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We’re here to help you find that book that you can’t put down, the book you’ll push on all your friends, the book that’ll change your life.

We read literary fiction, non-fiction, classics and children’s books, all genres and styles embraced in our aim to share the love. You’ll also find fabulous Bookstagrams and literary news.

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Anyone who loved the novel Matrix - a book I still Anyone who loved the novel Matrix - a book I still think about- will leap at newly published short story collection Brawler by Lauren Groff. Groff’s incredible range is on full display in this engrossing collection. We travel from the East Coast to Southern California, from Boston aristocracy to Los Angeles trailer parks. The settings vary but the family troubles remain the same, as does the capacity for both good and evil. See link in bio for our review | 📷 @riverheadbooks @penguinbooks | #Bookstoker #bookclubreads #booktok #bookrecs #bookswelove #brawler #laurengroff #readthis #whattoread
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