Hello, my lovely readers!
If you grabbed your free reads last week, welcome back to the nightstand. If you missed the free window (it closed Sunday, November 8th), don’t pout. Every title in my Kindle Unlimited collection is still waiting for you, and if you’re a subscriber, you can borrow them all month long.
This week has some good excuses built right in.
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Your Calendar of Excellent Excuses
- Wednesday, November 11th, Veterans Day. Take a moment to thank the veterans in your life, and if you have the day off, take the afternoon for yourself too. Rest is earned. So is a page-turner.
- Friday, November 13th, Friday the 13th. Superstitious? Good. Let’s lean in. Nothing sets the mood like a locked door, a flickering lamp, and a story full of secrets that someone really should have kept. If you love psychological suspense, this is your night.
- Friday, November 13th, World Kindness Day. Yes, the same day. Be kind to a stranger, and then be kind to yourself by curling up with something deliciously dark.
Be Kind: Share a Story
Here’s the easiest kindness there is. Send the link to one friend who’s been stressed, tired, or stuck in a reading slump. A good book is a gift that costs the sender nothing.
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Drop it in the group chat. Forward it to your book club. Tag the friend who always says, “Ooh, what are you reading?” and never reads anything.
Friday the 13th Reading Challenge
Start a book at sundown. Turn off the overhead light. See how many chapters you can get through before your pulse tells you to stop. Then come back and tell me which chapter got you. I read every message.
Turn Those Pages
The weekend is almost here. Pick your book, pick your spot, and keep turning those pages.
With love and a little menace, Sylvia Hubbard Literary Encouragement Doula
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