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An Academy for Liars

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A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come from outside the classroom in this stunning dark academia novel from the acclaimed author of _The Year of the Witching_ and _House of Hunger_.

Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart. Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has been chosen because—like everyone else at the school—she has the innate gift of persuasion, the ability to wield her will like a weapon, using it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself.

After passing the test, Lennon begins to learn how to master her devastating and unsettling power. But despite persuasion’s heavy toll on her body and mind, she is wholly captivated by her studies, by Drayton’s lush, moss-draped campus, and by her brilliant classmates. But even more captivating is her charismatic adviser, Dante, who both intimidates and enthralls her.

As Lennon continues in her studies, her control grows, and she starts to uncover more about the secret world she has entered into, including the disquieting history of Drayton College. She is increasingly disturbed by what she learns, for it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption...and it’s a test she’s terrified she’s going to fail.

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[****_Today’s post is available for free followers as well because I thought it might be a nice preview into what you’re missing out on if you’re not a paid member and also so I could share my thoughts from this post specifically to a wider net of people. Without further ado…._**** \\
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However, I’ve been having a lot of great conversations with friends and specifically also with my lovely partner on what is driving me and what I want to focus my time on in this next stage of my life. I think my work with Bindery, the recent new york trip, and some changing circumstances in my personal life have started to help me refocus on what I want out of my time here on this dying planet.\\
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Although I love making videos, and although my youtube channel has brought me incredible joy & drive in a time when I was struggling to keep going with life, I’ve been finding that it’s been bringing me a lot of pain and disappointment in these past couple years. And part of that has to do with the focus on views and my dependency on youtube & sponsorships as an income source for the very difficult financial situation my family has been in these recent years \_\[this may be news to you & I don’t really like to talk about it, but maybe someday i’ll share more\] \_but part of it is also the way I've robbed myself of a lot of my joy related to youtube and reading.\\
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These days it takes a lot out of me to edit a video and the concept of filming makes me anxious in a way that I haven’t been before. This isn’t because of any of you or my viewers—y’all are the loveliest bunch. But I think I’ve been trying to fit myself into the type of person who makes certain videos or talks about certain books or posts about certain content and it has been draining me immensely whenever these things don’t have the desired effect. And it honestly shouldn’t be that way! Part of that is the pressure I put on myself to be on par with others, but also me not sticking to who I am and valuing my time for myself.\\
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All this is to say that I want to go back to my roots. I want to read the books that interest me and I want to discover new and emerging authors from marginalized backgrounds who are writing incredible stories that I know need to be shared with the world. And even if that means I’m not reading what everyone else is reading or I’m not making videos that will generate a lot of views, and even if that means the content of my videos becomes more casual and more review focused vs vlog/challenge focused then I think that’s what needs to happen.\\
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I truly feel like the act of making content about books and the business side of it all has really come to ruin my enjoyment of it and also rob exceptional amounts of time from my life that in all honesty could’ve been spent reading!!\\
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So in these next months you may start to notice less intense, production heavy videos and more laidback content like my early days of youtube. You may see a slower video cadence in general—a video every 2-3 weeks—but hopefully you’ll be excited by all of the additional thought and excitement I can bring to your screen as I make room for more reading and thinking.\\
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****_Revisiting my soul’s oldest friend: writing_**** \\
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Now we just talked about finding joy and returning to my roots. Something that has always been a part of my identity is writing. As surely as I discovered my love for reading and imagination and critical thought early on in life, I also discovered a passion for writing and working through the things I was feeling by _writing my way through them._\\
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Although for most of my life the fiction I wrote helped me cope with my mental health issues, several years ago that stopped being the case, and if anything my _inability_ to write in the midst of crippling depression became a further drain on my mental state.\\
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But recently, by the grace of some force in the world or perhaps a more stable and loving environment I’ve been able to cultivate between therapy, medication, and people in my life who add joy and meaning rather than pain and sorrow—I’ve been feeling the itch to write again in a way I haven’t felt in nearly eight years.\\
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This isn’t an announcement post and it isn’t a statement of any success I hope to achieve. It is rather just a moment where I’d like to share that I will be indulging my inner child once more and doing something that excites me in ways I haven’t felt in a long time.\\
