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[jolieeason]

September 2024 Wrap-Up

Here is what I read, posted, won, received, and bought in September. Let me know if you have read any of these books and what you thought of them. Books I Read: Books Reviewed: Fall for Him by Andie Burke—review here Tough Luck by Sandra Dallas—review coming April 29th, 2025 Lucy Undying by Kiersten White—review here Books I got from NetGalley: Books I got from indie…

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List of free audiobooks on YouTube for anyone interested

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Alice in Wonderland

Animal Farm by George Orwell

The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H P Lovecraft

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

The Village by Caroline Mitchell

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (fuck JKR)

Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

Upside Down by Danielle Steel

The Fiancée by Kate White

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Theif

Accidentally Married by Victoria E. Lieske

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

The Collector (book one) by Nora Roberts

The Lies I Told by Mary Burton

Dead Man’s Mirror by Agatha Christie

The Hobbit

The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey

The Good Neighbour by R J Parker

The Island House by Elana Johnson

Desperation by Stephan King

The Healing Summer by Heather B. Moore

The Last Affair by Margot Hunt

To Be Claimed by Willow Winter

Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The Inn by James Patterson

Wonder by R J Palacio

Faking It With The Billionaire by Willow Fox

The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark

Forrest Gump by Winston Groom

The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum

The Catcher in the Rye

The Lottery Winner by Mary Higgins Clark

Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean

Death of a Nurse by M C Beaton

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Sonnets by William Shakespeare

Frozen Betrayal by Clive Cussler

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Line of Fire by R J Patterson

Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen

The Remnant by Tim LaHaye

The Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins

The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie

Payment in Kind by J A Jance

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida

The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

A Marriage of Anything but Convenience by Victorine E. Lieske

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

The Inheritance Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

The Kama Sutra by Mallanaga Vatsyayana

The Wisdom of Father Brown by G K Chesterton

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Robin Hood by J Walker McSpadden

The Poor Traveller by Charles Dickens

Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865 by Sarah Raymond Herndon

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Atomic Habits by James Clear

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Trading in the Zone by Mark Douglas

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Man After Man

Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

Charlotte’s Web

Midsummer Mysteries by Agatha Christie

Out of Silent Planet by C S Lewis

The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle

Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton

The Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harai

Hamlet by Shakespeare

[archivlibrarianist]

"In their petition, the ardent culture warriors claim the books expose kids to “obscene depictions of sexually explicit acts.” The books in question include People Kill People, a YA novel by bestselling author Ellen Hopkins about the deleterious effects of gun violence; It Ends With Us, a romance novel by Colleen Hoover that was made into a Hollywood film starring Blake Lively; All Boys Aren’t Blue, a “memoir-manifesto” by journalist and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson about his struggles growing up as a gay Black man; Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold, a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood centered on female empowerment; and Julia Scheeres’ Jesus Land: A Memoir, a New York Times bestseller about the author’s unpleasant childhood experience at a fundamentalist church camp."

Sure would be a shame if anyone, anyone at all actually read these books at their library, or through the Books Unbanned program, which will give you access to these materials, no matter where you are in the United States.

[the-book-queen]

Hide your wallets, it's that time again! Your daily thread of romance deals is ready, FREE to $2.99!

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3 books, including:

~ Former Air Force pilot + recently divorced heroine trying to start over

~ Second chance, stormed in together

Contemporary Romance (MF) | https://amzn.to/4dW6ASw

$0.99 ✦ All Duke and Bothered by Mariah Stone

BatB vibes. Brooding Duke forces his enemy's sunshiny, artistic daughter into marriage for revenge.

KU Title

Historical Romance (MF) | https://amzn.to/3URS6KF

$2.99 ✦ Getting Hot with the Scot by Melonie Johnson

She's an American pop-culture reporter, he is Scottish and hosts a series of pranks and hijinks online.

