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June 2025

Book Review: “Cowboy Apocalypse” and Lemon Recipes
Our dystopian resignation; recipes for lemon olive oil cake and lemon blueberry jam pudding
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Victoria Waddle
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Library and Book Ban News 6-27-2025
The benefits of libraries; laws against book bans; book bans
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Lift Off! My Novel “Keep Sweet” has Launched!
It’s time to celebrate and here are some fun things we’ve been doing.
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Library and Banned Books News 6-20-2025
Action items; thoughts on the Supreme Court; Florida; Utah. Good news in Tennessee, New York, Oregon, and Iowa!
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Victoria Waddle
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Summer Reading Recommendations
A variety of books including Safekeep, How to Survive a Bear Attack, and a few on the FLDS cult.
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Library and Book Ban News 6-13-2025
Florida as blueprint for countrywide censorship; interview with librarians under fire; news from numerous states
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Victoria Waddle
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“Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America” by Bridget Read
Is American life just a MLM scheme?
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Victoria Waddle
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Library and Book Ban News 6-6-2025
Banned Together, Teach Truth Day, ILMS update and News across the states
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My Book Launch on the Day of My Mother's Funeral
Two book launches—one that happened and one that didn’t. Let Us Eat Cake!
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