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Book Alchemy

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A hideaway for the book lovers. Our secret library to hang out with coffee and notebooks and pens. Swap recommendations on books... and write the ones that don't yet exist.

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About Caroline Donahue

๐Ÿ“šBook Witch. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธHost of the award-winning Secret Library Podcast. ๐Ÿ“Writer, Book Coach and ๐Ÿ“–Author of Writing through Fear. ๐Ÿ˜ปAmerican in Berlin, with cats.

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