Month: November 2023

Vanessa is a writer, reader and generally bookish Latina from San Diego. If loving Agatha Christie is wrong, she doesn’t want to be right. Vanessa’s penchant for books, travel and tea is rivaled only by her serious addictions to milk, avocado and floral lattes. When not reading books or selling them, she can be found
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To help you discover the ultimate jewelry collection, we have curated a roundup of some of the most stylish jewels from an array of designers across the globe, including Noel Samra’s Cosmos collection, multicolored gemmy pills by Elior, travel-inspired medallions from Nouvel Heritage and Smiley motifs. Noel Samra’s Cosmos Collection Noel Samra’s Cosmos collection is an
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What is a man? And, still more important, what is love? These are the questions posed by Salar Abdoh’s latest novel, A Nearby Country Called Love. Manhood and the search for love bedevil Abdoh’s dispirited protagonist, Issa. Deported from the United States after years working a deadening hotel job, Issa has returned to his childhood
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The brains behind e-cigarettes in 2003 didn’t expect or predict the future of their inventions. Back then, the community was awash with smoking and tobacco, and people could smoke in their workplaces and public spaces. Surprisingly, e-cigarettes and vapes evolved and became mainstream only a few years later, with most users associating it with prestige
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The Professor, Lauren Nossett’s sophomore mystery, is a deep dive into the world of academia, where ivy-covered walls hide forbidden love affairs, deadly competition and plenty of secrets. Former police detective Marlitt Kaplan is still reeling from the events of The Resemblance, which saw her removed from the force. Living with her parents and trying
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In many urban settings, bedrooms tend to be on the smaller side, posing challenges in design and functionality. These rooms, while cozy, can sometimes feel restrictive or cluttered. This article explores how to take that small square footage and make it feel like a spacious haven without sacrificing comfort or style! The Illusion of Space:
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Giovanni and his trusty donkey, Lorenzo, have a very important job as Specialists of Sky Repair. Each night, they load “star stuff” in packs on Lorenzo’s back and set off into the night sky, “over the Moon and out past Mars,” looking for holes that need to be filled. When they find a dark spot,
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A new Netflix doc plants a flag for the creative bona fides of the Hollywood icon who gave us Rocky, Rambo, and The Expendables. By Esther Zuckerman November 3, 2023 Sly. Sylvester Stallone in Sly. Cr. Rob DeMartin/Netflix © 2023Rob DeMartin/Netflix Mention the name “Sylvester Stallone” to a casual fan, and it’s probably unlikely that
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Patricia Thang is an educator located in Los Angeles. Though a native Angeleno through and through, her heart also belongs to Tokyo, where much of her family is from. Besides books, she is an enthusiastic devourer of many things, including podcasts, television, and J-pop. She realizes there’s not enough time in the world to consume
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Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over
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Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View
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