L.J. Ribar
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September 2025
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The Atlas of Elsewhere: Adventure Begins in the Margins
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What We Bring To The Party: A Journey Through the Cultures Shaping America
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L.J. Ribar
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Eden Trouette's review
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The Atlas of Elsewhere: Adventure Begins in the Margins:
"The Atlas of Elsewhere feels like the kind of story you read slowly because you don’t want to lose the feeling it gives you. Elsie’s life as a small-town librarian is so familiar, careful, safe, and quietly suffocating, that when she finds the imposs"
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Richard J.'s review
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The Atlas of Elsewhere: Adventure Begins in the Margins:
"didn’t expect this story to make me think so much about my own life. The atlas, the shifting landscapes, and the philosophical little beetle all work together to create a world that feels dreamlike but purposeful. Elsie’s letters to Kit are especiall"
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Robert J.'s review
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The Atlas of Elsewhere: Adventure Begins in the Margins:
"This book is basically a warm hug disguised as a fantasy novel. I went in expecting whimsical worlds and fun magic, but I didn’t expect to get smacked with feelings. Elsie is painfully relatable if you’ve ever felt stuck or “too small” for your own d"
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"The Atlas of Elsewhere follows Elsie Vine, a quiet librarian whose life has grown too small for her spirit, even if she has not admitted that to herself yet. When a mysterious atlas appears in her library, filled with living maps and impossible world"
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L.J. Ribar
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The Atlas of Elsewhere: Adventure Begins in the Margins
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Sophie, thanks for your review. You make some really good, valid points. I didn't mean to mislead about the book - it was meant as a grown-up Alice in
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Thanks for the review. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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