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Lorna Duff-Howie
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Writer. Wheelchair-user with Cerebral Palsy, coffee, and books. My kid thinks I'm funny, sometimes.

Paused blog at https://ginlemonade.com and book in progress.
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It's my birthday today and these are the books I read in March! Will probably finish another today, but please suggest more books for me to read!

#BookSky
The StoryGraph cover collage for the books I read in March 2025.
March 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Missed a few days, but I'll always post about books. #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

18/20

The Family Fang, by Kevin Wilson
Cover of The Family Fang, by Kevin Wilson. This edition features two people running behind a white van. The van’s roof is stacked with luggage and boxes.
March 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Missed a few days, but I'll always post about books. #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

17/20

Harriet The Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
Anniversary book cover of Harriet The Spy, Harriet walking down a block with a marble composition notebook.
February 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Missed a day, but I’ll add it. I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

16/20

Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
Cover of Ask Again Yes, by Mary Beth Keane. Aerial shot of neighborhood in green filter. Title and author text in white paintbrush strokes.
February 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

15/20

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Cover of Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn, yellow with a map-style island on it.
February 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

14/20

It’s Not The End Of The World, Judy Blume
ps. I read it before the pink cover!
Modern cover of the book It’s Not The End Of The World, by Judy Blume. This one is pink with a waffle cone and two scoops of ice cream on it.
February 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

13/20

In The Woods, by Tana French
Cover of In The Woods, by Tana French. Bare trees against grey skies.
February 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

12/20

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Cover of The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett. Painting of a girl in a red coat. Behind her is a blue vase with orange flowers and and behind that is wallpaper with blue birds and pink roses.
February 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

11/20

My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologies, by Fredrik Backman
Cover of My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman. Little girl and a dog in blue silhouette. Girl holding an envelope behind her back, her face tilted up.
February 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Love is #BlindDateWithABook from my husband and our local library.

#LoveLibraries and #UseYourLibrary #BookSky📚💙
Two wrapped books with clues on the front. One book says: can you help solve the mystery? written in a drawn on magnifying glass. Both books are decorated with foam heart stickers.
February 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

10/20

Divine Secrets of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
First edition cover of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, by Rebecca Wells. One girl is jumping over the other, they are both smiling. The sky is the backdrop.
February 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

9/20

The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Cover of The Secret History. Black cover, white type
February 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

8/20

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender
Cover of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender. Includes slice of chocolate layer cake with one candle in it. Shadow of cake is human figure.
February 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

7/20

May We Be Forgiven, by A.M. Homes
Cover of May We Be Forgiven, by A.M. Homes. Cover is green with 6 white dinner plates. All plates have cutlery on them. 3 plates have screwed up red and green napkins on them.
February 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

6/20

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
Cover of The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer. Horizontal paint strokes the width of the cover.
February 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

5/20

Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson
Cover of Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson. This version is in gold tones, with a vintage typewriter loaded with a black sheet of paper.
February 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

4/20

Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler
Paperback version of Anne Tyler’s Saint Maybe. Middle house on block, windows suffused with orange light.
February 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

3/20

The Crow Road, by Iain Banks
Cover of The Crow Road by Iain Banks
February 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

The Unseen World, by Liz Moore

2/20
Cover of The Unseen World by Liz Moore. This edition is a young girl looking off to the side and includes horizontal overlays of blue, orange, and green.
February 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Just wanted to share this photo from sunflower fields a few months ago. A little bright for you. Like Field of Dreams, only with sunflowers in Scotland.
Macro-ish of a sunflower, with rows and rows of them in the background. Sky is blue. Clouds are fluffy.
February 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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I should probably do the #20DayBookChallenge. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky

1/20

A Tale For The Time Being, by Ruth Ozeki
The Canons edition of A Tale For The Time Being, by Ruth Ozeki. A pink suitcase heading for a wave on a stylised ocean.
February 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Time to re-read this one…

Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann

#BookSky #DisabledSky
Cover of Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner. Book close-up, lamp in background.
February 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Well, my reading treated me well.

The 10 books I read in January…

#BookSky #StoryGraph
StoryGraph cover collage of the 10 books I read in January.
January 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM