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MicheleinPhilly
Butter: Roman | Asako Yuzuki
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Camping supplies coming in. And a couple of extras just because. #CampLitsy #bookmail

TrishB Good choices 👍🏻 6h
Librarybelle I loved Watermelon! 5h
AmyG Ha, I went shopping too…e-shopping. 5h
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Ruthiella You have to be prepared for all eventualities! 4h
BarbaraBB Camping supplies 🤣🤣 3h
squirrelbrain Well, you need books to read at camp under the covers with a flashlight! 🔦 3h
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Megabooks
Sociopath: A Memoir | Patric Gagne
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This is one of my favorite memoirs this year! 5⭐️ all the way!

Gagne realized she was different than other kids early on. She had a deep need to act out against other kids and break laws, but yet she felt apathetic emotionally. She found a checklist for sociopathy and realized she fit it to a T. With her deep intellectual curiosity, she began to work out ways to self-treat her condition. This led to a PhD and work with other sociopaths.

Tamra Memoirs aren‘t a genre I typically enjoy, but I‘m curious about this one! 2d
sarahbarnes I don‘t read many memoirs, but heard an interview of this woman and have a hold on it at the library. Glad to see it was a high pick for you! 2d
Chelsea.Poole Reading this now! 📕 👯‍♀️ 2d
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squirrelbrain I have this on hold on BorrowBox - I should get it at the end of the month. 2d
AudiobookingWithLeah You intrigued me with this one...so I listened to the sample on Libby...I was definitely impressed...I'm now #81 on 12 copies...so we'll see. 2d
Anna40 This sounds tough!!! 2d
Roary47 This is on my list. I‘m so glad you liked it. 🥰 2d
Megabooks @Tamra @sarahbarnes is definitely think this is engaging enough to draw in people who usually don‘t read memoirs! 2d
Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole ooo!! I wonder what you‘re thinking. 🤔🤔 2d
Megabooks @squirrelbrain I hope you enjoy it too! 2d
Megabooks @AudiobookingWithLeah I ended up using my Spotify borrow on it because my library‘s line was long, too. No regrets! 2d
Megabooks @Anna40 it was but super engaging! 2d
Megabooks @Roary47 yay! Enjoy! 2d
Christine I wanted this to be a #CampLitsy pick! I suppose not everyone would consider it a fun summer read…😆 (edited) 18h
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Hooked_on_books
I Cheerfully Refuse | Leif Enger
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In post-apocalyptic Lake Superior area, some infrastructure remains, but the population is significantly reduced. Rainey and his wife are making their way when a stranger arrives, setting events in motion. There‘s definitely a plot here, but this is much more about the relationships between the characters. I really liked this, and I love the cover.

TrishB It is a great cover ♥️ 4d
squirrelbrain I nearly nominated this for #camplitsy. I love the cover too! 3d
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yourfavouritemixtape
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Found this in search of #Camplitsy nominees. It‘s also this month‘s #bookspin.

Despite the title, this is not a crime story. People go to this restaurant to find that one special meal from their life. It felt very japanese. I liked the pace and found the detuction fascinating. I would have enjoyed it even more if I knew more about japanese food.

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Leniverse
Let Us Descend | Jesmyn Ward
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The Spouse asked me if we have any plans for the long weekend.
The pic is my plan 😅
All three of these are due back in seven days and can't be renewed. 😬 So I'll be reading James in advance of #CampLitsy

Caroline2 Oh I have Let us descend, Can‘t wait to hear what you think of it. My loan came in so I‘ll be reading The Alternatives early for camp too. 👍 6d
squirrelbrain Hope you like James! Take lots of notes…. 😃 6d
Leniverse @squirrelbrain Just need to finish up the last few hours of the Huck Finn audio, then I'll dive in. Taking notes is a good idea. 6d
Leniverse @Caroline2 I've heard mixed things so I'm not sure what to expect. But I haven't read anything else by her, so at least I won't be constantly comparing it to previous faves or anything. 6d
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Clear: A Novel | Carys Davies
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The irises in our backyard are just gorgeous right now! On the left, #CampLitsy24 June picks and some from the longlist. It was an embarrassment of riches as always!

In the center, the two I picked up on #IndependentBookstoreDay. One Japanese in translation plus a short story collection (of course). Have you read the Japanese one @BarbaraBB ?

