Litsy

First time in a Barnes & Noble since our local one closed just over a year ago. 🥺 One perk of going all over the Nashville area for my 11 year old‘s basketball games. This B&N was right by the courts. The two on the left are mine, the rest, his. #raisingreaders

Hooked_on_books I read Where the Red Fern Grows when I was his age and it destroyed me! I was a reader practically from birth, but that book really showed me the power of stories. 5d

britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books His teacher recommended it to him, so he was all about getting it! I‘ve somehow never read it, so I‘m going to soon as well. (edited) 5d

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rockpools

Butter: Roman | Asako Yuzuki

In training for #CampLitsy25 😁.

I‘ve voted (but am pretty confident that the book I REALLY want to read won‘t make the list), and now I‘m heading back to 🧈 🥢 . This was a Christmas present, or I probably wouldn‘t have bothered. So far, I don‘t hate it…. I‘ll get back to you in 300 pages!

Thanks for all your work @Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain - hoping to ‘do‘ camp proper this year!

squirrelbrain Now I need to know which one you *really* want to read! (You can whisper it to me! 🤣) I won‘t say ‘enjoy‘ Butter….but give it a go anyway. 🤣😳😬 5d

BarbaraBB I did like Butter! It‘s very Japanese! And I am curious too about the one you really want to read! 5d

Kitta I read a lot of Japanese novels so the style was sort of familiar to me and the subject matter really interesting. I found myself quite hungry reading it! Not the best book of the year imo but I think I was in the minority who found it enjoyable! 5d

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rockpools @squirrelbrain 😁 It‘s not beyond possibility that you *may* have nominated the one I‘m particularly curious about, Helen. I spent a lot of my childhood Christmases in the DN postcode area, but I don‘t think I‘ve ever done more than change trains in the town itself. (That was me whispering!) 4d

squirrelbrain Ah yes, I know which one you mean now…. 🤐 4d

rockpools @BarbaraBB @Kitta I am actually enjoying the Japaneseness of it. And will be putting 🧈 on my next rice meal! I suspect I‘d have been happy with 300 pages worth of it though. And I‘m off for a middle-aged-health-check in the morning, where I‘m bound to find out that I‘m 2inches shorter and 20kg heavier than Reiko - don‘t think I‘d have survived as a young woman in Japan! The beauty standards are mind-scrambling. Urgh! 4d

rockpools @squirrelbrain I‘m a big fan of books set in places that books are never set in! 4d

BarbaraBB Yes I was shocked by that too, the beauty standards I mean. And the importance of it, wow. Even worse than it is here! 4d

Kitta @rockpools I wanted some fancy butter so much during reading it! And yes I agree the beauty standards are crazy. 3d

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Billypar

The Devil's Larder: A Feast | Jim Crace

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This collection of 64 very short stories centered around food may be my favorite of the year. The longest story (and inspiration for the outrageous cover 👄😂) is 10 pages, but most are 1-3, with a few flash fiction appetizers of a paragraph, and one that is 2 words. The stories are all somewhat dark but run the gamut in other ways: funny, gross, magical, disturbing. Crace's humor and gifts for elevating his spare prose is the main course 🍳🍇🍎🍴

Billypar And one other strange thing: this is the only story collection I've read where the stories are numbered rather than named. No idea why 🤷‍♂️ 5d

BarbaraBB This sounds right up my alley! Stacking! 5d

Tamra I‘m intrigued! 5d

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sarahbarnes Woah, that cover. Sounds very interesting though! 5d

Billypar @BarbaraBB Yes, I definitely think you'll enjoy this one! 4d

Billypar @Tamra It sat on my shelf for at least two years somehow - I wish I picked it up sooner. 4d

Billypar @sarahbarnes On the train to work, I noticed myself angling it away from other passengers 😳 4d

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Soubhiville

Happy Birthday, Cupcake! | Terry Border

Happy happy birthday to my Mom, @Yenya1954 ! I‘m sure you‘ll spend some of it reading, and I hope it‘ll be a great book. Love you!

