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And here’s another (much shorter) one. Wapo has released a list of the 10 best books of the year, selected by the staff at the outlet Bookworld. The style is minimal, with only fiction and nonfiction categories, and five books per list. One of my best books of the year, The Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood, made the fiction list. The same goes for the book I’m currently reading, which I’m sure will be the best one for me. wilderness. In non-fiction, there’s A Flower Traveled in My Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children by Haley Cohen Gilliland, which I’ve seen repeated many times in the best editions. It’s worth pointing out that there’s a surprising lack of diversity on this list, as it seems to be getting less recognition these days.
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This week’s strange news
Kristen Bell was surprised by the news that she would be starring in a new 52-episode series on Fox News Media’s religious channel Fox Faith. jesus life podcast. Bell was one of more than 100 actors signed on to the project, according to a Pod press release. Bell was found to have recorded the voice of Mary Magdalene for a new series of another long-forgotten audiobook project 15 years ago, and FOX News Audio acquired the now-repurposed audio Bible through a licensing agreement. A representative for actor Brian Cox, who is also part of the new pod and has called Fox News “the devil,” said he was unaware of the project. However, a Fox News spokesperson said: rolling stone They have “the full cooperation and participation of all concerned.” We suspect we won’t have the full cooperation of all 100 actors in promoting this new series…
Most read books this week on Goodreads
Check out some great new releases you should know about, and find out which books are dominating your Goodreads reading list (spoiler alert: multiple books by Frieda McFadden rank highly).
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