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With snow and ice interfering with everyone’s ability to get out and about, there’s never been a better excuse to… Read more Children’s Authors You Should Check Out – Even If You Can’t Read Dutch
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It’s #BlueMonday, allegedly the most depressing day of the year, so here are five songs to cheer you up. #music #selfcare… Read more Five Songs For #BlueMonday
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I love books, period, but chick lit has always been a genre I love to hate. I just can’t get… Read more Mary McCarthy’s The Group: Will This Book Make Me Watch TV At Last?