Welcome to Litsy!

@Avanders the 📦 finally made it here!
Is it for a swap?
You should be getting one from me by the end of the week. I‘m keeping my eye on the tracking. It has a #JolabokaflodSwap gift in the bag, and everything else in the box is for the #NaughtyListHolidaySwap.

I also got another one of my #jolabokaflodswap packages today as well.

Package mailed!!

@MaleficentBookDragon

#jolabokaflodswap #js2024

WeeklyFavorites

This week favorites is the Elizabeth Brundage, a super surprising read filled with fun twists and very well written.

November hasn‘t been my best month but these four books absolutely made up for some meh 🫤 reads!

Ever since reading All Things Cease to Appear I've wanted to read more Brundage. This one is completely different yet just as good.
Set in Hollywood a man who's script has been denied by a famous producer, is looking for ways to make her change her mind. That's just the start, which leads to a whirlwind of actions, just like in a movie. A hard boiled thriller on the one hand but also a very thoughtful novel about war veterans. Highly recommended!

#WeeklyForecast 48/24

I remember @Cathythoughts writing about the tagged book so when I found a copy in a free library I had to pick it up of course. I am going to read it after finishing Yr Dead from the #ToB25 longlist.
I want to read so many of the longlisted books and have a couple of them on my shelves. I‘ll read one each week. Except for this week lol because I also want to read Colored Television!

Super fun and ridiculous. A good escape and holds up pretty well with women empowering themselves and standing up to some dastardly husbands. A good read-alike for fans of Rivals. I enjoyed it.

31 Oct-4 Nov 24 (audiobook)
A look at some of the more interesting stories, characters and controversies that have surrounded the Academy Awards over the course of its history including the Fontaine/deHavilland rivalry, Citizen Kane debacle, House of Unamerican Activities, #Oscarssowhite and Harvey Weinstein. Recommend to those with an interest.

I was in a bit of a slump the past few months, so it was nice to finally have a fuller reading month.Top read of October was the tagged nonfiction.

This was such a gorgeous book!

This book explores Palace Costume, a costume rental house that specializes in vintage clothes. The first part featured interviews with the founder and numerous costume designers. The interviews were very insightful and were a fun way to tell the history of the Palace Costume. The rest of the book showed pictures of the clothes.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2024/10/12/review-palace-costume/

I bumped into this at my library and it looked like fun, so I gave it a try. In addition to what was coming across as faux humility, the author reads it and is a total snooze. Usually memoir is better when read by the author, but not in this case. I threw in the towel after 30 minutes.