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Matt’s Weekly Reads, April 8, 2023
Spotlight: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi || Weekly Roundup: Thirst, Maame, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Flappers and Philosophers, Ethel and Ernest, The BFG, Frankenstein
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Matt’s Weekly Reads, April 1, 2023
Spotlight: The Wars || Weekly Roundup: Leaven of Malice, Frindle, Honey and Spice, VenCo, The Royal Ranger, The Divine Comedy, Icebreaker
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Reads for the Head & Heart, February and March 2023
Spotlight: An Immense World || Two-Month Roundup: Digital Minimalism, Raccoon, Slow, How to Be an Artist, Minimal, Being Disciples, A Way Other than our Own, Knowing Jesus, Ego and Archetype
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Some Lesser-Known (but still great) Reads for Black History Month
February is Black History Month. And while there are so many classics written by Black authors (Hello, Beloved, The Color Purple, Purple Hibiscus, and so many more!), I thought I’d share some titles that I love that aren’t quite as well-known, from both Africa and the Black Diaspora, Don’t Cry for Me, Daniel Black (2022):…
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Matt’s Weekly Reads, January 28, 2023
Spotlight: The New Life || Weekly Roundup: Thank You for Listening; Foster; Mrs. Dalloway; Luisa, Now and Then; Small Town, Big Magic; Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH;The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; City of Glass
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Matt’s Weekly Reads, January 21, 2023
Spotlight: Begin Again || Weekly Recap: Spells for Forgetting, The Swimmers, The Enigma of Room 622, Waves, Eight Nights of Flirting, The Westing Game, Forbidden City
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Matt’s Weekly Reads: January 14, 2023
Spotlight: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow || Weekly Roundup: Now Is Not the Time to Panic, Yinka, Where is Your Huzband,;The Undertaking of Heart and Mercy; Fresh Water for Flowers; When Stars Are Scattered; Kaikeyi; Charlotte’s Web; Ramona the Pest
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Matt’s Weekly Reads, December 31, 2022
# Matt’s Weekly Reads, December 31, 2022 Spotlight: When We Lost Our Heads || Weekly Roundup: Small Angels, The Glass Hotel, Cryptid Club, The Wind in the Willows, We Met in December, Carols and Chaos, Hot Comb, 25 Days ‘Til Christmas, Wisdom Distilled from Daily Life
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A System for Rating Books, Non-Fiction
A system for rating non-fiction books, based on a modified CAPWILE system.
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Matt’s Weekly Reads, November 12, 2022
Spotlight: First Time for Everything || Weekly Roundup: Monsters, Christmas on the Island, Tales from the Bottom of my Shoe, Peace Dancer, The Kings of Clonmel, The Twelve Dates of Christmas, Listful Living
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