Hot Chocolate, Immersive Reading, Saltburn, Vatican Secret Archive & More: Endnotes 01 December
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Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a new Christie adaptation, a Three Pines podcast, a Wolf Hall read-along, the 26 most beautiful places in France, and more.

Hot Chocolate, Immersive Reading, Saltburn, Vatican Secret Archive & More: Endnotes 01 December

Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a new Christie adaptation, a Three Pines podcast, a Wolf Hall read-along, the 26 most beautiful places in France, and more. {more}

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