Author Archives: Jenn

2020 Big Game’s On Read-a-thon: Pregame

It’s Superbowl Eve! Before the big game begins tomorrow, I wanted to go over a few “rules”, which aren’t really rules per se but to go along with the whole football game theme I’ve got to stick to the terminology!  … Continue reading

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2020 Big Game’s On Read-a-thon!

It’s that time again!! It’s not rare for me to come up with excuses reasons to spend obscene  amounts of time reading.  With Superbowl Sunday just around the corner, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to curl up with a … Continue reading

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Book Club: Favorite Reads of 2019!

  The fiction book club I lead at One More Page Books kicks off the new year by talking about our favorite reads of the previous year.  We call it a book club potluck: instead of food we bring book … Continue reading

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Review: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

In looking for my first book to read of 2020, I found many examples of praise and acclaim for this title.  The premise is certainly timely and I found myself quickly immersed in Emira’s story.  For all of her life, … Continue reading

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Favorite Books of 2019

It’s been a challenging year, to say the very least. I spent the first few months of the year in bed, suffering from a horrific case of pneumonia.  One would think that would lend to a lot of reading time … Continue reading

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Review: Three-Fifths by John Vercher

This is most certainly a one-sitting read.  I read it during a particularly long (15+ hour) car ride. I was immediately drawn to it for personal reasons; my own two boys are biracial. Bobby’s character is a truly sympathetic one; … Continue reading

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2019 #ThankfullyReading Weekend Wrap-Up

  Another year of Thankfully Reading Weekend has come to an end! While I never get as much reading done as I’d like, I did quite enjoy the time off with my family! For those of you interested in doing … Continue reading

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2019 #ThankfullyReading Weekend: Day Four!

  It’s Day Four of Thankfully Reading Weekend! Can you believe how quickly the time has flown by? Today, I encourage you to take a small break from reading to participate in Small Business Saturday.  Have a local independent bookstore? … Continue reading

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2019 #ThankfullyReading Weekend Day Three!

  Happy Day After Thankgiving! How did everyone do yesterday? Full stomachs, plenty of reading time…sounds like bliss to me! I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to a day of reading! For today’s challenge, I invite you … Continue reading

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2019 #ThankfullyReading Weekend: Day Two!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! We’re in Ohio visiting family today so not much reading will happen, at least early on! For today’s challenge, let’s talk about a “reading menu.” What makes a good menu to you?  What are your favorite genres, favorite … Continue reading

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