MutterReads: free edition

While we traditionally recommend a weekend read, we thought a roundup of places for free ebooks, audiobooks and yes, even magazines, might be more helpful. Many have their own apps for reading on a variety of devices. Here are some of our favorites: Scribd, the world’s largest digital library, is …

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what can we do?

I learned to really love crafting years ago when a family vacation at the lake came with terrible weather. First was the rain and lightning, then the tornado warnings that kept us inside for most of the week. Distractions weren’t as plentiful as they are today – no internet, cable or videogames – but …

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MutterReads: bargain edition

Today on Amazon for $1.99: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff. Lotto and Mathilde meet in college and fall madly in love. They begin their lives in New York in the 1990s where Lotto pursues acting while Mathilde works in an art gallery to support them. When one drunken night …

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mutter reads – Dear Edward

Don’t let the premise deter you. Dear Edward is a beautifully written novel that deftly moves the reader between heartbreak and hope in the aftermath of unspeakable tragedy. Twelve-year-old Edward is the only survivor of a horrific plane crash that takes the lives of 191 people, including his parents and …

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