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Book Reviews: February 2022

March 1, 2022 By Talya Tate Boerner

Book Reviews February 2022

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Not enough to say grace over, but still I’m required to tell you.

A new month—welcome March!!!—means book reviews for you.📚

February is a short month, and that’s my excuse for only having five book reviews to share—one written by a local Arkansas author, a bestseller, a classic (extra points because it has been included on banned book lists here and there throughout the years), a recent release, and a coming soon novel.

Coming soon? Yes! I am excited to be an official book reviewer for NetGalley. From time to time I may be able to introduce you to a book not yet published. If it’s interesting to you, you can add it to your Goodreads Want To Read list, get your name on the top of your library reserve list, or purchase it as soon as it hits the shelves.

Enjoy!

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Sunday Letter: 02.27.22

February 27, 2022 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Dear Sunday Letter friends,

February is nearly gone. Hopefully when it leaves it will take all the ice with it. I’m ready for all the blooming plants. I want to see soil that isn’t covered in ice. I want to go home to the farm and watch tractors and planters moving through the fields. New life sprouting in straight rows—ahhh! Doesn’t that sound nice?

Leo Tolstoy wrote the two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

That’s the truth.

Time is a precious commodity—I feel it in my bones. Still, I want to rush through the end of winter, wishing away days that aren’t ideal.

Do you do this too?

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Sunday Letter: 02.20.22

February 20, 2022 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

We have more wintry weather headed our way this week, but spring is just around the corner. 28 days away to be exact. Even if I’d not calculated the time until spring, I would know based on nature’s signs.

Our hellebores are in full bloom. Soon, tiny crocus will line the sidewalk leading to our porch. Tulips have begun peeking through the dried leaves in our beds. I’ve noticed a few sunny dandelions blooming in brittle grass.

But the busy robins? They are surely a harbinger of spring.Continue Reading

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Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

THE THIRD ACT OF THEO GRUENE (coming 2025)

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