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"Always learn poems by heart. They have to become the marrow in your bones. Like fluoride in the water, they'll make your soul impervious to the world's soft decay." —Janet Fitch, White Oleander

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Switching between these four awesome books this weekend: Tar Baby by Toni Morrison for #ReadSoulLit, a buddy read of Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi for my offline book club, and Animal Intelligence by Virginia Morell. #reading #books #bookstagram #booklover #booklover #bookaddict

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“What are they thinking?” I’m about 100 pages into this one and I’m already learning so much about various animals (so far she’s talked about ants, fish, and birds). Very well researched and readable—I’m thinking this will become a new favorite. The title is cut off because of the library sticker, but this is Animal Wise by Virginia Morell. #books #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookaholic #booklover #book #bookish #science #biology #igreads #reading #bookworm #currentlyreading #animals #nonfiction

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The War of the End of the World is just one of those books that begs to be annotated. I’m savoring it bit by bit, scribbling in the margins, taking notes and immersing myself in the story. #books #bookstagram #reading #booklover #bookworm #bookaddict #nowreading #modernclassics #igreads #book

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Buddy reading one of my all-time favorite novels, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, with Hilary, Kristyn, and Amanda this month. Only three chapters in and enjoying it just as much as the first time I read it 🌺 #bookstagram #books #bookworm #bookaddict #booklover #igreads #book #magicalrealism #literature #modernclassics #nowreading #reading

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Waiting to board my flight to San Francisco, which was delayed an hour. Thankfully I have this to keep me company 🌌 #sagan #science #nonfiction #nowreading #bookstagram #bookworm #books #booklover #igreads

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I'll be buddy reading Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier with @hill.bree and @thatcozybooknook this week. This will be my third book by du Maurier and I'm really excited about it! • • #reading #classics #bookstagram #igreads #currentlyreading #bookworm #books #nowreading #booklover #bookaholic

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Next pick for Hispanic Heritage Month: Reputations by Juan Gabriel Vásquez 📖 • • • #nowreading #hispanicheritagemonth #bookstagram #igreads #books #literature #currentlyreading #bookworm #book

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Doing a little "light" reading with The Road by Cormac McCarthy before Hurricane Irma visits us in central FL. Started this yesterday and I'm hooked--already more than halfway through. #bookstagram #nowreading #reading #currentlyreading #literature #books #igreads #cormacmccarthy #bookworm

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Made a trip to the library yesterday and picked up a few books 😊 #library #bookhaul #books #bookstagram #igreads #bookworm #book

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Buddy reading this with @lady_gagnon and really loving it! #nowreading #historicalfiction #literature #bookstagram #reading #igreads #books

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My top three memoirs: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, and Wild by Cheryl Strayed. #memoir #books #nonfiction #igreads #bookstagram #bookworm #book #booktube

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“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world, but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this, know that yes, it’s true, I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you.” - Frida Kahlo

Love this illustrated book all about Frida and her beautiful artwork.

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Great books by diverse authors! Get you some. 📚 #books #literature #classics #bookstagram #diversity #igreads #bookstagram #bookworm

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Summer Reading

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These vintage editions of Lord of the Rings are my pride and joy 😍 #lotr #books #fantasy #classics #bookstagram #bookworm #book