Amy Colleen Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Amy Colleen

That is what (that is all) one gets. All this other stuff is real only to the extent that it interferes with those moments." --"Love Letter" by George Saunders, very possibly my favorite of all the stories in LIBERATION DAY

Amy Colleen

@lindsayfickas Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple if you want funny everyday life. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton if you want intrigue. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie if you want a chilling mystery. A Table By the Window by @hillarylodge if you want heartwarming & are HUNGRY.

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If you love Jane Austen but haven't yet read Hillary's exquisite "Jane of Austin," a modern retelling of "Sense & Sensibility," do it for this line if nothing else. I am extremely picky about Austen updates and adaptations. This one hits the mark. It is a gem. https://t.co/AyFKIvUoqM

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The "no smoking" signs all over hospital property just strike me as really divisive. Why can't people choose to smoke if they want, and those who don't want to can just *not*? There's evidence from the 1600s to support smoking being HEALTHY! Why can't we all just get along?

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...that his inspiration for this scene came from 19th-century English phonetic theory, which is most memorably demonstrated IN... Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." https://t.co/3pGrheAhU4

Amy Colleen

@lindsayfickas Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple if you want funny everyday life. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton if you want intrigue. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie if you want a chilling mystery. A Table By the Window by @hillarylodge if you want heartwarming & are HUNGRY.

Amy Colleen

I am silently reading WYRD SISTERS by Terry Pratchett, which is my first Pratchett book ever, and I'm loving it! Out loud, I am reading GO DOG, GO! and FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS WASH THE CAR ad inifinitum. They're fine I guess

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Comps: I recently enjoyed Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt, Book Lovers by Emily Henry (this one, while fantastic, was a little racy for me 😅) The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary, the Two Blue Doors trilogy by @hillarylodge and the Finlay Donovan books by Elle Cosimano

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"The New Baby at Your House" by Joanna Cole (of Magic School Bus fame!) is probably better for older kids-- there's a LOT of text on each page and a bit more info than a toddler/preschooler can easily absorb, but the photos are great; I simply read aloud my own abridged version. https://t.co/QqRMPszaV5

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@Mamatoboys76 Oh, I just finished The Kitchen God's Wife! It was mesmerizing and now I can't wait to read more Amy Tan novels.