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2017 Reading in Review

Well, 2017 was awful. And Trump’s still going to be president in 2018, so my hopes for the upcoming year are not that high. On the other hand, I’ve reached a sort of equilibrium with the family members who dumped me, so I won’t have to relitigate that whole mess in the upcoming year (said Jenny optimistically). And I’ve seen so much bravery and ferocity from people I know: Y’all stay inspiring me. With that said, I had a pretty terrific reading year in 2017. I encountered some new instant favorites, books I loved so much I shoved them at…

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Reading the End Bookcast, Ep.79: 2017 Book Awards and The Woman Next Door

It’s the inaugural episode of our Serial Box Book Club! Plus, a sea update, a rundown of some recent book awards, and our thoughts on Yewande Omotoso’s (Bailey’s-longlisted!) book The Woman Next Door. You can listen to the podcast in the embedded player below or download the file directly to take with you on the go! Episode 79 Here’s the time signatures for each segment, if you want to skip around! 1:05 – What We’re Reading 4:01 – Sea or Space Update 5:42 – Serial Box Book Club 14:32 – Book Awards! 31:58 – The Woman Next Door, Yewande Omotoso…

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