel, #cruelheart, #dahliadler, #dcsuperherogirls, #dearamerica, #dearcanada, #dearmanny, #deborahgregory, #deborahkent, #deborahwiley, #declanshelvey, #deepiahluwalia, #denenemillner, #dianegalbadon, #dianegallagher, #disneydescendants, #disneygirls, #disneyhyperion, #dollyparton, #dominiquemoceanu, #dr.ruthwestheimer, #drewmoss, #dynamitecomics, #dystopian, #elizabethdoylecarey, #elkonigsburg, #emerylee, #emilyofnewmoon, #emmabradford, #emmet, #equestriagirls, #erikatamar, #everafterhighstories, #eviewoods, #faithhopehicks, #familytree, #farrahrochon, #femininepursuits, #fiction, #fightforfreedom, #findingfamous, #findingmyway, #firsthingsfirst, #followyourarrow, #friendshipsrings, #ftlukens, #gabrielleandthegentleman, #gabriellecharbonnet, #georgeo'connor, #girlhoodjourneys, #girloftheyear, #girlsfrommanylands, #girlsoflighthouselane, #girlssurvive, #girlstothefront, #gittydeshavani, #gloriachao, #goddesses, #goforthegold, #goforthegoldgymnasts, #goulfriends, #gregweisman, #haileyalcaraz, #harpercollins, #hattiebigsky, #hattieeverafter, #hayleyneil, #hazahfaizel, #hbgilmour, #herberta.libby, #heroesformydaughter, #highschoolau, #historicalfiction, #historicalromance, #historymysteries, #historymystery, #homefieldadvantage, #howfarI’llgo, #hudaf.wantstoknow?, #hudafahmy, #IamCanada, #ifwisheswerehorses, #instructionsfordancing, #Isurvived, #jacindaardern, #janeigharo, #janfields, #jasminejones, #jblynn, #jeannebenecourt, #jencalonita, #jessicabrody, #jessicaverdi, #jillianbrooks, #johannakerby, #kacencallender, #karitokids, #katthetimetraveler, #kealakendall, #kikithorpe, #kirbylarson, #kjcharles, #lace, #lasleonas, #laurentarshis, #lauriecalkhoven, #lauriehalseanderson, #legendofkorra, #levacrosen, #leyendas, #lianadelarosa, #lightscameracassidy, #lilymeade, #lindagerber, #lisapapademetriou, #lisayee, #literaryfiction, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #littlehouseontheprarie, #littlepinkpup, #livelyst.lemons, #lizklienrock, #lizzielovesethan, #lmmontgomery, #loki, #lorielangdon, #loveatsecondsight, #lovecravescardamom, #lylalee, #magicatticclub, #magpiemurders, #malalayousafzai, #marthayears, #marykateandashleymysteries, #marywilcox, #mayagold, #megmedina, #melatilum, #melissadelacruz, #melissawiley, #memoir, #memoirs, #michaelpellowski, #middlegrade, #missyoumina, #monicamancillas, #monsterhigh, #monsterhighdiaries, #mulanandthepalaceofthesecrets, #murderatanirishchipper, #murderbycheesecake, #murdermystery, #mymostexcellentyear, #mynameisamerica, #mysisterisavampire, #mystery, #mysteryofpenquanisland, #nadirahsimmons, #nathanhale, #nathanhaleshazerdoustales, #nemontenenquimo, #nessimonstrata, #neverthelesssheworeit, #nicolayoon, #nicstone, #ninamata, #nonfiction, #oliviabennet, #oliviawaite, #oncemorewithchutzpah, #outlander, #pabloleon, #penguinrandomhouse, #perditafinn, #pgkain, #rachelelkstromcourage, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelveil, #randireisfield, #rhondastapleton, #roadtorevolution, #rocknrollmysteries, #rosabyanyothername, #roselerner, #royaldiaries, #ruthelwinharris, #s.a.s.s., #samiraahmed, #sannamarin, #sarahmccoy, #sarahmylowski, #sarahraasch, #scholastic, #schoolofsecrets, #seaglasssummer, #secretsofthemanor, #seducingthesedgwicks, #seeingstars, #seeyousoonsamantha, #seventalesoftrinket, #shanipetroff, #shannonhale, #shelleythomas, #shenanigansofslimpickins, #shericoopersinykin, #shirleyconran, #sibylmiller, #siennamercer, #silencedvoices, #simon&schuster, #sincerely, #sistersofquantockhills, #sistersofthequantockhills, #sixtiestrilogy, #slimpickinsandladylobster, #songteller, #speak, #spyxfamily, #st.martinspublishing