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—Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author of THE BOOK OF ACCIDENTS

—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP

—Alma Katsu, author of THE FERVOR

—Gabino Iglesias, author of THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME

—Richard Chizmar, New York Times bestselling author of CHASING THE BOOGEYMAN

—Rachel Harrison, author of CACKLE and THE RETURN

June 29, 2023

Ahhhh…the 4th of July is just around the corner, bringing with it a wonderful and sorely needed long weekend.

My book group is embracing summer reading; we will be reading Elin Hilderbrand’s THE FIVE-STAR WEEKEND. The premise of the “Five-Star Weekend” is that a woman organizes a trip for her best friend from each phase of her life: her teenage years, her 20s, her 30s and midlife.

I have been thinking about who I would invite from each of the time frames that she mentions. I do wonder how the people from each of these phases of my life would get along. I feel that as much as I have stayed the same, I have changed a lot as well. Books always have been a part of my life, so I know that I would be tracking down my bookish friends.

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July 2023 Bookaccino Live Event

Links to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BRCUc2cqRlu3nJEiWkEKcw.

Christine Pride, author of You Were Always Mine

Cinnamon Haynes has fought hard for a life she never thought was possible. Her life’s mantra is to be good, quiet and grateful. Until something shifts, and Cinnamon is suddenly haunted by a terrifying question: “Is this all there is?” Daisy Dunlap has had her own share of problems in her 19 years on earth. Her hopes for her future are threatened when she gets unexpectedly pregnant. She hides this development from everyone close to her and then makes a drastic decision with devastating consequences. When Cinnamon finds an abandoned baby in a park and takes the newborn into her home, the ripple effects of this decision risk exposing the truth about Cinnamon’s own past, which she has gone to great pains to portray as idyllic to everyone…even herself.

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