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Whatcha Reading? October 2020 Edition, Part One

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Heck yeah! It’s October, my personal favorite month. And then, in my opinion, it’s all downhill from here. But let’s be honest, 2020 has been downhill since January. We all love Whatcha Reading, where we can discuss good and bad books of the month, and get plenty of recommendations. Carrie: In War and Peace, the French are advancing on Moscow! Their victory seems inevitable! I wonder how things will turn out! Also I just finished … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? October 2020 Edition, Part One

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We Have Always Been Here

We Have Always Been Here

A CANADA READS 2020 SELECTION NATIONAL BESTSELLER How do you find yourself when the world tells you that you don’t exist? Samra Habib has spent most of her life searching for the safety to be herself. As an Ahmadi Muslim growing up in Pakistan, she faced regular threats from Islamic extremists who believed the small, dynamic sect to be blasphemous. From her parents, she internalized the lesson that revealing her identity could put her in … Continue reading We Have Always Been Here