Contemporary Romance (MF) | https://amzn.to/4azbqly

$2.99 ✦ The Earl is Mine by Kieran Kramer

Charismatic Lord on the verge of becoming a successful architect + aspiring artist fleeing an arranged marriage. They have some history -- she is the best friend of his ex.

Historical Romance (MF) | https://amzn.to/4aF9O9Y

$2.99 ✦ With Just One Kiss by Francis Ray

Friends to lovers. He runs a NYC bar. She writes for a fashion magazine.

Contemporary Romance (MF) | https://amzn.to/4dRFQSZ

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[white-cat-of-doom]

Highlights from last of two performances at the ETSU Martin Center for the Arts in Johnson City, TN (07 March 2023) in US Tour 6.

Luke Bernier did a takeover of the theater's Instagram account, and answered questions and to talked to some other cast members. The full compilation of footage below.

Featuring Rachael Haber covering Grizabella, Dominic Fortunato as Pouncival, Megan Arseneau, Clara Hevia, Ellie Chancellor, and Jonathan Heller.

Megan Arseneau helped to wrangle Kitties.

Rachael Haber covering Babygriz, Allyson Duarte as Jellylorum, Taryn Smithson as Rumpleteazer, and Elana Valastro covering Tantomile.

The Kitties also have many tickets available to give away for the upcoming stop in New Jersey.

Michelle E. Carter as Jennyanydots, Gracie Anderson covering Rumpleteazer, Brian Craig Nelson as Mungojerrie, Hank Santos as Rum Tum Tugger, and Ibn Snell as Mistoffelees.

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A Satellite for Optimal Control and Imaging (SOC-i) CubeSat awaits integration at Firefly’s Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California on Thursday, June 6, 2024. SOC-i, along with several other CubeSats, will launch to space on an Alpha rocket during NASA’s Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) 43 mission as part of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative and Firefly’s Venture-Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 contract.NASA NASA is readying for the launch of several small satellites to space, built with the help of students, educators, and researchers from across the country, as part of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. The ELaNa 43 (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites 43) mission includes eight CubeSats flying on Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket for its “Noise of Summer” launch from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The 30-minute launch window will open at 9 p.m. PDT Wednesday, June 26 (12 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 27). NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) is an ongoing partnership between the agency, educational institutions, and nonprofits, providing a path to space for educational small satellite missions. For the ELaNa 43 mission, each satellite is stored in a CubeSat dispenser on the Firefly rocket and deployed once it reaches sun-synchronous or nearly polar orbit around Earth. CubeSats are built using standardized units, with one unit, or 1U, measuring about 10 centimeters in length, width, and height. This standardization in size and form allows universities and other researchers to develop cost-effective science investigations and technology demonstrations. Read more about the small satellites launching on ELaNa 43: CatSat – University of Arizona, Tucson CatSat, a 6U CubeSat with a deployable antenna inside a Mylar balloon, will test high-speed communications. Once the CatSat reaches orbit, it will inflate to transmit high-definition Earth photos to ground stations at 50 megabits per second, more than five times faster than typical home internet speeds. The CatSat design inspiration came to Chris Walker after covering a pot of pudding with plastic wrap. The CatSat principal investigator and professor of Astronomy at University of Arizona noticed the image of an overhanging light bulb created by reflections off the concave plastic wrap on the pot. “This observation eventually led to the Large Balloon Reflector, an inflatable technology that creates large collecting apertures that weigh a fraction of today’s deployable antennas,” said Walker. The Large Balloon Reflector was an early-stage study developed through NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program. KUbeSat-1 – University of Kansas, Lawrence The KUbeSat-1, a 3U CubeSat, will use a new method to measure the energy and type of primary cosmic rays hitting the Earth, which is traditionally done on Earth. The second payload, the High-Altitude Calibration will measure very high frequency signals generated by cosmic interactions with the atmosphere. KUbeSat-1 is Kansas’ first small satellite to launch under NASA’s CSLI. MESAT-1 – University of Maine, Orono MESAT-1, a 3U CubeSat, will study local temperatures across city and rural areas to determine phytoplankton concentration in bodies of water to help predict algal blooms.  MESAT-1 is Maine’s first small satellite to launch under NASA’s CSLI. R5-S4, R5-S2-2.0 ­­­­­- NASA’s Johnson Space Center R5-S4 and R5-S2-2.0, both 6U CubeSats, will be the first R5 spacecraft launched to orbit to test a new, lean spacecraft build. The team will monitor how each part of the spacecraft performs, including the computer, software, radio, propulsion system, sensors, and cameras in low Earth orbit. NASA and Firefly Aerospace engineers review the integration plan for the agency’s CubeSat R5 Spacecraft 4 (R5-S4) at Firefly Aerospace’s Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.NASA/Jacob Nunez-Kearny “In the near term, R5 hopes to demonstrate new processes that allows for faster and cheaper development of high-performance CubeSats,” said Sam Pedrotty, R5 project manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. “The cost and schedule improvements will allow R5 to provide higher-risk ride options to low-Technology Readiness Levels payloads so more can be demonstrated on-orbit.” Serenity – Teachers in Space Serenity, a 3U CubeSat equipped with data sensors and a camera, will communicate with students on Earth through amateur radio signals and send back images. Teachers in Space launches satellites as educational experiments to stimulate interest in space science, technology, engineering, and math among students in North America. SOC-i – University of Washington, Seattle Satellite for Optimal Control and Imaging (SOC-i), a 2U CubeSat, is a technology demonstration mission of attitude control technology used to maintain its orientation in relation to the Earth, Sun, or other body. This mission will test an algorithm to support autonomous operations with constrained attitude guidance maneuvers computed in real-time aboard the spacecraft. SOC-i will autonomously rotate its camera to capture images. TechEdSat-11 (TES-11) – NASA’s Ames Research Center, California’s Silicon Valley TES-11, a 6U CubeSat, is a collaborative effort between NASA researchers and students to evaluate technologies for use in small satellites. It’s part of ongoing experiments to evaluate new technologies in communications, a radiation sensor suite, and experimental solar panels, as well as to find ways to reduce the time to de-orbit. NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a fixed-price contract to fly small satellites to space under a Venture-Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 contract in 2020. NASA certified Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket as a Category 1 in May, which authorized its use during missions with high risk tolerance. NASA’s Launch Services Program is responsible for launching rockets delivering spacecraft that observe Earth, visit other planets, and explore the universe. Follow NASA’s small satellite missions blog for launch updates.

