indiespensable

I received my second #Indiespensable box (including local Dutch cookies having travelled half the world 😉) and I am loving it.

How sad that this will be my last box as well since Powell‘s won‘t be sending boxes to the EU any longer due to some stupid European regulation.

I am sad about that, I had been looking forward to collecting these wonderful editions 😢

squirrelbrain Looks lovely! 💕 4y

LeahBergen So funny that you got stroopwafels! 😆 4y

BarbaraBB @LeahBergen And they weren‘t even good… way too sweet 🤣 4y

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Megabooks Boo! That stinks that shipping is not possible anymore. The book is fantastic, though. I think you‘ll enjoy it! 4y

Hooked_on_books The cookie! 😂 I have a Powell‘s pint glass as well. It‘s one of my favorites. So disappointing that they won‘t be offering the box to EU folks anymore. 😔 4y

BarbaraBB @Megabooks @Hooked_on_books It sucks! Many small shops outside Europe won‘t be able to ship any longer. And we‘ll have to pay extra for the ones who do. It‘s old-spool trade protection imo and it‘s ridiculous. 4y

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Flaneurette

Gold Diggers: A Novel | Sanjena Sathian

#Indiespensable showed up yesterday. I‘m loving the extras this time!

EvieBee Oh nice!! 4y

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BarbaraBB

My Year Abroad | Chang-rae Lee

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The young Tiller is mesmerized by businessman Pong. The feeling seems mutual and Pong takes him on a business trip to #China. A second storyline is set afterwards, while Tiller is living with a woman under witness protection and her young son. Unfortunately the book didn‘t grab me as much as I expected to. In parts it‘s brilliant but it is sooo long. The endings of both storylines are memorable though!

#Indiespensable #ReadingAsia2021 🇨🇳

Megabooks, Librarybelle

Ruthiella This one is definitely on my list! 😀 Well see if the length gets to me as well. 4y

squirrelbrain Gorgeous pic! ❤️ 4y

Megabooks You know, when I first finished it, I thought it was just a tad above average, but then when it really stuck with me, and I started to absentmindedly make connections, I found it more brilliant. Definitely not 5⭐️, but an above average pick for me. It‘s one I‘ll reread at some point. Lovely pic! (edited) 4y

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Librarybelle Lovely pic! ❤️ 4y

BarbaraBB @Megabooks I‘d love that to happen. The making connections I mean. Because that‘s what I miss at the moment, it all feels a bit loose, like a bunch of short stories brought together in one book. 4y

Hooked_on_books I‘m about halfway through this one on audio and having a similar response. It‘s not nearly as engaging as I was expecting. I‘m actually finding my attention wandering a bit as I listen. 4y

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books I was skimming sometimes too, wondering where it all would lead to. 4y

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BarbaraBB

Gold Diggers: A Novel | Sanjena Sathian

Does anyone know this book or author? It‘s Powell‘s next #Indiespensable instalment and I‘d like to know more about it.

Megabooks I‘m on the list at the library for the audiobook because the blurb sounded interesting, but I don‘t know much about it. 4y

BarbaraBB @Megabooks It is reassuring that you‘ll probably read it soon and can give me a heads up 😀 4y

charl08 She's doing a speaking "tour" - I just signed up for the LA one as it's a free online session. 4y

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charl08 Link would help! https://www.sanjena.com/ 4y

BarbaraBB @charl08 Thanks, that is so helpful 💚 4y

Suet624 Sometimes I miss the Powells subscription plan. 4y

BarbaraBB @Suet624 Did you have one? I just got my first and am very excited about it! 4y

Suet624 Yes, I‘ve actually participated on three separate occasions over the years. I almost always enjoyed the selections. It just got to be too expensive for me. 4y

BarbaraBB @Suet624 It is expensive. But I figured I need to take care of myself in these times while I hardly buy anything else because the shops are closed🤷🏻‍♀️😉 4y

Suet624 Definitely! Enjoy!! I‘m so glad you‘re doing it. 4y

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BarbaraBB

My Year Abroad | Chang-rae Lee

Super excited for my first #Indiespensable book 😍😍

Megabooks Yay!! Gorgeous!! 4y

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Megabooks

Fake Accounts | Lauren Oyler

Best. Audiobook. Day. Ever!! Two anticipated preorders on left; two hot library new releases on right. #luckylistener

Solely based on narrators, it‘s likely one of the top two. Ahhhh!! So psyched!!!!

