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The Fiction You MUST Read in 2026
Year in Review: My Best Novel and Short Fiction Reads of 2025
Jan 1
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Books You Should Read for This Current Moment (Part 1)
The Authors Who Have the Most to Teach Us About Our History and Ourselves
Feb 7, 2025
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Bryce Allen
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What’s On My Mind (and My Reading List) — February 2026
A Month of Mystery and History
Feb 2
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Bryce Allen
Fresh Off the Shelf - Vol. 8
And So Yesteryear Goes as We Brace for What Comes Next
Jan 31
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Bryce Allen
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The Nonfiction Books You MUST Read in 2026
Year in Review: My Best Nonfiction Reads of 2025
Jan 1
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Bryce Allen
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Fresh Off the Shelf - Vol. 2
Oct 27, 2024
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Fresh Off the Shelf - Vol. 5
Jun 9, 2025
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Fresh Off the Shelf - Vol. 6
Oct 31, 2025
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Bryce Allen
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Having Trouble Writing Your Novel? Read These!
Nov 1, 2024
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The Poetry Books You MUST Read in 2026
Year in Review: My Best Poetry Reads of 2025
Jan 1
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Crackled Bread: Harper Lee’s Latest Book is Half-Baked
A Review of Harper Lee's posthumously published, "The Land of Sweet Forever"
Dec 12, 2025
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Fresh Off the Shelf - Vol. 7
A Few Light Reads Worth Your Time
Dec 2, 2025
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What’s On My Mind (and My Reading List) — December 2025
The Women Writers Who Will Define My End-of-Year Reading
Dec 1, 2025
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Bryce Allen
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How Project 2025 is Changing Education in America | Policy Pulse
Your Week-to-Week Guide to the Policy Playbook Rewriting the U.S. Education System
Nov 7, 2025
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Bryce Allen
Fresh Off the Shelf - Vol. 6
Recovering from My Book Reading Blues to Give You Four Books Worth Reading Right Now
Oct 31, 2025
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Bryce Allen
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Get Ready to Vote! – Everything You Need to Know for the 2025 General Election | Action Roadmap
The time has finally come for the 2025 general elections!
Oct 22, 2025
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Bryce Allen
What’s On My Mind (and My Reading List) — October 2025
Finding Your Bearings in the Current Social Climate
Oct 1, 2025
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Reading Books and Buying Books are Two Different Hobbies
How to Buy Less and Read More in a Time of Endless Reading Options
May 9, 2025
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Bryce Allen
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Some Brief Thoughts on Keeping Reading Journals
How I Track What I Read and How It Could Help You
May 3, 2025
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Bryce Allen
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Simple Rules to Not Get Heartbroken When You Lend Books
10 Easy Steps to Sharing Your Favorite Books with Others
Apr 25, 2025
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You Don't Have to Finish Your Books, Not Really
When You Should Power Through a Book and When You Should Quit
Oct 18, 2024
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Reading Lists
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The Nonfiction Books You MUST Read in 2026
Year in Review: My Best Nonfiction Reads of 2025
Jan 1
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Bryce Allen
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The Poetry Books You MUST Read in 2026
Year in Review: My Best Poetry Reads of 2025
Jan 1
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Bryce Allen
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The Fiction You MUST Read in 2026
Year in Review: My Best Novel and Short Fiction Reads of 2025
Jan 1
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Bryce Allen
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What’s On My Mind (and My Reading List) — December 2025
The Women Writers Who Will Define My End-of-Year Reading
Dec 1, 2025
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Bryce Allen
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Policy & Pedagogy
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How Project 2025 is Changing Education in America | Policy Pulse
Your Week-to-Week Guide to the Policy Playbook Rewriting the U.S. Education System
Nov 7, 2025
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Bryce Allen
Get Ready to Vote! – Everything You Need to Know for the 2025 General Election | Action Roadmap
The time has finally come for the 2025 general elections!
Oct 22, 2025
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Bryce Allen
School Board Election Primaries Set for May 20, 2025! - What You Must Know | Action Roadmap
Everything You Need to Know to Get Ready for the Upcoming School Board Elections in Your State.
Apr 30, 2025
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Bryce Allen
Welcome to Policy & Pedagogy!
Where Education Policy Meets Practical Advocacy
Apr 30, 2025
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Bryce Allen
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