So I asked Simon & Schuster to let me delay turning in Perfect for two months, and when they understood why I wanted to do that, they agreed. I felt that I was supposed to help that I was meant to help that I owed it to God and to my illiterate sisters to help. Twenty percent of our sisters couldnвЂ™t read! According to the material, the best way to teach an illiterate woman to read is in a one-on-one situation with another woman who is willing to commit six months of her life to accomplish the goal.

The packet of material was large, and the content was horrifying because it documented that 20 percent of American women were functionally illiterate. Coors had made womenвЂ™s literacy their social project for the year, however, and I agreed to read the material they sent me. I wasnвЂ™t finished with Perfect yet, and even if I had been, I couldnвЂ™t write fast enough to produce a good book in their time frame. There were many reasons I couldnвЂ™t possibly do that. I was editing the first draft when Coors Brewing Company contacted me in an effort to persuade me to write a book for them that would highlight the problem of womenвЂ™s illiteracy, a book they could publish in a few monthsвЂ™ time. Tag yourself pls вЂ™s something I think youвЂ™ll enjoy knowing as you begin reading Perfect, and itвЂ™s this: The first draft of my manuscript didnвЂ™t contain a single reference to illiteracy. Testing a new system for assigning soulpups. Each one has their own distinctive personality, and sheвЂ™s designed a flowchart for determining which dog is your вЂњsoul pup.вЂќ If youвЂ™re curious, IвЂ™m an Anya.

What do you think? The cover reminds me a lot of spring.Дo you follow Blair Braverman on Twitter? You should! SheвЂ™s a dogsled racer and frequently posts photos of her adorable sled dogs. Judith McNaught has a new book out! ItвЂ™s her first book in twelve years and Entertainment WeeklyВ has the cover reveal, as well as an interview with McNaught. вЂњJust his voice and sounds could trigger a relaxing state.вЂќ RossвЂ™s videos in relation to autonomous sensory meridian response, more commonly referred to as A.S.M.R., a state of deep calm brought on by the sound of clothes rustling, a pencil scribbling or, in Mr. вЂњIвЂ™d get on a floor pillow and fall asleep halfway through,вЂќ he said.ДЄs a professor, he has explored Mr. If you also find Ross to be soothing, good news! A sleep and meditation app is making use of RossвЂ™ even, gentle temperament.Д¬raig Richard, a professor of physiology at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., and author of the coming book вЂњBrain Tingles,вЂќ used to watch вЂњThe Joy of PaintingвЂќ after school when he was a boy. frequently streams old episodes of his Joy of PaintingВ show itвЂ™s very calming. My grandmother was a painter and would always watch his shows.

If youвЂ™re looking for more heist stories with women at the center, author Suleikha Snyder has a few reading recommendations at Frolic.Media. Have you see OceanвЂ™s EightВ yet? Sarah and Redheadedgirl have, if you missed their joint review. Here are a few things the SBTB team has read and enjoyed this week. If you, too, suffer from allergies, I wish you the softest of tissues. ItвЂ™s Links time! Or on a personal level, I like to think of it as вЂњAllergy Watch.вЂќ If youвЂ™re curious, mine are still here and still going strong.

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