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These Are the Best Books of 2019 | Harriet Lee is raising her daughter, Perdita and life seem normal expect the dolls in her home talk, she’s from a country that doesn’t exist, and she bakes a gingerbread that connects her to home and her childhood friend Gretel. Helen Oyeyemi’s wholly original Gingerbread is a modern fairy tale about family history and legacy. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

These Are the Best Books of 2019 That Everyone Will Enjoy

These Are the Best Books of 2019 | A young Italian woman falls for a black American Buffalo Soldier fighting the German invasion of her Tuscan hometown in this epic romance novel. As Vita and Frank grow closer, the war rages on, forcing them to confront devastating losses, prejudice, and an uncertain future. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

These Are the Best Books of 2019 That Everyone Will Enjoy

These Are the Best Books of 2019 | Morgenstern follows up on The Night Circus with The Starless Sea, is a book for book lovers. Graduate student Zachary discovers a curious tome, featuring a story from his own life, that leads him to a secret society and the fantastical underground world they're trying to protect. It's deeply engrossing novel full of myths, metaphors, and layers. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

These Are the Best Books of 2019 That Everyone Will Enjoy

The 7 Best Beach Reads to Toss in Your Bag This Summer | Chinese legend says an invisible red string binds each person to the one they’re destined to marry. Cecily Wong’s Diamond Head follows the journey of three generations of the Leong family, from China to Hawaii, as they discover how much of their story is left to fate. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

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15 Fast Reads That Will Convince You to Put Down Your Phone | You will laugh so hard while reading this book because Mania has such a way with one-liners. A memoir that focuses on Mania’s childhood; being outed by social media to his Polish immigrant parents and coming of age in the NYC club scene, Born to Be Public is an absolute treat. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

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15 Fast Reads That Will Convince You to Put Down Your Phone | Every time I read a Jasmine Guillory romance novel, it reminds me that love exists, and that I, a Black woman, deserve it just as much as anyone else. Focusing on Olivia Monroe’s whirlwind romance with Max Powell, a junior senator of California. Guillory talks about what Black women face when they’re scrutinized by the public, which only makes me love her books more. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

15 Fast Reads That Will Convince You to Put Down Your Phone

15 Fast Reads That Will Convince You to Put Down Your Phone | This book is for the writers who are currently attempting to finish their books and everyone is expecting them to “get a real job now.” If you’re interested in reading about a smart, vulnerable, and painstakingly real protagonist who is dealing with her mom passing away and a breakup while still trying to put her best work out there, this book is for you. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread

15 Fast Reads That Will Convince You to Put Down Your Phone

15 Fast Reads That Will Convince You to Put Down Your Phone | The photos in this cookbook are so beautiful that you will want to tear out the pages and eat them. If you are cooking a lot more during this time, try any of these recipes for a delicious meal that is full of flavor. Especially so if you love cheese, great cocktails, and much more. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread Mexican Drinks, Mexican Food Recipes, Ethnic Recipes, Cookie Recipes, Chicano, Fresco, Mexican Sweet Breads, Best Cookbooks, American Kitchen

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15 Fast Reads That Will Convince You to Put Down Your Phone | This book has everything that you can ever want in a novel: a gold glittery cover that won’t end up covering your hands as you hold it; feelings of abandonment by a parental figure; cults; female friendship; humor with a bitter edge to it, and the belief that you can only try to save others for so long before you save yourself. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread How To Read Faster, Female Friendship, Real Simple, Books To Read, Things To Do, Novels, This Book, Humor, Feelings

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The 7 Best Beach Reads to Toss in Your Bag This Summer | Pachinko is a stunning book about four generations of a Korean family that immigrated to Japan. Pachinko, a popular Japanese pinball-type slot machine, becomes a family business for one character. But it’s a metaphor for the book’s theme between despair and hope, and for Lee’s choice to tell the story from multiple perspectives. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread Top Ten Books, Great Books, Books To Read, My Books, Kindle, Book Club Books, The Book, Book Clubs, Book Bar

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15 Fast Reads That Will Convince You to Put Down Your Phone | I couldn’t put this book down. That cover alone should inspire you to put it in your cart immediately. What better time to read about the toxic wellness industry that we love to hate as we scroll through our Instagram feeds? Written as a satirical novel, this book is truly picture-perfect. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread Bachelorette Contestants, Good Books, Books To Read, How To Read Faster, Wellness Industry, Digital Detox, National Book Award, Summer Books, 12th Book

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15 Fast Reads That Will Convince You to Put Down Your Phone | In this queer short story and flash fiction collection, Doss focuses on the idea of loneliness and desire, and has readers come on a journey of how we attempt to change ourselves for relationships, and how we, in turn, shrink ourselves in the hopes of finding someone to love. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread How To Read Faster, Green Books, Free Pdf Books, Books For Boys, Books To Read Online, Got Books, Book Photography, Book Collection, Book Lovers

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15 Fast Reads That Will Convince You to Put Down Your Phone | Stella Lane, a clever woman with Asperger's, develops an algorithm that predicts customer purchases, which is great for her bank account but not necessarily for her love life. Enter Michael Phan, a hunky male escort. Hoang developed a smart, funny, and kind heroine that I felt lucky to root for. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread Lily King, How To Read Faster, Complicated Relationship, Romance Novels, Love Life, Falling In Love, Love Story, Love Her

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The 7 Best Beach Reads to Toss in Your Bag This Summer | Fates and Furies will hook you immediately—Lauren Groff’s writing is so good. The novel gives you a front-row seat to a marriage in which the spouses have radically different interpretations of every interaction. It’s one big voyeuristic, twisted tale of character development you won’t be able to put down. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread Best Book Club Books, Great Books, Lauren Groff, Fates And Furies, Best Beach Reads, Morning Edition, National Book Award, Seattle Times, Beach Reading

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The 7 Best Beach Reads to Toss in Your Bag This Summer | Warm Bodies is the most beautiful zombie apocalypse story you’ll ever read. Isaac Marion’s novel centers on a mentally astute zombie who can experience people’s memories when he eats their brains. R falls in love with a human, and in the process becomes more human himself. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread Summer Reading Lists, Beach Reading, Best Beach Reads, Warm Bodies, Seattle Times, Life Crisis, Body Warmer, Books To Read Online, Got Books

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The 7 Best Beach Reads to Toss in Your Bag This Summer | For this list of good beach reads, our editors share their favorites that will keep your attention this summer. Our list includes smart women’s fiction, a sweeping family epic, a (zombie!) romance, and a delicious historical fiction. Add one or all of these beach reads to your summer must-read list. #realsimple #bookrecomendations #thingstodo #bookstoread Book Tv, Book Club Books, Book Lists, My Books, Beach Reading, Summer Reading Lists, Best Beach Reads, Books To Read Online, Reading Online

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