Litsy

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 | Beth Brower

I‘ve missed you dear #littens as I‘ve been in a lot of pain this week - sciatic pain can get excruciating. When able to focus, I continue to devour the Emma series. 😊

TheBookHippie Oy. I had that in pregnancy about went out of my mind. Yuk. Hope it gets better. 1d

BooksandCoffee4Me @TheBookHippie Thank you 💛! 1d

Ruthiella Hope you feel better soon. ❤️ 1d

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Librarybelle Hope you feel better soon! 1d

dabbe I hope the pain eases asap! Sciatica is horrible! 💙🩵💙 1d

TheLudicReader Hope things improve soon. 12h

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LitsyBirthdays

The Birthday Cake Book | Fiona Cairns

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @HOTPock3tt and @maich !!! 🎂

The #birthdayfairies are so excited to be celebrating with you on your special day and would like to wish you a day filled with lots of #birthdaylove and laughter…and of course, loads of good reads! 📚

Happy Cake and Candle Day, Kenya and Maja!

🥳🎶🥳🎶🥳🎶🥳🎶🥳🎶🥳🎶🥳

KarenUK, Crazeedi, CarolynM, julesG, robinb, squirrelbrain

robinb Wishing you a lovely day @HOTPock3tt . Happy Birthday! 🎉 2w

robinb Enjoy your day @maich . 🎈Happy Birthday! 🎉 2w

SarahBookInterrupted Happy Birthday!🥳 2w

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CarolynM Happy birthday @HOTPock3tt @maich 🎂🎈🥳 2w

tpixie @maich @HOTPock3tt Happy Birthday #Littens ! 🎁 📒🎂 2w

Cupcake12 Have the best day! 🎉🌟💕 2w

julesG Happy Birthday @maich @HOTPock3tt 🎉🎂🎈📚 2w

kezzlou85 Happy birthday to you both. Hope you have wonderful days 🎂📚🥳🎁 2w

squirrelbrain Happy Birthday @maich @HOTPock3tt - have a lovely day! 🍰📚🎉🍰📚🎉 2w

AnneCecilie Happy birthday 🎁🎉🎂 📚 @maich and @HOTPock3tt 1w

TheSpineView Happy Birthday @maich @HOTPock3tt 🥳🥳🥳 1w

Librarybelle Happy Birthday @HOTPock3tt and @maich ! 1w

AmyG Happy Birthday to you both! 🎉🥳🎁🎈🎂 1w

Jas16 Happy Birthday @HOTPock3tt @maich 🥳🎂🎈 1w

NatalieR Happy Birthday! @HOTPock3tt and @maich Hope you both have a wonderful day celebrating! 🥳 🌷🎂📚 1w

Deblovestoread Happy birthday all! 🎂🎈📚🎉 1w

mrp27 Happy Birthday! 🎉📚🎂 1w

JessClark78 Happy Birthday! @HOTPock3tt and @maich 🎊🎂🎉✨ 1w

Ddzmini Happy birthday 🎁🎂🎉🎈🎊 🥳📚 1w

dabbe HB! 🤩🤩🤩 1w

maich Thank you Littens and Litsy. 😘😘 Yesterday I tried to unplug from the internet and spend time with my family. 1w

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tpixie

Gabri�le | Anne Berest, Claire Berest

FYI- for any #Littens that live nearby
#EuropaCollective

tpixie @jlhammar @mcctrish @GatheringBooks @kspenmoll @Gleefulreader @tamra @LeahBergen @TheBookDream @DrexEdit @Saphire @TheKidUpstairs @Aimeesue @Deblovestoread @Adventures-of-a-French-Reader @auraisntwilder @Chelsea.Poole @squirrelbrain @Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB @CSeydel @Sparklemn @JuniperWilde @julieclair @AllDebooks 3w

GatheringBooks That photo looks fierce! Stacked! 3w

tpixie @GatheringBooks yes- those sisters are fiercely gorgeous. Those expressions!! The cover is beautiful! We plan to do a #buddyread in June- to give people time hopefully to get the book🩷🖤🩷 Wish I could get to NYC to see them (edited) 3w

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Sace

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I really can‘t decide which audio book to listen to next. I just finished Burn For Me and I liked it but I‘m not sure that I want to jump into the whole series. Kate Daniels looks interesting to me and full cast audio is very compelling. Any thoughts from the #Littens?

