Notes on Books & Life
A Cup of Friendship is a new novel by Deborah Rodriguez, author of the memoir Kabul Beauty School. It will be published on January 25th. I received an advanced copy through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program. About the Book: Sunny, an American, has built a life for herself in Afghanistan. She owns a successful coffeehouse in …
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I’ve seen Juliet, Naked making the rounds on a few book blogs lately, so I thought I’d give it a try. I borrowed a copy of the audiobook from my local library. About the Book: Annie and Duncan have been together for years. Duncan is an avid fan of Tucker Crowe, an American musician who …
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When I posted about some of my favorite young adult and middle grade audiobooks last month, Em from Love YA Lit recommended Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson. I’m so glad she did! About the Book: Lonnie Collins Motion (Locomotion, for short) is in the sixth grade. He writes letters to his younger sister, Lili, which …
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I hadn’t heard of Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork until I read a review of it by Amanda from the Zen Leaf. In the comments, Amanda mentioned that she thought Marcelo would be interesting in audio form, if it was done well. I decided to give it a shot. About the …
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Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan came with me on my recent trip to Chicago. It made for light, engrossing, festive reading…even if I did have to struggle to keep my giggles to myself! About the Book: It’s just a few days before Christmas when Dash comes across a …
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