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images of covers for books lord of the flies and robopocalypse

Round 2: Match 2

October 20, 2017

I read Lord of the Flies with an eraser in hand because somebody marked up the library’s 50th-anniversary copy. Some...

images of covers grasshopper jungle and room

Round 2: Match 1

October 20, 2017

Guest Post by Briana Garza It figures that these two novels were assigned to me. They are both made of my nightmares....

picture of covers from titles ready player one and all the light we cannot see

Round 1: Match 7

October 19, 2017

Guest Post by Michelle Beebower

image of covers for titles unwind and the girl on the train

Round 1: Match 8

October 19, 2017

Guest Post by Suzan Nyfeler I love to do needlework – cross stitch, hemming a skirt by hand, embroidery, old-school...

image of book covers the game of love and death and life after life

Round 1: Match 6

October 18, 2017

I was five years old when I learned how to roller skate. I remember being all knock-kneed, feet shooting off opposite...

images of covers for books Life of Pi and Battle Royale

Round 1: Match 5

October 18, 2017

Guest Post by Emma de Boer

images of covers for books lord of the flies and the life changing magic of tidying up

Round 1: Match 3

October 17, 2017

Lord of the Flies vs. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Round 1: Match 4

October 17, 2017

I’ve been referring this round to myself as Battle of the Best Titles Ever. On the one hand you’ve got a title that is...

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