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God is Rice and Hearts of Steel books side by side with header text of Friday Reads over a black brushstroke

Is it Friday already?! What a treat to have some titles to read going into the weekend! As the literary merchandise says, my weekend is indeed booked up 😄

This upcoming week, I am working on the following books, courtesy of the public library:

  • 📘 Christian fiction: Hearts of Steel by Elizabeth Camden
  • 📗 Christian non-fiction: God is Rice by Masao Takenaka
  • 📙 Non-Christian fiction: None this week!
  • 📕 Non-Christian non-fiction: Fair Play by Eve Rodsky—just finished!

I have a fuller schedule coming up, so I want to ensure that I have enough time to focus on the two titles I've been waiting to dive into for a few months now. I'm looking forward to the conclusion of the Blackstone Legacy series!

I was able to finish listening to Fair Play a couple of days ago, and there were some nuggets that are still in my mind, so I may consider getting the book down the road. There were a lot of acronyms used throughout, and I'm hoping that a visual copy will make it easier to navigate the content.

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