Life as Gisèle Pelicot once knew it changed in November 2020 when she received a call from the Avignon police, asking her to come to the station where her husband had been arrested for upskirting (taking photos or videos up women’s skirts). They discovered years of videos and photos on his laptop of her being… Continue reading A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides by Gisèle Pelicot @gisele_pelicot #EmmaThompson @prhaudio @prhaudio.bsky.social #AHymnToLife
the setup… Keats Matthew’s is a university student struggling to make ends meet. He’s working as a server at a ritzy mansion where the pay will be substantial. During a cigarette break, he runs into a charming young woman who returns to the house before he gets her name. Later he discovers she’s Sosie Stansbury,… Continue reading Then There Was You by S. L. Scott @s.l.scott @mallonerin @tor_thom @hambright_pr #ThenThereWasYou
Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be older titles my friends… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
the setup… One man has forever altered the trajectory of three women’s lives. Birdie Chang was 9-years old when she was sexually assaulted by Calvin Boyd, a young man in his twenties. Linzie King was 13-years old when he sexually assaulted her. Mary-Beth Boyd loves her son unconditionally and chooses to blindly make excuses for… Continue reading Whidbey by T Kira Madden @tkiramadden @tkiramadden.bsky.social @eunicewongnarration @ladychristinamoore @miahutchinsonshaw @lobecca @marinerbooks @marinerbooks.bsky.social @librofm @librofm.com #Whidbey
the setup… Lily is on her way to the Colorado Rockies to scatter her late father’s ashes along with his best friend’s who recently died. Their families had spent every summer at the cabin and this had been their request. But she only agreed to come because Walker Shaw wasn’t going to be there. But… Continue reading Everybody’s Favorite Guy by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @elliegossage @brilliancepublishing #EverybodysFavoriteGuy
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday that was hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Going back to Scarlet Falls. Can’t… Continue reading Can’t Wait Wednesday – You Can Tell Me by Melinda Leigh @melindaleigh1 @melindaleighbooks.bsky.social @montlake_publishers @brilliancepublishing #OliviaCruz #YouCanTellMe #CantWaitWednesday
the setup… Benny Abbott and Joy Moore met at a party thirteen years ago when she first moved to Los Angeles and they’ve been best friends since. They now host one of the most popular and recognized podcasts worldwide, This Story Might Save Your Life. Every week they pose a survival situation and hypothesize their… Continue reading This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum @bytiffanycrum @justjuliawhelan @seanpatrickhopkins @macmillan.audio @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #ThisStoryMightSaveYourLife
the setup… It’s Valentine’s Day and Noah Evans is working the night shift at the Louisiana graveyard when he hears some moaning. He’s a gravedigger and used to finding lovers amongst the gravestones. But when the moans turn to screaming, he realizes it’s not a Valentine’s Day tryst but a woman…buried alive. And it’s coming… Continue reading Valentine’s Slay by Navessa Allen @navessa.allen @alliepnarrates @alastairhaynesbridge @brilliancepublishing #TheImprobableMeetCuteSecondChances #ValentinesSlay
Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be older titles my friends… Continue reading Saturdays at the Café
the setup… Alice Hoffman has assembled a collection of stories by fourteen wonderful writers who are kind enough to share their dog companion experiences and celebrate their lives at the same time. Each story bears the name of their beloved pooch. The contributors: Isabel Allende, Chris Bohjalian, Bonnie Garmus, Roxane Gay, Emily Henry, Ann Leary,… Continue reading The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love by Alice Hoffman @ahoffmanwriter @carenoutloud @carenoutloud.bsky.social @heyitsmaxmeyers @simon.audio @simonaudio.bsky.social #TheBestDogInTheWorld
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