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November Storm
November Storm | Robert Oldshue
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In each of the stories in Robert Oldshues debut collection, the characters want to be decent but find that hard to define. In the first story, an elderly couple is told that delivery of their Thanksgiving dinner has been canceled due to an impending blizzard. Unwilling to have guests but nothing to serve them, they make a run to the grocery, hoping to get there and back before the snow, but crash their car into the last of their neighbors. In The Receiving Line, a male prostitute tricks a closeted suburban schoolteacher only to learn that the trick is on him. In The Woman On The Road, a twelve-year-old girl negotiates the competing demands of her faith and her family as she is bat mitzvahed in the feminist ferment of the 1980s. The lessons she learns are the lessons learned by a ten-year-old boy in Fergus B. Fergus, after which, in Summer Friend, two women and one man renegotiate their sixty-year intimacy when sadly, but inevitably, one of them gets ill. The Home Of The Holy Assumption offers a benediction. A quadriplegic goes missing at a nursing home. Was she assumed? In the process of finding out, all are reminded that caring for others, however imperfectlyeven laughablyis the only shot at assumption we have. In upstate New York, a November storm is one that comes early in the season. If it catches people off-guard, it can change them in the ways Oldshues characters are changed by different but equally surprising storms.
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DGRachel
November Storm | Robert Oldshue
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…and now the full bingo board for me to reference throughout the month, say “oh, I should read that next”, and then read something else entirely that isn‘t anywhere on the board. 😂

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks fantastic! 13mo
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DGRachel
November Storm | Robert Oldshue
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I haven‘t read October‘s #bookspin and I‘m in the middle of the #doublespin, but I needed a distraction this evening, so I created a November list that I can ignore next month 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Everyone needs a good procrastination list! 😂 13mo
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TheAromaofBooks
November Storm | Robert Oldshue
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Oh my WORD, how is it the end of October???? Absolutely unreal!

That means it's time to start thinking about important stuff, like your November #BookSpin/#BookSpinBingo lists!! 😁 Some of you have already posted yours, but for the rest of you, this is your reminder that somehow November 2 is only a week away!!

We are also getting close to the end of the year (!!!) so I will be making a few posts next month explaining how the giveaway works in ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) more detail. For those of you who are new here, every BookSpin/DoubleSpin book you've completed throughout the year counts as one entry for my end-of-the-year giveaway!! I choose five people at random and send them a book!! This giveaway is open internationally if Blackwell's ships to your country. (RIP Book Depository!😢)

As always, the “rules“ and more giveaway info can be found on my blog here - https://thearomaofbooks.wordpress.com/⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) And the link to enter the giveaway, which you can also use to track the Spins you've read, can be found here - https://forms.gle/tc6U17AuVw4ssG2v8

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions, and be sure to tag me when you post your November lists!!!

Thank you all so much for your participation and enthusiasm. I love seeing everyone's lists and reviews!!!
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TheSpineView Yikes, November!! So not ready. Need to get a move on. 13mo
OriginalCyn620 My list is almost done! 13mo
Librarybelle Hooray!! I‘ve been thinking about this! 13mo
Bookwormjillk 😱 13mo
claudiuo It is unreal, so true! I'll be getting my list ready soon. Thank you! 13mo
bookandbedandtea I'm not ready for it to be November. 🫣 I do have my list ready though. 13mo
Eggs Thank you Sarah🧡🧡 13mo
Soubhiville I haven‘t even thought about this yet! I guess it‘s time to start considering. 13mo
Lcsmcat Aaaarggg 😱 Time is going too fast! 13mo
DieAReader A goal for this weekend! Thanks for the reminder Sarah!! 13mo
BarbaraJean Whyyyyy is the year almost over?? 😩 I always welcome a new BookSpin month and list, but how is this the next to last one for the year?? 13mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I‘m not ready!! Don‘t take my favorite month away!!!! 😭 13mo
CloakNQuill I may or may not opt out for this and next month. I‘ll be in Australia mid Nov to mid Dec. (edited) 13mo
AllDebooks I'm not ready for October to be over! Such a fun month on Litsy 13mo
AshleyHoss820 I was just talking about this with my husband! Where did this year go!? 😱 13mo
TheAromaofBooks @CloakNQuill - Ooooo how fun!!! Just let me know if you want to be removed from the tag list. Otherwise, participate however works for your schedule!! 13mo
Bookzombie This hadn‘t even clicked for me. I‘m going to participate but cheat a little by trying to stick to shorter books in hopes of catching up some. 😊 13mo
Bklover Thanks Sarah!!🧡🤎🧡 13mo
Simona Can you add me to tag list, please? 13mo
TheAromaofBooks @Simona - Absolutely!! 13mo
Simona Thank you 🙏 13mo
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick My reading time had dwindled, so the good news about that is that it shouldn't take much effort to make next month's list. 🤣 13mo
Clare-Dragonfly Oh jeez, it‘s the first already… I think I can just use last month‘s list again 😅 13mo
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bekakins
November Storm | Robert Oldshue
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Here's my list for November's #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo

