Welcome to Litsy!

My birthday 🎂 #bookhaul. Left is from my FOTL bookstore, right is a combo of bookmail and B&N, spending the 🥳 coupon they sent me.

Relatable but not revelatory.
Essays on being a reader, bits of memoir.
If you're craving a bit of reader community solidarity, I think it's a supportive, and at turns commiserative 😉, read.
While the author is the creator of the podcast What Should I Read Next, for those who want more in this vein, I'd be more more inclined to recommend the podcast Reading Glasses.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you so much for all the lovely gifts. I‘d Rather Be Reading (while snuggling with my kitties) is pretty much my personal philosophy. I‘ve never read either of these authors so that‘s exciting too. My friend who‘s staying with me while she‘s dealing with some health issues also loves to read! We might have to flip a coin to see who gets which sleep mask and pillow spray set. So much love for #LitsyLove!

“I can tell you why I inhale books like oyxgen: I am grateful for my one life, but I'd prefer to live a thousand—and my favorite books allow me to experience more on the page than I ever could in my actual life.” -Anne Bogel

I love books about books and books about plants or flowers; so, to me, they are stunning.
#StunningCover
#AboutABook

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I love to gift this one to bookish friends 😘 #aboutabook #yougifted

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I finished the first book from my #ReadYourKindle list! I loved it! Anne feels like a friend because I belong to the Modern Mrs. Darcy book club. There were so many things I could relate to. One chapter talked about the book that made her a reader. Hers was Emily of New Moon, mine was The Little Princess. My sister (10 years my senior) bought it for me and I remember it being the first book I couldn‘t put down - even for dinner. #ReadYourKindle

Ok, I'm admitting here and now that I'm reading too many books. It's December 24th, and at this rate, I won't finish any of my 4 currents reads by the 31st 😳📚

I would be happy to see just about any books on my new friend‘s shelf, especially books I would want to borrow. #sundayfunday

A short but delightful read about the enjoyment of being a reader. 😁

This was a delightful book about the joys of reading 📚 😊

I don't always like books about books, but this short audiobook captures what it's like to be a book lover.

My favorite chapter was the one about reading the author's notes/acknowledgements. Don't ever skip the notes!

Are you in a #slump? This little book with bite size chapters may be just what you‘re looking for. As Bogel reminisces on her reading journey, you will laugh, you will nod in agreement, you will reminisce over yours, and like me, you‘re likely to kick start your reading again.
This book is a delight.

#FirstLineFridays

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Adorable. Delightful. Wholly accurate. A book every bibliophile should at least read. At least once a chapter I found myself going, "So it's not just me!" ❤

4 stars ⭐️
Such a cute, tiny book about loving books and reading. Anne's voice shines through just like it does in her podcasts that I so love! This was such a cozy palate cleanser after two very heavy books.

#FavoriteBookishPodcast

#MarchMagic

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Taken off IG ( Barbara freethy) because it‘s a total vibe! Whose with me?

Just a few of my books about books

#BookLoversDay #NovemberNarrative @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Starting maternity leave tomorrow. Watch out TBR piles, I'm coming for you...muahahaha
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It's raining, I'm crocheting, and listening to an episode of What Should I Read Next and adding books they're chatting about to my TBR. Everything is perfect. EXCEPT that I am supposed to be working 😅 I will have to drag myself to my computer shortly (sigh)... but TGIF.

1. Yes
2. Currently Reading, Diving In, Reading Glasses, Reading Envy 😢, Sarah‘s Bookshelves (am also Patreon member), What Should I Read Next, Overdue, Book Cougars, Literary Disco, Literally Reading, Literature & History, So Many Damn Books
3. I don‘t know what it would be about; I‘d be more inclined to start a Canadian History podcast that would start from the arrival of the Ingenious tribes up to about the present day. #sundayfunday

1. Yes!
2. All the Books and Read or Dead from Bookriot. What Should I Read Next. Strong Sense of Place. The Book Case. By the Book. Also, my library puts out a podcast, but it‘s very intermittent.
3. It would be about mystery series. No standalones allowed!
#sundayfunday

#ItHadToBeYou Day 1: #JanuaryStats - pretty shabby, I know. Maybe last 3 days of January can improve these stats a bit, but I sincerely doubt it. 😂🤣📚📚📚📚

I still need two more solid recs for this + backups. Please and thank you!

