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CrowCAH
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Many might not know his name, but may have heard his voice! Simon Vance has narrated many an #audiobook from the Temeraire series to the Aubrey/Maturin series to the Dune series! His voice is grand in style, comfortable in both male and female voices and dialects. When I listen to his stories I‘m transported inside the narrative thanks to his voice.

His in-house recording studio burned along with his house in the Eaton, California fires. ⬇️

CrowCAH He has a GoFundMe https://gofund.me/4854373f 4d
bookishbitch Thanks for sharing. Sadly we will be seeing a lot more of these since so many people have been affected. 4d
Ruthiella He‘s a fantastic narrator. I‘m sorry to hear he‘s one of the many affected by the fire. 4d
marleed Ohhh, thanks for sharing this. 4d
AnnCrystal 😢🙏💝. 4d
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rabbitprincess
The Inshore Squadron | Alexander Kent
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Overall, I'd say this was a Pick. The pace was good for a historical novel, and I enjoyed reading about the Battle of Copenhagen given that I visited the city this past summer. The only downside to this book: few female characters, and what ones exist are not well rounded. (I don't expect many given the setting, but it would be nice for the ones there ARE to be interesting.)

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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @julieclair

Looking forward to a year of great reading ahead with #FictionalTraveler! My January selection is Mrs. Adams in Winter. I‘m excited to see what everyone else has chosen!

Original post - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2824328

julieclair Thanks for sharing! 3w
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quietjenn
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In summation and on to the next 😃📚

quietjenn Tagging the aforementioned, which was with me through it all. 3w
julieclair Great year! Congrats on War and Peace! 🎉🏆🎉 3w
Ruthiella Fantastic! 🤩 3w
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Texreader Brilliant numbers!! 3w
Gissy Congratulations 📚📚📚🎉👏👏👏 3w
youneverarrived Fab 🤩 3w
kspenmoll Congrats!🎉🎈 2w
SilversReviews Great year!! 1w
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julieclair
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Looking forward to a year of great reading ahead with #FictionalTraveler! My January selection is Mrs. Adams in Winter. I‘m excited to see what everyone else has chosen!

Tagging those who have expressed interest, but all are welcome. 😃

TheAromaofBooks I think I'm going with Manhunt by Janet Evanovich - it's been on my shelf forever and is set in Alaska!! 3w
Amiable Do I have to finish the book in January? Because I‘m fairly certain I‘ll be reading “Anna Karenina” (set in Russia) every day of the month —and into the next one. Or maybe two. 😄 (edited) 3w
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I picked a reread, but it‘s been like six years since I last read it - 3w
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dabbe 🤩🥳🤗 3w
BarbaraBB Yes I‘m in. I‘ll be reading a book that‘s been on my shelves forever 3w
julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Sounds perfect! 3w
julieclair @Amiable You can finish the book whenever you want. This is a very casual challenge. I‘m reading Anna Karenina too, for the #KareninaWinter buddy read, and I‘m woefully behind. It will be a miracle if I finish it by the end of January. 🤪 3w
julieclair @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage If you‘re anything like me, rereading a book after 6 years will feel like a first-time read. I never do remember anything! 😎 3w
julieclair @BarbaraBB That one looks fascinating! Looking forward to your review. 3w
DebinHawaii This looks good! I just posted mine. Part of a mystery series set in Alaska that I love & didn‘t get to in December, so this is perfect! ❄️ 3w
LiseWorks Oh I have to pick a book 3w
julieclair @BarkingMadRead Welcome! Looping you in. 3w
BarkingMadRead Thank you!!! 3w
BarkingMadRead I‘m going to use this one, for obvious reasons (if you‘ve read it or seen the movie) 3w
julieclair @BarkingMadRead Oooohhh, just seeing the title gives me the shivers! ❄️ 3w
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GinaKButler
Napoleon: A Life | Andrew Roberts
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Getting ready for our first #chunksterchallenge2025 read for tomorrow! 10 pages per day until we‘re done!

Thank you for hosting again, @Amiable We look forward to this challenge every year!

This one only counts as a Chunkster…not a Colossal Chunkster! We‘ll have to pick a longer one next! 😂
@Kelly326

Amiable I think we‘re going to run out of qualifying colossal chunksters before too long! 😄 3w
Kelly326 It was hard enough to find one that long. 😂 Excited about this one!! 3w
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Andrew65
The Armour of Light | Ken Follett
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Here we go with the #12Booksof2024.

January was a tricky month to choose one. In the end I went for The Armour of Light by Ken Follett.

Notable other mentions : Diva by Daisy Goodwin, The Appeal by Janice Hallet, The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell, The Poet by Michael Connelly. A good reading month!

Mollyanna You can never go wrong with Ken Follett. I haven‘t read this one, I‘ll have to put it on my TBR. 4w
Andrew65 @Mollyanna I totally agree, such a wonderful series. Such big books but I almost fancy starting all over. 4w
Mollyanna I have book two queued up for next year, but it‘s been such a long time since I read book one I may have to re-read first. 4w
Andrew65 @Mollyanna Sounds a good plan. 4w
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HeyT
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HAPPY #BOOKSPIN DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE!

It is my favorite day of the month and I am excited at what the draw has picked for me. It's nice that this month there's fantasy and scifi rather than just one or the other. My selections are the tagged and Red Mars. We'll see how far I get with my backlog this month as well.

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Born.A.Reader
The Painter's Daughter | Julie Klassen
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#paint #schoolspirit
One of several books I got from my neighbor-but haven't read yet.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty 🎨 4mo
Eggs Beautiful 🤍 🎨 🩵 4mo
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Therewillbebooks
Master and Commander | Patrick O'Brian
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Did an episode on The Wager. We talked scurvy, old timey wooden ships, and whether it'd be okay for Jerry Jones to press gang Tom Brady out of retirement.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6C6qxwj0c4CJPNJsiUMCgy?si=sSTl1vC0S5i8kIQB2vern...

BkClubCare 🤣🏈⚓️ 4mo
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