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  Jimmy John's: A Culinary Catastrophe B. M. Herr   Released: October 18th, 2024 My 9th book for 2025 was B. M. Herr's “Jimmy John's: A Culinary Catastrophe”. I know exactly what you're thinking: Did [he] really write an actual book???  Sure, why not.  I've had the itch for a while, and figured I needed to get some creative energy out. No, just kidding friends, I did not write a book...yet. I've long told my girlfriends my aspirations of one day writing a book.  I do want to write a biography of my crazy life at some point.  I've been told I have a story for everything and can really tell a good one. There is some backstory before I get into this book.  In 2007, I was dating a girl in Chicago.  January 2008, my best friend and I took a train out to Chicago to hang out with her for the week.  Once there, we decided to check out Jimmy John's one of the days.  It was newer to us, and we figured why not give it a shot.  So the 3 of us t...

  Beach Read Emily Henry   Released: October 1st, 2024 My 8th book for 2025 was Emily Henry's “Beach Read”. This one was a bit out of my usual territory.  I saw it at Walmart, Target, and Barnes and Noble and was intrigued by it.   Last year, I worked Support Living for a company on the West Coast.  One of my individuals was a huge fan of Disney movies, and one of his favorites was "Teen Beach Movie".  For some reason, the cover of this book made me think of that. It's interesting getting into a sort of semi-smutty romance novel.  The concept is interesting, and hits more on a family dynamic level. January Andrews is a romance author who inherits a beach house from her late father.  The house carries a dark past with it, but a neighbor author grows into someone she loves.  It's interesting seeing how authors work on their crafts, and fight the dull moments of writer's block, and pass the time together. I was expecting this to take place ...