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Books #31 and #32: Writing a Novel
I spent the month of November reading two books on how to structure a novel in preparation for Nanowrimo, which i participated in for the first time, successfully. They were straight forward and to the point, and really helped me through the beginning work of plotting...
Book #33: Black AF: America’s Sweetheart
By: Kwanza Osajyefo I picked this one up from Amalgam Comics a few years ago, but because I am not much of a comic reader, I just managed to get to it at the end of this year. This comic is about...
Book #30: The Murmur of Bees **
By: Sofia Segovia Translated by: Simon Bruni THIS BOOK IS THE REAL DEAL! Magical realism, mixed with historical fiction, with a little bonus of learning how people in Mexico fared through the...
Book #29: If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
By: Gregg Olsen This is definitely not my typical read, but a friend recommended it to me, so I said, "what the hell." And let me tell you. This is a true story, so it does not come with the same...
Book #28: Caste: The Origin of our Discontent
By: Isabel Wilkerson This book is done very well & I enjoyed it even more than I enjoyed The Warmth of Other Suns (primarily because of the flow of the writing). The author makes a very...
Book #27: The Testaments
By: Margaret Atwood Oh my god! This was the completely unnecessary, yet hedonistically wonderful sequel to Handmaid's Tale. The world could have done without this book, and I understand why some...
Book #26: Normal People
By: Sally Rooney Recommended to me by a cousin, I found this book very real. I sped through this is a couple of days, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Then I watched the miniseries to add a bit of Ireland...
Meet Julia
Julia lives in Mount Airy where she cares for a 55lb carolina dog called Ollie. Come read with Julia & Ollie as they take on the 50 books in 2020 Challenge.
“My main goal is to take on reading in a meaningful way, and in the process let go of some of my perfectionism. I really want to start writing my own stories, and learning to not take myself too seriously” – Julia
Please feel free to suggest your favorite reads; Julia is open to most genres, although she does not love science fiction.
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