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Aug 9, 2018 11 tweets 8 min read Read on X
Happy #BookLoversDay to all my fellow book buyers, lovers and readers. And everyone who's ever sat weeping over the pages of a book. You're a real one 📚💕🎈
In the mood to talk about books alllll day longggg today! 📚
A few fantastic 2018 releases I've enjoyed:

IF YOU LEAVE ME by @crystalhanak - heartbreaking, consuming, eye-opening
A PLACE FOR US by @fatimafmirza - moving, soul-shifting, beautiful prose
WHAT WE WERE PROMISED by @citizenofspace - compelling, sensitive, thoughtful
BURY WHAT WE CANNOT TAKE by @kirstin_chen - deeply unsettling
HALSEY STREET by @zafatista - gut-wrenching but just beautiful to read
MONDAY'S NOT COMING by @TiffanyDJackson - chilling
Some all time favorites:

STAY WITH ME by @ayobamiadebayo - compulsively readable, incisive
SALT HOUSES by @HalaNAlyan - absolutely unforgettable with the most gorgeous prose
THE KITE RUNNER by @khaledhosseini - GUT-PUNCH
PURPLE HIBISCUS by CNA - my childhood, encapsulated.
THE MOTHERS by @britrbennett - 💔
THE LEAVERS by @iamlisako - emotional rollercoaster
THE WINDFALL by @dikshabasu - HILARIOUS and authentic.
GHANA MUST GO by @taiyeselasi - A FAVE
KID LIT LOVE - I rediscovered the joy of "children's" literature this year and #BookLoversDay would not be complete without some #kidlit JOY. A few fave #kidlit picks read this year:
THE SCIENCE OF BREAKABLE THINGS by @taekeller
COUNTING BY 7's by @HGoldbergSloan
THE MISCALCULATIONS OF LIGHTNING GIRL by @stacymcanulty
COUNTING THYME by @MLConklin FORGET ME NOT
SAVE ME A SEAT by @gitavarad1 & @AuthorWeeks
FRONT DESK by @kellyyanghk

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
THE VANDERBEEKERS OF 141st STREET by @KarinaYanGlaser
THE DOLLAR KIDS by @JRJacobson
THE NIGHT DIARY by @VeeraHira

I've learned that #kidlit can be everything that adult lit can be and more. #kidlit can address all the same big issues - mental health, bullying etc
I've also learned this year that #kidlit is for everyone, not just kids. And more importantly, #kidlit will always bring you joy and more joy. Happy #BookLoversDay once more, dear friends! Read a book, or three today 😉📚🎈
*FORGET ME NOT by @ellieterrybooks

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