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The Book Beat - May 10, 2021
This week I review memoirs Lightning Flowers and novels Black Buck and Olympus, Texas. Plus, the Cover of the Week & more. Check it out!

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May 10, 20217 min read
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The Book Beat - May 2, 2021
This week I chat about Independent Bookstore Day, share 5 book reviews, close out Nat'l Poetry Month, reveal the Cover of the Week & more!

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May 3, 202116 min read
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The Book Beat - Will Return May 2!
This past week was BUSY, so I didn't have the time to write. But, I'll be back with a new column on May 2 chockfull of book reviews (read...

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Apr 25, 20211 min read
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The Book Beat - April 18, 2021
This week I chat about Independent Bookstore Day (4/24!), Simon & Schuster, Hana Khan Carries On, Mary Oliver & more!

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Apr 18, 20217 min read
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The Book Beat - April 11, 2021
Happy Monday, book friends! I got my second shot of the Covid vaccine on Thursday, so on Friday I had a mild fever, aches and pains, and...

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Apr 12, 20219 min read
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The Book Beat - April 4, 2021
Happy holiday weekend, book friends! I'm writing this early, so it'll post on Easter. I hope whatever you celebrate, you're having a...

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Apr 3, 20219 min read
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The Book Beat - March 28, 2021
🌺🌸🌼 🌱 Happy Sunday, book friends! We've had a week of mostly gorgeous weather, so I hope you were able to get some reading done...

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Mar 28, 202110 min read
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The Book Beat - March 21, 2021
Happy Spring, book friends! It's still a bit chilly here, but I'm loving seeing the flowers start to bloom and being able to read outside...

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Mar 22, 20219 min read
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The Book Beat - March 15, 2021
Happy Monday, book friends! I hope if, like me, you're in the northeast US or somewhere where it's always warm, you got out to enjoy the...

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Mar 15, 20218 min read
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The Book Beat - March 7, 2021
Happy Sunday, book friends! There wasn't a ton of book news this week (yes, we WILL discuss the bookshelf that converts into a coffin,...

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Mar 7, 20219 min read
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The Book Beat - February 28, 2021
Happy Sunday, book friends! Another week, more books to buy, read, and talk about! It's been a busy week for book news (yay!) and a...

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Feb 28, 202112 min read
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The Book Beat - February 21, 2021
It's late on Sunday and I'm just putting the finishing touches on this, so I apologize that you'll get it on Monday morning. It's been a...

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Feb 22, 20216 min read
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The Book Beat - February 14, 2021
Happy Valentine's Day, book friends! Although this day may be considered a Hallmark-manufactured holiday, I love it. I mean a day that's...

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Feb 14, 20219 min read
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The Book Beat - February 7, 2021
Happy snowy Sunday, book friends! I hope that if you're in a snowy part of the country like me, you're taking advantage of this day to...

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Feb 8, 20218 min read
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The Book Beat - January 31, 2021
Happy Sunday, book friends! It's the start of week 46-ish of the Covid pandemic. How are we feeling? I know, I know. Enough already,...

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Jan 31, 20218 min read
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The Book Beat - January 24, 2021
As a creative, I love when art is celebrated. First, there's the comfortable, low-key celebration among friends and family. Fangirling...

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Jan 25, 20218 min read
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The Book Beat - January 17, 2021
Happy weekend, book friends! Although I didn't get as much reading done this past week as I would have liked, I did read some and, as...

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Jan 17, 202112 min read
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The Book Beat - January 10, 2021
Where to start with my first post of 2021? As you know, I usually start these posts with a bit of personal information and talk about my...

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Jan 10, 20216 min read
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The Book Beat - December 31, 2020
An end-of-the-year wrap-up of the books and short stories I read and some book news. Here's to a happier, healthier, book-filled 2021!

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Dec 31, 20207 min read
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The Book Beat - December 2, 2020
Hello, book friends! As 2020 comes to a rapid close (yay?!), I wanted to get one or two more blog posts in before the new year. So here...

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Dec 2, 20206 min read
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