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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks to Ballantine Books for "The Big Freeze" by Natalie Lampert!

"A reporter's personal journey into the world of egg freezing and the quest to control our fertility."

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The cover of "The Big Freeze: A Reporter's Personal Journey into the World of Egg Freezing and the Quest to Control Our Fertility" by Natalie Lampert.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you to @celadonbooks.bsky.social for the gift of "Dealing with Feeling" by Marc Brackett, an essential guide for regulating how we respond to our emotions in order to transform our lives.

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The cover of "Dealing with Feeling" by Marc Brackett.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · 6d

"Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. October 5-11 is Banned Books Week."

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · 12d

Nuclear missile threat. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a test.

What would you do with 59 minutes left to live? Holly Seddon's new novel just might answer that question.

And you can read it before everyone else!

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · 12d

A gift directly from the author, the memoir, "Twice the Family" by Julie Ryan McGue, is now in our LFL. Additionally, Ms. McGue has generously offered to participate in remote discussions with reading groups. Her contact information is included with the book.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Sep 8

Keep the summer vibes going a little longer with "The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club," generously gifted to our LFL by Ballantine Books.

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The cover of "The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club" by Martha Hall Kelly.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Aug 20

As fall sets in, even if cooler temperatures do not, settle into the continuing AC with "The Accidental Favorite"-- a family dramedy investigating the question so many of us have asked: do my parents have a favorite?

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The cover of "The Accidental Favorite" by Fran Littlewood.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Aug 20

A big thank you to Del Rey Books for the gift of "A Fate Inked in Blood" by Danielle Jensen!

An NYT Bestseller, Elle Best Book of the Year, & "THE must-read fantasy of of 2024!"

Available in our Little Free Library!

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The cover of "A Fate Inked in Blood" by Danielle l. Jensen.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jul 29

A beach read for the weather we so richly deserve this weekend, thanks to Simon & Schuster, just released last week.

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The cover of "The Sandy Page Bookshop" by Hannah McKinnon.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jul 22

Anyone need a quiet read for our rolling summer thunderstorms?

Thanks, ‪@crownpublishing.bsky.social‬ for sharing "The Correspondent" by Virginia Evans with our Little Free Library.

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Cover of "The Correspondent" by Virginia Evans.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jul 18

Ohioans! Run, don't walk, to the BMV!

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(Each purchase buys a year of books for a child.)

Image of the Ohio Dolly Parton license plate benefitting her Imagination Library.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jul 15

Big thank you to Henry Holt for gifting this copy of "Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation" by Zaakir Tameez!

(You'll have to wait a little while longer to find it in the LFL, as I called first dibs!)

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The cover of "Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation" by Zaakir Tameez.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jul 15

Two country beach reads for our country beach! Thanks to Dell & Penguin Random House!

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The cover of "Holding the Reins" by Paisley Hope.

The cover of "Riding the High" by Paisley Hope.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jul 11

It's beach reading season!

Thanks, Dell & Penguin Random House for this fun addition to our lakeside LFL!

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The cover of "Beg, Borrow, or Steal" by Sarah Adams.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jul 11

Have a feeling this one is going to fly out of the Little Free Library . . . Thanks to Henry Holt for sending the wildly popular "The Wedding People" by Alison Espach.

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The cover of "The Wedding People" by Alison Espach.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jul 11

Gratitude to HarperOne for sharing Nicole Avant's "Think You'll Be Happy" with our Little Free Library.

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Cover of Nicole Avant's memoir "Think You'll Be Happy."

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jul 4

Your reminder that every child in Ohio (and lots of other places) age birth through five is eligible to receive a brand-new book once a month through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program.

Thanks, Queen Dolly!

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jul 4

Bantam/Penguin Random House gifted us a copy of this "delightfully clever whodunit, a delicious blend of suspense and madcap humor."

Come get your read on this long holiday weekend!

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The cover of "Play the Fool" by Lina Chern.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jun 20

Our library is full to bursting (thanks, neighbors!), but how could we not add this lovely, timely book?

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jun 3

Thank you thank you thank you to Grand Central Publishing for donating "Blonde Dust," a novel featuring Marilyn Monroe, by Tatiana de Rosnay, to our LFL before its release tomorrow!

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The cover of "Blonde Dust" by Tatiana de Rosnay.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jun 3

Thank you to Celadon Books for sharing "Hunger Like a Thirst: From Food Stamps to Fine Dining, a Restaurant Critic Finds Her Place at the Table" by Besha Rodell.

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The cover of "Hunger Like a Thirst" by Besha Rodell.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · Jun 2

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If you discover a book you enjoy in a Little Free Library, please write a review on a bookselling site, social media, or Goodreads, and mention that you got it in an LFL so that publishers will continue their generous support!

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · May 24

From the bestselling author of "American Dirt," a gift from Henry Holt Publishing, "Speak to Me of Home" by Jeanine Cummins is available in the Lakengren Little Free Library.

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Lakengren Little Free Library @lakengrenlfl.bsky.social · May 24

START YOUR ENGINES!

Just in time for Indy 500 weekend, and you can read it before it's officially released next month! Thank you to Podium Publishing for gifting our Little Free Library a copy of "Checkered Hearts" by A. G. Starling.

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