Welcome to Litsy!

Hubby gave me this for Christmas, and I started it this morning. I‘m already intrigued. WWII fiction; he knows me well😂

Inspiring and reflecting stories about the importance of our libraries, bookstores and reading.

This graphic novel lives up to the fantastic premise- characters escaping from their books at the NYC public library! An adventurous ode to books and readers!

I enjoyed this one, but it wasn‘t a stand-out in the series. Helma‘s longtime (and unlikely) best friend Ruth is at the center with the uproar caused by her new series of paintings “Ruth Revealed.” Someone thought she revealed too much - and destroyed two of the pieces.
#2008 for #192025

A fitting end to the series! This was the first mystery series I‘ve read that had an ending - well I guess Marple and Poirot did?

#2011 for #192025

Lucy, a young librarian, gets pulled into the life of a young boy who frequents the library, 10-year-old Ian. It turns into a rather far-fetched road trip adventure of sorts. There was a lot about reading and books and how important they are, so that was good. But it also really didn‘t quite hold up and was a bit of a mess in the middle. The characters‘ motives were never very clear and their relationship didn‘t quite develop.

#bookreport

Row #1: Reading about trees in The Cabaret; Began B & D, 1 chapter in Gratefulness #naturalitsy #NFNovember
Row #2: Listening to Don‘t Forget to Write; a poem a day in T.Choir; finished Murder at the Christmas Carols #audiobook #poetry #seasonalcozies
Row #3: Finished all books #historicalfiction #readyourkindle #NFNovember #audiomystery #serieslove2024

Are you a big book nerd? Have you always wanted to know how people become librarians or booksellers? Then this collection of interviews might be perfect for you! My lament…I wish it had more interviews of truly independent bookstore owners and employees. It felt like the majority of interviews were from bookstore chains … and those stores are super important to the book economy!….i just wanted more of the one off, mom and pop stores!

4.0 ⭐️

This was a great conclusion to the book installments of this series. It surprised me how much darker this was than the other books and even the series. I loved the amount of #Irish #folklore in this and even the tie in to Chicago‘s St Patty‘s celebrations. I wish there were more in their series but I‘m really happy with how this ended.

"Anne Carroll Moore believed that children deserved books that spoke to their hearts."