Cinfhen

Megabooks Update: I‘m 30% into The Project!! 4y

BarbaraBB Wow! Looking forward to your thoughts on A Year Abroad! 4y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB it‘s coming soon. 😃 I have so many audiobooks to read for once, and that‘s a great thing! I hope your indiespensable arrives soon!! 4y

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Megabooks @Cinfhen I could not resist the siren song that is Therese Plummer, so I‘m listening to The Project. #favoritenarrator 4y

Cinfhen Ohhhhh, I need to do some research #FoMo 🙌🏻😜💜 4y

BarbaraBB Me too, but I didn‘t get a message yet that is has been shipped so it‘ll probably take a while! 4y

Megabooks @Cinfhen all of them but Girl A have been on my radar for MONTHS, so today is 🎉🎉! 4y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB it just got released this morning, and it‘s still before 7 am on the west coast, so I‘m not surprised. I hope it ships when they come in today, though! 🤞🏻 4y

BarbaraBB Oh really?! I didn‘t know it hadn‘t even been published 😁 4y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB yeah, the audible preorders come to your app at midnight west coast time, but I‘m guessing it takes humans a bit longer to work on things! 😉😃 4y

Moray_Reads These covers are great and the books sound good too 4y

Megabooks @Moray_Reads thanks! I‘m excited about them! 4y

vivastory My Year Abroad sounds really interesting. I'm curious about Fake Accounts too. Will be looking for your reviews. 4y

Megabooks @vivastory I‘m going to try to read my Libby books with lines first. I just realized I have 14 audiobooks checked out. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ Three or four I‘ll probably end up returning without listening, but I‘m going to try to read the ones with lines. 4y

vivastory I just noticed that MYA is the current Indispensable selection. I've been mulling over buying a subscription for awhile & I just signed up for it. I've bought a few previous selections on ebay & love them 4y

Megabooks @vivastory @BarbaraBB is getting the MYA indiespensable too. I have a previous one @catiewithac sent me, and it‘s gorgeous! 4y

vivastory Nice! Which one? 4y

Megabooks @vivastory This one! I‘m wondering if @BarbaraBB and @Librarybelle will do a reading Africa next year because it would be perfect.

She Would Be King: A Novel

Librarybelle Sweet! I‘m fairly confident #ReadingAfrica2022 will be a challenge next year @BarbaraBB 4y

vivastory Stacked! It sounds fantastic 4y

Megabooks @vivastory yeah, it‘s going to be hard to save it for reading Africa, but I‘m unsure of how difficult it will be to find books for the smaller countries. I hope you enjoy it!! 4y

BarbaraBB I‘d love a #ReadingAfrica2022 @Librarybelle 💜 and I almost feel the need to get this book already just to be sure I don‘t forget about it by then @Megabooks 🤦🏻‍♀️

She Would Be King: A Novel

BarbaraBB @vivastory That is a coincidence! After years of eyeing #Indiespensable posts on Litsy I subscribed a few weeks ago. I am excited for that first box! 4y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB glad I could put an interesting book on your radar! 💜 have a great day! 4y

BarbaraBB Thanks! And you go to sleep 💤 💙 4y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB I‘m going to try. 💜💜 4y

vivastory @BarbaraBB They nearly always select books that are high on my TBR or if I haven't heard of them they sound interesting. love the slipcase design for MYA. Really looking forward to receiving it. 4y

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Hazel2019

The Color of Air | Gail Tsukiyama

I received this book from the Powell‘s #Indiespensable subscription - which I highly recommend to anyone that enjoys literary fiction.

Here we go... ☺️

rockpools I love that cover! And I like that it doesn‘t look anything like any other I‘ve seen recently. 4y

Hazel2019 @rockpools I love the cover too! It actually has a somewhat metallic finish to...pretty cool IMO 4y

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Hazel2019

The Color of Air | Gail Tsukiyama

My #Indiespensable subscription from Powell‘s came today 😍

I absolutely love getting these!

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Hazel2019

The Unseen | Roy Jacobsen

The next #Indiespensable installment is here!!! So excited!!!!😁😍

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Hooked_on_books

The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle | Kevin Salwen, Kent Alexander

I put the tagged book on hold before the shut down and was able to finally get it today, as my library is now offering “take out.” 🥡 I love their phrasing. 😆 And then I swung by the post office, as my May #botm arrived today as did my #indiespensable subscription! Good day for books!

Sace 🎉🎉🎉🎉 5y

Cinfhen Great day!!!!! Lovely photo ❤️ 5y

JennyM Yey...book days are good days! Enjoy Holly 😊 5y

Megabooks Awesome!! 5y

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