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Christmas on Nantucket

December 19, 2025, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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Summer Suiting

August 21, 2024, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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Literature

March Reading List

March 27, 2024, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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Snowbody’s Business

February 28, 2024, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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Books

May Reading List

May 31, 2022,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

I’m finally back in a good reading groove! It’s been a chaotic spring but as the days get longer, so too do my reading hours. These are a few of the reads I loved this month. Thank you Random House for gifting me these books, noted with a star. Notes From a Young Black Chef…Read More

Independent Bookstores in Boston

April 25, 2022,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 30 this year! Despite Amazon’s greedy clutches, Boston is still home to many wonderful independent bookstores. These are just a few of my favorites that warrant a stop to celebrate the holiday. Brookline Booksmith Brookline Booksmith is a Coolidge Corner institution. For decades they’ve been a source of new…Read More

January Reading List

January 31, 2022,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

I lost my reading way a bit at the end of 2021, due in part to the chaos of the holiday season and in part to the emotional weight of COVID year three. But I’m getting back into a literary groove this month with these titles! Thank you Random House for gifting me these books,…Read More

Sunday Snapshots

November 14, 2021,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

             From left to right: 1) Work, work, work. 2) On a Beacon Hill cocktail crawl. 3) Poke nachos at Lola 42 in the Seaport. 4) Currently reading. 5) Back in the theater game. 6) Surprise flowers that made my week.  

October Reading List

October 30, 2021,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

I’ve spent another month reading some beautiful books! My reading was a little slow due to my travel schedule but each book was a delicious respite from the chaos of my to do list. Velvet Was the Night Silvia Moreno-Garcia I really enjoy Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s work. In this novel, based on true political circumstances in…Read More

Spring/Summer Reading List

September 25, 2021,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

After I posted my March reading list earlier this year my travel schedule spiraled out of control and I fell behind on my reading recaps. But we’re back! Here’s a sampling of what I read during the spring and summer. Thank you Random House for gifting me these books, noted with a star! If I…Read More

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