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Reading Journal: For Book Lovers | Potter Style

So I‘ve been keeping a log of what I have read since 1986. Just dates, titles , authors. No reviews , just noting rereads. What a long strange trip it‘s been.

tpixie That‘s awesome 🤩 2w

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w

AmyG I have a list since 5/10/74. Isn‘t it wild when you go back to read it….see what you were reading back in the day? 2w

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Suet624 I was just updating my latest journal. Nothing glamorous but packed full of quotes since at least 2002. I moved so much before that time that I think I‘ve lost my earliest ones from the 70s. It‘s a treasure to have them. 2w

AnnCrystal That's awesome, just began mine in 2023. 📚📔💝. 2w

Hooked_on_books Mine goes back to the 80s as well, but I don‘t know the date, as I initially didn‘t track that. For years I had a 3 ring binder and loose leaf, as I tracked by author‘s last name and that way I could add pages wherever needed. I would take it with me to the used bookstore to make sure I didn‘t buy any I‘d already read. 😉 2w

sisilia Wow this is wonderful 😍 2w

Leftcoastzen @Suet624 I wish I had earlier ones , I used to think I would always remember! ha ha ha! 2w

Leftcoastzen @AmyG wow ! I had better taste back then I think. I shunned popular stuff . 2w

Leftcoastzen @Hooked_on_books good old system. I‘m keeping it up despite computerized ways to keep track. 2w

AmyG Ha! I have better taste now. I read alot of garbage. 🤣 2w

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Schnoebs

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story Of A Thief, A Detective And A World Of Literary Obsession | Allison Bartlett Hoover

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3.25⭐️

I always appreciate a good #truecrime on something that isn‘t murder. This one touched on book theft which was interesting to learn about. My favorite part was probably talking about initiatives the professional organization took to crack down on theft.

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Rome753

At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries | Christopher Simon Sykes, Estelle Ellis, Caroline Seebohm

Quote from a one-nan show called "Bibliomania" by Roger Rosenblatt. The quote was in a coffee table book on libraries.

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nitalibrarian

Book Finds: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books | Ian C. Ellis

Right?🤷🏻‍♀️

Ruthiella Perfectly logical! 🤣🤣🤣 6mo

Soubhiville Absolutely! 6mo

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Rome753

At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries | Christopher Simon Sykes, Estelle Ellis, Caroline Seebohm

In the spirit of Kramer's "coffee table book about coffee tables," here's a "library book about libraries."

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Bookishlie

Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World | Nancy Goldstone, Lawrence Goldstone

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5 stars!! This is my second time reading this…..books are kinda dated but it so accurately describes the slow descent into collecting that can happen. If you like books about books - you‘ll like this. Reminds me of 84,Charring Cross Road.

MaGoose I loved both the tagged book and 84 Charring Cross Road, too. 🤎 8mo

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batsy

Bibliomania: Or Book Madness ; a Bibliographical Romance, in Six Parts ; Illustrated with Cuts | Thomas Frognall Dibdin

A mini #bookhaul from the remainders/discount bookstore. I was super excited to find these as 3 out of 4 were on my wishlist for years.

Clockwise from top L:
1) Stream System - Collected Short Fiction of Gerald Murnane
2) Territory of Light - Yuko Tsushima (I think the cover is pretty but it doesn't show up well in the pic)
3) Looking for Mr Goodbar - Judith Rossner
4) The Fortnight in September - R.C. Sherriff

Tamra The Sherriff is 💙💙 9mo

batsy @Tamra Was so thrilled to find it having seen lots of Litsy love for it 😊 9mo

Ruthiella I loved A Fortnight in September-such a gentle story. I read Mr Goodbar in the last century. Good but disturbing, as I remember. 9mo

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batsy @Ruthiella I've heard that about Mr Goodbar! Apparently it was also made into a movie with Diane Keaton. 9mo

LeahBergen I think you‘ll love A Fortnight. And I read Mr Goodbar back in the last century, too, @Ruthiella 😆 9mo

marleed I loved A Fortnight. In case you aren‘t aware of its origins, I think it enhances the reading experience to know when and how the book was written. 9mo

batsy @LeahBergen Fortnight seems to be quite universally loved 🙂 9mo

batsy @marleed Don't know too much about it, but thanks for the tip. Will look it up before I start reading! 9mo

