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Boxes on the porch that are filled with fun things

Boxes on the porch that are filled with fun things (verses practical things like shaving cream and toilet paper) are everything right now. Today’s boxes: much anticipated blue box with my May choices, and a favorite new “Dearly Beloved” Prince mug from @thegivingink_honeypaper. Happy mail day!
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I’ve been waiting for Emma Straub’s new book, ALL ADULTS HERE, for months! After watching a IG live event with the author of THE KNOCKOUT QUEEN I quickly decided to choose it as my @bookofthemonth choice. And The Giving Ink is a darling store in Solvang in the Santa Ynez Valley, a place we love to visit for quick weekends away. Can’t wait to be back there in person. .
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Michelle Obama’s new Netflix documentary dropped

Michelle Obama’s new Netflix documentary dropped today. It’s not even noon and I’ve already watched it. Had a lump in my throat the entire time and a couple of times was unable to keep the tears from coming. Regardless of political leanings, she is a woman to admire and aspire to emulate. I don’t have many heroes but she near the top of the list.
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If you read BECOMING, you will definitely want to watch the doc. And if you haven’t read BECOMING, I highly recommend the audiobook since Mrs. Obama reads it to you herself.
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Happy Pub Day to HELLO, SUMMER by @marykayandrews!

Happy Pub Day to HELLO, SUMMER by @marykayandrews! To celebrate, last night I made sunsetters for cocktail hour—pink grapefruit juice, vodka, club soda, and lime—which is a drink straight from the book! A book that keeps my attention, brings me joy, and gives me a new favorite drink for cocktail hour is my favorite kind of book. Thank you so much to @stmartinspress and @netgalley for the advanced copy!
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“Conley Hawkins left her family’s small town newspaper, The Silver Bay Beacon, in the rearview mirror years ago. Now a star reporter for a big-city paper, Conley is exactly where she wants to be and is about to take a fancy new position in Washington, D.C. Or so she thinks. When the new job goes up in smoke, Conley finds herself right back where she started, working for her sister, who is trying to keep The Silver Bay Beacon afloat―and she doesn’t exactly have warm feelings for Conley. Soon she is given the unenviable task of overseeing the local gossip column, ‘Hello, Summer.’ Then Conley witnesses an accident that ends in the death of a local congressman―a beloved war hero with a shady past. The more she digs into the story, the more dangerous it gets. As an old heartbreaker causes trouble and a new flame ignites, it soon looks like their sleepy beach town is the most scandalous hotspot of the summer.”
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Loving this book for lots of reasons, but feel a special connection to it because my family used to own a newspaper. Don’t you love it when you have an extra special connection to a book?
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What was the last book you connected with in a special way? Or better still, taught you a new favorite cocktail?
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This is the front door to one of my favorite indep

This is the front door to one of my favorite independent bookstores, Bay Books on Coronado Island where my parents live. Any time we visit it is an absolute given that one of our first stops will be at Bay Books. Well, a year or more ago, this store was close to closing forever. A new landlord had come in and raised the rent making it almost impossible for the store to remain open. But the small community of Coronado rallied behind their beloved bookstore and after a short move to a new location, this important indie has reopened. Don’t you love that? There was no way the people were going to let their one and only bookstore to be run out of town. Bookstores matter.
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The problem now? It reopened in the middle of a pandemic. My mom sent this pic to me last week. Doors are open but no one can come in. I can’t wait until we can visit my parents again and visit our favorite indie for a new stack of books.
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I love hearing the stories that indie bookstores are busier than ever with online/phone in orders. We have to continue to rally behind these important community institutions. Let’s help them keep their doors open.
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What I’m picking up this Saturday: a cold glass

What I’m picking up this Saturday: a cold glass of rosé and the new book by @jcourtneysullivan FRIENDS AND STRANGERS. I think they will make a lovely pairing.
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Yesterday I was listening to @anniebjones05 on her podcast, From the Front Porch where she called Sullivan’s new book a mix of SUCH A FUN AGE and WRITERS AND LOVERS, two highly popular recent releases. I quickly moved it to the top of my TBR list.
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“Elisabeth, an accomplished journalist and new mother, is struggling to adjust to life in a small town after nearly twenty years in New York City. Alone in the house with her infant son all day (and awake with him much of the night), she feels uneasy, adrift. She neglects her work, losing untold hours to her Brooklyn moms' Facebook group, her ‘influencer’ sister's Instagram feed, and text messages with the best friend she never sees anymore. Enter Sam, a senior at the local women's college, whom Elisabeth hires to babysit. Sam is struggling to decide between the path she's always planned on and a romantic entanglement that threatens her ambition. She's worried about student loan debt and what the future holds. In short order, they grow close. But when Sam finds an unlikely kindred spirit in Elisabeth's father-in-law, the true differences between the women's lives become starkly revealed and a betrayal has devastating consequences. A masterful exploration of motherhood, power dynamics, and privilege in its many forms, Friends and Strangers reveals how a single year can shape the course of a life.”
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A big thank you to the author and to @aaknopf for the advanced copy.
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Flashback Friday. Remember when you could go to th

Flashback Friday. Remember when you could go to the library and come home with a tote full of books? I miss going to the library. Bleu is really bummed out about it too.
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What will be one of the places you’ll head to first when you’re allowed? Mine will be the hair salon to get rid of the skunk stripe and then the library.
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