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In the tradition of my old blogging days (pre-youtube channel), I’ve been working on some personal essays and articles on the ideas and narratives that have chased me in the wee hours of the night and I hope to humbly share some artfully crafted thoughts into the void and see if the void has something to say in return.\\
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- **_Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad_** — I am a little behind schedule with this one but will be finishing it this week and am already in awe of the writing. If you didn’t know _Enter Ghost_ is the October pick for my book club on the Fable app, The Boundless Book Club. Please download the app for free and join here , we’re currently voting on our November pick.\\
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[Hello everyone! This journal entry was supposed to go up over 2 weeks ago but alas here we are 😩\\
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Today is my birthday (yes, i am a very libra baby 😌) and I’m sitting at the crowded cafe on my day off typing frantically away so I can this entry out to you!\\
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First off, welcome to another month, another it’s-almost-the-end-of-the-year-so-i’m-freaking-out moment of the year. Today I am twenty seven years old and in some ways I feel so completely old and in other ways I feel utterly too young to be allowed to take care of myself. Thankfully, one thing that always does a good job of distracting me from staring down the doom of being one more year closer to death is that my birthday is on the beautiful cusp between summer and fall and all I want to is curl up in coziness and get ready for all the spookiness to come this season.\\
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- Went to the eye doctor after years to find out that my eyesight has regressed badly since my laser eye surgery in 2021. I now need glasses again for seeing things far away (TV, monitor, boards/screens at work, etc), though it’s still not as bad as my pre-LASIK eyesight and my new glasses are cute enough.\\
- Thrifted a BEAUTIFUL vintage Moroccan rug and some wonderful art for my library room\\
- Attended a friend’s baby shower and then proceeded to read up on postpartum psychosis and came to the realization of how difficult it would actually be for me to ever handle a pregnancy with my mental illness\\
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- Have a halloween party to plan for the end of the month and will need to figure out my DIY costume\\
- Will be flying to New York in another ten days for the Bindery fall launch and will be staying with a friend to make a whole trip out of it!\\
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As you can tell it’s been a busy time for me \[more so than usual lol\] but I’m surprisingly holding up. I keep thinking back to this time last year and even years previous, and I have never been so proud of my own growth and how far I’ve come.\\
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Two years ago on my birthday I was wishing I wasn’t alive as I fell deep into my worst bipolar depressive episode to-date. Last year, I was in Paris on my own, traveling and seeing bookstores across the world and figuring out who I wanted to be for myself. This year, today, I woke up next to the love of my life, tried a Pilates class for the first time and struggled epicly with a big smile on my face, and I am now having a quiet afternoon at the cafe catching up on youtube work before a nice dinner out.\\
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I have never been so deeply happy with the small joys in life, and I have never been so grateful for the life I have and the breaths I take, which so many others around the world have been robbed of whether by mental illness or by horrible political powers that seek to wipe them out. If you’re struggling with mental illness, please know that you are in my thoughts ♥️ and if not, I hope you can keep the people of Palestine and Lebanon and Syria and Yemen in your thoughts and hearts and keep fighting against the zionist regime.\\
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- Finishing filming my library room redecoration/tour video and editing that to go up next week\\
- Filming a vlog reading _Intermezzo_ — I’m sure you’ve seen all the hype for this book and although I’ve had a hit-or-miss experience with Sally Rooney’s books I am hoping that this one will be a new favourite!\\
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_Academy of Liars by Alexis Henderson_ — I am already OBSESSED with this book omg. I had an e-ARC of this but only had the chance to start it this past weekend. I really loved House of Hunger by this author which was a wonderful and sumptuous vampire book, but THIS BOOK wow. The writing style and voice in this one is a bit different and definitely more of that contemporary fantasy / thriller vibe and it’s just everything I love — a mentally ill character figuring themselves out and getting into deeper \[potentially magical\] trouble.\\
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I recently finished watching part 1 of the new season of _Emily in Paris_ and it was deliciously stupid and frivolous as usual so it was highly entertaining lol. I still need to find a day to watch part 2 but I’m excited for it.\\
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I’ve also been rewatching _Gilmore Girls_ for the millionth time since fall is here and it’s just the perfect show for cozy season. I’m already on season 2 and am enjoying myself immensely. I do have to say that the first 3-4 seasons are probably my favourite because after that Rory kinda gets annoying lol.\\
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Alright, that’s all from me! Let me know how you’re all doing, what you’re reading, and what you’ve been up to these past few weeks! 🙂\\
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[Boundless Press\\
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Jananie\\
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• Sep 28 2025](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/)

[the ultimate guide to fall book recs 🍂 30+ autumn books you need to read](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/0Nz7qa34y9GwgOYS9pXk/)

let me know what books you'd recommend for the fall!