Loves:

~Literay fiction - especially psychological thrillers and contemporary drama, but also dystopian, horror, magical realism, fairytale retellings, and historical fiction.

~Really prefer beautiful writing, thought-provoking content, and/or stories that stir a lot of emotions.

~Fiction recs only, as I‘m a bit more particular about nonfiction.

This book surprised me. It made me think, and think deeply, about myself as a reader and why books have played such an important role in life. This reads almost like a collection of essays, but it is a both a descriptive journey through the author‘s life as a reader and a book meant to help readers think more about reading as an action and as a state of being. 4/5 stars.

📚To a certain extent. Although there are plenty of books that I have loved, & books on my TBR, with bad cover designs.
📚📚I love the NYRB designs. Also, really love the designs for Penguin special editions (Coralie Bickford-Smith, Orange Editions, Penguin Vitae etc)
📚📚📚 Slouching Towards Bethlehem or the tagged book.
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Completely reorganized my SciFi/Fantasy/Horror section from A - G. I will continue my work tomorrow. This is what happens when I make my annual trip to the Book Barn in Connecticut and it just happens to be their annual sale! 🙃

A love letter and recount of those special things that make a reader a reader.

A little bedtime reading 📚😴

I hope everyone is having a great week!

"Books write our life story, and as they accumulated on our shelves (and on our windowsills, and underneath our sofa, and on top of our refrigerator), they became chapters in it themselves. How could it be otherwise?"

--Anne Fadiman

A warm bowl on chicken noodle soup, a grilled cheese sandwich, comfy blankets and a fun book is the best way to deal with a cold.
#annebogel
#readKY #nonfiction #idratherbereading #summer #sickday

That was fun! #doublebookspin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

#upnext #modernmrsdarcy

A delightful book steeped in the magic and wonder of the life of readers! You will find yourself (and other readers you love) within these pages. A quick read. Gifted to me by the delightful @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

How many more years until retirement? 🤔🥺

This was a reread and it‘s just as delightful the second time around!

#bookspinbingo - got a 2nd bingo!
#pop21 - book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality

This weekend was filled with books and #plantbabies. I told myself I wouldn‘t buy any new books for myself but I couldn‘t pass up the deal on these two titles. ($3.99 and $2.99 USD). I also picked up 3 new plant babies, a new plant stand and made a new cutting.

So excited! Even though I‘ll probably just walk in and out quickly to pick up my holds, it‘s going to feel like such a luxury to be able to just swing by to pick up books without it scheduling an appointment first. 🥳🥳🥳

Regardless of politics, I think this describes most of us Littens. 🤣🤣🤣

I found this book okay, I was hoping for more, but the one thing about it, it is a book for every type of reader. It touches on a bit of everything, like bookish problems, book friends, bookshelves, and an abundance of references. A good coffee table book.

I finished my Goodreads challenge under the wire today... I was so close that I had to “cheat” a little with a novella completed last night and a short MG novel this afternoon. I‘m always fascinated by the statistics Goodreads pulls together at the end of the year. I still want to look at my own goals vs. actual reading (I know I bombed that goal of reading more from my shelves than from the library), but overall it was a good reading year!

Loved this had to share!😂

A little sign of life - Had a few very busy weeks at work but things should be back to normal tomorrow🙏🏼 So far I‘ve pretty much didn‘t read at all this month. But I started moving my books to our new place and bookshelf (spoiler: all of them won‘t fit😂) and I‘m happy to have more of my books around!

My favorite book blog is Modern Mrs Darcy. My favorite part are the seasonal reading guides/book previews, and I also love the What Should I Read Next? Podcast.

#ForeverNovember

I love the modern mrs Darcy!! #favoritebookblog #forevernovember @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Cute - reading this now; along with a few others.