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    Book Reviews: National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States and National Geographic Secrets of the National Parks

    by Katie March 2, 2021
    by Katie March 2, 2021

    I’m a big fan of getting outside, especially when it means exploring the U.S. National Parks system, so I was thrilled when TLC Book Tours sent me these books for review. I have an older copy of Guide to the…

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    Reflection and Review: Upstream by Mary Oliver

    by Katie April 6, 2020
    by Katie April 6, 2020

    A couple weeks before everything turned upside down, I had requested Mary Oliverโ€™s essay collection Upstream from the library and was lucky enough to have it on hand as we started our isolation. The slim volume is Oliverโ€™s reflections on…

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    Review: Atlas of the National Parks

    by Becky December 6, 2019
    by Becky December 6, 2019

    National Geographic has done it again. Their new Atlas of the National Parks is a stunning piece of art and beautiful reference book. Over-sized and perfect for the coffee table, this book will be a favorite book for young and…

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    Review: On the Same Page

    by Becky January 16, 2019
    by Becky January 16, 2019

    Story: Joanna Howes is called to return home to Martha’s Vineyard to play nurse for her injured uncle. A set back during recovery has Joanna facing months of care taking instead of weeks, and turns her entire world upside down.…

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    Review: Visual Atlas of the World

    by Becky November 6, 2018
    by Becky November 6, 2018

    When was the last time you used a physical, printed map? No zooming in and out, no street view, no search boxes. I absolutely love geography and the physical sciences so I find maps fascinating. If you don’t, National Geographic’s…

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    Review: Saving Tarboo Creek

    by Becky June 5, 2018
    by Becky June 5, 2018

    Story: Saving Tarboo Creek by Scott Freeman and Susan Leopold Freemanย is a collection of stories about the family’s ecological conservation efforts both in the Tarboo Creek watershed in Washington state and across the country. Significant time is also spent sharing…

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    Review: Daily Kindess

    by Becky November 8, 2017
    by Becky November 8, 2017

    Why: Honestly, I start feeling depressed when I dig into current events in the United States and around the world. From natural disasters to man-made Twitter storms, there is just so much negativity that I start to feel tired and…

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    Review: The Forbidden Garden by Ellen Herrick

    by Becky April 21, 2017
    by Becky April 21, 2017

    Why:ย I have always wanted to develop a green thumb, and since moving in to our first house in September, gardening has been high on my priority list. When I saw this title and read the teaser, it felt made for…

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    Continuing Education: Garden Gnomes Have Issues

    by Becky January 24, 2017
    by Becky January 24, 2017

    Please note that this short messageย is intended as continuing education for those that have read my review of How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack. While the information that follows is still beneficial, it is best to prepare yourself to…

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    Review: The Secret Wisdom of the Earth

    by Janna May 24, 2016
    by Janna May 24, 2016

    Coming-of-age stories that are deeply rooted in their physical surroundings have always fascinated me. When I was 10, I read My Side of the Mountain, which is a story about a boy who lives in the hollow of a tree…

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Good morning ๐ŸŒ„ My #coffeeandcurrentlyreading to Good morning ๐ŸŒ„ My #coffeeandcurrentlyreading today is Twice a Daughter by @juliemcgue. I was in the mood for a memoir so I'm glad this was in my #tbr basket!

Blurb:
Julie is adopted. She is also a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack both a health history and their adoption papersโ€•which becomes an issue for Julie when, at forty-eight years old, she finds herself facing several serious health issues.

To launch the probe into her closed adoption, Julie first needs the support of her sister. The twins talk things over, and make a pact: Julie will approach their adoptive parents for the adoption paperwork and investigate search options, and the sisters will split the costs involved in locating their birth relatives. But their adoptive parents aren't happy that their daughters want to locate their birth parentsโ€•and that is only the first of many obstacles Julie will come up against as she digs into her background.

Julie's search for her birth relatives spans years and involves a search agency, a PI, a confidential intermediary, a judge, an adoption agency, a social worker, and a genealogist. By journey's end, what began as a simple desire for a family medical history has evolved into a complicated questโ€•one that unearths secrets, lies, and family members that are literally right next door.

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Hi ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป I'm Joli, for those who haven't yet se Hi ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป I'm Joli, for those who haven't yet seen my face! This is my little corner desk in my little bedroom in my little house, and it's often where I work on the LQ blog!

I have a question for you. Are you a bookstagrammer wishing you had a blog sometimes so you could post longer reviews or book lists? Or maybe you have a book blog and you're interested in posting elsewhere to gain links to your site and expand your blog/writing?

I am always open to guest blog posts and new regular contributors on LQ! I added a link to our Write for Us form in my bio. We get a decent amount of traffic and Google tends to like us (swipe for an example).

So there you have it, just wanted to share this little invite โ˜บ๏ธ. Have a lovely day ๐ŸŒ„

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Sometimes a book finds you, and this book found me at the perfect time. Check out my new post the blog to find out why! And to get a review of @chipgaines book on networks. Not networking. (Important difference!) - #LQBecky 

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April 9, 1960 is my sweet mom's birthday. She wasn April 9, 1960 is my sweet mom's birthday. She wasn't a huge reader in her adult life, but she sure did work hard to instill a love of reading in her kids. She read to me every night when I was a girl, and we made it through every one of her collection of Trixie Belden books ๐Ÿ’œ. I'm so happy to have her collection, which she got when she was a girl. 

She died suddenly and unexpectedly in November of 2014 and man, do I miss her. Had to set up this pretty Trixie stack today on her birthday ๐ŸŽ‚.

Sending my love and deep empathy today to anyone else who has lost a mom ๐Ÿ’œ.

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Good morning ๐ŸŒ„ it's supposed to rain here all d Good morning ๐ŸŒ„ it's supposed to rain here all day, AND I have my first cold in over a year ๐Ÿคง. Bleh. But on the positive side, I'm loving my bright and cheery #tbr basket that's full of goodies, and my pup is beautiful as always ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿป. Her name is Freya and she's a black lab mix ๐Ÿ–ค. 

What's coming up on your TBR you're most excited for? I'm looking forward to all of these very much, but The Lost Apothecary is so widely loved and hyped, I probably have to pick that one!

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Funny story: I legitimately thought it was Thursda Funny story: I legitimately thought it was Thursday until I logged into bookstagram and saw @minnesota_mailer's post saying "happy hump day". So thanks for keeping me running on the right day, booksta ๐Ÿ˜‚. Anyway, this beautiful #bookmail showed up at my house yesterday just because I have a Little Free Library! How awesome is that?? @celadonbooks sent out a number of copies for LFLs across the nation. If you're local, you can find THE MAIDENS hitting my LFL on May 1st! Stay tuned for a picture of it going in on that day!

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If you need me...don't bother, I'm busy ๐Ÿ˜‚ #amr If you need me...don't bother, I'm busy ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Happy Easter๐Ÿฐ to those celebrating today! I hop Happy Easter๐Ÿฐ to those celebrating today! I hope you have nice weather and a few sweets ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿฌ. My 2.5-year-old is just discovering certain candies for the first time and was very excited this morning to find jelly beans in her Easter basket. I borrowed a few for this picture while she was outside with daddy ๐Ÿ˜‚.

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