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Mel Leslie
Mar 11, 2021
Infinite Country
When I saw that Infinite Country by Patricia Engel was an option for February's BOTM, I had to add it. I had been seeing inklings of this...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 9, 2021
White Ivy
White Ivy...… I cannot help but think of Poison Ivy when I read this title and strangely, it fits. This book was different than I...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 5, 2021
Notes on a Nervous Planet
Looking for another digital minimalism book to add to your toolbox? Look no further! Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig is timely,...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 3, 2021
The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah does it again. She introduces these characters that I cannot help but fall in love with, then when I am least expecting...
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Mel Leslie
Feb 25, 2021
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is my first, but far from last, Morrison book. I am making a point this year to read more modern classics...
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Mel Leslie
Feb 23, 2021
Writers & Lovers
Now this is the kind of romance novel I like. One where the love story sneaks up on you unexpectedly. And a love triangle or enemies...
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Mel Leslie
Feb 19, 2021
Kindred
I received Kindred in The Feminist Book Club book box subscription. I had heard of this book, but I credit FBC for getting it in my hands...
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Mel Leslie
Feb 15, 2021
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Who knew a book club full of 1990's housewives could be so entertaining. I owe #bookstagram for bringing The Southern Book Club's Guide...
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Mel Leslie
Feb 10, 2021
Black Buck
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour is a sharp witted, satirical novel that is absolutely brilliant. Askaripour brings you into the story and...
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Mel Leslie
Feb 5, 2021
Transcendent Kingdom
This book blew me away. It is stunning, intimate and heartbreaking, with elements of religion and science that forced me to reflect on my...
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Mel Leslie
Feb 3, 2021
Leave the World Behind
This book has to be one of the most polarizing books that has been published lately. I had to get my hands on Leave the World Behind by...
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Mel Leslie
Feb 2, 2021
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann is a brilliant work of investigative journalism covering a brutal, jaw dropping part of history...
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Mel Leslie
Jan 22, 2021
If I Had Your Face
I first heard of the book, If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha when I interviewed Anne Napolitano, author of Dear Edward, for my book club....
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Mel Leslie
Jan 21, 2021
Hood Feminism
I cannot think of a better book to read and discuss after witnessing the first Black and Asian American WOMAN inaugurated as our Vice...
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Mel Leslie
Jan 18, 2021
Clap When You Land (#partner post)
A question that I get often is "How do you read so many books?!" Answer? Well, there are several answers, but one of my biggest tricks is...
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Mel Leslie
Jan 17, 2021
Jan 2021 New Releases: Aftershocks & American Daughter
Thank you to Simon & Schuster, Harper One, and @bibliolifestyle for the gifted copies of Aftershocks and American Daughter, in exchange...
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Mel Leslie
Jan 15, 2021
The Pull of the Stars
Reading a book set in a maternity ward during the 1918 flu pandemic, while currently pregnant during a pandemic might not have been the...
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Mel Leslie
Jan 14, 2021
TH1RT3EN
Reading Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh is like watching a wild episode of Criminal Minds. Just when I thought I knew what was going on,...
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Mel Leslie
Dec 30, 2020
Winter Counts
I am so glad I picked up a copy of Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden when Book of the Month had it as a September 2020 choice....
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Mel Leslie
Dec 29, 2020
Saving Ruby King
Add Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West to your TBR and thank me later. This book is a force to be reckoned with and a story with...
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