@AllDebooks on Litsy

Bookriot are starting a new series on reading and resistance. I can't wait to see their recommendations. I'm sure there will be a whole new stack to add alongside my sociopolitical reads. 📚📚📚

https://bookriot.com/introducing-reading-and-resistance-and-how-literature-has-a...

wanderinglynn Thanks for sharing! ✊🏻📚 15h

lil1inblue Oh, heck yeah! ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻 14h

AllDebooks @wanderinglynn @lil1inblue ✊️ 11h

AnnCrystal ✊📚💝. 6h

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#Netgalley #NetGalleyGroup #Booktrovert

Oooh, a new consumer platform from Netgalley launches in June (UK).

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/netgalley-launches-new-consumer-marketing-pla...

TheBookHippie Ooooo 3d

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Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend | Rebecca Romney

I'm starting #HyggeHourReadathon early with my new book. It's time to relax. 📚☕️
Are you joining in? What are you reading?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

One for #Pemberlittens #Janeadjacent @Crinoline_Laphroaig and #Hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead 🪶

kspenmoll No#hyggehour for me tonight at 8 o‘clock. I‘m going to be at the first soccer game for Hartford city football club. I may steal a few minutes of quiet in between cheering.⚽️ (edited) 5d

AllDebooks @kspenmoll Hope it was a good game x 4d

Crinoline_Laphroaig That looks good! 4d

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AllDebooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig it really is. You would love it x 4d

kspenmoll @AllDebooks Poring rain- soaked to the skin but our team won! 3d

AllDebooks @kspenmoll ❤️🏆❤️ 3d

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Hygge: Unlock the Danish Art of Coziness and Happiness | Barbara Hayden

I'm so ready for tonight's #HyggeHour readathon that I'm starting early. It's so cold here that I need to snuggle under blankets with hot tea and a good book.

Now, what to read? 😊📚☕️

All are welcome to join us @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie Right?!?- it‘s so DAMP!!! 😵‍💫 (edited) 5d

emz711 Ah I actually did #hyggehour last night without realizing it!

Zodiac Academy 2: Ruthless Fae: Ruthless Fae

AllDebooks @emz711 Yay ❤️ My niece was telling me about the Zodiac Academy series yesterday. They sound really good. 4d

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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! 🎉🐶 5d

DebinHawaii @Librarybelle Sending Zeke lots of 💜💜💜 5d

DebinHawaii @Cuilin Glad to hear your meds are working! 💜 5d

DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie Hope the exams went well! 5d

DebinHawaii @thecheckoutstack I hope you continue to to feel better! 💜 5d

DebinHawaii @quietlycuriouskate It sounds like the perfect cut for spring/summer! 💛 5d

DebinHawaii @dabbe You gotta have the coffee! ☕️ 5d

DebinHawaii @AllDebooks Hope you get some time to relax today! 5d

PuddleJumper @AllDebooks Ooo excellent! That's next on my list to read 5d

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. 😵‍💫 5d

Librarybelle @AllDebooks Thanks! It was a good time with lots more on my tbr! And Zeke was happy to see me (and to eat)! 5d

Librarybelle Thank you, @DebinHawaii ! 5d

ElizaMarie @Cuilin Hope you can get lost in some audio books during your #AudioOrganizing 5d

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. 🖤🐾🖤 5d

Librarybelle Thank you, @dabbe ! 5d

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

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The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

My May #Bookspin bingo list consists of 10 #buddyreads and books from my shelf or Kindle to participate in #Shelfsweeper hosted by @Tove_Reads and @Andrew65 in memory of @eanderson

@TheAromaofBooks

Tove_Reads Nice! 7d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 7d

Andrew65 Best of luck, I hope you have lots of fun reading them. 6d

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Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops | Martin Crawford

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

We've had glorious weather here all week, so lots of joy
1) Blue skies and 🌞
2) Birdsong 🐦🐦‍⬛
3) Planning and working on my garden. 👩‍🌾
4) Late night fire side chats with my teens. ❤️
5) This made me guffaw, as I have this skillset. She's gonna take out Wales when that corset pings off!!

Lesliereadsalot Such a funny picture! 7d

AllDebooks @Lesliereadsalot 😊 7d

dabbe 💚🤣💚 7d

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TheBookHippie OMG !!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 7d

Susanita 🤣🤣🤣 6d

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 6d

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Mrs Dalloway | Virginia Woolf

Discussion thread for April's #VirginiaBloomsberries #buddyread

💐 Did you enjoy the book?
🍾 What makes it a modernist novel?
💐 What was the connection between Clarissa and Septimus?
🍾 What was the significance of Clarissa's parties?
💐 Do you think Woolf successfully captures the minutiae of everyday life in a 24-hour period?

Next up - https://litsy.com/p/YjRwQ0hiNHBR

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @IndoorDame @PurpleyPumpkin @TheKidUpstairs @quietlycuriouskate @Deblovestoread @Daisey @Cuilin @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @Graywacke 1w

AllDebooks @rubyslippersreads @AnishaInkspill @JenlovesJT47 @iamthatniki @monalyisha @Sparklemn 1w

Daisey Thanks so much for keeping me on the tag list, but I never seem to fit these in so you can remove my name for now. 1w

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AllDebooks @Daisey ok, no worries. Thank you for letting me know. 1w

TheBookHippie Just started, but it won‘t take me long. I assume I will be done by Friday so far I like it. 4d

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie ❤️ 4d

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The Land of Little Rain | Mary Hunter Austin

All are welcome to join our discussion thread for #NaturaLitsy April #buddyread 🌞

🏜 Did you enjoy the author's style?
🏜 How did she describe the relationship between humans and landscapes?
🏜 Why did she suggest the desert breeds myths and fables?
🏜 What emotional responses does the desert evoke in the author, or you as a reader?