LiseWorks This is a must read series. It is very good. Go for it. 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath

chapter 20: freaking Buddy #yeahbuddythisisallaboutyou #whataloser #peaceout ✌🏻#esthergoestojoansfuneral #suchbeautifulwriting #theend #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @librarybelle @ruthiella @matchlessmarie @jacqmac @cogsofencouragement @sace @clare-dragonfly @cuilin @dieareader @bookwormjillk @thearomaofbooks @graciouswarriorprincess 2mo

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine @dabbe @deblovestoread @andrea313 @larkken @willaful @morr_books @kwmg40 @thearomafbooks @anishainkspill @elizamarie @tpixie @julieclair @jenlovesjt47 2mo

mcctrish Loved it ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 2mo

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Clare-Dragonfly Bahaha, perfect 😂 I hope Esther goes on to live a happy life! Certainly I hope it‘s better than her creator‘s. 2mo

Bookwormjillk Go to hell buddy. She should have let him dig out his own dang car. Thanks @BarkingMadRead for another great read. 2mo

Ruthiella Buddy, Buddy, Buddy! Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Thank you for hosting!! This is one of those books I always felt like I “should“ read but never have. I didn't love it, but some of the writing was amazing. 2mo

Deblovestoread So glad to have finally read this book! 2mo

kwmg40 Perfect comment about Buddy. Thank you for hosting! I needed this group read to motivate me to start this book, which had sat on my shelves for a long time, but once I got into it, it was easy if sad reading. 2mo

Andrea313 Thanks for hosting! It's always the right time to read The Bell Jar, and I'm so glad I got to read it with this group. ❤️ 2mo

ElizaMarie Thank you all again for this wonderful group—especially @BarkingMadRead for hosting. I have wanted to read this book for a while now, and I am glad I experienced it with a group. 2mo

dabbe @Ruthiella 🤣🤣🤣 2mo

dabbe Esther truly reminded me of Holden in CATCHER IN THE RYE, and both books ended on a hopeful note--both of them hopefully on the road to recovery. I only wish Plath had been able to keep that bell jar off of her for good. 🥺 Couldn't have read this without this fantastic group, and thanks again, @BarkingMadRead, for seeing us through. 💚 2mo

DieAReader @BarkingMadRead 🤓💖Thanks for a great group read! 2mo

tpixie @BarkingMadRead thanks for hosting this event. This is a book that felt I really needed to read, and I‘m glad I was able to do it with you as a host and with other#Littens. SP did have a way with words. I could see how she was a poet in her prose. 2mo

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Sace

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I don‘t know if #recommendsday is still a thing here, but I sure could use some recommendations. I‘ve been reading the Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews and really liking it. I‘m wondering if any #Littens have other urban fantasy suggestions. The fewer vampires the better (if that even exists.)

Scochrane26 I just read A Touch of Darkness, which I think is considered urban fantasy. If you don‘t mind some spice that‘s more on erotica side, it was good. 3mo

Sace It sounds interesting! Thanks! 3mo

audraelizabeth You could try the mercy thompson series. 3mo

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Leniverse I second the Mercy Thompson series. There are some vampires there, but they are side characters. Also "Rivers of London". I don't recall any vampires in those, and they are amazing on audio if that's your thing at all. 3mo

Luke-XVX I‘m currently reading the 1st book in the Sandman Slim series, only 60 pages in and no vampires so far…. 3mo

5feet.of.fury Ilona Andrews has been some of my favorite urban fantasy, if you haven‘t read Burn for Me I‘d suggest that! 3mo

5feet.of.fury And I‘ll add another rec for Mercy Thompson, I‘m not caught up, but I keep meaning to get back to it, loved the early books! 3mo

Sace @Leniverse I‘ve had the Rivers of London on my shelf forever! @audraelizabeth Thanks! And my library has it available on audio! 3mo

Sace @5feet.of.fury Burn For Me recently caught my attention. Thanks! 3mo

Sace @Luke-XVX Intriguing! 3mo

wanderinglynn Ilona Andrews Kate Daniels series is one of my faves. I also love the Mercy Thompson series & the Alpha & Omega series by Patricia Briggs (1st books Moon Called/Cry Wolf), the Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne (Hounded), Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris (Dead Until Dark), Dante Valentine series by Lilith Saintcrow (Working for the Devil), Chicagoland Vampires by Chloe Neill (Some Girls Bite) 3mo

wanderinglynn Ghost Hunters Mystery by Victoria Laurie (What‘s a Ghoul to do?), Southern Witch series by Kimberly Frost (Would Be Witch), World of the Lupe by Eileen Wilkes (Tempting Danger) - I have more (this is my favorite fantasy sub-genre). 😀 3mo

