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And you are one cool thing yourself, Brooke. (and I only used "thing" to stay with your title. I know you're absolutely human, and still you amaze with your super-human "doings.") Thanks for sharing all this with us. Here's to more books and writing in 2025!

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Love this! Be inspired by my wife, son and I volunteering 2 to 4 days per week at the soup kitchen here in Las Cruces, NM, El Caldito. On books, I can imagine doing part of a book tour in the Bay Area!

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Happy birthday James! And congratulation on having such a great mom.

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Happy Birthday James!

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Wishing I could just go tour all these amazing bookstores right now!

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Happy Birthday wishes to young James and get well wishes to you, Brooke! May we bring new-found strength to the coming year.

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Happy Birthday James! I probably have the same horrible cold you do. It's awful. I hope you feel better soon. I LOVE that Lauren Groff opened a bookstore in Florida. I'm a Florida girl so this makes me so happy. So sad what's happened to the Sunshine State!

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Happy birthday to your James! And hope you are feeling better! AND AND thanks for amplifying some good things happening in your community and our world. As 2024 comes to a close, I'm very grateful for many things...you being my publisher is one that resides at the top.

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Happy birthday James! 🥳

I hope to visit Berkeley one day and spend some time at the art deco wine and book store. It combines three things I enjoy. Architecture, reading, and wine!

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Happy birthday James! My son Henry will be 13 years old in February and he's already a head taller than me. Thank you for such a warm and uplifting post. It makes me happy to focus on the good so many are doing in the world. Great to hear you are on the mend! Wishing you and your family a peaceful holiday season ☃️

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just what I needed to read today. thanks, and happy birthday to the kid! :)

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Really great list! Inspiring and uplifting in many ways, given our current climate.

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Happy Birthday James! What a handsome fellow all of the ways.

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I love the list too and popped into some of the links. "We will bite back!" is Lauren Groff's motto on her bookstore. Feels like a great slogan for 2025!

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What a wonderful list! Happy birthday to James!

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Happy Birthday, James! You so clearly fill your mom's capacious heart with love.

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