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May 2022
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#139 - The Ruler of Books Tag

Ariel Bissett & Raeleen Lemay
About this episode

If you were the ruler of a kingdom... what book would you make everyone read? What character would you put on your coins? All these important questions get answered in this episode! 

The questions in this tag:
1/ What book would you make everyone read?
2/ What would you abolish in book construction?
3/ What author would you commission to write you any book?
4/ What book would you demote to the library basement to make room for new books?
5/ What cover artist would you commission to make a mural?
6/ What characters face would you put on a coin?
7/ What book would you award the “Ruler of Books” 2016 Prize to?

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