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Why The Summer I Turned Pretty Has Readers (and Viewers) Obsessed — Plus the North Carolina Locations

If you’ve spent any time on BookTok or scrolling through summer reading lists lately, chances are you’ve heard about The Summer I Turned Pretty. The dreamy beach setting, emotional love…

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Interview With Author Todd Allen Pitts

If you could travel in a Time Machine, would you go back to the past or into the future?  It may sound strange coming from someone writing a series based…

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