Welcome to Litsy!

New arrivals. Um, yeah. I think this haul should keep me occupied through to the end of this month 😆👍❤️📚

#manga #haul

I‘ve never felt grief like this… I can‘t find joy in anything right now 💔

I have a big tracking spreadsheet that I‘ve customised. I saw that quite a few people liked tracking their entire TBRs so I‘ve pulled a page and fiddled with it.

This will allow you to input your TBR list and it will track how many books are on it, how many you‘ve read or dnfed and give percentages. I‘m sharing it in case it is useful to people.

I'll post a link in the comments

Did I get so stoked over the #FrozenSick event hosted by @PuddleJumper that I created an OC in Baldur‘s Gate to serve as my model for update photos?

Yes, yes I did. But can you blame me?!?! This is like, the COOLEST event idea EVER!!!

Check out her original post and let the fun begin!

You absolutely don‘t have to be this extra, but if anyone else matches my freak, I‘d love to see your characters too. 😅

#poetrymatters #visible

Thank you Rachel for this beautiful birthday gift! It came at a perfect time and cheered me up! Thank you so much for your friendship ❤️

#LitsyLove

My husband sent this to me simply captioned,
“So you”
💙📚💙

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DAYSDEVOTEDTO
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: GAME-PUZZLE

LOVE Monopoly - puzzles not so much!! 😊

We played Monopoly for DAYS in the summer - game stayed on the dining room table until the next day!!

Happy Pub Day!!

@hazelgaynor
@msheatherwebb
@monicackilgore
@williammorrowbooks
@tallpoppywriters

Hello Litsy! My name is Maria Skogen and I'm new here. I recently launched a podcast called The Checkout Stack where I interview a different librarian for book recommendations each episode. I learned about Litsy today from my 7th guest on the show and am excited to join the platform. If you are interested in getting book recs straight from a new librarian every other week, please give the podcast a listen

#WeeklyFavorites
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No completed books last week. Having a puppy is kind of kicking my a$$ 😂

@Read4life

#52Bookclub24 #Palindromeoncover

This was just ok for me. Interesting enough to keep me reading but I wasn‘t wholly invested. 2.75 🌟

4 prompts remaining to finish this challenge.

There is a legend in Native America (from different tribes across the two continents of the Americas). It is a prophecy.

I first encountered the Peru version.

I will shorten & summarize the legend...the full version should be available online. Maybe search for, “Peru prophecy of the Eagle and Condor.“

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#currentreads

I‘ll finish Villain and Roasted today.

I‘m going to be real; I don‘t know what this is. I didn‘t want to do work and fixated on this monstrosity for several days. It was supposed to be small and doable during December but it grew. You can complete it in various ways but I think it‘s between 20-70 books so more of a year long/whenever thing.

It‘s a reading prompt maze/pick your own adventure thing based on Frozen Sick which is a D&D module.

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#NaturaLitsy 2025 #buddyread list.

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

There are some absolute gems on this list. Thank you to all of you who put forward recommendations. It wasn't an easy choice. I've checked that they are all widely available.
I'm so excited to be reading these with you.

I will link all of these titles in the comments. I best get writing to 🎅 with my 📚 list.

I‘m hosting a new challenge for 2025, #FictionalTraveler . Through the magic of books, we‘ll be traveling to different locations throughout the world. Choose your own book, based on the monthly prompt. Personally, I‘ll be reading books I already own, in my never-ending quest to tackle #MountTBR .

Very low key. When you finish your book each month, just post a review using the #FictionalTraveler hashtag, and tag me. ⬇️

This has been the longest and saddest few weeks of my life 💔 I know my Daddy wouldn‘t want me to sit around and be so sad. It‘s just hard to keep going and to do things I love like read or look at Litsy knowing he is gone. I‘m going to try today ❤️

Thank you all for your kind words, thoughts, and prayers the last few weeks 🙏🏻 love you all

#LitsyLove

#WeeklyForecast

Includes:
*#TBRtarot
*#DoubleSpin
*#SeasonalCozies
*#Roll100 (2)
*#SeriesLove2024 (6)
*#readyourebooks (3)

I sent some #LitsyLove

@Cuilin

When your coworker quits and now instead of hosting 1 book club you host 3. My Thanksgiving & Christmas breaks will be busy 😬😳

My son on right & to his left,the top of my head (holding sign) on local news tonight. 😀

The rally was attended by hundreds from CT & the northeast.I do not have words to describe the energy, the feelings people expressed post election: numbness,sadness, anger, fear, — today we experienced #joyinresistence #community #lovenothate
Blumenthal, our US Senator was there,& spoke eloquently about his promise to keep everyone safe, introduce new legislation,etc. along with many other state & town officials.

Saw this today while scrolling social media and had to save and share it!

#Inclusion #DEI

FLL finds the other day!

🌬️⛵💝.

