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Valentine’s Weekend Book Stack

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I finished all but 3 of my last stack from the Texas Winter. I’m still working on the following because they are being savored:
Hafiz’s Little Book of Life by Hafiz, made new by Erfan Mojib & Gary Gach
The New Testament for Gen Z Translated by ChatGPT
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

These are the new ones I am starting:
The Birds Don’t Care if You’re Pretty by Ava Caldwell
Do This Before Bed by Oliver Niño
the Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
A Happy Pocket Full of Money by David Cameron Gikandi
Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh
The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

I have a 3-day weekend due to President’s Day on Monday and am truly looking forward to a little light reading!

Essays, Writing

My Valentine

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My sweet Valentine David Marshall gave me books and a lovely kimono shawl (behind the books) as Valentine’s Day gifts. I was very surprised and so happy with presents I will wear, read, and enjoy immensely.

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is about a grieving bookstore owner who receives a surprise “package” (I think it’s a baby, but I’ll have to read it to see) that changes his life. I want to read it before I watch the movie on Netflix. The Love Of My Life is a suspenseful romance thriller about an obituary writer who finds out his wife has a secret identity. Both of these look fabulous!