Don't Read the Synopsis

Devon uses a meme/book tag to offer some recommendations, mostly for some of her favorite books of last year.

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Devon talks about what she plans to read this summer and offers some backlist recommendations. Her dog, Beau, makes some noise and she shares some personal things she's been going through lately.

Latest Read:

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Backlist Books Mentioned

The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson

New Releases Added to Summer Reading Plans

Vacation Wars by Meghan Quinn

Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayburn

A Perfect Vintage by Chelsea Fagan

Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum

You Are Here by Karin Lin-Greenburg

Reading Guides Mentioned

Sarah's Bookshelves

Modern Mrs. Darcy

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Devon shares her excitement over two recent reads and talks about book intimidation. Why do we find some books intimidating? What should we do about them? She challenges you to read an intimidating book this summer and puts one that's been hanging over her on her to read list for summer.

Latest Reads

The Switch by Beth O'Leary

Hello, Stranger by Katherine Center

Looking Forward

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

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Devon runs down all the books she read in March and April. So many series!

Devon experiences Blind Date with Books from several sources and talks about which ones were successful, what she learned, and why you might try a blind date with a book yourself.

Latest Read

Luck and Last Resorts by Sarah Grunder-Ruiz

Blind Dates with Books

CrispPages&Co on Etsy

LightItUpLiterary on Etsy

Liberty Book Co (Devon's Local Indie bookstore)

York Country Friends Books on Main

Looking Forward

The Spectacular by Fiona Davis

In celebrating National Poetry Month, Devon talks about why she enjoys poetry collections and offers some suggestions for new and seasoned poetry readers. You will find many recommendations for expanding your own poetry reading.

Latest Reads

Better Than Fiction by Alexa Martin

Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey

Poetry Collections Mentioned

Set Me on Fire : A Poem for Every Feeling by Ella Risbridger

The Best American Poetry series

Life of the Party by Olivia Gatwood

Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

The Tradition by Jericho Brown

The Book of Hours by Kevin Young

Husbandry by Matthew Dickman

Monument by Natasha Tretheway

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda

When a Woman Loves a Man by David Lehman

Bicycles: Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni

A Woman without a Country by Eavan Boland

Soft Science by Franny Choi

The Wilderness. by Sandra Lim

This week Devon talks about whether book hype keeps her from reading books she is interested in and tries to figure out why it takes her so long to read certain books. She shares her frustrations of the week and can't stop her love of Abby Jimenez's Part of Your World. She adds some books to her "Gotta Read Soon" list; you know she can't call it a TBR.

Latest Reads

Villa America Liza Klaussmann

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson

Looking Forward

Yerba Buena by Nina Lacour

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Devon talks about breaking her reading slump and offers some Nonfiction Recommendations. See the website for a full list of recommendations.

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