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Segu | Maryse Conde

Had a long day full of meetings today but I‘m not often in Leeds anymore so I seized the chance to go to The Leeds Library and pick out some books I had identified for #readingtheamericas2023.

They‘re all on 12 week loans so will keep until next year.

Let me know if you want to know which countries any are for.

Not sure who‘s playing along, so tagging any Littens I‘ve noticed!

Megabooks, Cinfhen, jenniferw88, BarbaraBB, KristiAhlers

Cinfhen I‘ll follow along with your reviews but very excited to see (& read) the possibilities!! 2y

TrishB Planning ahead 👍🏻 2y

rockpools Exciting! 2y

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Itchyfeetreader I am starting to realise my read what takes my fancy and plan not a jot approach to challenges is why I rarely finish a challenge! This is so organised of you! 2y

Suet624 A 12 week loan is something I could really use. We get 3 weeks. 2y

KristiAhlers Wow a 12 week loan that‘s awesome! I work at a bookstore so today I placed an order for a few books today! Can‘t wait to get my hands on them! 2y

BarbaraBB That is great, the haul and the loan! I read and loved the tagged book. I wonder how it is about the Americas? It‘s set in Mali. Maybe part of it is set in America however, I don‘t remember. It is great anyhow! 2y

squirrelbrain @Itchyfeetreader - I am the #spreadsheetqueen! 🤣 2y

squirrelbrain @Suet624 @KristiAhlers - new / in-demand books are on 3 week loans, but after that they go onto 12 weeks. We don‘t get fines either…! It‘s a private subscription library that you pay to be a member of, but it‘s only 660 per year. My local public library is also very good, and they‘re the standard 3 weeks too. 2y

squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB The author was born on #guadeloupe so that‘s why I picked it. I‘m doing a few ‘author from‘ books… Derek Walcott is from St Lucia, and Caryl Philips is from St Kitts and Nevis. (He now lives in Leeds and is a patron of the Leeds Library!) 2y

jenniferw88 I'm using The Mapmaker's Wife too - it #doubledips for 'involves a murder' for #booked2023! @Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage 2y

Cinfhen I have that one available from my library too @jenniferw88 but #involvesAMurder is from 2022 😊😂😘 I love the idea of using an author from a certain country, Helen. I think I‘ll be pinching several of your ideas 💡 🥰 2y

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen d'oh! That must be one of my other challenges then! 😂😂😂 2y

Cinfhen I know!!! Too many to keep track of!!! @jenniferw88 😝 2y

Megabooks None of these are on my radar, so thanks for the tag. I‘ve always wanted to read Jean Rhys. What country is that for? 2y

squirrelbrain @Megabooks -Jean Rhys was born on Dominica. I recently read her biography and didn‘t love it, but that was because I felt you needed to have read more of her books to appreciate it, and I‘d only read Wide Sargasso Sea before.

I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys

Caroline2 Oh let me know when you get to Voyage and if you fancy a buddy read. 😀 👍 2y

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Megabooks

The Mercies | Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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This is an interesting novel, but I didn‘t enjoy the #audiobook narration. It was too monotone for me. However, this finishes both #pop22 and #booked2022! 🎉🎉

In the 1600s, a ship carrying all the men in a small northern Norwegian village capsizes, leaving the women to build a #NonPatriarchalSociety. But trouble comes when King James I sends a minister to oversee the women and they don‘t want him there.

KarenUK, Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, Cortg, jenniferw88, Laughterhp, alisiakae, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB, RaeLovesToRead

Librarybelle I really enjoyed this one! 2y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Woot!! 🥳🥳 I need to finish our Google form for the last drawing of 2022!! 2y

Cinfhen Woohoo-!!!! Congrats on completing #Booked2022 & #Pop22 🎉🎊🎉🎊 2y

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squirrelbrain Yay for finishing double challenges on a #doubledip! 🎉🎉🎉 2y

BarbaraBB Great achievement 🙌🏽 2y

KarenUK Woo hoo!!! 2y

Megabooks @Librarybelle the plot was excellent! 2y

Megabooks @BarbaraTheBibliophage yay! Excited to enter! 2y

Megabooks @Cinfhen @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @KarenUK it was an epic #doubledip to finish two great challenges! I‘ve loved playing along with y‘all on pop the last two years. 💜💜 2y

BarbaraBB And we‘re still waiting for the next one!! 2y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB I know right?! 2y

jenniferw88 Comes out 1st December (this Thursday) 2y

Megabooks @jenniferw88 thanks for the heads up!! @BarbaraBB see what Jenny said! 👍🏻👍🏻 (edited) 2y

Deblovestoread Congrats on finishing both challenges 🎉 2y

Cortg Rockstar ⭐️ I wasn‘t a big fan of this read and also did the audio, so maybe it was one for the print? Either way, CONGRATS! 2y

Reggie This book was so frustrating. They were doing so well on their own. 2y

BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 Wow, I didn‘t know! Thanks! 2y

