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It’s hard to explain why we are obsessed with gritty crime thrillers like THE BUTTERFLY HOUSE by Katrine Engberg, but this one is particularly compelling. If you have ever read (and loved) Kathy Reichs, this might be your new favourite series... Find out more: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/The-Butterfly-House/Katrine-Engberg/9781982171131

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Tiny house trend meets bookstore! 

This tiny bookstore is delighting French book worms. What a novel idea.

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Happy Birthday Charlotte Brontë, born April 21, 1816, died March 31, 1855

Charlotte Bronte believed believed art was most convincing when based on personal experience; in Jane Eyre she transformed her experience as a governess into a novel with universal appeal. Read Jane Eyre, one of the classics of English Literature. 

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Happy International Women’s Day from around the world!

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Megan Miranda, bestselling author of All the Missing Girls has said that  "The River at Night is both a haunting, twisting thrill-ride through the Maine wilderness, and a story of friendship, humanity, and the will to survive. Terrifyingly real and impossible to put down."

Learn more about Erica Ferencik’s The River at Night!

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Whoever dares to seek the firebird may find the journey—and its ending— unexpected.

Learn more about Susanna Kearsley’s Firebird here. 

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Would you rather know a truth that makes you feel hopeless, or keep believing the lies?

Learn more about Colleen Hoover’s Hopeless here.

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“But it's time we've all admitted to this fact: there is nothing wrong with being single! Whether you're holding out for a deeper connection, are focusing on your career, or just want to spend more of your time being free to do exactly as you please, more and more women are choosing to remain single for extended periods of time.”

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Monsters. Monsters everywhere.  Source: webcomicname

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DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE COCONUT LAVA COOKIES

Chocolate is good. Double chocolate with coconut is even better. These chocolate creations are so melt-in-your-mouth delicious that I call them “lava” cookies. Go on, try to have just one!

¾ cup salted butter ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup cane sugar 2 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ½ cup unsweetened, desiccated coconut ¾ cup cake flour ¾ cup Flour Power Blend (pg 205) (you can use just cake flour, if preferred, for a total of 1 ½ cups) 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt

1 Preheat the oven to 350˚F. 2 Put the butter and both sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on medium-high for a few minutes until well blended, light, and fluff . 3 Add the eggs and vanilla and whip into the butter mixture, then add the cocoa and coconut and mix on medium speed until well blended. 4 Combine the flour s), baking soda, and salt in a bowl, then slowly add to the mixer and mix on low speed until just blended, being careful not to overmix. 5 Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and drop the batter onto the sheet using a teaspoon. For fl tter cookies, dip a spoon in water and press down on the dough before baking. 6 Bake for 9 to 11 minutes. Undercooked cookies will be moist and chewy and a bit more delicate. If you prefer a crisper cookie, leave them in the oven for a few more minutes.

{Makes 3 Dozen}

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Nothing Less is the second book of a new series by Anna Todd, featuring After worldwide fan-favorite Landon Gibson as he leaves Washington to navigate love and life in New York City. At the end of the After Ever Happy, Landon got married—but readers everywhere have been wondering who will get to call the nicest boy in the After series their forever love? Read it and find out!

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“The titles span old and new, on a variety of topics and interests to feminists, both budding and seasoned.” 

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“From Dec. 5 through Dec. 9, Facebook tasked innovators and tastemakers with publishing their most-recommended business reads on the platform, using the hashtag #ReadToLead. The campaign took off, with no less than Richard Branson and Bill Gates responding. Bustle’s writers and editors wanted to know what career women were reading this year, so we waited until our results were in, and it was totally worth it.” We love these recommendations from Bustle writer, Kristian Wilson! 

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Learn more about Christina Lauren’s Dating You / Hating You here! 

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From bestselling author A.J. Banner comes a dazzling new novel of psychological suspense in the vein of S.J. Watson’s Before I Go to Sleep and Mary Kubica’s The Good Girl that questions just how much we can trust the people around us.

Learn more about The Twilight Wife (on sale now) here!

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“So 2016 was not quite the best year ever for women. Or men. Or sentient lifeforms at large. A lot of us started this past year hoping to break the highest glass ceiling in the country… and now we have a president-elect who brags about assaulting women on tape. That’s not an ideal trajectory. But once we stop weeping senselessly about the injustice of it all, it’s time to start making some resolutions for a more feminist 2017. With books!”