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✨IT'S FREEBIE FRIDAY July 7th - ADVENTURE- ROMANCE-MYSTERY 🛫 READY - SET - GO! ➱ Free eBooks on All Platforms

I present to you this week's bag of mixed delights

Rook: A Chess Club Mystery by TK Eldridge

Darkness Awakened: Fantasy Romance by Stephanie Rowe

Warbringer: Epic Fantasy by Aaron Hodges

Second Skyn: A Cyberpunk Action Thriller by Damien Boyes

The Billionaire Club: Clean Beach Billionaire Romance by Elana Johnson

Fireball: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by Lainey Davis

Summer Chaparral: American Historical Romance by Genevieve Turner

Protecting Fiona: Military Romantic Suspense by Susan Stoker

Her Fake Irish Husband: Romance by Michele Brouder

By the Pact: High Fantasy Sword Sorcery by Joanna Maciejewska

I Do (Not): An MM Office Romance Comedy by Anni Lee

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HIGHLIGHTS FOR ABC NEWS’ ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA,’ MAY 29-JUNE 3

The following report highlights the programming of ABC’s “Good Morning America” during the week of May 29-June 3. “Good Morning America” is a two-hour, live program anchored by Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan, and Ginger Zee is the chief meteorologist. The morning news program airs MONDAY-FRIDAY (7:00-9:00 a.m. EDT) on ABC.