Next up - https://litsy.com/p/ZUNqcmdaN0U5

AllDebooks @rockpools @Blackink_WhitePaper @Chrissyreadit @MilesnMelodies @Dilara @Mitch @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie @Soubhiville @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MelisK @pageshifter @wanderinglynn @SamAnne @claudiuo @Caitz 1w

AllDebooks @Addison_Reads @BarkingMadRead @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Aimeesue @tdrosebud @Soscha @ElizaMarie @Larkken @Caterina @sebrittainclark @bnp @TEArificbooks @BookBelle84 @Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs 1w

AllDebooks @Julsmarshall @Readergrrl @AmandaBlaze @Cazxxx @Cuilin @Morr_Books @Read4life @vonnie862 @Eyelit @Roary47 @Knitmaths @mjdowens @SaltyMac @Bluebird @yourfavouritemixtape @Deblovestoread 1w

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AllDebooks @bookwyrm7 @Vansa @CBee @Lunakay @Seabreeze_Reader @Texreader @PaperbackPirate @StaceGhost @Schnoebs 1w

julieclair Didn‘t get to this one this month, but want to. Too many books… too little time… 7d

TheBookHippie I learned a lot from this read and I had the photography book of this- HUGE BOOK - so you could read and almost jump in the picture. I did read it in bits and I think that‘s the best way. Librarian said it was dry but I didn‘t feel that way. I found it informative. 4d

TheBookHippie lol look at the questions - I always found desert BORING and now I can see beauty- like I said having the massive pictures made you live in the photo and is brilliant way of understanding the author. Does the author like people? Maybe not. I don‘t think it matters. 🙃 could be me reading in it‘s been a bit much here in life. 4d

AllDebooks @julieclair I hear you x 4d

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I bet the photos made a huge difference. I agree with your librarian. I read it in one sitting and got a little bored. Would be a better read by dipping in and out. I loved the botanical sections. 4d

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks Oh for sure the dipping in and out. Some of the photographs are just amazing my grandson and I read through it over 4 weeks I don‘t think it‘s meant to be a sit and read book. Then I agree it‘s a bit no thx 4d

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It has taken 45 minutes to get this posted. I've been struggling with wifi signal all day. 🙄

I will post the April discussion threads for #NaturaLitsy and #VirginiaBloomsberries tomorrow. 🤞

I don't want you to think I've forgotten. X

PurpleyPumpkin Ugh how frustrating for you! Technology is awesome… when it works!😅 1w

kspenmoll No worries! 1w

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The Overstory: A Novel | Richard Powers

#NaturaLitsy

I'm sat under my apple trees in the blazing sun, reading a novel about trees. I have not moved from this spot all day. 🌞

ElizaMarie This looks like such a beautiful spot! The colors are amazing!!! 1w

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North Woods | Daniel Mason

#NaturaLitsy May #buddyread is the historical fiction North Woods. It is set in New England. It is a multigenerational saga set over 400 years on one farmhouse.

Here is a brief summary of books that inspired Daniel Mason.

https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-novels-that-inspired-the-writing-of-north-wood....

@LitsyEvents

AllDebooks All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist. 1w

AmyG I love the cover. So different than the one I have. 1w

AllDebooks @AmyG it is stunning 😍 1w

Lesliereadsalot I loved this book. One great story after another. 1w

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The Common Reader: First and Second Series | Virginia Woolf

#VirginiaBloomsberries May #buddyread is The Common Reader- Vol. 1 published in 1925. These are a selection of journalistic essays previously published individually.

https://yalereview.org/article/claire-messud-virginia-woolf

@LitsyEvents

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness: The Complete Book of Hygge (Hygge Life, Hygge Books, Hygge Habits, Hygge Christmas, Hygge Lifestyle, Art of Happiness. Concept of Hygge) (Hygge Lifestyle Books 1) | Britta Olsson

#Hyggehour readathon

Are you joining us for our favourite time of the week? Grab some quiet time to reset your week with a hygge inspired reading session.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

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

Librarybelle Good morning! I‘m spending the day with a friend, which will be fun. Zeke has been off his steroid treatment in preparation for his appointment next week, and he started to show signs of discomfort on Thursday night. The rest of my weekend will be me monitoring him and giving him what medications I can to alleviate his symptoms enough to get him to eat again. Poor guy. Other than a couple incidences the past couple of weeks, he was doing well. 2w

TheSpineView Happy Saturday! Thanks for the tag! 💛🏷 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle I hope he does ok over the weekend. Poor boy x 2w

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AllDebooks @TheSpineView Happy Saturday 🌞 2w

AllDebooks I'm spending the day gardening today. We're building a dead hedge before planting a native hedgerow out back. Plus, creating a wishlist of trees and shrubs from

Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops

julieclair @Librarybelle Poor Zeke has really had a time off it these past few months. And so have you. 💝 I hope you have a nice refreshing day with your friend. 2w

julieclair @AllDebooks My son is really interested in planting a forest garden. But he needs to move out of his apartment first, lol, and find a place with some land. I‘ll take a look at that book - I‘m sure he‘d like to have a copy! 2w

julieclair I‘ll be spending the day catching up on various To Do List items, planning our upcoming trip to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, and hopefully doing some reading. 2w

julieclair Want to play @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @Soubhiville ? 2w

AllDebooks @julieclair I highly recommend it. It's my bible. He could make his plans while waiting to move. He'll have a clearer idea of what he needs from a property garden. 2w

AllDebooks @julieclair Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃 How lovely x😍 2w

Librarybelle Thanks, @AllDebooks @julieclair ! We should hopefully find out next week the primary cause for his issues, so then I can get the best treatment for Zeke. This is such a long process. Lots of trial and error. 2w

julieclair @AllDebooks Great idea! I‘ll get him a copy. And yes, we‘re very excited about Scotland. Part of our trip will be to visit Maybole, Ayrshire, where my great-grandfather was born! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Hoping to visit Wigtown as well, for some book shopping. 📚 2w

julieclair @Librarybelle Hoping you get some answers at the appointment next week. 💙 2w