#ThinkPositiveBePositive

#quotessharedbycaliforniananncrystal

Thanks for the tag. It has been an emotional week after my partner had a cardiac arrest last Friday evening and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. His body is better but he‘s disoriented and confused. Having heart procedure tomorrow. Wish I had better news to share. I miss my grands💔

#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii

#SnowedIn matches are in! You have until November 30th to post your picks and tag the user.

I will be posting the matches like this;

1. @PuddleJumper – (5) Dabbe – Goodreads Link

This means that PuddleJumper is picking 5 books for Dabbe from the linked list.

You can post your picks as a comment, a new post, create a graphic or write them down, whatever works for you! Let me know of any mistakes

I don‘t really have a preference, it kind of depends on my mood.

But what I don‘t want is a book series where the books end in the middle of the story as a “cliffhanger”. There‘s a difference between a teasing cliffhanger for another story and ending with the book‘s main conflict unresolved.

#SundayFunday Have a marvelous day, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!

1-Like an exhausting nightmare-my partner‘s still in hospital with congestive heart failure 😞
2-weekend‘s almost over and he has surgery tomorrow
3-prayers and peace

#saturdaychaturday @AllDebooks

#WeeklyForecast

Currently Reading:
📚 A Wrinkle in Time #DoubleSpin
📚 The Lager Queen of Minnesota

Up Next:
📚 The Velvet Hours
📚 The Key to Love

I‘m in bed with a stack of books. This doesn‘t include kindle or nook or other books I‘ve started but haven‘t quite decided on.

December author for #QueerBC is Cassandra Khaw!

A bit of a spooky end of year by the looks of it! If you've got any recs, pop them below in the comments

Lots of great suggestions for #QueerBC December buddy read!

It is time to vote - https://forms.gle/1yaXEfGwna5u6FQF9

A good week to stop by.

@ellen.kirschman.copdoc
@hazelgaynor
@msheatherwebb
@dianefreemanwright
@erikmeyauthor
David Marks
@emmacook2000
@partnersincrimevbt
@williammorrowbooks
@tallpoppywriters
@kensingtonbooks
@austenprose
@harpercollins

Finally completed October‘s #WickedWords 🧡

I‘m all caught up and have completed November. Now to wait for December‘s words. ❤️💚❤️

Going to this rally today with my son with anticipation & joy. Also representing some students. Beautiful day, blue skies, in 50s. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ To quote @TheBookHippie “Joy is Resistance.”

Some days I need to hear it.

#SSS #SeasonalSpiritShare

The creation of this collage was such fun! Christmas trees in town, snow flakes-hopeful, despite the prediction of 80 degree weather tomorrow- winter solstice cards, warm coffee & hot chocolate, birdsong.

It's one of my favourite places to go 📚

#BookReport

Finished Reading:
📚 Thanksgiving Dinner Death

Still Reading:
📚 The Lager Queen of Minnesota
📚 The Girl Who Chased the Moon

Didn't Finish Reading:
📚 We Solve Murders- it was due back at the library before I could finish reading it, so I'll have to check it out again to finish it

Haven't Started Yet:
📚 A Wrinkle in Time
📚 The Velvet Hours
📚 The Key to Love

#5JoysFriday, a day late as always 😁
🌸 my husband & I went to Savannah last weekend
🌸 the beautiful strained glass windows and pipe organ at The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah
🌸 this adorable squirrel that we watched while sitting in one of the squares (I have a great video of this squirrel, too!)
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My #SSS #SeasonalSpiritShare consists of cozy evenings after a fresh snow, curled up with hot chocolate, pie, my pups and a good book. If not a good book a great holiday movie

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#DAYSDEVOTEDTO
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: GOOD GRIEF

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Despite why we‘re here, Brian & I are remembering to take care of us too.
2. Sherlock. I miss him but get a daily “Mornings with Sherlock” pic from home.
3. I have 2 coffee shops on island that I love & lots of ebooks & audiobooks to choose from.
4. Overnight, one area put up a dozen winter inflatables. I love the holidays here. (Wasn‘t expecting holiday music before Thanksgiving)
5. Brian. Always. 💙💚💙

#5JoysFriday (a day late) @DebinHawaii

1. Litsy has a permanent place on my list of joys.

2 and 3 While I shouldn‘t be buying more books, Pango and ThriftBooks = spending a little less and not using Amazon as much.

4 and 5 Sunshine and nice temperatures mean sitting outside and reading.

Tag: @BookmarkTavern @kwmg40 @Enchanted_Bibliophile @EKonrad @PageShifter @julesG @CogsOfEncouragement

Finally got it together long enough to get back to #LitsyLove. Sending these out tomorrow. If you don't hear from me, and we usually write, it's very possible I lost your letter in the move. Hopefully I find it soon. 😭

#TLT #ThreeListThursday
Favorite desserts:
🍰 tiramisu
🍰 sweet potato pie
🍰 creme brulee
@dabbe

Things... may have gotten a little out of hand...