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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Great stories, quirky art not for everyone - My Dad Used to be So Cool by Keith Negley; Tough Guys Have Feelings Too by Keith Negley

Na na na na na na na na BATMAN! - Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? by Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert

You Had Me at Cupcake - Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan

Nice Blend of Science Fiction and Suspense - The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney

Girl power AKA WWII most decorated spy was a woman - Code Name: Lise. The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis

What the world needs now is love, sweet love - Love by Stacy McAnulty

Daddy love, doo doo doo…. - A Father’s Love by Hannah Holt

Get the Most Out of Working Remote - Remote: Office Not Required by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

“I am a part of all that I have met.” – Lord Tennyson - Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman

…the lovely cup of tea. - The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

“We are the books we read and the things we love.” - Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

The best kind of brain balm - A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan

We Were Pushed! - Terminal Uprising (Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse, Book Two) by Jim C. Hines

How is this my first Jen Lancaster book? - Stories I'd Tell in Bars by Jen Lancaster

Ron and Tammy Two - The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman

Bangkok wakes to past, present, future - Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad

An adventure of a life time (or at least for one red stroller) - The Little Red Stroller by Joshua Furst

DOOOGS IN SPACE! (OK actually in 1925 & 1850 America) - Time Dogs: Balto and the Race Against Time by Helen Moss; Time Dogs: Seaman and the Great Northern Adventure by Helen Moss

I cannot think of a single damned thing to say that isn’t either a lie or a felony. - Hither Page by Cat Sebastian

Take another little piece of my soul now baby - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

The Convenience of Individuality - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

A group of women who fuck up men who fuck up women - The Black Coats by Colleen Oakes

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.” - Demian by Hermann Hesse

After much searching I have found the thing that sets me apart: a sort of stubborn attachment to evil. - The Immoralist by Andre Gide

The fine line between the game and life - Siege Tactics by Drew Hayes

Are you feeling lucky? - Lucky Suit by Lauren Blakely

“We study natural stupidity instead of artificial intelligence” (a Bromance) - The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis

Interesting Look Into Everyday Lives - Skylight by José Saramago

Be careful what you wish for - The Wicked King by Holly Black

Solid Romance About Sisters - The Summer of Sunshine and Margot by Susan Mallery

Now I have neither happiness nor unhappiness. - No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

All you need is a sweet dragon friend, a flower and a little spunk to get you through the day - Rosie and Rasmus by Serena Geddes

“And never underestimate the importance of even just a little bit of progress.” - Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better than Your Mess by Rachel Hoffman

“Everyone in my life is a stranger, and that includes me.” - Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

A feminist Ariel meets the DC Universe - Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige, Stephen Byrne

- Syria's Secret Library by Mike Thomson

Everyone should read this - How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

A little trip to Sweden - Castle Gripsholm by Kurt Tucholsky

Good Start to a New Series - The Long Call by Ann Cleeves

Visit the Morrin Centre in QC – I did! - Iron Bar and Bookshelves by Louisa Blair

Always be by my side. - Mommy Sayang by Rosana Sullivan

And you thought Bob Ross had happy little trees - The Happiest Tree: A Story of Growing Up by  Hyeon-Ju Lee

Feelings are Good (and other Truths) - Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

Road Trip 101: Stay away from the Creepy Shadow Men - Are You Listening by Tillie Walden

Peachy for Peach Lovers - The Peach Truck Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes for All Things Peach by Stephen K. Rose, Jessica N. Rose

Being brave isn’t the same as being okay. - Queenie by Candice Carty-WIlliams

When you’re lucky and you find one bad a$$ writer! - Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems by Margarita Engle

United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton - The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy by Paige Williams

I went. I enjoyed myself. I went again. - Cakes and Ale by M Somerset Maugham

Nobody wears this much armor unless it has been hurt by someone who had no reason to hurt him. - Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

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  • Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
  • Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
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