Sace @wanderinglynn the Iron Druid and the Southern Witch series sound good! Thanks! 3mo

MeganAnn Echoing all the love for the Mercy Thompson series! I‘m hoping to do a reread of that series sometime later this year. Also one of my favorites is the Hollows series by Kim Harrison (book 1 tagged). It does have some vampires but our main character Rachel is a witch and the world is filled with all kinds of magical creatures including pixies (Jenks, her pixie friend is my favorite), demons, werewolves, elves, etc…

Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1)

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MeganAnn Another of my favorites is The Bone Season series by Samantha Shannon. No vampires. Shannon creates such a richly detailed & unique alternate London that I find fascinating. Definitely read the author‘s revised 10th anniversary editions released last year as she went through & revised the text to make it the story she wanted to write but wasn‘t a good enough writer to pull off at 19 when it was originally published.

The Bone Season: A Novel

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MeganAnn @wanderinglynn screenshotting your list so I can look for all the ones I haven‘t read yet! Urban fantasy used to be a favorite genre of mine as well and I‘ve been itching to get back into it recently. 3mo

Sace @MeganAnn thanks for the suggestions! 3mo

willaful I really enjoyed C.E. Murphy's series that begins with Heart of Stone. 3mo

wanderinglynn @MeganAnn totally agree on Kim Harrison‘s Hollows series. And I‘m adding Samantha Shannon to my TBR. 👍🏻 3mo

CoffeeK8 I‘ll second mercy Thomas and the other Ilona Andrews. But I also want to recommend K.M. Shea‘s Magiford Series 3mo

Sace @CoffeeK8 Oh it sounds really good! Thanks! 3mo

Sace @willaful Ooooo…interesting! 3mo

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AllDebooks

Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug | Augustine Sedgewick

Time for a much needed #SaturdayChatterday

Well, what a week it's been for everyone. How are you feeling? This is a safe space to chat about whatever is on your mind.
All welcome to join in.

@Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @IndoorDame @Cuilin @dabbe @BarkingMadRead @Eggs

AllDebooks I've taken refuge in books this week. The real world has been too much. 6mo

Librarybelle I found I wanted to read last night, which it‘s been a few days since I really could. There‘s been a lot on my mind, and Heather Cox Richardson‘s post this morning puts it into words so eloquently. She‘s an amazing political historian who bases everything she says on facts and history. But, this weekend is usual routines, with Sunday being a family get together. These checkins are so nice. Thank you! ❤️ 6mo

Bookwormjillk Happy Saturday. I have a busy week next week so I have to do some prep this weekend. I also have been doing some research for books to read next year which is fun. 6mo

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Cuilin What a week! there‘s never been a time in my life where I prefer audiobooks to reading, but I did this week. All I wanted to do was curl up and listen to David Copperfield‘s life. Today I‘m going Providence RI to get my daughter for the long weekend. 6mo

Cuilin @Librarybelle H Cox Richardson is amazing. 6mo

DogMomIrene @Librarybelle @Cuilin I may need to suck it up and subscribe/pay for H Cox Richardson‘s substack. @Suet624 mentioned her to me. I‘ve tried Substack before and was overwhelmed by the number of emails I received. Wondering what you all would say the average read time is for her posts? Under ten minutes? Like could I make her a daily morning read with coffee? And then continue coffee with Litsy time (obviously 😉) 6mo

Cuilin @DogMomIrene I follow her on TikTok. 6mo

Suet624 @DogMomIrene @Librarybelle - I've followed Heather for years. You can read her on Facebook but the simplest method is subscribing on Substack. You don't have to pay for it if you don't want to. She is also doing an audio version if you're interested in that. It comes out later in the day. Did you see the post she wrote the day after the election? And her posts generally take less than 10 minutes to read. 6mo

Librarybelle @DogMomIrene @Suet624 @Cuilin I just started following her on FB, after reading the reposts friends would do! I also heard her speak a few weeks ago at a virtual event, and I was struck by how articulate and knowledgeable she is. I have her books and really need to read them. I agree with @Suet624 …it takes me less than 10 minutes to read her posts. 6mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle How have I never heard of her? I'll be checking out her posts. Thank you. Knowledge is power! Honestly, these #chatterdays are a blessing and it's so much fun to check in. 6mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk it's always fun to plan future reads. I hope your prep gies well. 6mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin Same! I've found them better at quietening the mind. And I've certainly needed that. Enjoy your long weekend and have a safe trip. 6mo

