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Mari SanGiovanni

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Gay and Lesbian, Humor and Comedy, Romance

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I am pleased to let you know that my 4th book was released in June 2024 and if you decided to give it a read, I would be so excited to hear what you think of it!

Liddy-Jean Marketing Queen:

Liddy-Jean Carpenter has learning disabilities, and a genius plan. While she spends her days doing minor office tasks with nobody really paying attention, she sees how badly the boss treats the Marketing De Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.04 · 397 ratings · 93 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer 3.86 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Camptown Ladies 4.23 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liddy-Jean Marketing Queen and the Matchmaking Scheme 4.63 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	80% Done With Straight Girls 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liddy-jean, Marketing Queen it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer by Mari SanGiovanni (2006-11-01) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Moby-Dick or, The Whale

by Herman Melville

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The Lowland

by Jhumpa Lahiri

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Grace Period

by Elisabeth Nonas (Goodreads Author)

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Mari SanGiovanni entered a giveaway The Adjunct by Maria Adelmann (Goodreads Author) 5 copies available, ends on January 02, 2026 Enter to win »
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Mari SanGiovanni rated a book it was amazing Fair Play by Tove Jansson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Loved this little book about two female artists and the home they make for themselves living together on a remote island. Perfectly captures the creative spirit of a working artist and how people can support each other in their creative processes.
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Mari SanGiovanni wants to read Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 01 by Tove Jansson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“You should never stay in a relationship for good closet space.”
― Mari SanGiovanni , Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer

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Which book would you like to read for our Category 1 read for April/May?

Wraeththu by Storm Constantine

14 votes, 29.2%

What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson

14 votes, 29.2%

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

11 votes, 22.9%

Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer by Mari SanGiovanni

9 votes, 18.8%

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