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Ellen Prentiss Campbell Author Of Frieda's Song

From Ellen's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Mermaid Bookworm Wordsmith Ramen-fan Train-lover

Ellen's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Ellen Prentiss Campbell Why Ellen loves this book

This unique memoir of neither belonging to her tribe nor to the anglo world in SW US is powerful and impactful. Ipened my eyes, and heart.

By Deborah Taffa ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Whiskey Tender as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Finalist for the National Book Award

Longlisted for a Carnegie Medal for Excellence

Winner of the Southwest Book Award

A Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, Esquire, Time, The Atlantic, NPR, and Publishers Weekly

An Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York Times "New Book to Read" * A Zibby Mag "Most Anticipated Book" * A San Francisco Chronicle "New Book to Cozy Up With" * The Millions "Most Anticipated" *An Amazon Editors "Best Book of the Month" * A Parade "Best New Work By Indigenous Writers" *…


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December on 5C4 by Adam Strassberg,

Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!

On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…

Book cover of Patchwork

Ellen Prentiss Campbell Author Of Frieda's Song

From Ellen's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Mermaid Bookworm Wordsmith Ramen-fan Train-lover

Ellen's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Ellen Prentiss Campbell Why Ellen loves this book

This debit memoir is a story of dual track creativity, writing and sewing. A coming of age, coming to self understanding exploration. For more, see my review in Cleaver

By Maddie Ballard ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Patchwork as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Lyrical, probing, soothing, and wise, Patchwork is a strikingly original debut and a celebration of the remarkable, everyday process of making and remaking: of story, of clothing, and of ourselves.

“A gorgeous and tender exploration.”—Nina Mingya Powles

In Patchwork, a charming and evocative sewist's diary, Maddie Ballard explores the making (and sometimes remaking) of seventeen specific garments over a period of great change in her life—from a jacket lined with the embroidered Cantonese names of her female ancestors, to a dressing gown made as a gift for a dear friend, to an eco-friendly, zero-waste dress.

As the wardrobe grows, so…


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