Cathythoughts Nice haul. I‘m going to look up Territory of Light. ♥️ 9mo

batsy @Cathythoughts Thanks 😘 I've heard lots of good things about Territory, so I'm hoping it is 🤞🏾 9mo

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NatalieR

At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries | Christopher Simon Sykes, Estelle Ellis, Caroline Seebohm

These prism glasses allow me to read in bed without straining my neck. Where have these beauties been all my life? 👀

For my review and more photos please visit my biblio boutique blog https://abookandadog.com/biblio-boutique/valuu-lazy-glasses

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dabbe

Reading Journal: For Book Lovers | Potter Style

So, @TheSpineView posted some incredible reading journal pages. I asked her if she wouldn't mind sharing them with me; she graciously said she would. I'm thinking she'll email them to me or mail the sheets--something like that. What does she do instead? She makes me my very own journal. Binds it and all. It arrived today, Lisa, and I am in awe or your creative talents. I adore it, and I can't wait to write in it! Thank you, my friend. 😍💜😘

AnnR Wow, that's so sweet! 11mo

rubyslippersreads What a fabulous gift! 11mo

TheSpineView So glad you like it.😊📒🖊 11mo

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dabbe @AnnR @TheSpineView is incredible! 🖤💜🖤 11mo

dabbe @rubyslippersreads 🖤💜🖤 11mo

dabbe @TheSpineView I do! You are incredible! 🖤💜🖤 11mo

Leftcoastzen Beautiful! 11mo

AnnCrystal 👏That is a spectacular surprise👏. How sweet 🤩👍. 11mo

Julsmarshall So sweet! 11mo

Ruthiella Amazing! 🤩 11mo

AmyG Oh Wow! Fabulous. 11mo

dabbe @Leftcoastzen 🖤💜🖤 11mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🖤💜🖤 11mo

dabbe @AnnR 🖤💜🖤 11mo

dabbe @Julsmarshall 🖤💜🖤 11mo

bthegood @TheSpineView @dabbe so sweet - thanks for sharing - Litsy truly is a community! 11mo

Cuilin I love Litsy 🩵💜 11mo

dabbe @Ruthiella 🖤💜🖤 11mo

dabbe @AmyG 🖤💜🖤 11mo

dabbe @bthegood 🖤💜🖤 11mo

dabbe @Cuilin 🖤💜🖤 11mo

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batsy

Bibliomania: Or Book Madness ; a Bibliographical Romance, in Six Parts ; Illustrated with Cuts | Thomas Frognall Dibdin

Thanks for the tag @BarbaraBB this is my #Top23of23 ! I downloaded a new photo app on my phone that somehow doesn't go up to 23 grids (doesn't it understand our Litsy needs?!) so I gave up on the photo collage 😆 And I feel bad for not including the translators above. 2023 was a fantastic reading year 💜 I even had to leave out so many, like the Edith Wharton rereads & some of the Furrowed Middlebrow & Golden Age mystery club titles that I liked.

squirrelbrain Great list! 12mo

IndoorDame Great list! Dear Senthuran was one of my top reads this year too! 12mo

Megabooks Great list! 📸 12mo

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TrishB Great list 👍🏻 and much easier to screen shot! 12mo

LeahBergen Great list! And you‘ve reminded me that I need to read A High Wind in Jamaica. It‘s been on my shelves for ages! 12mo

Centique Im excited to see Greek Lessons on your list. Im very keen to read it soon! 12mo

BarbaraBB Another year and another great list by you! Screenshotting of course! 12mo

batsy @squirrelbrain @Megabooks @TrishB @BarbaraBB Thanks 💜 Loved seeing everyone's picks. 12mo

batsy @IndoorDame It's such an excellent book! 12mo

batsy @LeahBergen It's so wonderfully odd and kind of eerie! It's definitely it's own thing and I look forward to what you think. 12mo

batsy @Centique I hope you like it! I found it very moving. 12mo

Aimeesue Great list! 12mo

batsy @Aimeesue Thanks! 🙂 12mo

Suet624 Ah, you reminded me of the fun of reading Big Swiss. 12mo

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