JacqMac Happy Birthday! 🎉 🌸🎉 6d

ShelleyBooksie Happy Birthday @Yenya1954 ! 6d

Yenya1954 Thank you! 6d

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JessClark78 Happy Birthday! @Yenya1954 🎊🎂🎉 6d

Deblovestoread Happy birthday 🎂🎈📚🎉 @Yenya1954 6d

Ruthiella Happy Birthday @Yenya1954 ! 🥳🥳🥳 6d

dabbe HB! 🤩🤩🤩 6d

Gissy Happy Birthday @Yenya1954 🎂 🥳📚🎉📚🎉 5d

MemoirsForMe Happy Belated Birthday @Yenya1954 🥳🎉🎂🎈 3d

Yenya1954 Thank you all! 3d

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AllDebooks

Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug | Augustine Sedgewick

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Grab a coffee and drop by to catch up with each other's news and plans. Do you have any recommendations for us?

All are welcome to join in. ☕️

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

@kspenmoll @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @dabbe @Cuilin @Susanita @kelli7990 @Eggs

Librarybelle Good morning! I am excited to attend a mystery book event today. The rest of the weekend will be catching up on chores I missed doing this week because of taking Zeke to appointments. It‘s sunny right now, and hearing the birds chirping puts a smile on my face. Hope everyone has a good weekend! 6d

ElizaMarie Good Morning - I am enjoying my morning coffee. Catching up on my shows (Law & Order). We got a puppy yesterday (I am gonna post a picture on a book review). We are gonna spend the day with him so we can come up with a name. 6d

ElizaMarie @Librarybelle - A Mystery book even sounds super fun!!! I love that you have sunshine and birds to keep you company this morning! I woke up with the sun (which I love waking up that way rather than the alarm). 6d

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Librarybelle @ElizaMarie A new puppy! How lovely! ❤️ 6d

Cuilin @Librarybelle How is Zeke? I‘m hearing the birds here also. 6d

Cuilin @ElizaMarie Congratulations on the new puppy 🎉 6d

Cuilin Finally after a year of discomfort, meds are working and I‘m getting stuck in to cleaning, tidying and organizing. 6d

Eggs Thank you 🙏🏻 6d

TheBookHippie @Cuilin oh I am so glad to hear this!!!!! Yay yay yay!!!! ♥️♥️♥️ 6d

TheBookHippie @ElizaMarie awe a puppy!!! 6d

TheBookHippie We are preparing for exams here: my son has all his international baccalaureate exams this week and he is really anxious- so I‘m helping him BREATHE and go over things casually… two years of classes comes down to one paper in each subject- Hisory, English… etc -that you write in 5 parts on one subject in differing ways from ONE QUESTION. Then depending how you do it can count for certain amounts of college credits. It‘s worldwide so I get⬇️ 6d

TheBookHippie His phone and Apple Watch here at home while he is testing. It‘s really strict. So send him some good vibes! 6d

Lesliereadsalot I‘m sure he‘ll do great! But I know how you feel. 🩷 6d

thecheckoutstack After two weeks of pneumonia I‘m finally starting to feel like myself, but I woke up with a bit of a sore throat so feeling a little paranoid. The weather is beautiful here today, hoping to build a fence around my new raised garden beds. 6d

Librarybelle @Cuilin He‘s holding steady. He did not really eat this morning and had some potty issues last night. But, he was active and alert this morning. Thanks for asking! 6d

quietlycuriouskate Usual Saturday domestic and admin. chores here. I prevailed upon my daughter to buzz my hair; now I'm all eyes and cheekbones and look like a cross between Cillian Murphy and a Buddhist nun again. 😂 6d

Cuilin @TheBookHippie just in time for our birthday month 🎂 🎈 wishing your son all the luck!!! 🍀 6d

TheBookHippie @Cuilin YAY BIRTHDAYS!!! 🎈🎈🎈 6d

dabbe @ElizaMarie Yay for a puppy! Congrats! 🖤🐾🖤 6d

dabbe @Cuilin WAH🤩🤩! Glad you're feeling better! Don't overdo it, though! 💚💜💚 6d

dabbe @TheBookHippie Oh boy, are those exams stressful! He's lucky to have you as his mamma for you know exactly what to do. I will be keeping my fingers, legs (and whatever else) crossed for him all week! 💚🤞🏻💜 6d

dabbe @thecheckoutstack Glad you're feeling better, but take it easy! Maybe relaxing with a nice drink and book is what you should do today. The garden beds will still be there. 💚💜💚 6d

dabbe @quietlycuriouskate Your cut sounds adorable! I want to see it! 💚💜💚 6d

dabbe As I type this, the girls are whining to go on their walk before it gets too hot. They don't understand that we need our cup of joe before we go. 🤣 Wishing everyone a lovely Saturday. 💜💚💜 6d