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle hope you get some answers for Zeke! 2w

Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks Sounds like a helpful book! It‘s gardening for me today too as soon as I get some laundry going. Then two games for daughter tonight. I need to squeeze in a nap before then! I restarted my audiobook since I wasn‘t following it

Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge

Bookwormjillk @julieclair have fun! I loved Scotland when I went in college. 2w

AllDebooks @julieclair ❤️ 2w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk I need Maude 😍 2w

TheBookHippie @julieclair oh Scotland!!!! How fun! 2w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle that poor guy!!! 2w

TheBookHippie Laundry, bread making & out to independent bookstore day! 2w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks cannot wait to garden! One more month!! 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle Such a good cat mamma! Be tough, Zekemeister! We're all thinking of you! 🖤🐾🖤 2w

dabbe @AllDebooks Sounds lovely! 💚💚💚 2w

dabbe @julieclair Scotland? So jealous! 🤩🤣🤩 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Laundry here, too! Wish I could taste your bread! 😍 2w

dabbe Drinking coffee with Matt and the pups right now. Then, a walk with these goofheads, a little housework, and hopefully a late afternoon visit to our local indie bookstore, Changing Hands. Have a wonderful day, everybody! P.S. Thanks for the tag, @Alldebooks and @peaKnit! 😍🤩😍 2w

DebinHawaii For me it‘s coffee, breakfast, the library to pick up a hold & then into town to one of the few indie bookstores we have, then a few other errands & getting prepped for a busy week of travel for work. 2w

DebinHawaii @Librarybelle Hope Zeke does okay this weekend & that you get some answers. 💜 2w

TheBookHippie @dabbe 🙃♥️ 2w

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii go go go 2w

Librarybelle Thanks everyone! You all know how stressful this has been. @AllDebooks @julieclair @Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie @dabbe @DebinHawaii 2w

julieclair @TheBookHippie @dabbe @DebinHawaii I totally missed Independent Bookstore Day. 😔 I‘ll need to make up for it one day this week. 2w

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The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

St George's Day

I just stumbled across this incredible essay, Damsels Undistressed, from Samantha Shannon. She wrote this while researching for her book, The Priory of the Orange Tree. (Book 1 of The Chaos Series)

https://www.samanthashannon.co.uk/more/damsels-undistressed?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwJ16kt...

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The Summer Book | Tove Jansson

#LitSolace #NaturaLitsy

#MidsummerSolace #buddyread 2nd choice is Tove Jansson's 1972 novel.
The non-fiction choice is unavailable in US until late June. So, with that in mind, I will run a relaxed fiction (tagged) and non-fiction (A Wilder Way) #buddyread
for those wishing to participate.
All welcome. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @LitsyEvents

Librarybelle Thanks so much! I‘ll keep the nonfiction on my radar. 😁 2w

IriDas This looks like such a good book. I‘d like to be added to the list, kiitos (thanks). (That‘s me, showing off the one Finnish word I remember consistently. 😂) 2w

TheBookHippie I‘ve got this one!!! I‘ll do this. 2w

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lil1inblue I adore this book! I'd love to re-read it with y'all! Can you add me to the tag list? 2w

AllDebooks @lil1inblue of course! Welcome 🌞 2w

AllDebooks @IriDas Absolutely! And lol 😆 Welcome 🌞 2w

Deblovestoread I have this book so will try to read along. 😀 2w

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread 🌞 2w

monalyisha I‘d love to read the tagged with you all! 🩵 Please add me. 2w

kelli7990 I want to join. 2w

julieclair Please add me for this one! 😃 2w

AllDebooks @julieclair @monalyisha @kelli7990 Yay! 🌞 2w

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A Wilder Way: How Gardens Grow Us | Poppy Okotcha

#LitSolace #NaturaLitsy

How on earth can we be coming up to #MidsummerSolace already? 🌞
Here's the chosen #buddyread if you would like to join in. All are welcome. 🌻

Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

** SEE NOTE IN COMMENTS **

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/13/poppy-okotcha-plants-taught...

@LitsyEvents @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

AllDebooks @Faranae @Deblovestoread @Marmie7 @Julsmarshall @PaperbackPirate @dabbe @quietjenn @Charityann @peaKnit @Librarybelle @Read4life @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks @Sarahreadstoomuch @Cazxxx @wanderinglynn 2w

AllDebooks @Soscha @Lizpixie @Readergrrl @jenniferw88 @CrystalE02 @Catsandbooks @Dilara @tdrosebud @AmandaBlaze @Gissy @mcctrish @ElizaMarie @Cuilin @gossamerchild @TheKidUpstairs @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm 2w

AllDebooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheSpineView @Larkken @julieclair @MittenGirlPeach @JamieArc @sebrittainclark @BookwormAHN @ChasingOm @MidnightBookGirl @IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk @Texreader @StaceGhost @DebinHawaii 2w

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AllDebooks @LocalTXLibrarian @kspenmoll @Sparklemn @Avanders @BethM @forestandcrow @Kenyazero @quietlycuriouskate @TEArificbooks @bookwyrm7 @TheDaysGoBy @inthegreensandblues @DogMomIrene @CatLass007 2w

Librarybelle This does not come out until late June in the US, so I‘ll check with my library in June to see if it‘s on order! 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle thanks for letting me know. I could always run an alternative for US. Something like

The Summer Book

Librarybelle That‘s easier to get in the US. Completely up to you! 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle I'm happy to run a fiction and non-fiction read 📚 😀 2w

Cuilin @AllDebooks @Librarybelle it‘s out in 18 hours on Spotify and Audible. Strange that the audiobook is out before the hardback 🤔 (edited) 2w

