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Today, my guest is Stacey Lose-Cowzo, a mother of two girls, book reviewer, and former reading

specialist in New Jersey just outside New York City. Stacey always has a book going,

and she's looking for titles that will compel her to read when she has 10 minutes to spare,

instead of checking Facebook. Like most guests, Stacey had a terrible time narrowing it down to three

favorites, and I had so many ideas for her, I had just as hard a time narrowing down my recommendations.

But we figure it out. Let's get to it. Stacey, welcome to the show.

Hi Anne, thanks so much for having me.

Well, I am just thrilled to talk to you today about books and reading.

Stacey, tell us a little bit about yourself.

So I am a wife and a mom. I live with my husband and our two girls who are 10 and almost 13.

We live in Northern New Jersey in Ridgewood, which we like to say is right outside of the city.

I used to think I went to summer camp with a bunch of people from New York who always called it

the city, which I found so strange. And now that I'm here, that's what we do.

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