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! December 1!!! Can‘t wait- how are you feeling @jenniferw88 ??? 2y

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen in general, or about the challenge 😂? In general, very well, but excited about the challenge to see how many #doubledips (or more) I can do! 2y

Cinfhen Well both @jenniferw88 but I remember you mentioned you had an appointment regarding your heart ♥️ 2y

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen 😊😂😂😂 no results yet, but they didn't keep me in so that's a good sign (this particular hospital is very 'bolts and braces' - they like to cover all angles), so think they'd have said something then if it didn't look right. 2y

Cinfhen Oh good @jenniferw88 🥰😘 2y

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Cinfhen

Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc

Almost forgot to post my #WeeklyForecast🤦🏼‍♀️ I can‘t believe it‘s almost December!! I‘m SUPER EXCITED that #ReadingAmericas23 is opening December instead of January- just hope not to many books are #DoubleDips or #TriplePlays I‘m also enjoying the #ToB23 longlist

kspenmoll The Diamond Eye was fantastic! 2y

Cinfhen I‘ll be reading it with the #LiteraryCrew @kspenmoll ‼️‼️‼️ 2y

BarbaraBB I have Best of Friends on my shelves too! 2y

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Cinfhen Im excited for that one since @Megabooks reviewed it @BarbaraBB 2y

BarbaraBB Me too! And I love Kamila Shamsie! 2y

Megabooks So glad you enjoyed Search!! 2y

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jenniferw88

Adrift on St. John | Rebecca M. Hale

@Cinfhen Here are my #tripleplay books for #52bookclub2023 #booked2023 #readingtheamericas2023 - you may need to screenshot to read them.

I'll try to work out how to show you my #doubledips tomorrow, as it's getting late now and the list was rather long!

@alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

Cinfhen I need my iPad vs my iPhone for this post 😁😜 thanks for sharing!! Going to switch devices 😘 2y

Cinfhen Now I can see!! Thanks Jenny!!! I‘m definitely pinching some ideas!!!! I was already planning on potentially using Heritage and

Who Is Vera Kelly?

Cinfhen So now I probably will!!! Love your spread sheet!!! 2y

BarbaraBB I love this spreadsheet 😍😍 2y

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jenniferw88

The Ultimate Reading Challenge: Complete a Goal, Open an Envelope, and Reveal Your Bookish Prize! | Weldon Owen

🎉🎉🎉 @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

https://www.the52book.club/2023-reading-challenge/

StoryGraph link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/39f3b080-2a13-4604-bfb4-ebd7276...

IndoorDame I love the time of year when the new challenges all come out! 2y

BarbaraBB Oh wow! I on my way out now but when I return I dive into this. Looking forward to it. Hopefully it is on Storygraph too. Thanks for tagging ❤️❤️ 2y

squirrelbrain Hhmmm, I‘m *definitely* not doing any more challenges next year, but I can see lots of #doubledipping in here….. 🤦‍♀️ 2y

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jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen it is on Storygraph! https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/39f3b080-2a13-4604-bfb4-ebd7276... 2y

BarbaraBB It‘s on Storygraph? That is fantastic. Diving in now. Looking forward to tackling this challenge with you, @Cinfhen and probably @squirrelbrain 🤣 And maybe @IndoorDame ?! (edited) 2y

BarbaraBB Great prompts! It looks doable! 2y

MonicaLoves2Read Think I will try this in 2023😊 2y

Deblovestoread Excited it‘s on Storygraph. I‘m in. 😀 2y

Cinfhen I‘ve been offline for 24 hours but I had a feeling it would drop on Friday!!! Going to check it out!!!! Thanks, Jenny 😘😘 2y

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen haha! I'm due in for a hospital appointment next Tuesday (just a regular check up), but I was expecting it to drop then when I wouldn't have been able to research! Have got most of them planned, but need to work out which #doubledip / #tripledip with #booked2023 & #readingtheamericas2023 - will post ideas on here tomorrow! 2y

Cinfhen Can‘t wait to see what you found!!! I‘ve found a few #DoubleDips and #TriplePlays but I‘m still searching. I‘m happy to share/ send some of my books with you, Jenny 💕💕💕 2y

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen thank you, and likewise I'm happy to send some of mine (as long as it's a physical copy 🤣!) 2y

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jenniferw88

Death in the Sunshine | Steph Broadribb

#booked2023 #summer @Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage

All tentative on this post! Tagged does 'sunshine noir' and The Road to Jonestown fulfills 'set in a neighbourhood'.

