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Next Year in Havana

Touchdown Havana 2017.  Marisol Ferrera, a freelance writer on assignment to write an American travel piece about Cuba, has a more heartfelt objective for her trip.  She is fulfilling her grandmother Elisa’s last wishes to scatter her ashes across her beloved island. 

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A Room With A Legacy

My daughter inherited her Great Grandparents’ bedroom set. It is a beautiful set but my almost teen wanted to modernize it and make it her own. What do you think?

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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry

In My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell you She’s Sorry, Fredrik Backman weaves a tale in which a 7 year old delivers apology letters from her deceased grandmother, exposing regrets and pain which help to heal wounds that have been left to fester for too long.  Elsa begins to understand the reality of her grandmother’s fairytale and learns who her grandmother truly was.  Every superhero has a dark side – and exposing it only makes you love them more. 

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Emily’s House

In Emily’s House, author Amy Belding Brown, pulls back the curtain on Emily Dickinson and her illustrious family. The echo of the Dickinson’s lives unfolds through the eyes of their loyal Irish housekeeper Maggie. Though it is historical fiction, Emily’s House effortlessly transports the reader back to the Homestead, the Dickinson home in the late 19th century, and embellishes anecdotes sprinkled throughout the poet’s life.

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The Guncle

Patrick O’Hara, a former sitcom star hidden away in Palm Springs, becomes the short-term guardian of his niece and nephew after their mother’s untimely death and their father’s own health crisis.

GUP (short for Gay Uncle Patrick) soon realizes that in helping Maisie and Grant navigate their new reality, he is also experiencing a personal awakening.

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Meet Jill Meerwarth

Meet Jill Meerwarth, owner and proprietor of The Sunroom, a vintage goods and curated gift shop of unique finds in Madison, New Jersey. Sometimes making lemonade from lemons is realizing there is no time like the present. Take a leap of faith and bet on yourself.

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The Midnight Library

If you had the chance to go back and undo any regret, would you? To see how your life would play out. Would you finally have the life of your dreams, devoid of regret and mistakes, but full of hope and wonder?

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Valentine’s Day Breakfast in Bed

Whether it’s for your valentine, your mom, or the ultmate in self love, nothing says “you are special” more than a Valentine’s Day breakfast in bed. Here are some fun Valentine inspired accessories to elevate your breakfast.

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The Paris Library

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles is a historical fiction novel unfolding across two timelines, 1939 Paris and 1983 Montana. THe story brings to light ordinary people, living ordinary lives, but whose circumstances lead them to do extraordinary things.

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Jaime

Like you, I have worn many hats in the course of my life: daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend … I have been a student, a professional, and a domestic engineer- that’s fancy talk for stay-at-home parent. But I misplaced the most important hat of all.

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