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How to Read Now: Essays | Elaine Castillo
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Repost for @GatheringBooks

I was invited to be part of this podcast in Singapore where we talked about book clubs. Naturally, I mentioned the Litsy community, including #CampLitsy24 which is now #CampLitsy25, the #EuropaCollective and a few other book clubs I am a part of. I am only in the first seven minutes. Happy listening!

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AnnCrystal 👏🏼🆒😎👍🏼. 1w
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GatheringBooks
How to Read Now: Essays | Elaine Castillo
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So I was invited to be part of this podcast in Singapore where we talked about book clubs. Naturally, I mentioned the Litsy community, including #CampLitsy24 which is now #CampLitsy25, the #EuropaCollective and a few other book clubs I am a part of. I am only in the first seven minutes. Happy listening! https://omny.fm/shows/how-we-read/the-social-life-of-book-clubs?in_playlist=podc...

squirrelbrain Thanks for mentioning #camplitsy25! ☺️ Will have a listen later…. 1w
BarbaraBB That is so cool! I have listened and had to laugh out loud about #CampLitsy and its intensity! I hope it‘ll attract many new Littens! (edited) 1w
GatheringBooks @BarbaraBB woohoo! I am glad that you had a listen. 💕 it is intense! In the best way, of course. 1w
GatheringBooks @squirrelbrain my absolute pleasure. 💕 1w
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Megabooks
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Once again, super late posting about monthly challenges!! Luckily one on my #roll100 choices was my #bookspin! I think my #doublespin was on the #camplitsy24 longlist, and that‘s why I bought it! Hoping I can get to Turbulence as well because it‘s a favorite short story collection.

Right now I‘m reading Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett from the library, and my #botm choice Care and Feeding by Bourdain‘s assistant Laurie Woolever. ⬇️

Megabooks Laurie worked for now-disgraced celebrity chef Mario Batali before she worked for Bourdain, and he was an a-hole and pig. Groped every female employee. Seemed to get off on denigrating every employee. Glad he was exposed!!!! 2mo
Bookwormjillk Ew. Such a disappointment. (Batali) (edited) 2mo
Megabooks @Bookwormjillk truly. It proves (again) you never know what a celebrity is like in real life. I enjoyed his shows on Food Network, but yeah, he deserved his comeuppance! 2mo
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Centique Missing your posts Meg. Hope you and your Mum and Dad are okay ♥️🙏 1mo
Megabooks @Centique thanks Paula!! I‘m just exhausted. We finally have dad pretty settled in the nursing home, but then a week ago we had a huge hail storm. We will have to get a roof replaced and my car had the sunroof broken out and extensive water damage, so it will have to be replaced. I‘ve found a car I like, but we always pay cash for cars (as opposed to financing them), so I‘m going yo several dealerships to get the best price. 1mo
Centique @Megabooks oh wow Meg that is a LOT! Im glad you are ok and your dad is settled. Best of luck getting a new car and a new roof! 💕 1mo
BarbaraBB I miss you! Are you taking a break from Litsy? 🤍 4w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I just don‘t have time. I can‘t think straight to write reviews. I‘m hoping things will get easier when we finish cleaning up from the hail storm and I get used to eating entirely plant based. A lot to figure out rn!! 4w
BarbaraBB I get it! That hail storm sounded massive. Eating entirely plant based, wow. How do you like it? And does your body? Speak soon, take care Meg ❤️ (edited) 4w
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Rissreadswithcats
Clear: A Novel | Carys Davies
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Stunning! This is a little book but it had a big impact on me. So atmospheric, I wish I could spend time reading on this island.
Aghh Mary, you are definitely a keeper! The ending was perfect. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I‘m so glad this was my first read for 2025.
Thanks for the gift @LeeRHarry 🤍🩵💙🩶
#LitsyAtoZ @Texreader Letter C

Texreader Excellent! Great start to the year! 4mo
LeeRHarry You‘re very welcome! 😊 4mo
Cathythoughts Brilliant book ❤️ 4mo
CarolynM The #CampLitsy24 discussions of this one were really interesting. I recommend having a look at them if you‘re in the mood to keep thinking about the book🙂 (edited) 4mo
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DebinHawaii
James: A Novel | Percival Everett
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July was a great reading month for me but I have to give my #12BooksOf2024 pick to James, read for #CampLitsy24 & one of my favorites of the year. The audiobook narration quality added to my rating of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Honorable Mentions included: The Art Thief, Stone Blind, Murder Road, Just For the Summer & A Novel Love Story (I told you it was great month!) 📚📚📚

Kitta I have a copy of the art thief in my TBR pile! 4mo
DebinHawaii @Kitta I really enjoyed it—so fascinating! 4mo
Andrew65 Some good reads in July. 4mo
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DebinHawaii
Clear: A Novel | Carys Davies
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My June #12Booksof2024 pick was our first book for #CampLitsy24 & a clear (pun intended) favorite. Very atmospheric & absorbing.

