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The Book Lady
Dec 4, 20232 min read
November Reads
I read (or listened to) four books in November and they were all really good! In short: 2 non-fiction, 2 fiction 3 audiobooks, 1...
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The Book Lady
Nov 25, 20231 min read
Sagacity-What Is It and Why Is It So Important
This isn't so much a book review, but more of an announcement! I wrote a book! Writing a book has been a dream of mine for a long time...
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The Book Lady
Nov 19, 20234 min read
What is there to love about the church?
Have you ever been a part of a club? I think the first club I can remember being is was the rock club my cousins and I started one summer...
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The Book Lady
Oct 21, 20232 min read
Love Endures
Great stories are ones that invite you into the totality of human emotions-joy, sorrow, love, hate, pain, and hope. One theme that is...
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The Book Lady
Sep 3, 20233 min read
Summer Reading Dump
Wow! Is it already September? I haven't posted here since the beginning of summer. I've still been reading (was there any doubt?), but I...
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The Book Lady
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Book Review: A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
A Curious Beginning is the story Veronica Speedwell, a young woman living in London in 1887 who isn't the least bit interested in things...
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The Book Lady
Apr 29, 20232 min read
Culture Concerns: 7 Book Recommendations (Part 3)
In this third and final post about culture concerns, I want to highlight three books-one published in 2022, one in 1942 and one as old as...
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The Book Lady
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Culture Concerns: 7 Book Recommendations (Part 2)
I recently heard on a podcast that the city of Antakya in Turkey has been virtually destroyed in the earthquakes that have devastated...
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The Book Lady
Feb 28, 20233 min read
Culture Concerns: 7 book recommendations (Part 1)
The opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities could be used to describe the current cultural climate we find ourselves in."It was the best of...
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The Book Lady
Feb 4, 20231 min read
Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
**Disclaimer: This book has themes/scenes of abuse and sexual assault. I won't discuss that in my blog, but wanted to give a warning if...
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The Book Lady
Dec 20, 20221 min read
Book Review: Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini
Let me start by saying I am not a Hallmark channel kind of girl and sweet, warm and fuzzy books are not my jam! But, this book was the...
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The Book Lady
Nov 24, 20221 min read
Books for Gift Giving: Five Fun Classic Picture Books
With Christmas approaching here are 5 of my favorite classic picture books for children that aren't as well known. If you're looking for...
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The Book Lady
Nov 11, 20223 min read
House Keys and Hygee: Two Perspectives on Hospitality
This Book Review will look at two books I have recently read about hospitality. The Gospel Comes with a House Key had been on my TBR (to...
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The Book Lady
Oct 24, 20222 min read
Book Review: "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles
I was first introduced to this author through his previous novel, "A Gentleman in Moscow", which happens to be a beautiful story of...
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The Book Lady
Sep 26, 20221 min read
Coffee
I'm not sure I can remember the last time I didn't start my day with a cup of coffee. I think it was back in my days of Children's...
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The Book Lady
Sep 11, 20223 min read
Book Review: "The Wisdom Pyramid" by Brett McCracken
Browsing through book titles on my Scribd app, (Scribd is a pretty decent e-book and audiobook subscription service) this cover caught my...
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The Book Lady
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Fighting Evil
A couple of months ago I ripped a kitchen cabinet door off it’s hinges. I wasn’t raging mad or anything, I just apparently don’t know my...
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The Book Lady
Sep 1, 20223 min read
Book Review: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
It didn’t take me long to be completely drawn in to the story of Li-yan, a young girl living in a remote mountain village in China. The...
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