On the right, some additional library finds!

britt_brooke I want to hear your thoughts on Headshot. I listened to it recently. 1w
kspenmoll Beautiful irises! 1w
Megabooks @britt_brooke yes! I heard about it when @Chelsea.Poole nominated it for camp litsy. I‘ll let you know when I get to it. 1w
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Megabooks @kspenmoll thank you! 1w
BarbaraBB No I haven‘t, so am looking forward to your thoughts! I love all your #CampLitsy books! I purchased Irena too and am curious about 1w
AmyG I just won Real Americans from Goodreads and was beyond thrilled. 1w
Tamra Indeed, gorgeous! 1w
Foragingfantasy I always thought the purple ones smelled like rootbeer when I was a kid. 🤷‍♀️ 1w
Daisey That looks like a great stack of books and some truly beautiful irises! 1w
Deblovestoread Beautiful! Books and flowers 💜 1w
Chelsea.Poole 1. Those irises! 😍 2. Nice stack!! 3.I bet you read Headshot before I EVER do 😆 4. Let me know if it‘s good 😉 1w
Hooked_on_books The short story collection in the middle is fantastic. I think you‘ll really like it. 1w
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books awesome! I saw it was set in Hawaii, and I think I read her other collection. 1w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB me too! It looks a lot longer than goodbye vitamin, so I wonder how it will compare. 1w
Megabooks @AmyG that is awesome!! 1w
Megabooks @Foragingfantasy lol! I don‘t smell anything with them. 1w
Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole 1. Thank you!! 2. Thanks again! 3. We‘ll see! 4. I will. @britt_brooke just posted a review. Very curious whether I‘ll agree with her. 💜💜💜 1w
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squirrelbrain
Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader
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I‘m thrilled to be hosting your August #camplitsy24 books!

First, we‘ll be heading off to Ireland to read about 4 gifted sisters in The Alternatives, then heading to the Pacific Northwest to read Bear, which was our second most voted for book, after James.

We‘ll confirm all of the dates for each book shortly.

That‘s all 6 books revealed now, what do you think of our final two, and of the full selection for camp? 🏕️

