Tag: books
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Thoughts on Parable of the Sower
I finished Parable of the Sower about a week ago, but haven’t yet started on Parable of the Talents. There’s a lot going on in my head and in my life and I just haven’t been able to pick up another book this past week. I’m not going to recap what Parable of the Sower…
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Writing Journal: Put It in Someone Else’s Hands
I have a really difficult time putting my writing in the hands of other people. I ran around in mental circles trying to decide who to trust with the latest draft of my book. I procrastinated, honestly, because I knew a while ago who I could ask to read it but didn’t want to give…
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Angie Smith: What Women Fear
I don’t often write about books I read as devotionals on this blog—I usually leave that for Insert Adventist—but this book spoke to me on so many levels that I had to share. I’d never before read a book that I identified with so much. I have talked about the anxiety I experience over on…
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A Few New Books
Tomorrow is my birthday and what does a book-lover buy herself for her birthday? Cake decorating supplies! I kid. I bought books of course (and cake decorating supplies)! I stopped buying books (mostly) at the beginning of last year in an effort to not overwhelm my limited storage space with loaded bookshelves. I dwindled my…
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Candice Carty-Williams: QUEENIE
Queenie Queenie Queenie…. The was the first book that the entire book club group enjoyed, even those who hadn’t read it all the way through. It was highly entertaining….and so, so cringy. The series of gross men and bad decisions that Queenie went through…I literally yelled at the book several times. The women in this…
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Book Club Update
Okay, I know you’ve been waiting for me to talk about Kathleen Collins’ Notes from a Black Woman’s Diary. We’ve officially rescheduled our book club meeting for this week Thursday. If all goes well, I’ll be giving you guys and gals my thoughts next week Monday. Fingers crossed. In the meantime, let me know what…
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Germophobe’s Guide to Library Books
I love libraries. I love books. I love having access to books from libraries for free. And so do lots of other people. I am the type of person who always has hand sanitizer in her bag. I also keep a little bottle of rubbing alcohol in my car and one next to my bed.…
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When Your Library Doesn’t Have It
So I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m trying really hard not to buy books that I can access for free, especially this year. I’m trying to curb my book junky-ism by being really selective about what I decide to buy, and I’ve been using my local library a lot since January. This is…
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