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July Wrap-Up

I got a fair amount of reading done this month! I finished rereading Call Down the Hawk and reading Mister Impossible; very glad I did the reread, since there was a lot I had forgotten that was relevant in the next book. Looking forward to the finale! I'm actually surprised by how much nonfiction I read; although, it ended up being pretty even. I also finally read It's a Whole Spiel, which I've wanted to read for a while. Happy Sunday!

Books Read This Month

  1. Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater (reread)
  2. Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater
  3. The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love by Kristin Kimball (book club read)
  4. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
  5. Heartland by Sarah Smarsh
  6. It's a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Stories ed. Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman
  7. In An Instant by Lee and Bob Woodruff


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Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said…
Seven books is a stellar month, I think. I am especially interested in the book about farm life. I'll look for it. And I really enjoyed Anxious People. I keep meaning to look for more books by that author.
August 1, 2021 at 1:22 PM
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