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[somenoveltea's bindery\\
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Maddie\\
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• Sep 4 2025](https://somenoveltea.binderybooks.com/)

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[Dark Academia Recs!](https://somenoveltea.binderybooks.com/item/nx6NU9hWQKTz27JQw7Ym/)

i seldom do recs but dark academia is my FAVORITE sub-genre of all time. also drop any recs u have bc i'll literally read all of them #booktok #bookrecs #darkacademia #bookrecommendations #darkacademiabooks

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[Alyssa’s Library\\
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alyssa\\
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• Sep 4 2025](https://alyssaslibrary.binderybooks.com/)

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[it’s time to talk about all the books i read in august! i read a total of 12 books and so many of them were amazing so let’s get into it:\\
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Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (5⭐️) -\> this is one of my new ALL TIME favourite books ever. i think this book is so important to read (especially now) because of the themes surrounding oppression, resistance, protests, and the state of the world as a whole. this is one of the best dystopian books i’ve read and this will stick with me for a long time (probably forever).\\
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My Friends by Fredrick Backman (5⭐️) -\> WOW. this book put me through all the emotions and i haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since i finsihed. the way fredrick backman created such a layered story with discussions surrounding life, death, mental illness, and friendships was absolutely spectacular. this was funny, heartwarming, and absolutely devastating all at the same time. highly recommend this one!\\
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Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone (5⭐️)-\> one of my new alllll time favourite romance books! sometimes with romance i have a hard time not getting bored throughout if nothings happening lol BUT THIS IS HOW YOU WRITE ROMANCE!! the tension, the yearning, the ACTUAL SLOW BURN friends to lovers??? absolutely ate this up. the exploration surrounding grief and loss was spectacular. definitely a new fav!\\
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An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson (3.75⭐️)-\> this was my first book by this author and definitely not my last! this was the perfect dark academia, spooky, creepy read that i was looking for and i adored those aspects of the book! the only issues i had with this was the pacing (sometimes sooooo many things happened and sometimes nothing happened) and the romance. i didn’t feel connected to the characters enough to care about it but overall i enjoyed myself!\\
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Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (4.5⭐️) -\> i don’t read a lot of literary fiction but this book was absolutely spectacular! i felt so deeply for cyrus and his story, and i was hooked from the first page. i can see why this book is so loved in the book community, it was so beautiful and definitely one i’ll be thinking about for a long time.\\
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Between Broomsticks & Beating Wings by Marissa Serrao (4.25⭐️) -\> this is an indie sapphic fantasy book that absolutely delivered! in this book we follow a human witch and a valkyrie where they strike a deal and have to venture into the underworld together. i thought the romance was so sweet and i loved the two characters individually and together. my favourite character was definitely the ghost cat tho :)\\
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The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas (4.5⭐️) -\> after reading the vampires of el norte, i knew i had to read this one and i loved it even more! this one was definitely more focused on the horror aspects than the romance but i thought both were so well done. the yearning was impeccable and i was so scared throughout most of the book lol. loooved this one sm!\\
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Blood Moon by Brittany S. Lewis (3.75⭐️) -\> this was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and i had a fun time with this one! this one felt so nostalgic and it very much reminded me of twilight lol. i thought the plot was so interesting (even though it was a little predictable) but i wasn’t invested in the romance that much. hopefully book 2 is even better!\\
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An Unlikely Coven by A. M. Kvita (4.5⭐️) -\> this debut cozy fantasy was SO ADORABLE! this is one of my new favourite cozy fantasy books with such an adorable cast of characters! joan was such an intriguing character to read from and i loved her little found family that she found <3 i HIGHLY recommend you get this one when it comes out in October!\\
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Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R Weaver (3⭐️) -\> unfortunately this was my least favourite book of the month. this is a scifi thriller that started off so strong but the farther i got into it, the less i started caring about the characters. i felt that this was very predictable and i wasn’t connected to anyone in this book. i was sad this didn’t work for me but you may enjoy it more than i did!\\
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I, Medusa by Ayana Gray (4.5⭐️) -\> one of THE BEST medusa retellings i’ve ever read! the writing was absolutely phenomenal, and i felt so much for medusa as a character. it was so interesting to see how she went from maiden, to mistress, to monster, and finally to myth. this was so hard hitting and I can’t recommend this one enough! definitely buy it when it comes out in October :)\\
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Climate of Chaos by Cassandra Newbould (3.25⭐️) -> i’m so sad i didn’t like this one more. this is a YA dystopian that follows a disabled protagonist (AMAZING!!) where she will do anything to get her sister back. i loved the representation in this, but i thought the plot was lacking. i also was not a huge fan of the romance lol because its lowkey second chance (ish?) but the mmc was not justifying cutting off the mmc. unfortunately this didn’t work for me :/](https://alyssaslibrary.binderybooks.com/item/WJ7hqtUKdV11F8Lht3FB/)

