{"id":76103,"date":"2016-03-24T02:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=76103"},"modified":"2020-08-18T14:19:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T21:19:03","slug":"fave-spring-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/fave-spring-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Browse Through Our Fave Spring Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As\u00a0the weather gets warmer, there\u2019s only one thing we want to do &#8212; find a sunny spot in the park and read a good book! So, we rounded up some\u00a0of our favorite books for you to browse through.\u00a0Whether you&#8217;re looking for a book that celebrates the life of strong, wonderful women or a historical novel to whisk you back in time, you&#8217;re bound to find a read\u00a0you&#8217;ll enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ArtOfGrace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76104\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ArtOfGrace.jpg\" alt=\"ArtOfGrace\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111121\/ArtOfGrace.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111121\/ArtOfGrace-185x222.jpg 185w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111121\/ArtOfGrace-192x230.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-art-of-grace-sarah-l-kaufman\/1121137369\" target=\"_blank\">The Art of Grace: On Moving Well Through Life by Sarah L Kaufman $24.99<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nAs a dance critic at the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, Sarah Kaufman knows a thing or two about movement. Inspired by the three Graces, goddesses of beauty, charm, and creativity, Kaufman explores moments of unexpected grace in the modern world.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Notting-Hill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76105\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Notting-Hill.jpg\" alt=\"Notting Hill\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111133\/Notting-Hill.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111133\/Notting-Hill-185x222.jpg 185w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111133\/Notting-Hill-192x230.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/from-notting-hill-with-love-actually-ali-mcnamara\/1108937320?ean=9781402269486\" target=\"_blank\">From Notting Hill with Love\u2026Actually by Ali McNamara $16.99<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nRomantic comedy lovers rejoice! Scarlett takes a job house-sitting in Notting Hill, but her fabulous new life isn\u2019t quite turning out\u00a0how she imagined it to be.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/YearofYes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76106\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/YearofYes.jpg\" alt=\"YearofYes\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111145\/YearofYes.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111145\/YearofYes-185x222.jpg 185w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111145\/YearofYes-192x230.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/year-of-yes-shonda-rhimes\/1122650718\" target=\"_blank\">Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun, and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes $24.99<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nShonda Rhimes created <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> and <em>Scandal<\/em> and is the executive producer of <em>How to Get Away With Murder. <\/em>If you follow these shows religiously, like we do, you\u2019re going to love this book. Rhimes reveals how saying yes to the things that scared her changed her life for the better. We know it will inspire you, too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stoned.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76107\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Stoned.jpg\" alt=\"Stoned\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111156\/Stoned.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111156\/Stoned-185x222.jpg 185w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111156\/Stoned-192x230.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/stoned-aja-raden\/1121443227?ean=9780062334695\" target=\"_blank\">Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden $27.99<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWe all love a good statement necklace, but did you know that a necklace started the French Revolution? In this book, priceless accessories are the cause of major wars, political movements, and the creation of nations. Find out how eight jewels changed the course of history.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Sounds-Like-Me.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76108\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Sounds-Like-Me.jpg\" alt=\"Sounds Like Me\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111230\/Sounds-Like-Me.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111230\/Sounds-Like-Me-185x222.jpg 185w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111230\/Sounds-Like-Me-192x230.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/sounds-like-me-sara-bareilles\/1121713395\" target=\"_blank\">Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) In Song by Sara Bareilles $28<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nRead the story behind some of your favorite songs like <em>Brave, Gravity<\/em>, and <em>Love Song. <\/em>In this book, Sara Bareilles chronicles the ups and downs of her career and personal life and how music has seen her through it all.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Perfume-Collector.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76109\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Perfume-Collector.jpg\" alt=\"Perfume Collector\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111242\/Perfume-Collector.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111242\/Perfume-Collector-185x222.jpg 185w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111242\/Perfume-Collector-192x230.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-perfume-collector-kathleen-tessaro\/1113200719?ean=9780062257840\" target=\"_blank\">The Perfume Collector: A Novel by Kathleen Tessaro $14.99<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a mysterious benefactor leaves Grace a perfume shop, her world is turned upside down. Told through the benefactor\u2019s creation of three perfumes, the story takes you on a trip through time and all over the world. What secrets do these scents know about Grace\u2019s future?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mockingbird.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76110\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mockingbird.jpg\" alt=\"Mockingbird\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111255\/Mockingbird.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111255\/Mockingbird-185x222.jpg 185w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111255\/Mockingbird-192x230.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-mockingbird-next-door-marja-mills\/1117225151?ean=9781594205194\" target=\"_blank\">The Mockingbird Next Door: Life With Harper Lee by Marja Mills $27.95<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThough author Harper Lee passed away in February, her life will always fascinate her fans. Find out more about the famous author from Marja Mills, the woman who lived next door to Lee. Mills recounts how Lee filled her days with exploring the South, reading countless books, and feeding the ducks.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Nightengale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76111\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Nightengale.jpg\" alt=\"Nightengale\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111305\/Nightengale.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111305\/Nightengale-185x222.jpg 185w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111305\/Nightengale-192x230.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-nightingale-kristin-hannah\/1119169484\" target=\"_blank\">The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah $27.99<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThis <em>New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestseller tells the story of two sisters dealing with the Nazi invasion of France. Though WWII stories are widespread, the stories from women during the war are often overlooked. The sisters navigate through falling in love, betrayal, and life threatening situations to survive the war.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Excellet-Daughters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76112\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Excellet-Daughters.jpg\" alt=\"Excellet Daughters\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111318\/Excellet-Daughters.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111318\/Excellet-Daughters-185x222.jpg 185w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111318\/Excellet-Daughters-192x230.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/excellent-daughters-katherine-zoepf\/1122403798\" target=\"_blank\">Excellent Daughters: The Secret Lives of Young Women Who Are Transforming the Arab World by Katherine Zoeph $28<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nMarch 8 was International Women\u2019s Day! Did you celebrate? If you missed it, check out this in-depth look at the lives of women in the Middle East. Many Arab women are challenging cultural traditions, but their stories have not been told until now.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ArtOfHEartbeats.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76113\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ArtOfHEartbeats.jpg\" alt=\"ArtOfHEartbeats\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111333\/ArtOfHEartbeats.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111333\/ArtOfHEartbeats-185x222.jpg 185w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11111333\/ArtOfHEartbeats-192x230.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/art-of-hearing-heartbeats-jan-philipp-sendker\/1100572949?ean=9781590514634\" target=\"_blank\">The Art of Hearing Heartbeats: A Novel by Jan-Philipp Sendker $15.95<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFollow Julia throughout her\u00a0journey to find out more about her father who inexplicably left her family. After finding a love letter her father wrote to a woman in Burma, Julia arrives in Burma and discovers more than she bargained for.<\/p>\n<p>Let us know if you have any other\u00a0recommended spring reads!<\/p>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"As\u00a0the weather gets warmer, there\u2019s only one thing we want to do -- find a ...","author":7532775,"featured_media":76114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,260],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11112858\/Spring-Books-Main.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/11112858\/Spring-Books-Main.jpg","formated_date":"March 24, 2016","category_name":"Life","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113832\/entertainment.svg","author_name":"Kristine Eckart","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#dab5f4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7532775"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}