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"A heartwarming story of growing up, feeling needed, and how to stay young at heart," said Teresa Steele of Old Firehouse Books of Fort Collins, Colorado.

“As the title would suggest, Women! In! Peril! is a fun and funny take on feminist and societal situations and issues. With distinct wit and charm, Jessie Ren Marshall’s impressive debut will have you laughing out loud, re-reading passages and shaking your head with disbelief,” said Paula Farmer of Book Passage in Corte Madera, California.

Here is an update on the latest book challenges for the week of March 20, 2024.

Rebecca Skyhart and KC Norton are part of the volunteer leadership team of the Trans Rights Readathon. Rebecca is a co-owner of the Be Yourself Bookshop. KC is an author. Learn more about the Trans Rights Readathon and find their tools and graphics on their website. 

Here is the Indie Biography and Memoir Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending March 17, 2024. 

“Kathy’s memoir is tender and touching, filled with the hopes and disappointments of looking for a place to belong. There is so much heart in these pages! A true gem of a book,” said Ann Branson of Beach Books in Seaside, Oregon.

“The Blue Mimes explores political and social upheaval in the United States, while also focusing on the individual experience of navigating such events, both presently and in our memories,” said Devon Overley of Loganberry Books in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Luis Correa is the Operations Manager of Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia. Avid recently filed a legal complaint challenging the constitutionality of Gwinnett County Jail’s policies restricting who can send books to those incarcerated at the jail.

Angie Hayden is a founding member of Read Freely Alabama, an Alabaman, a mother, and a passionate advocate.