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Bookstores with reviews in this week's newsletter:

• Jamie Southern, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Preet Singh, Eagle Eye Book Shop in Decatur, Georgia
• Susan Williams, M. Judson Booksellers in Greenville, South Carolina
• Katlin Kerrison, Story on the Square in McDonough, Georgia
• Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia
• Kathy Clemmons, Sundog Books in Santa Rosa Beach, Floridas
• Kelly Justice, Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia
• Candice Conner, The Haunted Book Shop in Mobile, Alabama
• Emily Liner, Friendly City Books in Columbus, Mississippi
• Laura Donohoe, Spellbound Children’s Bookshop in Asheville, North Carolina

Book Buzz Feature: I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming by Kimberly Lemming
I was just desperate for a bit of fun. The world is dark and terrible enough as it is. When I wrote the first book, I just wanted to take myself on a fun little adventure where I knew everything was going to be ok in the end….Imagine you’re minding your business as an animal researcher and then out of nowhere you get attacked by a lion. Rude right? Now imagine you and that lion get abducted by aliens and brought onto a ship with a bunch of freaky looking birds trying to poke and prod at you. You manage to fight your way to freedom, steal an escape pod and crash land onto a planet populated by taller, hotter aliens and dinosaurs. Also, the lion talks now. So, there’s that.
― Kimberly Lemming, Interview, Parnassus Books

Decide For Yourself Banned Book Feature:
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
I hardly know where to start…I loved everything about this book! Ramona is spectacular in her extraordinary ordinariness ( and I mean that in the very BEST way). She is every girl – sure of herself until she isn’t – and struggling to find her way back while remaining true to herself. Her cast of supporting characters are the kids we encounter every day. They are gay, straight, black, white, struggling, privileged, confident and questioning and they are NOT “issues.” They are just regular kids, and their stories are spectacular. This is the perfect addition to the #WNDB [We Need Diverse Books] canon and exactly what bookstore shelves should be filled with!
― Laura Donohoe, Spellbound Children’s Bookshop in Asheville, North Carolina

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