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Welcome to Monday Morsels, where we serve up snackable book recommendations to kickstart your week with flavor. Whether you’re craving something spicy, sweet, or just satisfyingly strange, there’s a morsel here for every mood. Here’s what’s on the Literary Gluttony menu this Monday: 🥐 The Comfort Read Legends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeLow-stakes fantasy? Check.
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Taylor Jenkins Reid’s The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is an intoxicating tale of old Hollywood glamour, ambition, and the price of fame, woven together with themes of love, identity, and sacrifice. A novel that blends historical fiction with contemporary storytelling, Reid delivers a compelling narrative that lingers long after the final page. The story
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There are some books that make you question everything around you—like, say, that weird patch of fungus growing on your back porch. T. Kingfisher’s What Moves the Dead is one of those books. A retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher, this novella takes everything unsettling about the original and
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If you love historical fantasy with dark, atmospheric storytelling and complex sisterly bonds, The Witches at the End of the World by Chelsea Iversen is a book to put on your radar. Set in 17th-century Norway, this debut novel weaves magic, revenge, and the struggle between belonging and rebellion into a haunting tale of two
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Sheila Heti’s Motherhood is an introspective, meandering meditation on one of the most fundamental questions a woman can ask herself: Should I have a child? Blending fiction, memoir, and philosophical inquiry, Heti crafts a novel that is less a traditional narrative and more an intellectual and emotional exploration of what it means to be a
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There’s something about Sundays that begs for a slower pace. The world quiets just enough to slip into a good book, sip something warm, and let the outside noise fade away. Whether it’s a lazy morning under soft blankets or a golden afternoon on the porch, Sundays were made for getting lost in a story.
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Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! We’ve made it to the middle of the week, which means it’s time for Whatcha Reading Wednesday! Let’s check in on our current reads, our TBR struggles, and, of course, the books that have completely derailed our reading plans. My Current Read: 📖 Winter’s Tale by Mark HelprinMy middle child
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Happy Friday, book lovers! 🙌 This week, I wanted to take a quick break from my usual reviews and dive into a fun poll. We all know that some of the best movie adaptations are based on books, but here’s the real question: Do you read the book before watching the movie? It’s a hot
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Hum by Helen Phillips is a novel that presents an intriguing premise but, at least for this reader, ultimately struggles to live up to its potential. The book weaves together elements of speculative fiction, psychological drama, and existential inquiry, all centered around a world where communication feels increasingly ambiguous and disconnected. While Phillips’ writing is
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Raymond E. Feist, renowned for his Riftwar Cycle, returns with A Darkness Returns, a novel that transports readers back to the richly woven tapestry of Midkemia. While the novel promises to rekindle the magic and nostalgia of Feist’s earlier works, it also treads on familiar ground, delivering both the comfort of the known and the
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