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Endnotes 04 July: Sparklers, Literary Hotels, Wimbledon, Ice Cream Cookbooks, Seattle Noir & More
My favorite reading- and travel-related links of the week
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Mel on the 'Books with Betsy' Podcast
It's me, over there!
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Tuesday Tea: What's your best cookout recipe?
All hail summer potlucks and picnics
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Endnotes 27 June: Lemonade, Best Summer Books, London Hotel, Wilkie Collins, Ischia Italy & More
My favorite reading- and travel-related links of the week
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Tuesday Tea: It's too hot! What's your favorite book with a cold or snowy setting?
Let's cool it down!
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Tuesday Tea: What's a book you wish more people knew about?
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Tuesday Tea: Share the title of a work of historical fiction that you love.
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Season 6 of SSoP starts today in France + Endnotes!
 • Mel Joulwan & Dave Humphreys
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Tuesday Tea: Do you have a favorite spot to read?
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Happy Summer Solstice
Or... that time Dave and I went to the Charles Bridge on June 21
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Endnotes 20 June: Jaws Anniversary, Best Pizza, Semicolons, Reading Bingo, Lagos Beaches & More
My favorite reading- and travel-related links of the week
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Tuesday Tea: What (and where) is the best ice cream you've ever had?
Soft serve, gelato, homemade, waffle cone, cake cone, cup... let's talk ice cream!
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New Podcast — National Parks: Go Outside and Touch Grass
Take a hike!
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Tuesday Tea: What’s a great audiobook you recommend for a road trip?
Nothing makes the miles fly by like a great story.
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Endnotes 06 June: EM Forster's Florence, Food Words, UK Villages, Brontë Birthplace & More
Treat yourself to my favorite reading- and travel-related links this week
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Tuesday Tea: You can teleport to any beach in the world. Where are you going? What are you reading?
Any book can be a beach read if you read it on the beach.
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