'Ordinary Time' underscores the idea that a quiet, small-town life can be magical

21/04/2025

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'Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put' is a memoir in essays by Annie B. Jones, the owner of an independent bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia. It explores small-town living and the idea that you don't have to do big things in a big city to have a meaningful life.

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'Ordinary Time' underscores the idea that a quiet, small-town life can be magical

Book Review

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'Integrated' explores the problematic legacy of school desegregation

Kim Fay's new novel is a love letter to books and reading

'Rebel Girls' celebrates 10 years with more stories of extraordinary women