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Get Your Curve on with These Books about Scoliosis
A stunning memoir and two young adult novels
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Ashley Holstrom
5
Upcoming Memoirs You Can't Miss
About love, grief, sociopathy, ambition, religious violence, and betrayal
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Ashley Holstrom
20
Funny Mental Health Memoirs
From Sara Benincasa, Kelly Williams Brown, and Maria Bamford
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Ashley Holstrom
8
The Books I Liked Best in 2023
The best books I read in 2023! Romance and nonfiction, mostly.
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Ashley Holstrom
6
Strange Science Books about Animals
The weirder the better.
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Ashley Holstrom
17
Year-End Spectacular: 2022 in Books
Five excellent books and some other thoughts.
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Ashley Holstrom
8
Realistic Money Books That Won't Make You Feel Bad
It's not our fault the system is broken.
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Ashley Holstrom
3
Embrace Life with These Books about Death Positivity
Because it shouldn't be so scary
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Ashley Holstrom
9
Mental Health Books for Adults and Kids
Uplifting and informative books about mental illness for readers of all ages
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Ashley Holstrom
 and 
Sarah Miller
2
Get Inside the Mind of an Addict with These Memoirs
About benzos, codependency, and alcoholism. Also, a giveaway!
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Ashley Holstrom
2
Be Smart(er) about Your Tech with These Books
About what we've lost, how to quit our phones, and how to get back to brilliance
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Ashley Holstrom
6
Books to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing
Even if you think you aren't a creative.
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Ashley Holstrom
9
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