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    • Meeting Louis Sachar

      Posted on August 7, 2025

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      I met Louis Sachar at Barnes & Noble in Huntington Beach, at a signing for his first adult book, The Magician of Tiger Castle. Louis Sachar is also the author of Holes. It was a delight to meet him, and hear him discuss his new book.

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    • Sarah Beth Durst and Sangu Mandanna at The Ripped Bodice bookstore in LA

      Posted on July 24, 2025

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      I got to see Sarah Beth Durst and Sangu Mandanna at The Ripped Bodice bookstore in LA. Their newest books came out on the same day! It was a delight to see them in conversation together as they talked about their books and writing process for cozy fantasy and romance. 

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      • Fantasy
      • Cozy Fantasy
      • Cozy
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    • Shannon's Summer reading list for 2025

      Posted on May 31, 2025

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      Are you looking for something to read this summer? This list is a mix of old and new books that I can happily recommend. Not only do they all exist1, but I have read them. They’re not all explicitly summer-themed, but I think they would be good for reading in the summer.

      1. Viral AI-Generated Summer Guide Printed by Chicago Sun-Times Was Made by Magazine Giant Hearst (Apple News) ↩

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    • Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

      Posted on May 21, 2025

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      Seasonal Vibe: Summer
      Travel Location: South Carolina, Massachusetts, France
      Historical Time: 2019, flashbacks to 1800’s and 1900’s
      Genres: Literary, Contemporary, Historical, Multiple Timelines
      Read: May 19-20, 2025
      Format: Switched between Book of the Month hardcover and Audiobook
      352 pages • Short Chapters • 🎧 Great Audiobook

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      • Literary
      • Historical
      • Contemporary
      • Charmaine Wilkerson
    • Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

      Posted on May 16, 2025

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      Today I finished reading Going Postal by Terry Pratchett. It was my first Terry Pratchett book.

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      • Fantasy
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      • Terry Pratchett
    • The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

      Posted on May 4, 2025

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      I listened to the audiobook for all of The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, and it’s a fun sci-fi that’s a contrast to most of my other books. It’s just weird and imaginative, and there’s no romance at all.

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    • Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

      Posted on March 17, 2025

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      Seasonal Vibe: Summer
      Travel Location: Seaside island in Georgia
      Historical Time: Contemporary, with flashbacks
      Read: April 24-26, 2025
      Format: Switched between Barnes & Noble special edition hardcover and Audiobook
      418 pages | 🎧 Great audiobook

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      • Romance
      • Contemporary
      • Summer
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    • Make Your Own Website

      Posted on February 10, 2025

      Now presenting, Make Your Own Website

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      • Webweaving
      • Small Web
      • Personal Websites
      • HTML
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