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Molly | Blake Butler
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I picked up the tagged as an algorithmic choice from Amazon! We‘ll see… James, which I loved, and A Sweet Sting of Salt are from @AardvarkBookClub 💜💜 The other three were from Amazon‘s current 3 for 2 sale. I was interested in the Nolan from the Women‘s Prize longlist, and I loved Cursed Bunny by Chung, so I wanted her latest! I‘m a bit uncertain about the Ko because I bailed on audio. We‘ll see…

Megabooks Sorry for the crap picture. A very aggressive bee started coming after me!! 😂🤦🏻‍♀️🐝 8mo
AmyG I look forward to all your reviews. 8mo
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Starter Villain | John Scalzi
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#RecentAcquisitions Just a few from the library and my @AardvarkBookClub box arrived! I‘ve already finished Death Valley, and I love puzzling with Broder‘s meanings. #aardvark

I have never read Proulx before, and these short stories sound really interesting. I‘m excited to read more McCarthy, too.

I have quite a few library print and audiobooks that release 10/10. Should be a busy week! 🤩

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Rouge | Mona Awad
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It was a good week for #RecentAcquisitions! A few library books, and I‘ve already started Rouge. The Last Election is fiction by Andrew Yang, which sounds interesting and is about a rogue 3rd party candidate (no surprise there)!

My 2NC was doing a 25% off promotion, and I used it to pick up several paperbacks plus a short story collection and Hot Milk, which I may have already read, in hardcover. 🤔🤔 I have some poor record keeping years!

Megabooks The bright pink one is a short story collection by Miranda July. 1y
Cinfhen Awesomeness! I have an audio arc for the new Umrigar ! I can‘t wait - she‘s an autobuy for me 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I‘ve only read one other by her, but I‘m excited to read more! This sounds really good! 1y
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BarbaraBB Curious about your opinion on Rouge. Also I loved Never let me go and Hot milk! 1y
BarbaraBB And the July I have read too! 1y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB finished Rouge this morning. Of course it was 🍌👖, but it was also a really refreshing look at a Mother-Daughter relationship that I really related to. But now I can remember exactly how it ended, and I‘ve already returned the book. 😫 molly needed a car ride so we went to the outside library drop together. 😁 1y
BarbaraBB Okay you‘ve convinced me, I‘ll read it! 1y
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Amazing Grace Adams | Fran Littlewood
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Major week for #RecentAcquisitions! I made my monthly #LibraryHaul trip, and I‘ve already finished the Williams and enjoyed it just as much as My Murder! Also how can you not love the Grace Adams cover?? I‘ve started it too, and it‘s the mid-40s book I need. Lots of other books to look forward to. I‘m especially excited for Year of the Tiger and Angel of Rome. The other @AardvarkBookClub picks are really tempting!! #aardvark

Cinfhen Fantastic!! 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen 😘😘 1y
Soubhiville I picked the Donoghue and Amazing Grace too 🙂. Terrific stacks! 1y
KT1432 I got Bridge and Amazing Grace too! I almost got Learned by Heart but went with Perfectly Nice Neighbors instead. Can‘t wait to start them! 1y
BarbaraBB What a stack. And I haven‘t heard of any of them 🤦🏻‍♀️ 1y
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The Vanishing Point: A Novel | Elizabeth Brundage
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#RecentAcquisitions @AardvarkBookClub was on point and got my order here super fast! I also headed to the library and picked up a few, including Pete and Alice, which is a pandemic book. Very curious! I also got a short story collection and Brundage‘s latest from Amazon.

BarbaraBB A new Brundage??! 1y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB yeah! It came out in 2021. Not sure how I missed it. 1y
BarbaraBB Me neither! Looking forward to your thoughts and then I‘ll probably run to the store to get a copy! 1y
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squirrelbrain I loved Small Worlds, and also really liked The Exhibitionist. 1y
Cinfhen I‘m curious about this one…. 1y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I‘m planning on taking it to see A in Nashville this week. If she has to do a bit of work, I need something compelling to read! 👍🏻 1y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain oh fantastic! I thought I remembered your review of SW when I ordered it. 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen it sounds really interesting! Especially now that I know @squirrelbrain liked it. 👍🏻👍🏻 1y
squirrelbrain Meg, @Cinfhen - The Exhibitionist is great if you like obnoxious characters! 1y
Cinfhen Yay!! Good to know, thanks @squirrelbrain 💕looking forward to your thoughts, Meg! 1y
BarbaraBB Great idea! Although I hope you‘ll have little time to read! 1y
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2nd & Charles | Columbia, SC (Bookstore)
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Fantastic week for #RecentAcquisitions! The left side is my haul from the 2NC 25% off sale this morning. Two I‘ve already read and wanted to own, but the rest are new-to-me. So excited to find another Brundage @BarbaraBB !!

The right is my library haul from Thursday. My august bookspin list will be all short stories, so I was really excited to find the new Tremblay and Bazterrica collections!!

