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Have the summer games ignited a competitive fire within you? Take that inspired feeling and channel it towards completing your Olympic Rings Swago board next week! Swago is a bingo-inspired…

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The Exchange { Free Ebook}

Battered physically and psychologically in the wake of a horrific car accident, Erika Wernick takes a leave from her post as a reporter at the Seattle Times to return home…

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Welcome to Literary Addicts' Spring into Books Event. It takes place March 25 - April 27!Pick up a great read, enter to win prizes, and follow along on Literary Addicts…

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    Have you ever reached for a receipt, grocery list, napkin, or random scrap of paper to mark your place in a book? I know I have. While those little placeholders certainly get the job done, there's Read more [...]

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    Jessica Holloway is miserable. As mom to two ungrateful, almost-grown children and wife to one appreciative-but-needy husband, 46-year-old Jess has all but abandoned the extraordinary — and extraordinarily Read more [...]

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    If you've ever wanted to read more books but found yourself distracted by life, a book challenge might be exactly what you need. Better yet, hosting a book challenge can help create a community of Read more [...]

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