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Victoria shares eight standout books to read this summer! 

The 2022 Summer Minimalist Reads List has eight titles, one from each category from the Summer Reading Guide, that we highly recommend if you’re only planning to pick up a few reads this summer!  

• Get the Minimalist Book List here.  
• Get the full 2022 Summer Reading Guide here.  

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Summer Reading Guide!  I’ve rounded up some of the season’s best books, and this year’s guide has 30 new releases, organized across 8 categories.  We even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader, plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help improve your reading life.  So download your free copy of the guide here.

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Queerly Beloved is a queer rom-com where we meet a people-pleasing baker who tries to find her place as a bridesmaid-for-hire.  But will she finally find her happily ever after—and her own voice?

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Susie Dumond about her debut novel, Queerly Beloved, her inspiration and hopes for the novel, her reading and writing life, play a fun game and lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Summer Reading Guide!  I’ve rounded up some of the season’s best books, and this year’s guide has 30 new releases, organized across 8 categories.  We even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader, plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help improve your reading life.  So download your free copy of the guide here.

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

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The Mayfair Bookshop is a dual-narrative story about Nancy Mitford and a modern American woman desperate for change — both women connected through time by a little London bookshop.

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Eliza Knight about her latest novel, The Mayfair Bookshop, her inspiration and hopes for the novel, her reading and writing life, and lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Summer Reading Guide!  I’ve rounded up some of the season’s best books, and this year’s guide has 30 new releases organized across 8 categories.  We even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader, plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help improve your reading life.  So download your free copy of the guide here.

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

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Lost and Found in Paris follows a woman hoping to recover lost art and her sense of adventure.  But what she finds is even better than she'd expected.

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Lian Dolan about her latest novel,  Lost and Found in Paris, her inspiration and hopes for the novel, her reading and writing life, and lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Summer Reading Guide!  I’ve rounded up some of the season’s best books, and this year’s guide has 30 new releases, organized across 8 categories.  We even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader, plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help improve your reading life.  So download your free copy of the guide here.

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

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The No-Show is a rom-com where three women are in love with the same man, and when he doesn’t show up to his Valentine’s dates with any of them, they try to untangle the truth.

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Beth O'Leary about her latest novel, The No-Show, her inspiration and hopes for the novel, learn more about her reading and writing life, play a fun game, plus lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Spring Reading Guide!  All books in the guide are organized into categories (we even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader), plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help you improve your reading life.  So download your copy of the guide here. 

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

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The Caretakers is a novel set in a wealthy Parisian suburb, centered around a group of au pairs, one of whom is arrested after the mysterious death of a French child.

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Amanda Bestor-Siegal about her latest novel, The Caretakers, her inspiration and hopes for the novel, learn more about her reading and writing life, play a fun game, plus lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Spring Reading Guide!  All books in the guide are organized into categories (we even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader), plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help you improve your reading life.  So download your copy of the guide here. 

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

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The Diamond Eye is a historical fiction novel based on a true story about a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper.

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Kate Quinn about her latest novel, The Diamond Eye, her inspiration and hopes for the novel, learn more about her reading and writing life, plus lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Spring Reading Guide!  All books in the guide are organized into categories (we even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader), plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help you improve your reading life.  So download your copy of the guide here.

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

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The Cartographers is a novel about a disgraced cartographer who unravels a 30-year-old family secret hidden within the folds of a map. 

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Peng Shepherd about her latest novel, The Cartographers, her inspiration and hopes for the novel, learn more about her reading and writing life, play a fun game,  plus lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Spring Reading Guide!  All books in the guide are organized into categories (we even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader), plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help you improve your reading life.  So download your copy of the guide here.

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

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How to Love Your Neighbor is an enemies-to-lovers meets HGTV romantic comedy.

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Sophie Sullivan about her latest novel, How to Love Your Neighbor, her inspiration and hopes for the novel, learn more about her reading and writing life,  plus lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Spring Reading Guide!  All books in the guide are organized into categories (we even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader), plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help you improve your reading life.  So download your copy of the guide here.

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.   

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Champagne for One is a miscellany of essays, stories, and poems; with some wisdom and satire, it paints aloneness as something to be prized rather than pitied.

Today on the podcast, Victoria speaks with Rebekah Iliff about her new book, Champagne for One: A Celebration of Solitude, her inspiration, and hopes for her book, learn more about her reading and writing life,  plus lots more.

Download your copy of The BiblioLifestyle 2022 Spring Reading Guide!  All books in the guide are organized into categories (we even have one dedicated to the minimalist reader), plus you'll find some fun recipes, things to do at home, and tips to help you improve your reading life.  So download your copy of the guide here.

Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.