AllDebooks @Cuilin yay 😀 2w

AllDebooks *** Please refer to 2nd post re a fiction #buddyread for those who can't access A Wilder Way. 😀📚🌞 2w

AllDebooks https://litsy.com/p/c2xKWUpVVzA0 2w

Librarybelle @Cuilin That is odd. Maybe because it‘s the UK version that is offered through Spotify and Audible??? 2w

Cuilin @Librarybelle Possibly. Spotify even have a countdown clock lol 2w

CatLass007 Thanks so much for the tag. I‘m going to have to sit this one out. My library doesn‘t have either book and I‘m really trying to get control of my spending. I hope everyone enjoys whichever book they choose!! 2w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks the summer book is in my TBR if you switch it. 😊 2w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I'm going to host both. 😀📚 2w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks 🙃 2w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin @librarybelle kindle says April 24 hardback June 😵‍💫😂🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 2w

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie So bizarre! I have this thing of buying ebooks at a hefty price (I only buy them on discount and am now avoiding Amazon as much as possible). I actually forgot to look at ebooks! 😂 But, this is good to know! 2w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle I‘m hoping it‘ll come other places and I too am not paying Amazon ten bucks 😂😵‍💫 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig I have a lot going on in June so I'm going to skip. 2w

AllDebooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig ok. Have a great summer ☀️ 2w

Catsandbooks I won't be participating in the buddy reads but I still would like to be tagged for other #midsummersolace activities and posts 💚 2w

kelli7990 I want to join. 2w

Kenyazero Looks like my library doesn't have this one, so I'll just follow along and join in on future reads 2w

AllDebooks @Catsandbooks ok x 2w

AllDebooks @kelli7990 welcome. I've added you to the taglist for both buddyreads 🌞 2w

AllDebooks @Kenyazero ok x 2w

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The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation | Adam Rome

Pausing for a moment with a coffee, to think about the sad loss of such an advocate for the climate and vulnerable.
May he RIP 🙏

kspenmoll 💛💛💛 2w

dabbe 💚💙💚 2w

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Moose's Book Bus | Inga Moore

Oh my, yes, please 🙏

lil1inblue Where do I sign up? 😍 2w

AmyG I‘m in! 2w

Ruthiella Sounds perfect. 🤩 2w

dabbe Can I just live in there? 🤩😍🤩 2w

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Happy Easter to all of you celebrating. 🐣

Another Sunday evening approaches, so it's time for our weekly #HyggeHour readathon. Are you joining us for a weekly reset?
8-9 pm your time zone.

My plan is a gin and tonic, blankets, candles, garden fire and kiddos, chitchatting about our week.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 3w

Chrissyreadit I LOVE gin and tonic - one of my favorites (mojito is the other one) 3w

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit lol, mojito is my 2nd favourite 😍 3w

AnnCrystal Happy Easter 🐇🐰💝. 3w

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Nicholas Nickleby (Complete and) | Charles Dickens

Working through a backlog of Sunday newspaper supplements, I came across this great article, Is Dickens better than Shakespeare? 🤔

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/02/is-dickens-better-than-shakespeare...

#WhatTheDickens @Cuilin

Cuilin That is such a good read, and there‘s definitely a case to be made. I think Dickens lived in a more free society and could write and be a little bit more on the nose than Shakespeare could during his time. Plus, I think modern readers can recognize/understand a Victorian time period more than an Elizabethan/Jacobean one perhaps 🤔 I would love to see one of those Oxbridge debates on this subject!! (edited) 3w

AllDebooks @Cuilin I don't think they are so comparable, due to the different time periods. I think Dickens characters are more defined between good and villainous. Shakespeare's characters are more nuanced, with both virtues and flaws. I love them both and wouldn't put one over the other. 3w

Ruthiella I definitely prefer Dickens because he‘s more accessible to me. Interesting article, thanks! 3w

Cuilin @AllDebooks True, I like both but for different reasons. 3w

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

AllDebooks Again, my apologies for missing last week. https://litsy.com/p/cWNXNzY0WDRn 3w

Librarybelle Good morning! It‘s almost 7am on the US East Coast, and I‘ll soon make the trek to the grocery store for weekly groceries, in hopes to beat the crowds. Today marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the US Revolutionary War, and I enjoyed reading Heather Cox Richardson‘s remarks about the events leading up to it. They reminded me that ordinary people can do amazing tiny things. I‘m also enjoying the Golden Girls cozy mystery:

Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle loved Heathers words today!!! 3w

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TheBookHippie Off to protest… ✊🏼 3w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Her speech was so good. She is an inspiration. 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie ✊️ 3w

AllDebooks I have been enraged by the Supreme Courts definition of a woman this week. Yet another backwards step and attack on marginalised people. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/16/a-huge-reset-trans-rights-campaign... 3w

AllDebooks The upside is the outpouring of love and support for the trans community. 🏳️‍⚧️ I am a trans ally and will do all I can to support them through this latest sh*tshow. 3w

quietlycuriouskate Oh, you know, the usual (which is not necessarily a bad thing): groceries, housework, setting up my planner for next week, brief local walk. Now I've shut the door behind me and I'm actually going to READ until it's time to get the tea on. 3w

AllDebooks I've lost myself in #NaturaLitsy #buddyread

The Land of Little Rain

AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate A bit of routine followed by a reading session. Perfect ☕️📚☕️ 3w

AllDebooks I was completely enamoured with this month's #RiseUpRead ❤️ It's in my top 10 poetry books of all time. Such a beautiful, important book. I'm thrilled to have found this author.

