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I am a transplant to the Midwest who loves new books, running, cooking, and hanging out with my dog. During the day I'm a school librarian in Wisconsin and I love new realistic fiction releases and fascinating non-fiction stories as well as chatting about books with fellow readers!

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    Eight Witchy Books for Your 2021 TBR List

    by Katie January 18, 2021
    by Katie January 18, 2021

    This past fall, I took a deep dive into several books that somehow drew on witchcraft, the Salem Witch Trials, and rumors of witches in early America. Starting with Alice Hoffman’s The Rules of Magic, I then jumped into a…

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    21 New Books I’m Excited to Read in 2021

    by Katie January 6, 2021
    by Katie January 6, 2021

    Happy New Year! What a crazy ride 2020 has been. As we move into 2021, I’m excited to put together my TBR, both for my own personal reading and for books I’d like to share with my students (I’m a…

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    The Patriots: Book Tour and Review

    by Katie December 8, 2020
    by Katie December 8, 2020

    In my pre-grown up life, I was a history major who, among other things, loved taking classes in and reading about military history. For this reason, I was eager to accept when TLC Book Tours offered up review copies of…

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    Five Holiday Books About Relatable Families

    by Katie December 1, 2020
    by Katie December 1, 2020

    While there are plenty of Hallmark-y stories out there to satisfy devotees of the cute, Christmas romance, it can be harder to find books that reflect the Christmas season many of us actually have with our families. As much as…

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    Review: The New Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia

    by Katie November 9, 2020
    by Katie November 9, 2020

    Those looking for a gift for the wine lover in their lives, or who want more knowledge of what’s in their own glass, should pick up a copy of The New Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia from Tom Stevenson and National Geographic.…

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    Cosmos: Possible Worlds Book Tour

    by Katie October 26, 2020
    by Katie October 26, 2020

    Ann Druyan’s Cosmos: Possible Worlds is a companion book to the National Geographic Cosmos series, and picks up on the work of the author’s late husband, Carl Sagan and the first Cosmos series. Starting with the 1939 World’s Fair, Druyan…

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    Review: Enter the Aardvark

    by Katie October 5, 2020
    by Katie October 5, 2020

    Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony is odd. And funny. And contains everything from magical happenings, to a right wing Congressman, to a stuffed aardvark with a dark past, all in 183 pages.  The Summary:  Congressman Alexander Paine Wilson wakes…

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    Five Books that Feel Like Taking a Deep Breath

    by Katie September 8, 2020
    by Katie September 8, 2020

    How are you doing today? Are your shoulders hunched up toward your ears? Are your teeth maybe grinding together? Are you furrowing your brow every time you look at the news? You know what I’m going to say right?…take a…

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    #Ownvoices YA Books Everyone Should Read: Mysteries and Thrillers

    by Katie August 19, 2020
    by Katie August 19, 2020

    If you’re a fan of twists, turns, and things that go bump in the night, you’ll love these #ownvoices mysteries and thrillers that take place everywhere from a Mexican mansion in the 1950s to 1800s Korea. Whether your tastes trend…

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    #Ownvoices YA Books Everyone Should Read: Fantasy and Science Fiction Edition

    by Katie August 12, 2020
    by Katie August 12, 2020

    Fantasy and science fiction are two broad categories that span everything from high fantasy, to alternate steampunk histories, to outer space adventures. Often though, these stories, and in particular fantasy, tend to slant toward basing their mythologies and histories in…

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