READING NATION MAGAZINE JUNE 2021

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INTERNATIONAL PULPWOOD QUEEN AND TIMBER GUY BOOK CLUB

The Gumbeaux Sistahs by Jax Frey “A bowl of my Mama's gumbo and a little wine will solve any problem you've got," said every single Gumbeaux Sistah ever. Five Southern women wage a hilarious war against the ageism problems of one of their deep-in-trouble sisters using their improbable friendships, evil-genius schemes, oh-sonumerous cocktails, and a shared passion for good gumbo.When southern artist, Judith Lafferty, loses her long-time, prestigious museum job to a much younger man, she finds herself devastated, alone in her sixties, and on the brink of financial disaster. Enter the incomparable Gumbeaux Sistahs, who deliver day-old coffee to her front door as a ploy, then go on to kidnap her, feed her excellent gumbo, and come up with outrageous solutions to her problems. Their motives are just good excuses to drink wine, have a great time, argue over whose mother makes the best gumbo, and, most of all, help a sister out. Ageism, dangerous boyfriends, deep loneliness, and any other challenges that can face the over fifty crowd don't stand a chance against these five resourceful ladies. The Gumbeaux Sistahs is a heart-warming, smart story of friendship and unexpected shenanigans that you do not want to miss. 24

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Where Stories and Storytellers Flourish by Julie Cantrell

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pages 8-11

If Our Pets Could Talk

1min
pages 64-65

A Season in Lights: A Novel in Three Acts by Gregory Erich Phillips

1min
page 38

Copper, Iron, and Clay: A Smith’s Journey by Sara Dahmen

1min
page 29

Boop and Eve’s Road Trip: A Novel by Mary

1min
page 37

Crescent City Sin by Nola Nash

1min
page 30

What Lies Ahead by Marci Henna

1min
page 31

The Small Crimes of Tiffany Templeton by Richard Fifield

1min
page 19

What’s Not Said by Valerie Taylor

1min
page 39

Sharp as a Serpent's Tooth: Eva and Other Stories by Mandy Haynes

1min
page 20

Guesthouse for Ganesha by Judith Teitelman

1min
pages 73-74

The Last Blue: A Novel by Isla Morley

2min
pages 34-35

Come Sunday: A Novel by Isla Morley

1min
pages 26-27

The Gumbeaux Sistahs by Jax Frey

1min
pages 24-25

Among the Maasai: A Memoir by Juliet Cutler

1min
pages 16-17

THE MADWOMAN OF PREACHER'S COVE by Joy Ross Davis

1min
pages 6-7

QL 4 by Jim Garrison

1min
pages 2-3

Meet Marilyn

1min
pages 64-65

Uncle Wilkensack

2min
pages 20, 55, 60-61

Meet Kathy L. Murphy

2min
pages 1, 68-69

Authors and Their Art

2min
pages 54-57

THE LITTLE GIRL WHO READ

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pages 1, 4-5, 10-11, 20-21, 30-31, 40, 47, 50, 56-57, 70
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