We Are All So Good at Smiling

dabbe @AllDebooks ✊🏻♥️✊🏻 3w

dabbe @TheBookHippie ✊🏻♥️✊🏻 3w

dabbe @AllDebooks I wonder how we'd all treat each other if we just thought of ourselves as earthlings and nothing more than that. 🤔 3w

dabbe Thanks for the tag, m'dear! 😍 Phoenix is enjoying UNBELIEVABLE weather this week! We had a big rain last night, and the high today is only supposed to be 75º F (24º C). I actually cried tears of joy. So, we're taking a LONG walk with the pups and currently have the windows open and no AC. We're thinking a lazy day of (you guessed it) reading. Happy Saturday, EVERYONE! 🌈 3w

DebinHawaii Thanks for the tag! I‘m having a slow start to the weekend & am mostly catching up from a busy workweek. I got home from the airport last night after all day meetings & crashed. Woke up late & just made it to the coffee shop, then errands & maybe a nap later. 3w

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Untitled | Unknown

The best thing about reading is learning new things 🙌

BooksandCoffee4Me This makes me smile as it reminds me of when I taught my 7th-graders the word “copacetic” and they started using it to mean “cool”. It all flows, it‘s copacetic. It‘s cool. 💛 3w

AllDebooks @BooksandCoffee4Me this made me smile. Thanks for sharing x 3w

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We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

Oh my, this book really is something special. I'm reading slowly to savour every verse.😍 I can't understand why this author is not stocked in the UK.

#RiseUpReads @Catsandbooks

lil1inblue That brought a tear to my eye. 💙 3w

AllDebooks @lil1inblue me too x 3w

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 3w

MeganAnn Loved this book so much! ❤️ 3w

Catsandbooks It's lovely! 3w

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We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

Blankets ✔️
Earl Grey tea ✔️
Snacks - walnuts and dark chocolate ✔️
New book arrived from USA this week. ✔️ I decided to wait for #HyggeHour as it looks like a very mindful read.
Happy me ✔️

#RiseUpReads @Catsandbooks
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie I adored this book. 4w

Karisa Pretty cover 😍 4w

Catsandbooks Enjoy! 💖 4w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie it's beautiful 😍 4w

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Untitled | Unknown

I am so looking forward to our #HyggeHour readathon tonight, between 8-9pm. Grab your blankets, snacks, light a candle, and get cosy. Don't forget to post your pics. 💚🕯🍫📚☕️💚
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Bookwormjillk Been looking forward to this since last night! 4w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk I'm starting now. It's been a week!! 4w

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Untitled | Untitled

Oops!! The week ran away from me, and I completely lost track of days. My apologies for missing our #Chatterday session yesterday. I hope you're all well and causing mischief. X

dabbe 🤩🤣😍 4w

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Are you ready to reset for the week ahead? Join us at 8-9pm (your time) for our weekly communal #HyggeeHour readathon 📚☕️🌸🕯🍫

All are welcome to join in.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

kspenmoll Will be there! 1mo

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The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

I'm bimbling in the garden, tidying up and sowing seeds in between catching up with #buddyreads

What are your plans for today?

All welcome to join in. 😊

Tagging a few to start us of @thebookhippie @dabbe @Bookwormjillk @Cuilin @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle

Bookwormjillk What are you planting? Enjoy your day! I‘m heading out for a stream clean up then taking some rest. There‘s a tall ships tour tonight we might go see if it‘s not raining. 1mo

Librarybelle Have a great day! I‘m hoping for a lot of rest—Zeke took another bad turn yesterday, after several good days, so hanging with kitties and rest are on my agenda. 1mo

ElizaMarie Just having my coffee in bed. Not sure what my day plans are yet. Its a bit rainy out 1mo

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Cuilin Thankfully I‘m feeling so much better as my husband bought me and my daughters tickets to see Snow Patrol in Boston. He‘s our chauffeur so we have a ride to and from MGM Fenway. I‘ll probably spend most of tomorrow sleeping. Lol 1mo

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle sorry Zeke is having a bad day 1mo

Deblovestoread @LibraryBelle Sorry to hear Zeke had a bad day. Hope both of you are able to rest. @Cuilin. Love Snow Patrol so much! Enjoy! Glad you are feeling better, too. (edited) 1mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk Oh wow, I hope you get to see the tour. I'm starting with sunflowers, nasturtiums and wildflowers. 1mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Poor Zeke (and you)! Sending much love x 1mo

AllDebooks @ElizaMarie Always a good start to a day x 1mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin Yay, I'm so glad you're feeling better. Enjoy Snow Patrol 😊 1mo

Deblovestoread I‘m getting caffeinated under my heated throw with Pippin in my lap. Once I log off Litsy I‘ll read a bit and then get ready to go to a local Hands Off protest. I‘m a bit nervous as I‘ve always used my voice and protested from the safety of my home but I can‘t ignore this call to action. 1mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @Bookwormjillk @Deblovestoread @AllDebooks ! ❤️ 1mo

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk as a shanty singer‘s daughter I love a tall ships festival. 1mo

Cuilin @Librarybelle sending love for you and Zeke. 1mo

Cuilin @ElizaMarie ugh the weather is so blah today in Keene. 1mo

Cuilin @Deblovestoread thanks, yesterday I managed to leave the house. It was for bloodwork but still I felt really good. Well done on attending the protest!!!! Stay safe. 1mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @Cuilin ! ❤️ 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Sounds like a busy and beautiful day! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

dabbe @Librarybelle Oh, no. Poor Zeke. Hope you and your four babies cuddle together all day. 🩵💙🩵 1mo

dabbe @ElizaMarie I love when the entire day is open like that. The world is your oyster! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

dabbe @Cuilin Yay to you getting out for a fun event with your family! 🤩🤩🤩 1mo

dabbe @Deblovestoread You go, girl! I know exactly how you feel. I love to protest through letter-writing or something more quiet. You've inspired me! 👊🏻♥️👊🏻 1mo

dabbe Matt is just getting over a cold, so we're probably taking it easy today. I have lots of buddy reads to catch up with, and I just got him the last Gamache book, so he's already diving into that. I introduced them to him, and I'm only on book 6, and he's on the last one! 🤣

