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\"Virtual<\/p>\n

Today is Advent Sunday, the fourth Sunday before Christmas and officially the first day of the Advent season according to the Western Christian church. <\/p>\n

To celebrate the day, Jo Kay of Beyond Strange New Words offers some of her favorite winter reads<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Jo Kay has been participating in the Virtual Advent Tour since 2011, so it’s great to have her back again this year!<\/p>\n

Thanks for stopping by. We hope to see you again tomorrow for another Virtual Advent Tour post! (If you think this seems like a fun thing to do, there’s still time to join in on the merriment. Just leave me a note in the comments.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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