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Becky Stone

Becky Stone loves to read stories about princesses who save themselves and firmly believes that a mug of hot chocolate paired with the right novel can solve almost any problem. Becky recently did that thing where you leave your safe, easy job to try to make money doing what you love, and is now a professional jewelry lover and freelance writer. You can find more of Becky at her blog, Diamonds in the Library, where she writes about both jewelry and books. Twitter: @DiamondsintheLi

Treat Yo Self to a Bookish Valentine’s Day

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On Loving Books From Genres I Hate

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75 Amazing Author-Annotated First Editions for Sale

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I was in the locker room of my gym last night, putting away my water bottle, when I looked up ...

My Fling With Romance

I’ll never forget my first. I was 17, stopping by the drugstore on my way home from school. It had ...

Why Alina Starkov Is a Badass Lady Hero You Need To Know

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