I've just started on my final book for October (unless it's a really quick read!)... I am absolutely loving finally ploughing through my TBR list (although I can't stop buying books so I don't think it's actually getting shorter 🤣)

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks The fact that I read constantly yet the TBR never shrinks is one of those mysterious problems that science will never solve! 😂 4y
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TheAromaofBooks
November Storm | Robert Oldshue
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Friends, I hate to be the one who says this but - we are only a week away from November!!! October FLEW by! Lots of craziness out in the world, but here in Litsy we have our priorities straight (No. 1 is TBR reduction!), so it's time to sign up for the next round of #BookSpin / #BookSpinBingo !!! As always, I will be drawing on the 2nd so there is still plenty of time to knock a few more books off October's list!! Remember to tag me in your ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) reviews!!

To participate in the challenge, just post a list of 20 books you've been meaning to read & tag me when you do. For more details, please see my master post - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/1989556 - or feel free to ask questions!!

When you post your list, please indicate whether or not you would like to be tagged for #BookSpinBingo as well. There is NO obligation to participate in the bingo portion if you don't want to!! ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) No one can qualify for more than 2 entries per month for the end-of-the-year giveaway, so the only thing you gain from joining Bingo is the joy of checking more books off the list!! 😂 I know it's not something everyone has time to do, so no pressure. This is a fun challenge!!

PLEASE remember to tag me when you post your list. This allows me to add you to MY list so that you get tagged with the winning numbers on drawing day!!! ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks Anyone & everyone is welcome to join – all you have to do is post a list & tag me!! If you want to take a break this month but still want to stay on the tag list for December, please let me know – I update the tag list every month to reflect that month‘s participants so that people who aren‘t interested any more don‘t keep getting tagged unnecessarily.

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions or thoughts. There is still plenty of time⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) before the 2nd, but I‘m excited to see everyone‘s lists!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who joins me for this challenge every month – I truly enjoy looking at lists & reading everyone‘s reviews & thoughts. It‘s SO much fun for me!!

See you on November 2!!

