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Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg’s 3 favorite reads in 2023

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This article on Jeannie's Best Books of 2023 was originally published on Shepherd.com. My favorite read in 2023…   Wellness By Nathan Hill Why did I love this book? Wellness is the first of my best books for 2023. Nathan Hill writes with the wisdom and…
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Leaving by Roxana Robinson

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Leaving by Roxana Robinson ** spoiler alert ** So many people I admire gushed over this book and so I began this book with high hopes. It certainly has good qualities, the language and the voice are strong. This is the story of a couple who had been together in college finding…
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I’m okay with not knowing… or at least that’s what I tell myself.

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This essay originally appeared on Jeannie's Substack. Subscribe here for monthly updates! I need to revise last month’s newsletter in which I kvetched about my struggles with agricultural vocabulary…. because you were probably smart enough to discern the subtext - that…
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The Best Books that Utilize COVID in the Plot

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This article about five of Jeannie's favorite COVID novels was originally published on Shepherd.com. Why am I passionate about this? I am an author who also penned a novel during the pandemic, with a timeline that stretched into the first six months of the pandemic–against the…
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Sunday Money by Maggie Hill

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Sunday Money by Maggie Hill Sunday Money is such a well-written book. I rooted for Claire as she navigated teenage struggle and coming of age. New York in the 197o's is a great back drop, as is the sport of basketball. As a lifelong woman athlete, I love to see these stories…
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Learning a New Language: The Lexicon of the Farm

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The essay "Learning a New Language: The Lexicon of the Farm" originally appeared on Jeannie's Substack. Subscribe here for monthly updates! It’s no surprise to learn I love language, but what if I told you I’ve been struggling with new vocabulary? ... the lexicon of the farm. I’m…
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Daughter of a Promise

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The Nine

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Eden: A Novel

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