Honorable Mentions include: Run Towards the Danger, Doppelgänger & A Scatter of Light.

Andrew65 This one has a number of nominations. 4mo
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Larkken
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Happy #tob2025 longlist week! I've not read a ton of them (no surprise given my comfort genres); what I have read is primarily thanks to litsy suggestions (😘 #camplitsy24). Not much that was a surprise tho -lots of repeat authors?- and James in particular seems like an obvious choice. But it was fantastic so... 🤷🏻‍♀️
My list by enjoyment in the reading is above fwiw! Highlighting the tagged bc James gets plenty love wo my help 😜

Ruthiella I also noticed the repeat authors! But still there is always quite a few from the longlist that are completely off my radar. 5mo
Bookwormjillk I was thinking the same about James. 5mo
Larkken @Ruthiella true! It is usually my primary source for finding new fav authors outside my comfort zone, too! You're right ill have to give some love to the unread books on the list next 🤦‍♀️ 5mo
BkClubCare As bewildering as Irena Rey is - I am actually moving quite well through it. Compared to some books that I know are awesome but I can‘t seem to make any progress? So weird. I am weird. 5mo
Larkken @BkClubCare that's awesome! I keep reading reviews that make me feel like maybe I hit it at a bad mental state. It seems so weird and right up my alley that I can't believe from the blurbs that it didn't hit. Maybe I'll have to pick it back up! 5mo
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BarbaraBB
Fruit of the Dead | Rachel Lyon
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Cory is 18 and has no plans after the Summer Camp where she has been working, draws to an end. When she meets Rolo, a rich pharmaceutical CEO and father of a child she has been looking after, offers her a job as a nanny, she can‘t resist his wicked charm and the money. He takes her to his private island, where all seems to good to be true. And of course it is.
A compelling novel about what it means to finally be seen.

? Antwerp, Belgium

squirrelbrain I wish this had made the ToB list - I will still listen to it but not for some time now…. 🤣 5mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I am surprised it didn‘t. Same goes for many of our #CampLitsy24 choices. And for The Echoes and I Who Have Never Known Men. 5mo
Cathythoughts Stacked 👍🏻 5mo
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CarolynM Interesting! And I‘m very envious of you being in Antwerp. I am so looking forward to going back there one day! 5mo
BarbaraBB @CarolynM I remember that it‘s a favorite place of yours! I hope you‘ll return there one day, it‘s still a fabulous place! 5mo
youneverarrived Gorgeous photo! Stacking, sounds really good! 5mo
BarbaraBB @youneverarrived It is! She‘s the author of this book, that I also loved 5mo
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BarbaraBB
Tournament | David Crouch
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These are the ones that are on the #ToB25 longlist that I‘ve read. Some are this year‘s favorites. In my next post I‘ll share the ones I have on my shelves and that are now calling out to me to read them before the shortlist will be announced

Chelsea.Poole I‘m interested in several here that I have yet to read. Especially Safekeep, Book Censor and 5mo
Ruthiella Glad we were on target this summer with 5mo
BarbaraBB @Chelsea.Poole All three are good! (edited) 5mo
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BarbaraBB @Ruthiella Yes! It is surprising though that our other #CampLitsy24 books are not longlisted! 5mo
Suet624 Do you have a favorite on this list? 5mo
sarahbarnes You‘ve done well! 5mo
Megabooks Several I haven‘t read! I‘ll have to go back and look at your reviews. I love that cover on Hard Girls. 5mo
BarbaraBB @Megabooks But I do think you‘ll have read so many more books on the longlist! 5mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 Not really. Except for The Safekeep, My Friends and All Fours I now realize none of them were real favorites, despite what I wrote in this post 🤦🏻‍♀️. I do have high hopes for the ones I still want to read 😀 (edited) 5mo
Megabooks I did make my list. Maybe you missed the tag? I‘ve read 27!! 👍🏻👍🏻 5mo
Megabooks @Ruthiella And James! 5mo
BarbaraBB @Megabooks On my way to your thread! 5mo
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