PS I am tagging everyone who posted an October list OR asked to be kept on the tag list!!
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Soubhiville I‘ve been thinking about my list! Can‘t believe it‘s almost Nov already! 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Yay!!!! 🤘😆🤘 I‘m planning a Nonfiction November list! 4y
AsYouWish I am totally in!!!! Still hoping to get some more books in before November starts (but seriously where did October go?!?!) 4y
Nelnjali Thank you so much for organizing this! I've had so much fun with it. :) 4y
BarkingMadRead Wow! I will make my pile today! Crazy! 4y
rockpools 😱Nooooo!!!! And also 🎉🎉🎉Yay!!!!! Your post did make me smile 😊 4y
Heideschrampf Thanks as always for the positive vibes! I‘m on my oct #doublespin right now and i‘m loving it! 4y
AllisonM89 Looking forward to another month of bingo! 4y
Megabooks I have a tentative list already!! 🎉🎉 4y
mollyrotondo I already started making my list! I have two more spots to fill lol 4y
claudiuo I'm so in for both spin and bingo. Just getting ready to post my weekly update and was thinking I only have a few days left to try to finish my bingo. I can't believe how fast this month has passed. 4y
erinreads I‘m back in for November! Already started compiling my list. 4y
Sarahreadstoomuch Already thinking about my list!! Gotta see what I can finish this week.... I really look forward to this every month now. It‘s really helping me with my TBR!! 4y
wanderinglynn I‘m in! But I probably won‘t do well because November is NaNoWriMo! 4y
Bookwormjillk I‘m in! 4y
Grrlbrarian I‘m in 🙌 Will work on my list today! 4y
La_Cori I'm in! I've already a few titles on my list.. 4y
Jadams89 Woohoo!! 4y
Eggs Will make my list this week! 4y
Selena85 Ugh I haven't even attempted my October #bookspin and only am 30 pages or so into #doublespin. October has flown by!! Count me in for November, I'll want to redeem myself 4y
squirrelbrain I was only thinking about my list this morning.... looking forward to it! 4y
BayouGirl85 I can not describe how excited this makes me 😁 4y
Ash.on.the.line Trying to put a little list together today! Pretty excited! 😁 4y
Sace I love Bookspin so much! I'll be planning, plotting and posting my list soon! 4y
ChaoticMissAdventures How??? Must start holiday shopping..... 4y
jb72 😱 4y
OriginalCyn620 Yay! I‘ve been working on my November list! 🤗 4y
Smarkies I started working on my list yesterday. 😂😂 Need to figure out a couple of books 4y
rabbitprincess I‘m in for bookspin and bingo! I‘ve been feeling a bit ehh about reading this month, but I took the first week and a half of November off so hoping that will help! 4y
vlwelser 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Except I'm a little sad for October. It seems to have vanished without a trace. Thank you for organizing all of this! 4y
Sargar114 I look forward to the 2nd every month now! Thank you again for working so hard on this and putting it together. I thought October was going to be a wash but it‘s turning out better than I expected. Glad to have one more week! 4y
GardenJess It now strikes me that I am working my bingo card but know about the bookspin or double spin? What did I miss? Regardless it‘s helped my tbr immensely 4y
Coleen_Nieto @TheAromaofBooks Thank you for remembering me! Could someone direct me to instructions to Play? I can't find them. 4y
Librarybelle Hooray! Thanks for doing this again! 4y
bookandbedandtea Woohoo! I've actually started thinking about my November list so, unusually, I feel semi prepared as this month draws to an end. As always, thank you for organizing this! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Coleen_Nieto - To play, you just need to create a list of 20 books you've been meaning to read & tag me when you post the list. On the 2nd, I draw 2 numbers (BookSpin/DoubleSpin) & throughout the month everyone tries to read those numbers from their list!! If you want to bingo, I post a bingo card on the 2nd as well w/ the numbers all shuffled & you read books that match those numbers to score!! Here is a master post w/more details &let me know ⬇ 4y
TheAromaofBooks @GardenJess - haha that's fantastic! BookSpin/DoubleSpin is the original challenge that I started - Bingo has grown from that because some people wanted to read more than 2 books from their list every month!! Originally I only drew 2 numbers & those were the ones everyone read. Reading them is still the “official“ way to score entries for the end-of-the-year giveaway. Some folks choose to only read 1 or 2 books instead of full-on bingo!! 4y
Coleen_Nieto @TheAromaofBooks thank you so much!!! Thank you also for all the work you put into this! I'm really looking forward to playing! 4y
GardenJess @TheAromaofBooks what we‘re the two numbers for October? Curious if I managed to read them. 4y
magyklyXdelish Yay!!! 4y
keys_on_fire @GardenJess -Bookspin was #9 and double bookspin was #1 4y
GardenJess @keys_on_fire figures that I haven‘t started either, lol! 4y
keys_on_fire @GardenJess Oh no! I just finished mine over the weekend. Hopefully you can knock out one or the other this week! 🤞 4y
i.besteph Oooh I can‘t wait :)) 4y
