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May 1Liked by Tara Bañuelos

Thank you for the compliment! I love hearing of your days reading Money Diaries at lunch! And oh man, Katie's newsletter is funny! (And my R29 colleague would be thrilled by your favorite MD! She did a lot of work tracking that one down!)

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Eek! I'm fan girl-ing a bit! Thank you for taking the time to read this. I can't wait to read more of the The Purse (and dig into the archives).

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This is so fun, Tara! I loved reading about your Indie Bookstore Day, it sounds like it was a great one.

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Thank you!!! Your post on independent bookstore day definitely pushed me towards finally going out and taking part!

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That makes me so happy! I'm glad you had such a successful day ◡̈

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What an EPIC indie bookstore day!! Hashtag goals 🤩

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I loved this play by play! I foolishly made other plans on Indie Bookstore Day and didn’t get to celebrate so I’m happy to live vicariously through you ☺️ I too am rabid for free stuff, especially when it’s book related!

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I’ve made this mistake many times ! Block off your calendar for next year now! It would be so fun in New York—the Corner Bookstore (my old indie), the Strand, Books are Magic (the possibilities are endless).

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I somehow have never been to the Corner Bookstore and I need to fix that asap!!

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May 6Liked by Tara Bañuelos

You’re going to *LOVE* The Paris Novel. It’s wonderful

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Can't wait! I was actually thinking about putting my free Spotify audiobook hours towards it and 'reading' on audio? Thoughts?

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May 7Liked by Tara Bañuelos

I bet it would be nice on audio! I read it on Kindle (I had an advance reader copy)

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The stores in this post are all amazing, but had to leave a shout-out to my own personal favorite DC local stores, Loyalty Bookstores and East City Bookshop. Both basically got me through the pandemic with their subscription bundles. Glad you were able to make the most of the holiday!

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I love both as well ! Unfortunately not walkable for me (that day) but I do frequent them and attend events.

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