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Each October, my two best friends and I spend a weekend at a cottage #UpNorth for a reading retreat. We do take walks and enjoy the outdoors and have the occasional heart-to-heart; but primarily we sit in companionable silence and tear through as many books as we can. It's my favorite, most indulgent weekend of the year, and though it's still a couple weeks away, I'm already beginning to make my book selections for the trip! #MittenLitten

I loved this collection of six novellas, all revolving around the inhabitants of a strange little town called Goblin. Everything in the book is just delightfully weird. I also felt the short stories were very well done; they reminded me, skill-wise, of Stephen King‘s old school and excellent short story collection Night Shift. Each story left me wanting more. #netgalley #arc Photo credit to my daughter #petoskey #puremichigan #upnorth

Had a wonderful trip in #northernmichigan with my family! I don't think there's anything better than sitting by a lake #upnorth with a good book 🏖️📚
#puremichigan #readingonthebeach

Trying to pick which books I should pack for a weekend trip #upnorth 📚💼 I can't ever narrow it down and always end up packing way more books for my trips than I could ever actually read! This is a book I've been meaning to read for so long and have yet to get to, so I'm thinking it might be a good one to bring along. I've read the Wicked books and enjoyed them, but I haven't read anything else by Gregory Maguire yet.

This is for both the #father and #mother prompt! #readingresolutions I grew up fishing in the north woods of Minnesota, and my uncle LOVED Gary Paulsen. I used to read excerpts of this book and many others to him. #fishing #reading #upnorth #readoutloud @Jess7

It was appropriate listening material on my way #upnorth to see my fam in Minnesota. Another great Backman novel focusing on hockey and life in a small town.

Me (in white), cousins, and aunt on beach in Glen Arbor. *sigh*

1. Traverse City/Glen Arbor, Michigan. So beautiful!! 🍒🍒🍒
2. Pasta of some variety
3. Back to Australia/New Zealand
4. Listening to The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, about to start Butterfield 8.
5. I like all three for different reasons. Especially partial to mass market PBs for some strange reason.

#humpdaypost

Happy #IPADay! I'm enjoying this Fine! I IPA from Big Wood Brewery in White Bear Lake, MN. My sister sent it home with us from our #upnorth vacation last month. I'm also enjoying this book. I have checked it out several times but never got it started before it was due back. Here's to finishing both! 🍻

You gotta love a bookstore that arranges the books so you don't get a permanent cramp in your neck from looking sideways at the titles. 👍#thebookiejoint #traversecity #upnorth #michigan