Litsy

Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason | Nancy Pearl

One day late, but better than never, right? Thanks for continuing this activity, @TheEllieMo! 🤩

Jan: THE CRUELEST MONTH (also spelled CRUELLEST on some editions). 🤷‍♀️
Feb: THE BELL JAR

TheEllieMo Ooh, a crime series I haven‘t read! That‘s another 20 books added the TBR pile! 10h

merelybookish I loved The Bell Jar when I read it (at around age 19) and I always mean to reread it, although expect it would land very differently now. 🧓 7h

dabbe @TheEllieMo I adore the Inspector Gamache series! I think you will, too! 7h

dabbe @merelybookish I wonder how I would have taken it as a 19-year-old. Her writing is gorgeous, but I felt such a loss, too, reading it as an adult. BTW, I wanted to send you a holiday card, but I don't have your address! 😱 If you want, please email it to me! (dabbe513@gmail.com) I hope you and your family are having a lovely season, however you celebrate. 💙🤍🩵 7h

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BookishMarginalia

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer | Ragnar Jonasson

I love #GoldsboroBooks and I love #booklists, so I‘m sharing the love! The tagged book jumped out at me! Check out the full list: https://goldsborobooks.com/blogs/news/gift-ideas-for-book-lovers-best-books-for-...

RaeLovesToRead Goldsboro books are amazing!!!! If you google Vendula bookbindery they made a series of bags based on Cecil Court!!!!!! I posted a pic of mine back in September. Currently signed up to GSFF and Crime Collective, but used to be in all 3 subs! They've just started a debut fiction sub too ❤️ 3w

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ncsufoxes

Better with Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage Self-Acceptance in Tweens and Teens | Melissa Hart

The APA (American Psychological Association) wrote an article in July about the importance of kids reading diverse books. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/07-08/fighting-book-bans-censorship?utm_source=...

IriDas Had that conversation with a conservative acquaintance once who was a reader and espoused that idea that reading makes a person more sympathetic toward others, but she hated all the “out groups” and absolutely refused to read about anything different than her own worldview. Reading doesn‘t help unless we read broadly. 3mo

ncsufoxes @IriDas I was just having a conversation with our 16 yo about more diverse stories & movies. He was talking about how the new Percy Jackson series has more diversity than the books. We went over who writes the stories & what does that mean for kids that aren‘t white to not see themselves as heroes. I was saying to him it‘s only been in recent years that there has been a push for students to read more diverse stories & authors. He is reading I Am 3mo

ncsufoxes Malala for English right now. When his older brother was a Senior in HS (2022) for his English class he took a trial course that they were piloting (this was in San Diego) on diverse stories. He loved it. I wish that all schools would do this. He learned a lot but also these are frequent discussions we have in our house, so he excelled in the class. It makes me so sad to know that so many people are fearful & unwilling to listen & learn from 3mo

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ncsufoxes others. But that is how my MIL is, she doesn‘t want to think outside her narrow narrative. I love all the stories coming out & learning so much that I didn‘t know about. The problem is I can‘t keep up with all the books I want to read in the amount of time I have in a day to read. So, alas I keep buying too many books. 3mo

IriDas @ncsufoxes That program sounds great. When I was a kid in school if we read a book by woman (white, of course) it was a big deal. lol. As for too many books, I‘m going to make my kids read them to me when I‘m old and in a home. ;) 3mo

AnnCrystal Having these conversations both in schools and at home is so important. Bravo 📚👏🏼🥲✊🏼💝. 3mo

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Leftcoastzen

More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason | Nancy Pearl

#CharacterCharm #Librarian Nancy Pearl started recommending books on a Seattle public radio segment. It grew into a series of books . She recommended so many great books over the years , fiction, non-fiction, historical, series etc. Her books were always fun to browse, it‘s fun to pick a category you may not have tried before,she always has a knack for finding a good title to try to see if you might want to read further!

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs This sounds wonderful!! 4mo

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Karisa

The New York Public Library Literature Companion | New York Public Library

Made it to the New York Public Library‘s main branch today! 😍 Saw the lions, a Gutenberg Bible (worth about $25million), an original manuscript with editing notes of Giovanni‘s Room…) 💗💗💗

TheBookHippie I love it there… 5mo

Karisa @TheBookHippie Only saw a fraction, I‘m sure. It‘s an amazing place! 5mo

TheBookHippie @Karisa when I‘m in the city I spend one whole day there… the people just leave me 🤣 5mo

Karisa @TheBookHippie I can relate 😂 5mo

AnnCrystal 🦁👏🏼🤩📚💝. (edited) 5mo

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Abe

Barnes & Noble Guide to Children's Books | Kaylee N Davis

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Great collection of children‘s books on a verity of subjects!

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Posh_Salad

What to Read When: The Books and Stories to Read with Your Child--and All the Best Times to Read Them | Pam Allyn

Worst. Slump. Ever.
My reading challenge goal is so disappointed in me! 😭
Cant seem to get into hardly anything. Tried new genres, going to the library, Kindle books, audiobooks, book books. And I‘m starting to get twitchy. Grrrr. What should I read?

BookmarkTavern Go back to an old favorite! That usually works for me. 8mo

Posh_Salad I‘ll give it another go @BookmarkTavern ! 8mo

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