ElizaMarie @Cuilin I am so glad to hear your discomfort is subsiding. I am trying to get into the “want“ to spring clean. I start to do well, but my husband is not interested, so it's been a battle to get stuff done -- we did do his dressers today (I did mine a weekish ago). So we got 1 bag of clothing to donate!!! --- What are you organizing today? 6d

ElizaMarie @TheBookHippie Ooo sounds intense! SENDING him all the good vibes I have!!! 6d

ElizaMarie @thecheckoutstack Ooo 2 weeks of pneumonia! I am glad to hear you are out of that! Take it slow and steady! Yay for SUNSHINE! 6d

ElizaMarie @dabbe Enjoy your walk with the girls! Maybe a coffee to go!? 6d

Cuilin @ElizaMarie Everything!!! Both our daughters are in their 20s and they have spent the last 5 to 7 years boomeranging and dropping things off in our basement. It is an utter mess. 6d

AllDebooks Just come inside after a day of garden work. It's so lovely to see all these chats. I shall grab a ☕️ and scroll through. 🌞 6d

AllDebooks @Librarybelle A mystery book event sounds fun. I'm glad you're doing something for you to take your mind off Zeke, if only for a few hours. X 6d

AllDebooks @ElizaMarie A new puppy is so exciting! 😍 I hope he settles in quickly. 🐾 6d

AllDebooks @Cuilin I'm thrilled to hear this. I'm so glad the new meds are helping. Go easy tho'. X 6d

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie sending him all the best wishes and positive vibes possible. Come on TheBabyHippie, you got this x 6d

AllDebooks @thecheckoutstack that sounds like a tough few weeks. I'm glad you're feeling better x 6d

AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate lol, I bet you look super cute and not at all like your description x 6d

AllDebooks @dabbe lol, they are obvs unaware of the need for caffeine. I hope you all enjoyed your walk. X 6d

AllDebooks I've been listening to #QueerBC May read all day, and I am HOOKED @PuddleJumper

The Tensorate Series: (The Black Tides of Heaven, The Red Threads of Fortune, The Descent of Monsters, The Ascent to Godhood)

DebinHawaii @ElizaMarie Congrats on the puppy! 🎉🐶 6d

DebinHawaii @Librarybelle Sending Zeke lots of 💜💜💜 6d

DebinHawaii @Cuilin Glad to hear your meds are working! 💜 6d

DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie Hope the exams went well! 6d

DebinHawaii @thecheckoutstack I hope you continue to to feel better! 💜 6d

DebinHawaii @quietlycuriouskate It sounds like the perfect cut for spring/summer! 💛 6d

DebinHawaii @dabbe You gotta have the coffee! ☕️ 6d

DebinHawaii @AllDebooks Hope you get some time to relax today! 6d

PuddleJumper @AllDebooks Ooo excellent! That's next on my list to read 6d

DebinHawaii Just hitting the coffee shop now & getting caffeinated after wandering around the monthly makers market by my house & stopping by the library. I am planning on a nap latter as it was a crazy workweek & I‘m still pooped. 😵‍💫 6d

Librarybelle @AllDebooks Thanks! It was a good time with lots more on my tbr! And Zeke was happy to see me (and to eat)! 6d

Librarybelle Thank you, @DebinHawaii ! 6d

ElizaMarie @Cuilin Hope you can get lost in some audio books during your #AudioOrganizing 6d

dabbe @Librarybelle ... glad to hear that Zeke is holding his own. I've been thinking about you and your boys, especially the #zekemeister. Hoping for good results on his tests. 🖤🐾🖤 6d

Librarybelle Thank you, @dabbe ! 6d

Susanita Sorry. The day got away from me yesterday. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 5d

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Eggbeater

Rose's Heavenly Cakes | Rose Levy Beranbaum

April Wrap-up
It was a slow month. My dog Rose died, and I was too distraught to focus well. It sucked. I am very sad. I hope I can concentrate better in May. I did manage to read a few good books.

ravenlee I‘m so sorry for your loss. Losing a fur friend is so hard. I hope you find some peace. 💗 1w

Bookwormjillk Sorry for your loss 💔 1w

Librarybelle So sorry for your loss 1w

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Susanita I‘m sorry 😢💔 1w

xicanti I‘m so sorry about Rose. 1w

Trashcanman I‘m sorry for your loss, I know how much you loved Rose and how much she loved you. 🫂 1w

MonicaLoves2Read Sorry for your loss. Furbabies are such a huge part if our families and lives. 🐶💔 1w

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