Bookwormjillk That Jim Jones cover is creeeeeepy! 2y

jenniferw88 @Bookwormjillk it #doubledips for #readingtheamericas2023 #guyana @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB 2y

Cinfhen Great ideas!!! 2y

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Cinfhen

Sugar Pop Moon: A Jersey Leo Novel | John Florio

Ok @BarbaraBB @KarenUK you‘ve both inspired me!! I‘ll probably change half of these but for now this is my #PoP21 plan 📚I either own or have access to all of these titles, so that‘s a HUGE DEAL plus a few are #DoubleDips 🍦🍦Anyone else planning their #POP21 challenge grid....books are in order from 1-40
( I think 😉)

Cinfhen I know you‘re participating @4thhouseontheleft so I‘m sharing my ideas 💚💚💚 (edited) 4y

alisiakae I've been debating putting together a grid! I plan on reading Binti this year, too. 😃 4y

KarenUK I‘ve screenshot both of your lists... and will definitely steal some ideas! This is going to be a fun year of reading for sure! @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen 4y

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BarbaraBB Great list! A lot of these books are on my shelves too and I can see myself using them for #pop21 too. 4y

Cinfhen Maybe we can do a few BuddyReads @BarbaraBB @KarenUK 4y

KarenUK @Cinfhen great idea! 👍 4y

BarbaraBB 👌🏽 4y

Megabooks Tiny Beautiful Things is an all-time fave! 4y

Cinfhen I know it‘s a fav of @KarenUK too!!!! @Megabooks so im looking forward to finally reading it. 4y

LeahBergen Damn, girl! You‘re so organized. 😂 4y

Cinfhen I had wayyyy too much fun creating the grid @LeahBergen I‘m pretty sure I won‘t stick to half of these ideas 😜 4y

Kalalalatja I want to join ALL THE READING CHALLENGES, but I can‘t really figure out, if it will motivate me, or stress me out 😅 but seeing your posts are definitely inspiring 🤔😄 4y

Reggie Soooo double dips are ok? I‘m doing the popsugar and readharder and wondered if categories across challenges can share books? 4y

Cinfhen For me, that‘s part of the fun @Reggie how many prompts from various challenges can one book fulfill😉 #DoubleDips are DEFINITELY allowed🙌🏻I‘m excited you‘re doing #Pop21 and #ReadHarder ~ can‘t wait to see what you choose ♥️ 4y

Cinfhen @Kalalalatja I‘m not allowing these challenges to stress me out.... I use them as my reading guide 😜It gives me direction somehow but I can totally get how they can become overwhelming. BTW: Trish got her package yesterday so hopefully yours will come in the next day or two 🤞🏽 4y

Kalalalatja That was how they used to work for me, but this year, I haven‘t been able to keep track of which books I wanted to read, I haven‘t really bought new books (😱🤯), and my planning has been non existent. I‘m definitely doing #booked2021, but looking at my unread shelf, I don‘t think I have books that fit the prompts, so I‘ll have to do some research 😅 exciting, I‘ll keep an eye out for it! 4y

Cinfhen Well im SUPER glad you‘re back for #Booked2021 and im happy to send you books after I read them if you‘re missing prompts @Kalalalatja 💗💗💗 4y

Kalalalatja Thanks Cindy, I‘ll keep that in mind ☺️ even though I didn‘t really plan for #booked2020, I ended up reading all but three prompts, so I‘m hoping it will all work out somehow 🤞 4y

Centique I love the planning part of the year too so I appreciate your grid! It‘s a beauty. (I know I don‘t do any of these challenges but I have a very curated list of my own 😂😂) PS. I‘ll be so interested in what you think of The Signature of All Things. I LOVED the first half of it but not the second half. However you might have the opposite feeling as the first half is quite slow. I love your honest reactions anyhow!💕 4y

Cinfhen I‘m excited for that book @Centique I‘ve loaned it to several friends who all loved it!! I‘ll keep you posted 😘

The Signature of All Things: A Novel

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TheBookAddict

My ABC's: featuring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets | Children's Television Workshop

Finally sat down and tried to get myself organized so I won‘t be scrambling last minute on these challenges. I‘m trying to use my journal more.

#LitsyAtoZ2020 #AbecedarianTBR #Booked2020

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, BookishMarginalia, alisiakae

Cinfhen YAy!!! Cross challenging #DoubleDips and #TriplePlays 5y

alisiakae Looks great! 5y

Crazeedi Very nice! 5y

TheBookAddict @Cinfhen 😁 yep! @4thhouseontheleft @Crazeedi thanks! 🙂 5y

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writerlibrarian

The Luminaries | Eleanor Catton

One of fun things of the last day of the year is planning the books to read in the new year. My tracking sheet is done with the three reading challenges that are shaping my reading for 2020. Bookriot Read Harder challenge, Reading women 2020 and #booked2020

Here's my #booked2020winter preliminary choices.

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Cinfhen Fun choices!!! Any #DoubleDips 🍦🍦 5y

writerlibrarian @Cinfhen might as well make count the almost 1000 pages🍦🍦🍦 for

The Luminaries

Cinfhen Yowza!!!! 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Great picks!! I‘m excited our 2020 challenges are ON! ♥️👊🏻📚 5y

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