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About Joe Grunenwald

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Joe Grunenwald is a writer and editor from Dayton, OH. All of his CBR reviews are dedicated to the memory of Jennie 'Baxlala' Baxla.

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How were we to know the river ever would bend?

Love is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield

January 13, 2023 by Joe Grunenwald 5 Comments

If you’ve been a Cannonballer or a Pajiban for a while you probably know my wife. Her name was Jennie Baxla, and she reviewed books under the username baxlala. Jennie died of cancer back in July. To say that Jennie was an avid reader would be an understatement. She was always reading. Books were like oxygen to her. I can’t remember a time in all the years that we were together when she wasn’t reading at least two or three books at once. I’ve never […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: CBR15, Love is a Mix Tape, Rob Sheffield

Joe Grunenwald's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: CBR15, Love is a Mix Tape, Rob Sheffield ·
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