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Nothing Gold Can Stay By Robert Frost Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. #ricefields #riceharvest #harvestseason #fallquotes #fallcolors #fallseason #autumnlight #autumnhascome #autumnvibes #japan_of_insta #realjapan #japanculture #japan_daytime_view #golden #fieldsofgold #RobertFrost #NothingGoldCanStay #fallpoem

If you liked The Glass Castle by Jeannette Wells, then you will probably enjoy Educated by Tara Westover. Although many may find the contents harrowing and often incredible, the memoir claims to document the early life and adulthood of the author. Westover grew up in rural Idaho in a family where the father rules the roost with fundamentalist Mormon and other beliefs. These include a distrust of the government, modern medicine, and public education. However, Westover yearns to go to school and eventually makes it to Cambridge, earning a PhD in history there. The book largely wrestles with the conflict between family obligation and self-actualization. Have you ever read it? What did you think of it? #tarawestover #Educated #memoir #bookrecommendations #octoberreads #nonfiction #penguinrandomhouse #kindlereads #bestseller #comingofage #biography #womenwriters #goodreads #readingchallenge

"If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine." - Morris West #hibiscusflower #yellowhibiscus #lifequotestoliveby #morriswest #quotestoinspire

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With temperatures gradually dropping, I decided to pick up an autumn read by Pico Iyer. If you don’t already know, Iyer is a well-known journalist and travel writer who has been living in Japan on and off since the 1980s. His latest book, Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewell, reflects on the losses his family has suffered in recent years. First, his father-in-law passes away and his mother-in-law has to be put in home because she suffers from dementia. Second, he wrestles with the fact that his mother lives alone in California. Third, Iyer deals with an estranged brother-in-law whom he has never met. He also shares his experiences with his local ping pong club in Nara. The narrative is peppered with references to contemporary Japan and is great for anyone wanting to know more about the author and his family life. #秋 #秋めく #秋来ぬ #autumnhascome #fallreads #autumnreads #octoberreads #picoiyer #autumnlight #memoir #booksaboutjapan #bookrecommendations #kindlereads #booksaboutautumn #bookreviewer #book #travelbook #nonfiction #seasonoffireandfarewells #knopf #travelwriter #nara #home #booksaboutgrief

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house." - Nathaniel Hawthorne #daisen #daisenokinationalpark #tottori #tottorigram #japantravelphoto #japan_of_insta #fallleaves #fallfoliage #autumnhascome #autumnleaves #koyo #秋めく #紅葉 #落葉 #紅葉 #紅葉狩り #秋来ぬ #leafpeeping #japantravel #nathanielhawthorne #fallquotes #mtdaisen

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#ReadCaribbean Challenge

Together with a group of handpicked Caribbean bookstagrammers, this June, I am getting involved with a #ReadCaribbean challenge on Instagram to encourage more readers to discover Caribbean literature.

June 2019 is recognized as Caribbean Heritage Month so to celebrate, we’re encouraging you to:

read books by Caribbean nationals
read books about the Caribbean
read books set in the Caribbean

Here are some prompts to get you inspired! Are you on board?

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For those ready to get on board, here are the #ReadCaribbean challenge deets for this June. Join me and a host of other Caribbean bookstagrammers for this epic literary journey. Are you stoked yet?

A post shared by Suzanne Bhagan (@suzannebhagan) on May 25, 2019 at 3:37am PDT

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Posted on June 1, 2019June 1, 2019Author Suzanne BhaganCategories books, Caribbean

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