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Nov 2021
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#111 - Misleading Book Titles WITH LEENA...

Ariel Bissett & Raeleen Lemay
About this episode

We have the incredible Leena Norms in today's episode! We get to know her favourite books and authors and then she helps us recommend books for dark winters and books with misleading titles!

Leena's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/justkissmyfrog
Leena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leenanorms
Leena's Website: https://leenanorms.com

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