Highlights of the week include the following:

Monday, May 29 — Businessman and TV personality Mark Cuban (“Shark Tank”); authors Kiley Reid and Carley Fortune; chef and cookbook author Susan Spungen on Memorial Day cooking tips; professional pickleball players Parris Todd, Alix Truong, Hunter Johnson and Yates Johnson with chefs Chad Rosenthal and Elana Karp; a chat and performance by Jake Owen

Tuesday, May 30 — Businessman and TV personality Robert Herjavec (“Shark Tank”); author Bruce Feiler (“The Search”); actress Amanda Seyfried (“The Crowded Room”); “GMA” Book Club June reveal; actor, singer and author Hayley Kiyoko (“Girls Like Girls”); actresses Betsy Wolfe and Lorna Courtney (“& Juliet”); a performance by the cast of “& Juliet”

Wednesday, May 31 — Businesswoman and TV personality Barbara Corcoran (“Shark Tank”); English footballer Harry Kane; ABC News correspondent Eva Pilgrim celebrates being biracial in the AANHPI community for National AANHPI Heritage Month

Thursday, June 1 — Businessman and TV personality Daymond John (“Shark Tank”); drag queen Prada G. Major for “GMA”’s Out Loud series; a chat and performance by Lily Rose; Deals and Steals with ABC e-commerce editor Tory Johnson

Friday, June 2 — “GMA” Out Loud series continues with actors Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka (“Drag Me to Dinner”); “GMA” co-anchor Janai Norman celebrates Black Music Appreciation Month; a chat and performance by Jelly Roll

Saturday, June 3 — Drag queen and queer artist Kandy Muse (“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars”); Deals and Steals with ABC e-commerce editor Tory Johnson

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[jolieeason]

April 2024 Wrap-Up

Here is what I read, posted, won, received, and bought in April. As always, let me know if you have read any of these books and (if you did) what you thought of them. Books I Read: Books Reviewed: The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin—review here The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves—review here Off the Air by Christina Estes—review here Sincerely, The Duke by Amelia…

[safehavenbookshelf]

Go ahead and check out my first book review! Aloha Hideaway Inn by Elana Johnson, a beautiful sweet romance you'll love!

[the-book-queen]

Hide your wallets, it’s that time again! #TBQsBookDeals

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 Incoming #romancedeals, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤

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  FREE ✦ The Day He Drove By by Elana Johnson

Widowed florist/single mom + the paramedic who also happened to deliver her daughter years ago.

Contemporary Romance (MF) | https://amzn.to/3RjWIaj 

FREE ✦ Of Valor and Vice by K.J. Jackson

Widow in need of a way to support herself and her nieces decides to turn the dower house into a gaming house + Duke who came to stop her -- or marry her, whichever.

Historical Romance (MF) | https://amzn.to/3JthemO 

$0.99 ✦ Mr. Grier and the Governess by Sophie Barnes

Spinster accepts a governess position while determined to live her life to the fullest with a bucket list. But only her stern employer can help her with the last item..

Historical Romance (MF) | https://amzn.to/3DrsEDX 

$0.99 ✦ Submission Impossible by Lexi Blake

He's a security specialist hired to find a corporate spy at a biochemical company she works at.

Contemporary Romance (MF) | https://amzn.to/3HjAnVx 

$1.99 ✦ A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie

She can see ghosts and helps them with any unfinished business. And oops, he's a phantom.

KU Title

Paranormal Romance (MF) | https://amzn.to/3RkoSSc 

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#NewRelease "THE SEASIDE STRATEGY" by Elana Johnson #preorder @InkslingerPR

#NewRelease “THE SEASIDE STRATEGY” by Elana Johnson #preorder @InkslingerPR

We’re so excited to be sharing the final book in Elana Johnson’s HILTON HEAD ISLAND ROMANCE trilogy–The Seaside Strategy is coming August 16th! Title: The Seaside Strategy Author: Elana Johnson Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: August 16th About The Seaside Strategy: Lauren Keller understands strategies. She adores them and never enters a marketing meeting without Strategy A, B, and C…

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