, #stanmack, #staroftheshow, #starpower, #starssaddlesandstripes, #stefferrari, #stevekluger, #stupidcupid, #sunriseonthereaping, #susanchaplin, #susankirby, #susankorman, #suzannecollins, #suzanneselfors, #swordinslumber, #talesfromriverdale, #tatsuendo, #thebabybookofwillybobthesquirrel, #thecuckoosister, #thecuffinggame, #thedoctorisin, #theeducationofanartist, #thegirlwhocouldsilencethewind, #thehitwomahuntsaghost, #thehitwomanandtheneuroticwitness, #thehollywoodsisters, #thelostbookshop, #theoutcastsof19schuylerplace, #theresareed, #thesingularlifeofariapatel, #thesummerIwasn’tme, #thewishlessones, #thinkofengland, #thisiskindofanepiclovestory, #thortonburgess, #threegirlsinthecity, #thundercats(2024), #thundercats:lost, #tianaandthemagicofharlem, #tigerthebutterflywhocouldn’tfly, #timetravellingfashionista, #tonyviehmann, #traceywest, #trishamcgraw, #twistedtales, #twitches, #upinflames, #vanessa, #vcandrews, #vivianalcock, #w.a.sorrell, #wedgefordtrials, #wellofmagic, #wewillbejaguars, #whalesarejustlikeyou, #whateverafter, #whateverhappenedtolorilovely, #wildflowers, #wildgirls, #wishyouwerehereliza, #withlovemissamericanah, #wondergirls, #woofthereitis, #xmarksthespot, #YA, #yj, #youngjustice, #zodiacgirls, $darcyvance -
Book Highlight: Girls to the Front
From the big stage to the US Navy, from laboratories to the boardroom, from the Olympics to the pages in books, these girls and women lead every line. Bold, bright, and empowering profiles by Geisel Honor–winning and #1 New York Times bestselling artist Niña Mata place these incredible changemakers at the very front and inspire readers to…
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Book Highlight: First Things First
FIRST THINGS FIRST, hip-hop is not just the music, and women have played a big role in shaping the way it looks today. FIRST THINGS FIRST takes readers on a journey through some notable firsts by women in hip-hop history and their importance. Factual firsts like Queen Latifah becoming the first rapper to get a star on…
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Bold, Brilliant, and Latine & Leyendas
Bold, Brilliant, and Latine by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris and illustrated by Sol Cotti For the lower school set as it gives one page biographies of each Latino with emphasis on how they were a role model, and that kids can be like them too. It has several well-known figures like Lin Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno, Gabriel…
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Women’s History Month Books
It’s that time of year again with my yearly list of nonfiction books for those who want to learn about women’s contributions throughout history. This year, there weren’t many new books covering new women to interest me. Except for NPR’s Women in Music that I still haven’t gotten my hands on. And . . .…
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#adamico, #aislaross, #anitakunz, #anitasarkeesian, #annmccallumstaats, #annshen, #beverelybond, #blairimani, #briannajoannie, #caitlindonohue, #chandlero'leary, #chelseaclinton, #chroniclebooks, #dialbooks, #dianaknapp, #ebonyadams, #elenafavilli, #elizabethweitzman, #femmemagnifique, #francescacavallo, #georgesullivan, #graphicnovels, #harpercollins, #heidieystemple, #hillaryclinton, #janeyolen, #jasonporath, #jenniferkeishinarmstrong, #jessicaspring, #joannajohnston, #juliemerberg, #karenkarbo, #kateschatz, #kathleenkrull, #kazoomagazine, #lauriecalkhoven, #lauriemarino, #lisakroger, #mackenzilee, #macmillan, #marlenegellerwagerman, #martabreen, #melanieranderson, #melissadelacruz, #mikkikendall, #miriamklienstahl, #nonfiction, #patriciacutright, #penelopebagieu, #rachelignotofsky, #rachelreads&reviews, #rozellakennedy, #sammaggs, #sandralawrence, #sarahsilbersteinswartz, #sheilamoeschen, #simonandschuster, #whenwomenwhoinventedtelevision, #wonderfulwomenoftheworld, #zingtsjeng -