[AUGUST READING WRAP UP](https://alyssaslibrary.binderybooks.com/item/WJ7hqtUKdV11F8Lht3FB/)

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[The Bibliothecary\\
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Samantha\\
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• May 11 2025](https://bibliothecarybooks.binderybooks.com/)

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[Not So Well Read\\
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Courtney\\
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• Apr 2 2025](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/)

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[Academic Fantasy Book Recs!](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/zw9clyIuzZ1IhEw1lJbH/)

It’s no secret that I love academic fantasy books, so after finding Blood Over Bright Haven I couldn’t help but revisit some of my favorites in the genre.

From magic school concepts to post-graduate research these scholarly fantasy books have the perfect #darkacademia or #lightacademia vibes.

Also, there are definitely at least 20 more books in this category, but these are some of the ones that I’ve loved enough to keep physical copies of ✨

#darkacademiabooks #lightacademiabooks #magicschool #fantasybookstagram #fantasybookrecs

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[Neon Moons\\
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Keisha\\
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• Jan 13 2025](https://neon-moons.binderybooks.com/)

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[An Academy for Liars was...disappointing? Weekly Wrap- Up and Current Reads 1/13/2025](https://neon-moons.binderybooks.com/item/qkIPhB8ANEXif3kivXEs/)

Everyone!! What are you reading this week? In this video, I detail all the books and comics I read last week and what's on deck for this week! I also talk about how the movie- musical Wicked inspired a new book on my TBR! And finally, I show my new build form this past weekend that I have to fix soon lol!! I'm getting better at building things!! lol

Also, I forgot to add the 90-page novella I will read, Lady Widow: Death Among the Stars by C.M. Lockhart!! It's another revenge plot, and you know how much I love those!!!

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[Boundless Press\\
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Jananie\\
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• Dec 31 2024](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/)

[my top 10 favourite books of 2024 ✨ best books of 2024 🎉](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/U8jNJ5ntqTZvIHNG3mnN/)

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[Tattooed Bibliophiles\\
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Zee\\
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• Nov 13 2024](https://tattooedbibliophile.binderybooks.com/)

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[I'm not a big TBR girl, but I want to read these 10 books before the end of the year. What is on your TBR to finish 2024 big?\\
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[10 Before the End](https://tattooedbibliophile.binderybooks.com/item/5zYoapLKSY8uVhoJN26K/)

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[Boundless Press\\
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Jananie\\
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• Oct 30 2024](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/)

Open for a long and a bit more personal update on my life. This is a FREE public edition so followers get a peek into what you're missing 😉

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[Skies Press\\
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Emma\\
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• Oct 12 2024](https://skiesreads.binderybooks.com/)

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[Books I'm bringing on my NYC trip](https://skiesreads.binderybooks.com/item/vzCTsiI4VIZzAZhgnni3/)

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[Boundless Press\\
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Jananie\\
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• Oct 2 2024](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/)

[10.02.24 - journal update #14 \| it's my birthday! :) let me tell you about my september](https://boundless.binderybooks.com/item/lYZbHujiEehIZoY7hDX7/)

It's been a chaotic and busy month and I'm so sorry for the lack of content during this time but rest assured a lot is coming soon!

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[Not So Well Read\\
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Courtney\\
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• Sep 30 2024](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/)

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[September Reading Wrap Up](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/k7JwxKIFVz9AkFtA2iNo/)

Here's what I read in September... Spoiler it was an incredible month!

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[Boozhoo Books\\
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Naomi\\
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• Sep 26 2024](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/)

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[Hello Friends,\\
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Thanks so much for coming to Quiet Time Book Club this week. It's so much fun to read and then chat with each other about what we are reading and what we want to read next.\\
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I've added some of the books we talked about here.\\
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I hope you can join us next Monday at 5pm PST. I will post the zoom link here and in my Discord.\\
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[Books We Talked About at Quite Time Book Club](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/sDPFcIDv4T8pKR6ZJ87P/)

Here are some books we discussed this week. Hope you can join us next Monday at 5pm PST.

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[Not So Well Read\\
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Courtney\\
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• Sep 12 2024](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/)

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[Books I Read in Italy](https://notsowellread.binderybooks.com/item/QAbuRj5oE5OqBDlOrOG3/)

I just got back from a two-week Italian adventure of a lifetime! Here are the books I read while traveling...

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