Thanks for the tag, @Alldebooks! 😍 I'm glad it's a lovely day for planting where you are! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

Librarybelle Thank you, @dabbe ! ❤️ 1mo

DebinHawaii I was out supporting local artists & the economy by spending money on their works. 😉 The winds are bringing VOG over from the Big island this week so limiting my outside time & taking extra preventative meds since I‘ll be there overnight Monday/Tuesday & back again on Friday & it‘s close to the volcano so worse than here. Having a relaxing day to recover from the week & gear up for the next one. 1mo

DebinHawaii @Librarybelle So sorry Zeke took a bad turn. Hope you can rest & he feels better soon! 💜 1mo

Librarybelle Thank you, @DebinHawaii ! ❤️ 1mo

ElizaMarie @Deblovestoread Your day sounded so great! Did you end up going to the #HandsOff Protest? My husband and I flaked on the time. WE thought it started around 1 not ended around 1 :( 1mo

ElizaMarie @Cuilin It was!!! I ended up cleaning my mudroom. I am determined that Winter is over (I know it's not quite there yet, but soonish), So I started to clean my mittens, scarves, and hats and put a lot of that stuff away. Still gotta keep some winter-sh stuff out. But my mudroom was a dumping ground - so there was a ton to go through. 1mo

ElizaMarie @dabbe We got a lot done - organizing-wise. Not what we had planned. We wanted to go to the protest but flaked on the time. We ended up going to lunch, and then finishing our mudroom cleanout. 1mo

ElizaMarie @dabbe Awe - I hope Matt feels better soon. 1mo

Cuilin @ElizaMarie There‘s nothing like a little spring clean up. Just don‘t look at the weather forecasted for the next 10 days 🙈 and all will be well. 1mo

Deblovestoread @ElizaMarie I did go with two friends and it was amazing. Brought me to tears a couple of times. We were lucky to have a gorgeous day. One of the best things I‘ve ever done. 1mo

Deblovestoread @ElizaMarie I LOVE a good clean up day especially putting away winter stuff. 1mo

TheBookHippie Out protesting yesterday!!! As one does. @Deblovestoread YAAAAAS!!! As a decades -holy shit FOUR DECADES- protestor … welcome to the resistance. 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin the snow forecasted 😵‍💫 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin omg!!! Snow Patrol!! 1mo

ElizaMarie @Cuilin It make me so mad!!! Also, I need to get my studs off my tires, which I think it would be “safe“ to set up an appointment in a week or two. 1mo

ElizaMarie @Deblovestoread I am so happy that you ended up going. I wish we were better at the timing, I saw pics of our town and the neighboring towns and it looks beautiful to see all the support out there. (It was rainy and ugly but there was a good turn out) 1mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle poor Zeke!!! 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin I‘m glad you‘re feeling some better! Yay. 1mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @TheBookHippie ! ❤️ 1mo

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky

#LibraryHaul

Starting the tagged for #WithTheBanned April #buddyread

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A History of Women in 101 Objects | Annabelle Hirsch

Oh my, this is an absolutely captivating listen. A quarter of all proceeds from the audiobook are donated to the UK women's charity, Refuge.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/01/101-women-narrate-history-women-ob...

https://refuge.org.uk/

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A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees | Amy-Jane Beer

#NaturaLitsy Daily #buddyread #ATreeADay

Wow, April already! 🌸🌞🌸

Are you still enjoying our daily arboreal treat? 🌳
Did you have a favourite passage from the March entries? I adored An Orchard in Spring by Isidore Verheyden (1897). Inosculation is quite cool, too.https://crowspath.org/love-trees/

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread @Bookwormjillk @Read4life @TheBookHippie @kspenmoll @TEArificbooks @Cuilin @DebinHawaii @Chelsea.Poole @dabbe @Chrissyreadit @CBee @julieclair 1mo

AllDebooks @tdrosebud @Soscha @Seabreeze_Reader @StaceGhost @Daisey @bcncookbookclub 1mo

Bookwormjillk I love this book. I‘m a little behind as usual but almost caught up. 1mo

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Read4life I‘m enjoying this. I start my day with my coffee & this book. 💙 1mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk 💚🌳💚 1mo

AllDebooks @Read4life 💚🌳💚 Me too x 1mo

kspenmoll I am enjoying this so much! Starts my day with music from Year of Wonder, an excerpt from The Book lover‘s Almanac, breakfast, & of. Course, coffee! Favorite tree posts: The Green Man & the coffee tree, of course!!!3/10, 3/21 1mo

Cuilin March 2, Ogham, my name cuilin/cuilinn/cuilean come from this old Celtic tree alphabet. March 31 Box Hill, I remembered it from Jane Austen‘s Emma and the fiasco of the picnic and of course March 10 coffee!! 1mo

Deblovestoread Such a peaceful few minutes I have daily with this book. March was filled with fascinating entries but I loved the two page entry with The Lone Tree of Wanaka for March 27. Beautiful, peaceful pic. Also the 29th Peasant‘s House at Éragny by Pissarro. ? 1mo

dabbe @Deblovestoread #ditto! 🤩 1mo

dabbe Such a nice respite every day with this book. I even have Matt reading it with me! 🤣 1mo

julieclair @Deblovestoread @dabbe Me three! Loved those two entries. 1mo

julieclair I am already planning to give this book as Christmas gifts! 1mo

dabbe @julieclair That's a fabulous idea! 💚 1mo

PaperbackPirate I have been reading along (and loving it)! Please tag me too. 🌳💙 1mo

AllDebooks @julieclair 💚 1mo

AllDebooks @PaperbackPirate Of course 💚 1mo

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Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. The ones who run our world. | Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

#NaturaLitsy March #buddyread discussion thread

🐞Did you enjoy the book?
🪲How was the author's writing style?
🪳Did you learn anything new or interesting?
🦋 Did you have a favourite chapter?