i.besteph I‘m prepping my list as I type this woohoo! 4y
BarbaraBB Yess! I am thinking about my list already even though I have to finish some more books this month to get some bingo‘s and my #bookspin! I did finish my #doublespin though and am enjoying this challenge so much ❤️ 4y
BookwormAHN I'm in 😺 4y
Deblovestoread Thanks for the reminder! Can‘t believe October is almost gone. Will pull my list together and may try for a bingo in November! Thanks Sarah for this fun TBR squashing challenge! 4y
SamAnne Thanks for organizing! 4y
Sweetkokoro I‘ll definitely be doing the bookspin and doublespin, but not the bingo for November, between holidays and birthdays the next two months are severely hectic in my life, so I know I won‘t get around to doing a bingo board! 4y
catebutler This month flew by!!! 4y
Cinfhen Craziness!!! But I‘m ready for #NovemberBookSpin 🥳Thanks for all you do xxx 4y
RainyDayReading How is it already almost November???? I better get my list together 😅 4y
GinaKButler Woo-hoo! I‘ll start working on my list! 4y
EliNeedsMoreShelves Good lord, that went fast! 4y
Read4life I‘m in and thinking about my list. Will probably miss clearing my October card by one book. But that‘s still 24 TBRs cleared. 4y
BookmarkTavern YES! I‘m so excited for this! 📚📚📚 4y
TEArificbooks I‘m in again for November. 4y
CarolynM I'm in again for all three. Thanks sarah😘 4y
LeticiaToraci Yay!!!🎃🍁🍂🍂🍃😁 4y
Allylu Working on my list! 4y
Desha Thank you so much @TheAromaofBooks! Please keep me on your “permanent tag” list! My “list” is my box of 20 books lol! 😂😊👍🏻📚 4y
8little_paws I am IN! I am loving bookspin. It's helping me eat through my backlog. Slowly but surely. 4y
Bookzombie Count me in! I‘m horrible about posting so will probably be posting a whole bunch over the next few days. 🙂 4y
Skygoddess1 I‘m in! Will be posting my list shortyly 4y
paper.reveries I‘m in!!! I went back and looked at your master post, so I think I understand how it works. So excited, this is my first Litsy challenge! :) I‘ll make my list of 20 this week! EDIT: I want to try out the bingo, too. :) (edited) 4y
TheAromaofBooks @daisyheadmaesie - Yay!! Just tag me when you post your list & I'll tag you with all the goodies on Nov. 2!! It kind of makes more sense as you go along. If you scroll wayyy back in my feed, you can see where I posted October's bingo card if you need an example!! Just let me know if you have any questions!! 4y
paper.reveries @TheAromaofBooks Done and done. Thanks! :) 4y
melissajayne I will get mine out as soon as possible; just a bit busy reading... 4y
melissajayne I do have a list btw. 4y
aperfectmjk I'm still working on my list, but count me in! 4y
Liz_M I am thinking about joining for Nov. But am a little confused - why are some lists 20 books and some are 25? Doesn't one need 25 for a bingo card? 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Liz_M - My original challenge was just BookSpin. Participants make a list of 20 books & I draw 2 numbers (BookSpin/DoubleSpin) & everyone tries to read those numbers from their lists. I started Bingo this summer, but many people don't want to commit to that much, so the official 2 numbers still come from the list of 20. Those who want to do Bingo can either make a list of 25 OR choose to leave 21-25 as free spaces. The bingo card does have 25 ⬇ 4y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) spaces, but that's why there is a mix of lists of 20 & 25. Some people aren't doing bingo at all & some are planning to utilize free spaces. Others prefer to have no free spaces & so they make a list of 25. Hope this helps!!! @Liz_M 4y
ElizaMarie I can't even believe that this month is almost over! I need to finish my #DoubleSpin this month. I am about 3 hrs from finishing it so I could do it. But.. I will be posting mine soon :) Maybe tomorrow :) 4y
Argon I think I‘ll pass for November, this month turned out to be much busier than I expected and I still have to finish my BookSpin & DoubleSpin books for October! I‘ll have more time in December when classes end and I‘ll rejoin then :) 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Argon - I totally understand!! I'll keep you on December's tag list. Good luck getting caught up on life this month!!! 4y
Argon @TheAromaofBooks thank you!! 😊 4y
PaperbackPirate Well I only finished 1 book all month so I‘m going to keep my list the same. Thank you for hosting again! 4y
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guinsgirlreads
November Storm | Robert Oldshue
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#novemberwrapup 😤 Not a good month for me. I just started getting into graphic novels and surely that helped me this month! Best Day Ever was definitely my favorite, and The Store was my least favorite.. on to December! 🎄

RadicalReader @Caffienequeen wish I had your beautiful cursive script writing 7y
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SarahJoyce
November Storm | Robert Oldshue
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Bailedbailed

Second letdown from University of Iowa press in a row. Nothing original. More stories worth skipping than reading.
Not worth wasting any of 2017 on.