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Virginia Festival of the Book (Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, and more!) - Loving Every Minute
I Love to Eat! -- Cookbooks and Books about Food
Beth Macy's DOPESICK and Jarrett Krosoczka's HEY KIDDO - Obviously, We Read Both
I'm Over Here Having a Little Personal Celebration - YA TBR Update
Interview with Nadine Brandes, Author of ROMANOV - That Was Really Captivating
DUMPLIN' Book to Film Adaptation - Different Ways to Be
Julie Murphy's DUMPLIN' - Finding Your Own Way
Nikki Giovanni at Bridgewater College - So Masterful (Short)
Ibi Zoboi's PRIDE and AMERICAN STREET: Cherishing Culture (Highlight)
Love Is in the Air - Romantic Books to Read in February (Short)
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer - Our Fascinating Discussion (Book Club)
Bonus Episode - Unabridged Turns One!
You Have the Power: A Discussion with College Students about Isabel Quintero's GABI, A GIRL IN PIECES (Highlight)
A Giant Pile: Anticipated Books for 2019 (Short)
I Will Qualify Them All: Unabridged Awards (Highlight)
A Part of Our History: Justina Ireland's DREAD NATION (Book Club)
Not Guilty Enough: Confessing Our Literary Sins (Short)
Holiday Wrap-Up! (Short)
Our Confessions Being Made: Beat the Holiday Reading Slump (Highlight)
It Is Just So Precious: Our Kids' Current Reads (Short)
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