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Crystal Rowe's avatar

Bread & Wine is one of my favorite books of all time. I make her risotto recipe once a month in the winter!

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Laura Bass's avatar

Oh yay, I’m excited to read it!! I’ll have to try her risotto recipe!!

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Laura Rennie's avatar

Too cool that your great-grandmother wrote a book!! I love that we're doing this. The Sloane Crosley cover is hilarious!

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Laura Bass's avatar

So fun to do this together!

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Kelsey Aldinger's avatar

Bread & Wine is such a great book! I tend to forget books easily, but this is one I remember well and even though I read it years ago, still implement her hosting tips and make some of the recipes regularly! I had Rules of Civility on my bookshelf for YEARS but I must have given it away because I can’t find it anymore, I probably didn’t want it tainting me anymore 🤣

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Laura Bass's avatar

Now I’m extra excited for Bread & Wine!

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Megan Hogg's avatar

I loooove Bread & Wine! And how cool that your great-grandmother was an author?! Would also love to hear what you think about Searching for Sunday!

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Laura Bass's avatar

Will report back on Searching for Sunday! I’m excited to finally read Bread & Wine—everyone loves it!

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Ashlee Gadd's avatar

All the heart eyes for Bread and Wine and the middle place. ❤️❤️❤️ I have read them more than once!

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Laura Bass's avatar

I’m excited to mark both off my list this year!

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Elizabeth Vanderhorst's avatar

I love this! I've been trying to be more intentional to pull books off my shelf to read in the season.

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Laura Bass's avatar

It’s so easy to just collect them and not read them!

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Rebecca Giantonio Moran's avatar

This is a great idea! You’ve inspired me to do the same.

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Laura Bass's avatar

Yay! I want to hear how it goes!

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Kimberly Knowle - Zeller's avatar

Great list and great idea!! I love everything by Rachel held Evans but especially searching for Sunday! Let me know what you think!

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Laura Bass's avatar

I’ll report back! I’m excited to finally read it!

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Stacy Bronec's avatar

Love this challenge! You've got some great books in your TBR pile!

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Laura Bass's avatar

Thanks, Stacy! Excited to move them from the TBR to the read pile this year!

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Kristina Tucker's avatar

I haven't read Bread and Wine either, but I love many of her other books. Searching for Sunday is another I want to read too. I can't wait to hear what you think of it! Also, I am following you and Laura's lead and making a list of my own- this was a great read and even better inspiration!

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Laura Bass's avatar

Yay! Can’t wait to read your list!!

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Valerie S's avatar

I love Bread & Wine and Rules of Civility! I love this challenge and can’t wait to hear how it goes. I’m hoping to read 10 books that I own this year.

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Ashley L Case's avatar

Ahhh Laura, I have 4 books on my nightstand (3 of which I own), and the 3 more on the kitchen counter from the library… and those of course need to be read more quickly, but, like you said, it really does depend on the headspace I am in when I have time to read! Lol

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Laura Bass's avatar

I feel your pain! So many good books out there waiting to be read!

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Alyssa Silvester's avatar

I’ve read and loved 4 of them! Shauna’s lentil soup and goat cheese biscuits are the perfect winter meal!!

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Laura Bass's avatar

Ooh, I'm going to have to try those! Thanks for the tip!

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Kendra Kruckenberg's avatar

I think I have read everything Shauna Neiquist has written *except* Bread & Wine. Excited to hear what you think!! I’ve also been wanting to move over to Storygraph.

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Laura Bass's avatar

So far, I'm really liking Storygraph, but I haven't totally let go of Goodreads yet - I like seeing what other people are reading on Goodreads, and I know more people using Goodreads... I need more people to make the switch!

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