Cinfhen Ohhhh. The books arrived by mail!!! I thought u drove to SC and I was like, damn- that girl will not be stopped!!! 😂😂😂 1y
BarbaraBB Wow 🤩 that haul looks amazing. I am super curious about the Brundage (blurb is intriguing!) and also about me, the slut 😂. I hope you will love Disappearing Earth, I did. 1y
squirrelbrain Wow, amazing haul! 1y
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Megabooks @BarbaraBB I started the Brundage yesterday, and I‘m really enjoying it!! The other two are the ones I‘ve read and enjoyed enough to want to own. 👍🏻👍🏻 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen no, there‘s a 2NC here, but it‘s not in the litsy database, so I couldn‘t tag it. I did shop in person! 🙌🏻 I think they do some sales online, but it‘s mainly an in-person store. 1y
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Lark Ascending | Silas House
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#RecentAcquisitions someone went to the library a couple of times this week! 🙋🏻‍♀️ Thank you to @Bookwormjillk for the rec of Lark Ascending! I‘ve also got two graphic novels, the latest from the Before the Coffee… series, two new releases, and one from the librarians‘ recommendations shelf that hopefully will scratch my itch for more queer lit!

Bookwormjillk I hope you like it! 1y
Cinfhen Lovely photo!! And look at all of that library goodness ❤️ Enjoy 1y
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Memory of Animals | Claire Fuller
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#RecentAcquisitions It is the year of Claire Fuller, and I am here for it! Looking forward to my gorgeous #aardvark copy for #CampLitsy23 next month, but in the meantime, I‘ve got Bitter Orange, which is my 3rd by her this year.

The Guide is my #Bookspin. I‘m in the middle of Cassandra from the library now. The Rachel Incident has such a beautiful spine! And Forgiven was a consensus suggestion for a second book by Homes. Happy weekend!

Cinfhen Those are beautiful covers and spines from @AardvarkBookClub 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen yes, and I love that they don‘t have anything extra on the spine! The subtle change on the cover is perfect. (edited) 1y
BarbaraBB A gorgeous edition 🥰 1y
batsy I haven't read Fuller yet, though I have Burnt Orange on my TBR. Looking forward to Animals! 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Can‘t wait to read the tagged! 1y
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#RecentAcquisitions It‘s the time of the month when I decide what to carry over from June to July‘s TBR and start adding new ones. I‘ve got two by O‘Farrell for #AuthorAMonth (and two more I own), plus a #BlameItOn @Hooked_on_books (Bloomers), and another from Fuller‘s backlist. (I‘m excited about her latest in August for #CampLitsy23, too!)

Honeybees was a Parnassus purchase and @squirrelbrain rec. And I loved my signed Helen Ellis (tagged)!

cariashley I‘m reading Hamnet by O‘Farrell now and wow is it good. Wanting to get my hands on all of her other books! 1y
squirrelbrain I hope you enjoy Honeybees - the cover looks pretty from what I can see ; it‘s different to mine which is a paperback. (edited) 1y
Cinfhen Ohhhh!! What a pretty stack of books!!! 1y
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Cinfhen Once again…. Your library wins first place for BEST SELECTION🙌🏻♥️ 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen they are awesome! Especially for a medium-sized town library! And I‘m going to be getting more involved soon because community members are starting to try to get books banned, and I don‘t want the crazies to make our library shut down!!! 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen and thank you!! 1y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain the cover is gorgeous!! Thanks so much for the rec! 💜 1y
Megabooks @cariashley Hamnet was fantastic! I‘ve read all but those four. I especially loved her memoir. 1y
Megabooks @cariashley and I also loved this one. 1y
BarbaraBB What a great plans! I just bought Honeybees too and I loved 1y
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Dykette: A Novel | Jenny Fran Davis
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#RecentAcquisitions Well, I didn‘t mean to get any new books this week, but what are you gonna do? 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 People is a blame it on @Hooked_on_books . Holly knows how much I love short stories! Dykette is from the #CampLitsy23 longlist, and Three looked good when I was picking up my hold.

I hope everyone has a great weekend! Hostas are blooming. 😁

BarbaraBB Lovely hostas & a great haul. Totally up your alley! 2y
JamieArc May your hostas remain safe from the deer 😆. We moved to a suburban neighborhood a year ago and discovered how much deer like hostas. We can see them snacking from our living room window. 2y
squirrelbrain I have Three as a #netgalley ARC and should have read it a few months ago but didn‘t (of course!). I‘ll be interested to see your review. 2y
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Cinfhen I love that you‘re making physical visits to the library! Such a joy 🤩 (edited) 2y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain sorry I‘ve been a bad counselor! Katie called me about a dog playdate, so I‘ve spent all morning at her boyfriend‘s pool. Fun, but I haven‘t looked at the discussion at all! 🫣 2y
squirrelbrain I love that you‘ve had a doggy play date! We drove back from our hols today so I only jumped in this afternoon. 2y
Hooked_on_books I‘m happy to be blamed! I hope you enjoy the stories. 2y
BarbaraBB No problem at all of course. It was early for you and I am glad you had a great play date. Same goes for you @squirrelbrain you are the best counselors I could wish how no matter what 🩷 2y
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books I think I will! I‘m blaming you for a few lately, and that‘s good! 👍🏻 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen yes! A joy indeed! I‘m returning three and picking up 4-5 tomorrow. 😂😂 2y
Megabooks @JamieArc fortunately I live in an isolated large town, so the deer still have plenty of farmland and woods to graze! We do have a problem with squirrels eating our bulbs though. 🤨 2y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain thanks! 💜 it was a great discussion, and I‘m looking forward to next week. Molly had a spa day afterwards (bath 😉) but she loves hanging out with Maisy! Maisy fell in the pool, but fortunately Molly stayed out. Hope you‘re adjusting to life back at work, Helen, and I hope you‘re having a good week, too, Barbara! 2y
Cinfhen Fantastic 🙌🏻 2y
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