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jenniferw88 I'm surprised Knife isn't on there! 2w
Soubhiville I‘m excited for these two! 2w
julesG Looking back at the longlist, I'm surprised we don't have six one word titles this year. That would have been awesome 🤣🤣 2w
Bookwormjillk Yay Bear! I‘m excited that so many of these books aren‘t on my radar, but am happy this one made it. Can‘t wait for summer reading! 2w
Hooked_on_books It‘s an interesting list! Like last year, I‘ve already read 2 (Clear and James) and the rest look promising! 2w
Bookwormjillk @julesG ha! That does seem to be the trend this year. Thank goodness it has seemed to replace “The Girl” 2w
BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk 😂 ‘The Girl‘ 2w
BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 Knife had many votes too. @squirrelbrain will share the runner-up‘s later this week! 2w
squirrelbrain @jenniferw88 @julesG - look out for the ‘nearly-theres‘ later this week! 2w
squirrelbrain @Bookwormjillk - it‘s great to have a mix of known and hitherto unknown books, isn‘t it?! 2w
squirrelbrain @Soubhiville - glad you‘re pleased about these two! 2w
squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books - I‘ve also read James, and would have probably read Clear as well, but I had insider information about how well it was doing in the voting, so I saved it. ☺️ 2w
Caroline2 Oh intrigued by these two!! 😃 👍 2w
Meshell1313 Exciting! Can‘t wait! 2w
monalyisha I‘m thrilled! This went much better than when my book club (or ahem, my whole country) votes! 2w
kspenmoll I am thrilled to be part of this group- some books I was aware of, some not. I have not read any of them. ❤️ 2w
TrishB Brilliant ❤️ looking forward to them all. 2w
CBee Yay! 2w
JamieArc I‘m truly looking forward to reading all of these, and I believe 4 of them I either nominated or voted for. Though my own votes don‘t reflect this, I do with there were a nonfiction. Looking forward to the discussions! 2w
AmyG Yay! I am so excited. Thank you all. 2w
charl08 I have a feeling this is going to add to my wishlist... 2w
batsy Don't know much about these two and look forward to finding out! 2w
Suet624 Just broke down and ordered several books yesterday. I usually cross my fingers that a library will have the books but none of them did. I‘m very excited! 2w
jlhammar Awesome! Beyond excited for both of these. 2w
peaKnit Very excited to read some new book this summer! 2w
squirrelbrain @monalyisha - we‘re a good group here, as far as voting for the right things goes! 🤣 2w
squirrelbrain @kspenmoll - I think we had a lot more ‘new to everyone‘ books this year, whereas last year some Littens had already read a few. 2w
squirrelbrain @JamieArc - non-fiction didn‘t do so well in the voting this year. 🤷‍♀️ Only Knife ever really troubled the top 6. 2w
squirrelbrain @charl08 - my TBR always explodes at this time of year! 2w
squirrelbrain @batsy - I don‘t know much about these two either, that‘s the beauty of #camplitsy! 2w
squirrelbrain Which ones tempted you? @Suet624 2w
Suet624 Butter and All Fours 2w
Megabooks So excited for these!! 🏕️🎉 2w
squirrelbrain @Suet624 - glad you can join us for those two. Hopefully your library may get some of the others in soon. 2w
Suet624 Thanks! Somehow or other I‘ll get the others. 😊 2w
sarahbarnes These are two more great choices! I love camp this year!! 😁 2w
Ruthiella These two are completely off my radar! I‘m so happy to be discovering them! 2w
BarbaraJean These were nowhere near my radar until nominations—I‘ll be crossing my fingers for those library holds! 2w
CBee @Suet624 I can‘t find Butter either - might have to order it! 2w
Deblovestoread Ireland and the PNW 🙌🏼. Love camp!⛺️ 2w
youneverarrived They sound interesting! Besides from All Fours none were on my radar, but I‘m looking forward to reading them all ❤️ 2w
squirrelbrain @sarahbarnes - glad you‘re loving camp! ❤️ 2w
squirrelbrain @Ruthiella @BarbaraJean - these two weren‘t on my radar either until they were nominated - the beauty of camp! 2w
squirrelbrain @Deblovestoread - we‘ve got 6 fabulous books this year! 2w
squirrelbrain @youneverarrived - I‘m looking forward to all of them too! ❤️ 2w
Christine What a great bunch of books - summer can‘t come fast enough!! ❤️ 2w
squirrelbrain I know @christine - I can‘t wait either! 2w
Jess I am so excited about these selections! 4 of the 6 are either on my TBR or I was already planning on buying. The other 2 new to me picks sound great. Can‘t wait to get started! 2w
Bookbuyingaddict Haven‘t heard of either of these two always love ❤️ a surprise 😮😆happy camp 🏕️ reading 📖😀 2w
squirrelbrain It makes me happy that you‘re so excited! @jess 1w
squirrelbrain @Bookbuyingaddict - these were new to me too, before Camp! 1w
julieclair Looks like August will be Sisters Month! We really have a great selection lineup this year. None of the winners were on my radar, and that‘s what I love about camp! 1w
GatheringBooks Thank you so so much for the tag! Great picks for #CampLitsy24 already bought 4 books out of 6. 📚📚📚📚 (edited) 1w
squirrelbrain Great spot! @julieclair Glad you‘re pleased with the lineup! 1w
squirrelbrain They are all fantastic picks aren‘t they? @GatheringBooks 1w
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BarbaraBB
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#BookReport 18/24

I loved the tagged one and bailed on both others. I feel so restless. Excited about the #CampLitsy love and also anxious about the state of the world.

TheKidUpstairs The Future is definitely one that needs full focus. It would be so hard to get into it if you're focus is all over the place! I've had a number of bails recently, too. Many that I'm sure would be great reads at another time. 2w
BarbaraBB @TheKidUpstairs Your review of it made me want to read it and I am sure I‘d loved it if I would have been more focused! 2w
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JenReadsAlot
Brotherless Night: A Novel | V. V. Ganeshananthan
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#independentbookstoreday with @KLyn1
Had to get a couple for #camplitsy24 of course!

squirrelbrain Brotherless Night is so good. (As well as the #camplitsy books, of course! 😃) 2w
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TEArificbooks
Untitled | Anonymous
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Sorry honey. I don‘t know what happened. I was running errands all day, was headed home, and realized I needed to go to the bathroom and there was just happened to be Barnes and noble so I ran in to go to the bathroom and I thought I would pick up the #camplitsy books for June and something happened. I think I blacked out, maybe I got sucked into the vortex. Now we have 7 books, a tea towel and a puzzle. In my defense it was also raining.

jlhammar 😂 2w
Ruthiella Well, if it was raining…then this is logically the only possible outcome. 😂 2w
squirrelbrain 🤣🤣🤣 2w
MaureenMc 😂👍 2w
marleed Look at you supporting authors as the original owner of their book. If I can type for Littens everywhere: We are so proud of you👏👏👏 2w
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