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The Summer I Turned Pretty (season 2 is based on the second book in the series: It’s Not Summer Without You) by Jenny Han – starring Lola Tung, Christopher Briney, and Gavin Casalegno – stream on Amazon Prime on July 14, 2023
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American Prometheus by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin is becoming a movie called Oppenheimer – starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Matt Damon – coming to theatres July 21, 2023
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Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (season 1 was based on the book, but season 2’s plot is completely new) – starring David Tennant, Michael Sheen, and Miranda Richardson also Jon Hamm joins the cast as the runaway archangel Gabriel – stream on Amazon Prime on July 28, 2023
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Participated in my first ever book swap! Through a friend I met at my local library; I was introduced to a group of bookish women that host book swaps throughout the year. This swap had a summer theme, and what happened was we submitted a list of books we wanted to receive physical copies of along with a list of some of our favorite snacks. Then we got randomly paired with someone and we sent them a box filled with bookish summer themed goodies. It was SO FUN!
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Hosted a 24 hr Readathon via my @readitandscreenit Instagram! Had a blast with my Instagram community reading, having dance parties, doing crafts, and watching Summer shows and movies. I personally FINALLY read/listened to the audiobook for Pride and Prejudice!
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is partnering with my home state of Illinois! I am leaving links below regarding the press announcement and a link to send donations if you would be so kind! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library aims to inspire a love of reading in children by gifting kids from birth to age five with free books.
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On June 21st the trailer for the movie Priscilla dropped based on the best-selling book Elvia and Me! The movie has no set release date yet, but it stars Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny and is directed by Sofia Coppola. I am a huge Elvis fan so I’m beyond excited for this! I’ve been to Graceland and Sun Studio on different trips with my family – so this release is near and dear to my heart 😊.
