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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail "Joan Didion said we tell ourselves stories in order to live. I think we tell ourselves stories in order to live different lives." -Katie Yee, MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR, copyright 2025 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  On today's show, I share a recent read to add to your reading list - MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR by Katie Yee. Spoiler-free episode that will enable you to find this book at your local bookstore or library! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  What books curate ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632154/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>&quot;Joan Didion said we tell ourselves stories in order to live. I think we tell ourselves stories in order to live different lives.&quot;</p><p>-Katie Yee, MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR, copyright 2025</p><p>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ </p><p>On today&apos;s show, I share a recent read to add to your reading list - MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR by Katie Yee. Spoiler-free episode that will enable you to find this book at your local bookstore or library!</p><p>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ </p><p>What books curate a well-read life? On this podcast, I share, discuss and reflect on such titles - fiction and nonfiction - to fulfill that need, that connection to self, through words on the page. </p><p>There&apos;s also an accompanying book club with the same name online, join me!<br/>Happy Reading. Tanya</p><p>August&apos;s Book Club Book (details on my socials) -  The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632154/support">Support the show</a></p><p><a href='https://tanyawillisanderson.blogspot.com'>My Blog</a></p><p><a href='https://linktr.ee/tanyawillisanderson?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnmKbU0p0k7ANWl9qXBHaiEuCajPlN1tXlo7KUTQGhikbKH6zrnPvnt0KQjxQ_aem_3sOUmnXBV3AeUJwWdXR2Xg'>My Linktree</a></p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632154/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>&quot;Joan Didion said we tell ourselves stories in order to live. I think we tell ourselves stories in order to live different lives.&quot;</p><p>-Katie Yee, MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR, copyright 2025</p><p>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ </p><p>On today&apos;s show, I share a recent read to add to your reading list - MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR by Katie Yee. Spoiler-free episode that will enable you to find this book at your local bookstore or library!</p><p>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ </p><p>What books curate a well-read life? On this podcast, I share, discuss and reflect on such titles - fiction and nonfiction - to fulfill that need, that connection to self, through words on the page. </p><p>There&apos;s also an accompanying book club with the same name online, join me!<br/>Happy Reading. Tanya</p><p>August&apos;s Book Club Book (details on my socials) -  The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632154/support">Support the show</a></p><p><a href='https://tanyawillisanderson.blogspot.com'>My Blog</a></p><p><a href='https://linktr.ee/tanyawillisanderson?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnmKbU0p0k7ANWl9qXBHaiEuCajPlN1tXlo7KUTQGhikbKH6zrnPvnt0KQjxQ_aem_3sOUmnXBV3AeUJwWdXR2Xg'>My Linktree</a></p><p><br/></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Send us Fan Mail "Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real." -Nora Ephron. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  What books curate a well-read life? On this podcast, I share, discuss and reflect on such titles - fiction and nonfiction - to fulfill that need, that connection to self, through words on the page.  There's also an accompanyi...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632154/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>&quot;Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it&apos;s a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it&apos;s a way of making contact with someone else&apos;s imagination after a day that&apos;s all too real.&quot;</p><p>-Nora Ephron.</p><p>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ </p><p>What books curate a well-read life? On this podcast, I share, discuss and reflect on such titles - fiction and nonfiction - to fulfill that need, that connection to self, through words on the page. </p><p>There&apos;s also an accompanying book club with the same name online, join me!<br/>Happy Reading. Tanya</p><p>July&apos;s Book Club Book (details on Substack) - Evil under the Sun by Agatha Christie</p><p><br/></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632154/support">Support the show</a></p><p><a href='https://tanyawillisanderson.blogspot.com'>My Blog</a></p><p><a href='https://linktr.ee/tanyawillisanderson?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnmKbU0p0k7ANWl9qXBHaiEuCajPlN1tXlo7KUTQGhikbKH6zrnPvnt0KQjxQ_aem_3sOUmnXBV3AeUJwWdXR2Xg'>My Linktree</a></p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632154/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>&quot;Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it&apos;s a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it&apos;s a way of making contact with someone else&apos;s imagination after a day that&apos;s all too real.&quot;</p><p>-Nora Ephron.</p><p>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ </p><p>What books curate a well-read life? On this podcast, I share, discuss and reflect on such titles - fiction and nonfiction - to fulfill that need, that connection to self, through words on the page. </p><p>There&apos;s also an accompanying book club with the same name online, join me!<br/>Happy Reading. Tanya</p><p>July&apos;s Book Club Book (details on Substack) - Evil under the Sun by Agatha Christie</p><p><br/></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632154/support">Support the show</a></p><p><a href='https://tanyawillisanderson.blogspot.com'>My Blog</a></p><p><a href='https://linktr.ee/tanyawillisanderson?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnmKbU0p0k7ANWl9qXBHaiEuCajPlN1tXlo7KUTQGhikbKH6zrnPvnt0KQjxQ_aem_3sOUmnXBV3AeUJwWdXR2Xg'>My Linktree</a></p><p><br/></p>]]></content:encoded>
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