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March's Book Competition

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted a romance book for the March book. This was a wild ride from a modern-day love story to a space opera.

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A February Competition Among Friends

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted a self-help book for the February book. I intentionally wanted to keep it super broad because I love to learn and it gave each person an opportunity to submit what they thought was “self-help.”

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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea is about an unassuming man in an unassuming city in a government job devoid of all personality. But despite the dreary world, he works for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth (DICOMY). After seventeen years, his near-perfect performance in his role vaulted him on an assignment to an island home to some of the most magical of magical children. And it’s there that his bubble pops, and his life is changed forever.

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A Book Club Competition - Who Will Win

At the end of each year, I work on strategy, goals, and content ideas for this site. My big goal for 2022 is to reach more fiction. I've spent the last two years on a big non-fiction binge, and I'm missing the world of fiction. I also wanted to mix up my content and include a fun way of reviewing books. So, my bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month.

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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

What struck me in reading this book is the argument Desmond makes for the home being central to breaking negative generational trauma cycles. These systems and cycles disproportionately affect people of color, highlighting racial inequalities in other systems. I hope Evicted shines a light on the need for stable housing for all and shapes the political debate.

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Hell of a Book by Jason Mott

The fictional story reads like it is part memoir, with a bit of fantasy and a healthy dose of a love story. It hooked me immediately with the tale of a aboy whose skin is so dark we only ever hear him called Soot. Then, our main character’s story pulled me in; he’s an author on a book tour promoting his newest release, Hell of a Book.

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