AllDebooks This title is the original title published in 2019. Same book

Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects

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AllDebooks @rockpools @Chrissyreadit @Blackink_WhitePaper @MilesnMelodies @Dilara @Mitch @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie @MelisK @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Soubhiville @wanderinglynn @SamAnne @claudiuo 1mo

TheBookHippie I adored this read. I learned so much! Definitely getting a copy to own! 1mo

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AllDebooks @PageShifter @Addison_Reads @BarkingMadRead @CaitZ @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Aimeesue @tdrosebud @Soscha @ElizaMarie @Larkken @Caterina @sebrittainclark @bnp @TEArificbooks 1mo

AllDebooks @BookBelle84 @Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs @Julsmarshall @Readergrrl @AmandaBlaze @Cazxxx @Cuilin @Morr_Books @Read4life @vonnie862 @Eyelit @Roary47 @Knitmaths 1mo

AllDebooks @mjdowens @SaltyMac @Bluebird @yourfavouritemixtape @Deblovestoread @TheSpineView @gossamerchild @julieclair @Bookwormjillk @quietlycuriouskate @Faranae 1mo

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii @kspenmoll @Smarkies @JenReadsAlot @bookwyrm7 @Vansa @CBee @Lunakay @Seabreeze_Reader @Texreader @PaperbackPirate @StaceGhost @Schnoebs 1mo

AllDebooks April's #buddyread is

The Land of Little Rain

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Bookwormjillk Just started yesterday but really like it so far. I'm glad I ended up buying my own copy because I can see reading it again and the cover is so pretty! 1mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie 💚🪲💚 1mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk 💚🪲💚 1mo

AllDebooks I was surprised by her tone. I was expecting it to be quite academic, but actually, it was quite jovial and witty. 1mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks it‘s just a happy read! Loved it. I have next months book ! Yay 1mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie it was an absolute tonic. One I will return to again and again. 1mo

kspenmoll I skipped this one-bugs, yuk 1mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll fair enough. 😅 1mo

Roary47 I really wanted to get to this one. I love our six legged friends so much (which creeps out my students sometimes 🤭) Hoping I can get to it soon. 🥰 1mo

julieclair I didn‘t get to it, but I‘m keeping it on my TBR, especially since you and @TheBookHippie both enjoyed it so much! 1mo

TheBookHippie @julieclair not what I expected at all. It was truly a lot of fun to read. 1mo

TheBookHippie @Roary47 😂 1mo

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Virginia Woolf: And the Women Who Shaped Her World | Gillian Gill

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Well, March whizzed by!
🌸 Did you read this month's #buddyread
🌸 Did you like the author's style?
🌸 Were there any particular women that stood out for you?
🌸 Did it give you more of an insight into VW?

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @IndoorDame @PurpleyPumpkin @TheKidUpstairs @quietlycuriouskate @Deblovestoread @Daisey @Cuilin @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @Graywacke 1mo

AllDebooks @rubyslippersreads @AnishaInkspill @JenlovesJT47 @iamthatniki 1mo

AllDebooks @monalyisha @Sparklemn Welcome to #VirginiaBloomsberries 🌸 This is our March #buddyread 😊 1mo

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AllDebooks April #buddyread is

Mrs Dalloway

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TheKidUpstairs I KNEW I had Mrs Dalloway somewhere. I just finally found it! Will try and fit it in before the end of the month. I'm reading slowly these days, so we shall see! 3w

AllDebooks @TheKidUpstairs 😅 I do this ALL the time 3w

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Untitled | Unknown

I've been having a Hygge kinda day, celebrating Mother‘s Day with my teens. 🍾
I'm not sure what I'll be reading tonight but I will definitely be continuing the hygge mood for our #HyggeHour Readathon.

Happy Mother's Day 💐

Are you joining us?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Chrissyreadit 💛💛💛 1mo

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Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions | Gloria Steinem

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

I'm a day late, but I wanted to join in. The last few months have been awful. However, the last few days, I've started feeling so much better. 🤞I'm out of the cycle of constant asthma flare-ups and chest infections.
My 5 joys are
1) 🌞📚☕️🐞🦋🐦‍⬛🦉
2) The dawn chorus
3) Gloria
4) It's Mother's Day tomorrow, thinking about my beautiful mum, gone for 22 years but never forgotten.
5) My aunt's gorgeous yellow magnolia

AllDebooks Yesterday was the one year anniversary of my aunt's untimely death. Her magnolia that she gifted to me is about to come into bloom. 💔🌸💔 1mo

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo

ShelleyBooksie Wonderful that you are starting to feel better ♡♡ 1mo

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Deblovestoread Glad you are feeling better. Hope you have a lovely weekend. 1mo

AnnCrystal Very nice that you're feeling better 💝💝💝💝💝🙏🏼. 1mo

Bookwormjillk 💜💜💜 1mo

BooksandCoffee4Me So sorry you‘ve been so sick. Praying you continue to recover and get well soon. 💛 1mo

AllDebooks @ShelleyBooksie ❤️ 1mo

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread ❤️ 1mo

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal ❤️ 1mo

AllDebooks @BooksandCoffee4Me ❤️ 1mo

DebinHawaii I love your joys & I‘m so glad you are feeling better. 💛💛💛 Having been on that cycle of asthma flare-ups & chest & sinus stuff last year, I truly understand how awful & exhausting it is. Wishing you ongoing better health. 🙏🏼 1mo

kspenmoll I can do relate to asthma, chest infections cycle. Hope your heath continues to improve.💜💜 1mo

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii @kspenmoll Thank you x 1mo

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Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions | Gloria Steinem

Happy #Chatterday 🌞

It is a bloomin' gorgeous spring day. 🌞☕️🌞 I'm sitting in the garden with a coffee. And I actually feel really well today for the first time in months.

