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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Mailbox delivers sweet surprise]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I grew up when people wrote letters in longhand on pretty stationery.
Going to the mailbox and finding a letter was a whiff of Christmas
morning.

Many Sunday nights, as a young girl, I wrote to a great aunt who was
a retired schoolteacher. You ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4201601</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A fever-dream journey in 'Westward Women']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA["Westward Women" by Alice Martin breathes new life into the
dystopian genre with a road trip that feels like a fever dream. The
hypnotic writing takes you on the road with three incredible young women
who embark on a journey of a lifetime, perhaps...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4200625</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A family saga of ambition, legacy and the two sides of success]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The classic immigrant story usually ends once the family finds its
footing in America. In "Both Sides of the Same Coin," author
Michael Weiner, MD, asks a deeper question: What happens next?

His novel begins in familiar territory — families ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4200624</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: A crown doesn't necessarily make you royalty]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just taking an informal poll today: What were you eating when you
cracked a tooth?

My top three answers, which correlate to three new crowns in recent
years, are: toffee, a crunchy taco and broccoli cheese soup.

The milk chocolate toffee may ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4096040</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A love story that slowly steeps in 'A Latte Like Love']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most love stories are predictable and ordinary, but this debut novel,
"A Latte Like Love," by Michelle C. Harris is anything but
traditional or ordinary. I thought this was going to be a typical
romance of boy meets girl and they fall madly in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4095180</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A quiet town and a strange storm that unleashes the darkness]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rain is usually background noise — something that blurs the
windows, dampens the sidewalks and sends people running for umbrellas.
In William Barney’s "The Rain," it becomes something else
entirely: a creeping, corrosive force that seeps into ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4095179</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: AI knows the date and time, do you?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just finished a book on AI and its impact on humanity. It was
billed as nonfiction but read more like science fiction. I don’t mean
to spoil the ending, but here’s a hint as to who wins
dominance—it’s a short name with two letters. First...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4089354</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The cost of secrets in Ren DeStefano’s twisting spy thriller]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the author of "How I’ll Kill You," "A Lie for a
Lie" by Ren DeStefano is a contemporary thriller that will keep you
hooked until the story concludes. This compelling story is about a woman
living a carefully constructed double life as a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4088542</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A doctor follows the deadly trail of miracle pills]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Losing weight is one of the most frustrating challenges many people
face. Diets promise results that rarely last. Exercise routines begin
with determination and fade under the pressure of everyday life. Even
when the pounds come off, they often ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4088541</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Wide-leg pants don't seem to fit]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve rotated our cold-weather clothes with our warm-weather clothes
so many years, I could do it in my sleep. From the looks of some of our
clothes, I may have been doing it in my sleep.

Neither the husband nor I are clothes horses. We’re ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4083073</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Daniel Grace brings Judas and Pilate back to New York]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Someone has staged them with nails, blood and a cold sense of
purpose. The police see a grotesque crime scene. A defense attorney sees
a case that will swallow his career. A social worker sees a summons that
feels older than the city itself.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4081852</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Anxiety memorist dives deeper into emotions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In his book "Hard Feelings: Finding the Wisdom in Our Darkest
Emotions," Daniel Smith’s contemplative reflection is both
rewarding and cathartic, as he explores the emotions he has contended
with over his lifetime and the scholarly research that...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4081851</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: 11 reasons to not clean my desk drawer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[My desk drawer is a mess. It’s always a mess. Even after I tidy it
up, it reverts to a mess as soon as I close the drawer.

I think it’s because I do things quickly. I move fast and mess
things up fast. But even if I slowed down, it would ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4076286</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dark slow-burn romance explores trauma, trust and the complicated ties that bind]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some romances race toward the first kiss. "Only the Small
Bones" by C.P. Harris takes the longer road — the one lined with
rules that exist for a reason. Do not touch. Do not push. Do not demand
words that will not come. Harris opens her tale ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4075359</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Offering clear-eyed hope on infertility’s hardest days]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a particular silence that follows a fertility appointment.
It sits in the car between two people who don’t know what to say. It
hums in the background of baby showers and holiday dinners. It lingers
in the two-week wait, in the clinic ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4075358</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Dirty car drives her crazy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love a clean car — no trash on the floor, no empty plastic water
bottles rolling around, no fossilized fries smashed into floor mats. A
clean car makes me happy.

Sometimes, if the car is clean on the inside and the outside, I’m
so happy I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4069074</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['So Old, So Young': A nostalgic masterpiece]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In his newest novel, Grant Ginder gives the perfect read for
20-somethings, 30-somethings and beyond, and proves to us that
friendships may come and go, but the memories never will.

"So Old, So Young" follows a group of six friends over 20
years,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4068496</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A practical guide to staying alert in an unpredictable world]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA["Look Twice: Your Guide to Staying Safe in an Unsafe World,
Volume I" lands in a steady, practical place. Tim Beard writes like
someone who has spent years thinking about risk and then came home to
translate that mindset for ordinary life. The ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4068495</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Hey doc, the pain is worst in my wallet]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A document detailing our health care expenditures just arrived in the
mail.

“Shocking,” I said.

“You mean the cost of health care?” the husband asked.

“No — documentation that we are officially fixer-uppers.”

There it was, right ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4063090</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Pinky Swear,' broken trust]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[""Pinky Swear" is another well-crafted story that will
have readers on edge as we follow a mother desperately seeking her
missing friend and her unborn child."

A baby’s on the way, but the mother goes missing…

Have you ever broken a promise?...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4062127</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/06/2026</pubDate>
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