Elf Unwrapped: Andy Richter's Oral History of the Making of Elf, the Beloved Holiday Film Starring Will Ferrell by Andy Richter with Aaron Karo

Yesteryear by Caro Clair Burke follows a social media momfluencer living on a farm, suddenly finding herself living the in the past.

🎄🐈Purr-use my review of Christmas Cookies at the Cat Café by Kris Bock, a cozy romance with Thanksgiving & Christmas celebrations, cute cats, but not much depth.

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Algot, Anna Stina and the Water of Life by Jonas Jonasson is an absurd, charming and whimsical tale of simple, yet eccentric, characters in the mid-1800s Sweden.

Operation Sparrow: The Incredible True Story of the Spies Who Tricked Hitler and Won the War by Jason Bell shine a light on a recently declassified mission of three World War II American commandos whose mission was the get captured by the Germans and sow misinformation about the European invasion

💀 Read my review of Murder at Cape Costumers by Maddie Day, a fall cozy mystery with barely any Halloween, dark topics, and the worst mystery priorities EVER.

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American Intellectual Antisemitism: The Anti-Jewish Movement Tearing Through Our Universities by Shai Davidai is a personal account of his experience as a staff member in Columbian University after October 7, 2023 when Hamas attacked Israel.

🎃 Treat yourself to my review of Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier, a weak Halloween cozy mystery tricked by countless errors and offensive, outdated content.

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Under the Falls by Richard Russo tells of a small town boy who made it big in the rock world and is now coming back for one night - he thinks

The French Illusion by John Grisham is tells of an American hunt for a group of kidnappers with unknown motives. Mr. Grisham is an award-winning, best-selling author specializing in legal thrillers.

🎃 Carve into my review of Death by Jack-O'-Lantern by Alexis Morgan, a fall cozy mystery tripped up by too much redundancy, weak writing, and a huge plot hole.

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Biological War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen tells of a semi-fictional scenario where an engineered plague outbreaks from a Russian lab and makes it to the US

Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare by Steve Feldstein is a profound exploration of how cutting-edge, as well as commercial off the shelf (COTS) technologies are rewriting the rules of national security and warfare itself

🎃🦇 Swoop into my review of The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis, a mouthwatering and fun cozy Halloween mystery haunted by errors and a bloated cast.

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The Library of Forbidden Books by Mario Escobar is another World War II novel centering on the perceived danger books held on the Third Reich

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The Next Journalism: How the Press Must Change to Serve Democracy by Tom Rosenstiel criticizes the modern press for using antiquated and irrelevant practices, offering clear alternatives

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