𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 -

This hooks masterpiece should be required reading. Not simply, there is nothing objective or neutral about any act of educating. Our active awareness here can only make us better at our craft.

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As publication day approaches, we'll be sharing snippets and trivia - not forgetting the social media tour that starts 23rd with @the.running.bookworm !

https://www.hhousebooks.com/books/first-of-december/

or search for Karen Jennings 1st of December

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1st of December -
3 people
3 lives
3 journeys

https://www.hhousebooks.com/books/first-of-december/

or search for Karen Jennings 1st of December

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀" 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗟. 𝗠. 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗴𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘆 -

Everyone is excited to talk about Green Gables Montgomery's "darker side," and these are definitely more adult, but from a far simple, even quaint, age of gentle spooky tales.

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"Entwined" by H. M. Long is the first in a fantasy duology featuring three sisters (one chasing freedom and the other two offering differing forms of freedom on their own terms) searching for a magical artifact in a Gilded Age style world. #bookrecommendations #tbrlist #entwined #hmlong #fantasy

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 -

Short one I missed earlier, clearly his wrestling both with prejudice, feminism, and LGBTQIA+ issues. None too subtle, perhaps, clumsy too, but still a pleasure for his characters and pacing work.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗲 -

Freire always resisted "method" for his philosophy for obvious reasons: engaged humans aren't formulas. Even so, here he relents (a very little) to offer teachers some more direct ideas about his thinking in a series of short letters. Wonderful!

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"Tea on Sunday" by Lettice Cooper is a re-issue of a 1973 cozy crime mystery where the host of a tea party is found dead by her guests. #bookrecommendations #tbrlist #crime #mystery #cozymystery #teaonsunday #letticecooper

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵" 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿 -

Some internal politics as an indigenous artist dares to create with nuance and irony. Can the modern political native tolerate it? Vizenor is candid, funny, and subtle all at once!

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"The Wandering Queen" by Claire Heywood is a novel about the legendary Dido, Queen of Carthage, and details her life from her palace childhood to her relationship with Aeneas. #bookrecommendations #tbrlist #claireheywood #thewanderingqueen #retellings #historicalfiction