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willaful , to bookstodon group
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Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers (don't forget the alt text). Day 2.

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The original paperback cover for the Witch Family by Eleanor Estes, Illustrated with line drawings by Edward Ardizzone. A gnarled witch sits in a rocking chair on the porch a house on top of a glass hill. A black cat perches on a railing. A young witch girl flies by, with a kitten on the back of her brown, while a bird with a letter in its beak flies down the hill. The cover is largely green with black & orange colored letters
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    • willaful OP ,
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    Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers (don't forget the alt text). Day 3.


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    JBrianCoyle , to bookstodon group
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    I didn't use the app on my Kindle tablet much, but I recently noticed the icon disappeared from my 'Books' folder.

    I managed to track down this bit of
    https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/Changes-to-Goodreads-on-Fire-tablet

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    willaful ,
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    @deirdrebeth It's an absolute mess, I see issues every time I look something up. @JBrianCoyle @bookstodon

    dickrubin716 , to bookstodon group
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    Is it too soon to Covid times from 2020 in a fictional story? I’m thinking about including that as one of the plots in an upcoming book. @bookstodon @mastodonbooks

    willaful ,
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    @dickrubin716 I kind of like reminders of our shared experience in fiction these day (depending on how it's done.)

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    willaful ,
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    @leapingwoman Could it have been Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld?

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    willaful ,
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    @dickrubin716 I would have no trouble reading that.

    @mvilain @leapingwoman @bookstodon

    WhiskeyintheJar , to Romancelandia group
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    It's Friday and I'm celebrating with my pick!

    High Energy by Dara Joy better be bananaing!
    https://whiskeyinthejarromance.blogspot.com/2024/06/reading-update-tbrchallenge.html

    I'm a little excited, if you couldn't tell :)

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    willaful ,
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    @WhiskeyintheJar I think that's a safe bet! @romancelandia

    wendypalmer , to bookstodon group
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    This series keeps catching my eye because they’ve done well with the evocative matching titles…but for the life of me I could not work why they’d messed up one.

    A Court This Cruel and Lovely
    A Crown This Cold and Heavy
    A Queen This Fierce and Deadly

    But, what, stuck in the middle there, A Kingdom This Empty and Cursed. Sounds so wrong! All they had to do was A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty and it would have matched!

    Then I finally looked at the cover.

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    willaful ,
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    @wendypalmer How annoying for the author. @bookstodon

    willaful , to Romance Books
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    ? I'm halfway through Behind These Doors, a queer historical (with some polyamory) involving class issues and women's suffrage. One main character is a "nob," the other a reporter who was raised "above his station" and feels like neither fish nor fowl. It was edited by K.J. Charles so you know it's good. :-)

    On KU, supposed to be part of a series but I think there's only the one so far.

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    willaful OP ,
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    @wendypalmer Ah, the good book hangover! A Marvellous Light is so satisfying! I don't know The Mars House, will have to put it on the TBR.

    @romancelandia @romancebooks

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    @wendypalmer Good to know, thanks!

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    willaful , to Romance Books
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    Came across an odd sentence in the Harlequin Presents I'm reading for the . It says the heroine's dress makes her look "very feminine, but hid none of her curves."

    Might just be a careless way of writing but it implies that the "femininity" of the dress comes from an air of modesty and that demonstrating you have curves is generally considered unfeminine. Unless you do it just right.

    Weird.

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    willaful OP ,
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    @Dagwood222 published in 1979. English writer, I think.

    StonerMetal , to bookstodon group
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    Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers
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    Day 2

    willaful ,
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    @StonerMetal Awwww!

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    filmfreak75 , to ActuallyAutistic group
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    @actuallyautistic has anyone tried this and if so, how did it work for you…

    Autism & Emails Does A Disclaimer Help Misunderstanding

    https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/autism-email-problems

    willaful ,
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    @filmfreak75 Interesting piece. I'm not surprised she decided not to continue with it.

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    willaful , to Romance Books
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    I once again had mixed feelings about one of the "Amazing Alpha Tau" fraternity romances.

    https://willaful.wordpress.com/2024/05/29/the-amazing-alpha-tau-pledge-project-by-lisa-henry-and-sarah-honey/

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    willaful OP ,
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    @NathanBurgoine Yeah, and it's creeping way too close to Copaganda for me here.

    @romancebooks @romancelandia

    kimlockhartga , to bookstodon group
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    Since we are coming up on June, it seems like a good time to check in with everyone here on @bookstodon regarding favorite reads of 2024 so far. Whatcha got?

    My top five reads of 2024 so far:

    The Criminal series of graphic novels by Ed Brubaker (ten primary works)

    James, Percival Everett

    The Book of Love, Kelly Link

    Poor Deer, Claire Oshetsky

    Prequel, Rachel Maddow

    willaful ,
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    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    Terry Pratchett, a Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins

    The Shape of My Name by Nino Cipri

    Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

    Gay Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor

    The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborne

    ScribblingSandy , to Romancelandia group
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    Hey @romancelandia and @bookstodon - I've got a cover reveal for you! :blobcatpeek: My historical romance Springtime Pleasures has got a brandnew cover! I hope you like it!

    In celebration of the new cover, the novel is currently on sale for just 99 cents! Grab your copy here:
    https://buy.bookfunnel.com/avwi2wh6th

    willaful ,
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    @ScribblingSandy Very nice!

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