AllDebooks @DogMomIrene I've just followed her FB page 6mo

AllDebooks I have to say Litsy has been a lifeline this week. I've avoided other socials and news, cos it was too much. I've never felt so overwhelmed. The love and compassion of Littens has been a source of comfort. I've never known on an online community that is so supportive of each other. Thank you #Littens 😊 6mo

TheBookHippie @DogMomIrene it‘s under 10 and her daily letter is free. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-8-2024 6mo

AllDebooks I'm spending the weekend on planning #MidwinterSolace I think we're really going to need it. And it will run thru Dec and Jan again. ❄️❤️❄️ 6mo

TheBookHippie Well considering people I love and even some on here voted against my being it‘s 😵‍💫. The people being really quiet because they don‘t dare say hate out loud and actually do know how dangerous it is now for me, and my students especially, (and a large population of people that live in the US) is hard to digest. I‘m not trying to be divisive. It‘s truth. So I‘m grappling with that this morning. (edited) 6mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks 💙💙💙💙💙 6mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I couldn't sleep last night after reading Project 2025 earlier in the day. 6mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks I read it long ago. It‘s terrifying. 6mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie it really is. I'd readnewspaper reports but the actual document is so much more sinister abd divisive 6mo

DogMomIrene @Suet624 @Cuilin @Librarybelle @AllDebooks @TheBookHippie Thank you Littens! I‘m following her on Substack with notifications through the app only, which will pair nicely with some Litsy coffee time while keeping my email a little less jumbled. Already read her 11/8 post and I‘m all in. 6mo

Suet624 @DogMomIrene 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6mo

Suet624 @TheBookHippie Ugh. I know. Thank you for sharing the truth. 6mo

kspenmoll Litsy has been my safety net. Taking it easy after election fallout. Talking with like minded friends has helped. Just reading & walking today. Nature soothes me. Trying to keep the terror at bay. 6mo

dabbe Thanks for the tag, @MaleficentBookDragon. 😘 I just have to say it: what a fucking week. I also picked a great week to have a dental implant removed--plus finding out I had a pretty bad infection. Just the cherry on the banana split that reeks of mold. But ... the sun keeps rising, and the earth keeps spinning. And this is a place of solace and healing. Thanks, Littens. #onedayatatime 💙 6mo

Catsandbooks Feeling overwhelmed, enraged, and exhausted. Been watching a lot of hallmark Christmas movies. My plan for the rest of the year is to really lean into all things comfort and cozy. I just wanna stay in and not deal with people. 6mo

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Lizpixie

Talk about Litsy

8 years!! Wow, it doesn‘t seem that long. Thank you to Litsy itself, thank you to everyone who‘s commented, liked or stacked books from my reviews, thank you for ALLLL the book recces(even though my library is bursting at the seams). Most of all, Thank you to all the friends I‘ve made on here, from all around the world. Love you all😘♥️♥️♥️♥️

IndoorDame Happy Litsyversary!!!!!!! 11mo

wanderinglynn Happy Litsyversary! 🎉🥳 11mo

Librarybelle Happy Litsyversary! 11mo

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Sace Happy Litsyversary! 11mo

tpixie Happy Litsyversary to the other pixie 🧚‍♀️ !! My 8th year mark was 5/12/2024 It‘s incredible it‘s been that long! What a gift this app and the #Littens have been! 11mo

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🎊Happy Litsyversary!🎊 11mo

julesG Happy Litsyversary!!! 11mo

JessClark78 Happy Litsyversary! 🎊📚🎉 11mo

Lynnsoprano Happy Litsyversary!! 11mo

Chelsea.Poole 🩵📕📖♥️ 11mo

Jas16 Happy Litsyversary 🎉📚🙌🏽 11mo

Crazeedi Happy Litsyversary!! 11mo

Ruthiella Happy Litsyversary! 🥳🥳🥳 11mo

AmyG Happy Litsyversary! 🎉 11mo

julieclair Happy Litsyversary! Thank YOU for helping to make Litsy such a fun place! 11mo

dabbe HL! 🤩🤩🤩 11mo

MaureenMc 🎊🎉🎊 11mo

Ddzmini Happy Litsyversary 🎉🎊🥳📚 11mo

BookmarkTavern Happy Litsyversary! 🎉🎉🎉 11mo

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Eggs

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Reposting for the coordinators of #LitsyLove: If you are interested in joining this group, reach out to one of the people tagged below.

I‘ve been a member since October 2023, and it‘s lovely exchanging letters and getting to know other #Littens 💌
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you 🩷💌📚📮 12mo

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks My pleasure 🤗 12mo

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