Book Highlight: What Jews Look Like
Too many Jews have been told: “You don’t look Jewish!” It begs the question, “What does Jewish look like?” Well, there are over fifteen million Jews in the world, which means there are more than fifteen million ways to look and be Jewish. It can look like setting out menorahs on tribal land, adding kimchi to the seder plate, organizing for…
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Reading Log 2024
1, 212 books! Or 1, 213. I forgot if added The Making of Gone with the Wind to my count as the last book of the year, and I’m too tired to recount everything again. Still, you read that right. Over a 1,000 books in one year. If you don’t believe look down below at…
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#abigailhingwen, #agathachristie, #aishasaed, #aislaross, #aladdinpaperbacks, #alexhirsch, #aliwong, #amyignatow, #angiethomas, #anitakunz, #anitasarkeesian, #annemazer, #annm.martin, #annmartin, #annmccallumstaats, #annshen, #archiecomics, #avi, #barbaradee, #barbarahambley, #barbarahambly, #beatrixpotter, #beverlybond, #blairimani, #bonniegarmus, #bradmeltzer, #briannajoannie, #caitlindonohue, #candicejalili, #cassandracalin, #cathrynvalentine, #cathyhapka, #celiawilkins, #chandlero'leary, #charitytahmaseb, #chelseaclinton, #chrisclaremont, #chrisduffey, #chrisgrabenstein, #christinadiazgonzales, #christinasoontornvat, #chuckbrown, #cicelymarybarker, #comics, #courtneysheinmel, #craigyoe, #crepellavoncacklefur, #cynthiavoight, #daisymeadows, #daniellehigley, #danparent, #dawnquigley, #debbietung, #deborahheiligman, #declanshelvey, #denenemilner, #dennislehane, #dianalopez, #dianeknapp, #dianevonfurstenberg, #disney, #disneyfairies, #disneyhyperion, #dollyparton, #dynamitecomics, #ebonyadams, #edgarthortonburgess, #elenafavilli, #elizabethcobbs, #elizabethcodacallan, #elizabethlim, #elizabethpeters, #elizabethweitzman, #elliotkahn, #emikojean, #emilyrodda, #endotatsuya, #enidblyton, #ericsmith, #erindowing, #fantasy, #farrahrochon, #fashion, #feliciagrossman, #felicitybrown, #femmemagnifique, #fernandoruiz, #fionawaters, #francescacavallo, #fullmetalalchemist, #gabriellecharbonnet, #gabriellemoss, #garypaulsen, #geckokeck, #gennmcmenemy, #georgeo'connor, #georgesullivan, #gradyhendrix, #graphicnovel, #gregpak, #harpercollins, #harperst.george, #hbgilmour, #heatheramery, #heidieystemple, #hillaryclinton, #hiromuarakawa, #hollyblack, #howIsurvivedmiddleschool, #hudafahmy, #jadearmstrong, #jaimielrotante, #jamespatterson, #janeyolen, #janfields, #jarretkeene, #jarrettjkrosoczka, #jasonporath, #jblynn, #jencalonita, #jendarcy, #jenniferdonnelly, #jennylundquist, #jennywilliamson, #jeremymccarter, #jerrycraft, #jessicaburkhart, #jessicaspotswood, #jessicaspring, #jewelkingdom, #jhsweet, #jillianbrooks, #joanholub, #joannafunke, #joannajohnston, #joannashupe, #josiecampbell, #jowhitmore, #joyagoffney, #joyharjo, #judyblume, #julieandrews, #juliemerberg, #julioanta, #kamigarcia, #karenkarbo, #karenscheeman, #kateschatz, #katherinepeterson, #kathleenkrull, #kathrynormsbee, #kazoomagazine, #kelleyarmstrong, #kellymckain, #kellythompson, #kellyyang, #kodykeplinger, #krisswaldherr, #kristinhannah, #laurabergan, #laurakamoie, #lauraruby, #lauraschiffler, #laurendestefano, #laurenmarino, #laurenmyracle, #lauriecalkhoven, #leonardmarcus, #lesleyarfin, #lianadelarosa, #libbabray, #lilywilliams, #linagirgis, #linmanuelmiranda, #linseymiller, #lisagreenwald, #lisakroger, #lisapapademetriou, #lmelliot, #louisamayalcott, #ludwigbemelmans, #mackenzilee, #maggiethrash, #magicschoolbus, #manga, #margaretstohl, #margueritebennet, #marimancusi, #marlenegellerwagerman, #marnibates, #martabreen, #marvelcomics, #marypopeosborne, #marywilcox, #masonawalton, #meganmcdonald, #melanieranderson, #melissadelacruz, #memoir, #michaelbuckley, #michelleobama, #mikkikendall, #mirandakenneally, #miriamklienstahl, #mollybooth, #mollymuldoon, #mystery, #mythology, #nancyekrulik, #nataliasylvester, #natashabowen, #nathanferriola, #nicstone, #noelstreatfield, #nonfiction, #pancooke, #patriciacutright, #penelopebagieu, #pltravers, #poetry, #prettytough, #rachelbloom, #rachelignotofsky, #rachellynnsolomon, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelreneerussell, #rachelveil, #randireisfield, #randyribay, #reamshukairy, #reneewatson, #rexogle, #rhonacleary, #rhondastapleton, #richardbarrios, #ritamoreno, #robbuyea, #robinha, #robinwasserman, #rozellakennedy, #rupikaur, #samiraahmed, #sammaggs, #sandralawrence, #sarabiren, #sarahsilbersteinswartz, #sarasaedi, #scarlettpeckham, #shannonhale, #sharoncreech, #sheilamoeschen, #shelleymoorethomas, #siblymiller, #simon&schuster, #sloandeforest, #soolee, #spyxfamily, #stephaniecooke, #stephaniedray, #stephaniekatestrohm, #stephanietruepeters, #stephenlee, #stephenyoung, #stevekluger, #stevewilson, #suzannenelson, #suzannewilliams, #svetlanachmakova, #sweeneyboo, #tamorapierce, #tcm, #terrilibenson, #terryblas, #terrynewman, #theastilton, #thegirlwhocircumnavigatedfairylandinashipofherownmaking, #theresamoorey, #thriller, #tiffanydjackson, #tommyperkins, #tonyditerlizzi, #tonyviehmann, #verabrogsel, #victorgorelick, #victoriajamieson, #vivianalcock, #vivianfrench, #wendymass, #women's books, #womenshistory, #wonderfulwomenoftheworld, #YA, #zingtsjeng, #zoraidacordova, $darcyvance, $ibtihajmuhammad -
Fall Nonfiction
Humans of Judaism edited by Nikki Schreiber Taken from the social media hashtag, this is a collection of stories from Instagram highlighting the breadth of the Jewish diaspora, their traditions and stories and tales of survival. From sweet stories of Bashert (think kismet) where two Holocaust survivors meet again in New York after the war, and…
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#aliwong, #anitasarkeesian, #arccartbooks, #behindtheseams, #biography, #bookindustry, #briannajonnie, #bushelandpeckbooks, #celebrity, #crazybrave, #daniellehigley, #deardiary, #deargirls, #dianevonfurstenberg, #dollyparton, #ebonyadams, #fashion, #feiwel&friends, #funnybusiness, #graphicnovel, #hachettebookgroup, #heroesofworldwartwo, #historyvswomen, #humansofjudiasm, #ifIgomissing, #interviews, #jarretkeene, #jennyjordhal, #joyharjo, #kidliterature, #leonardmarcus, #lesleyarfin, #lindywoodhead, #martabreen, #memoir, #missingandmurderedindigenousgirlsandwomen, #nealshannacappo, #nikkischrieber, #nonfiction, #popstars, #proud, #publishing, #simon&schuster, #smashthepatriarchy, #taylorswift, #taylorswiftandtheclothesshewears, #tenspeedpress, #terrynewman, #thestoriesbehindthestories, #thewomanIwantedtobe, #vicepublishing, #warpaint, #worldwartwo, $ibtihajmuhammad -
Aug Books
She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sara Smarsh Who doesn’t love Dolly Parton? I mean, she can sing, has fabulous costumes, has an amusement park and still gives back to her roots. So it’s no surprise that Dolly has a few books written in her honor.…
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