How is everyone today?

@Bookwormjillk @dabbe @Cuilin @kelli7990 @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Catsandbooks

Bookwormjillk Happy Saturday! I'm so glad to hear you're feeling well. What a winter for you!

It's going to be a nice day here too. I'm doing some paperwork now, but planning on hitting a book sale in a bit then spending all the hours possible outside. I have a bunch of seeds I need to plant. 1mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk that sounds like my idea of a perfect day. Enjoy x 1mo

Cuilin So glad you‘re having a good day!! 💚We‘re having a winter storm warning till noon tomorrow. 😣 My body is still adjusting to new meds. I‘m going to see David Sedaris Sunday night!! Today will be mostly an indoor day. 📖 1mo

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Cuilin @Bookwormjillk Wishing and hoping for spring weather here in New England. Enjoy! 1mo

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin hope it comes soon! We seem to have gone straight from winter to summer here. 1mo

AnnCrystal Glad you're feeling better 🙏🏼💝. 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin Hope your body adapts soon!! It‘s winter here through April at least! 1mo

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk have fun!!! 📚📚📚 1mo

TheBookHippie I am achy today but I‘ve pushed a lot this week to be able to do things I want to do. Just tea and books! Spring arrives mid May here if we‘re lucky! 1mo

TheBookHippie Glad you‘re finally having a good day!!! Yay!! 1mo

quietlycuriouskate So glad you are feeling better! Mr K and I had a (necessary) fight, which turned into a deep conversation followed by a walk to the library. On balance it's good, but I'm feeling rather out of sorts ‘cause I hate it when my plans are derailed without warning. 1mo

dabbe Glad you're feeling good! 🤩 Pippa had a seizure yesterday, so we're staying in today and taking it easy. She usually needs a day off to recuperate, so books and dog cuddles! Hope everyone is having a lovely day. 🩵💙🩵 1mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin Oh wow, #fangirling Let us know what he was like 😀 1mo

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal thank you x 1mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie thank you. Make sure you're well rested. x 1mo

AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate oh dear. Sometimes, it is necessary to clear the air and reach a resolution. I hope the rest of your day came good. X 1mo

AllDebooks @dabbe oh no, poor Pippa. Hope she's recovering and you're both making the best of a slow day x 1mo

BooksandCoffee4Me I love that phrase: “A bloomin‘ gorgeous spring day” 💛 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe awe poor pup! 1mo

TheBookHippie @quietlycuriouskate ♥️ 1mo

dabbe @AllDebooks TY! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie She is such a trooper! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

DebinHawaii So glad you are feeling well today! 💜 I‘m at the coffee shop for a bit catching up on reading & cards & relaxing after a busy week. Planning for a mellow weekend. 1mo

DebinHawaii @Cuilin I love David Sedaris! @dabbe I hope Pippa recuperates well! 💜 1mo

dabbe @DebinHawaii She's resting well today. Poor girl takes 24 pills a day to keep her epilepsy in check, and she still has at least one seizure a month. She's a brave girl. 🖤🐾🖤 1mo

AllDebooks @BooksandCoffee4Me ❤️🌸❤️ 1mo

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii I hope you had a restful weekend x 1mo

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April 2025 #BookSpinBingo list

1 - 8) - Buddyreads for #NaturaLitsy #VirginiaBloomsberries #LiteraryClub #BookedinTime #AuthorAMonth #HashtagBrigade #WithTheBanned #LosersClub #SheSaid

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo

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Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World | Tom Burgis

My #Roll100 book choices for April. This year's sociopolitical theme is providing a very informative yet steep learning curve. Which is exactly what I needed.

@PuddleJumper

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How Democracies Die

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Free and Equal: What Would a Fair Society Look Like?

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Leftcoastzen How Democracies Die was so good ! 1mo

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Mrs Dalloway | Virginia Woolf

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Our April #buddyread is Mrs Dalloway. The story follows Clarissa Dalloway for a day as she prepares to host an evening party.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@Litsyevents

monalyisha I don‘t expect to be able to join often…but will you add me on the off-chance that I can manage a month or two? 💐 1mo

AllDebooks @monalyisha Absolutely, good to have you with us. 😊 1mo

monalyisha @AllDebooks Thanks! 1mo

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Sparklemn I‘d love to join you for Mrs. Dalloway 1mo

AllDebooks @Sparklemn That's great, welcome x 1mo

peanutnine I'm late to the party but I'd love to join you for the Mrs Dalloway discussion this month. It's been on my TBR for ages! 4w

AllDebooks @peanutnine of course, welcome. 😊 4w

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The Land of Little Rain | Mary Austin

#NaturaLitsy

Our April #buddyread is Mary Hunter Austin's 1903 book, The Land of Little Rain. I'm looking forward to reading about the Californian deserts with you.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

Bookwormjillk One of these days I will catch up! 1mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk ❤️ 1mo

PaperbackPirate I‘ve got my copy! Looking forward to it! 1mo

AllDebooks @PaperbackPirate ❤️ 1mo

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You might have heard of this tv show that has gone viral. It is a MUST watch if you wish to understand how our contemporary society emerged with all its subsequent issues around masculinity, bullying, aggression, etc.

We watched this as a family (4 teens) at the weekend and had a very productive conversation about the subject, themes, and their experiences.

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AllDebooks It is a phenomenal piece of television, one of those defining tv moments that encapsulate a time and place for each generation.
@adolescencenetflix

@ginamartin produced some great prompts and guides to discussion https://www.instagram.com/p/DHXrauqzovL/?img_index=1&igsh=M3pqdTRqOW04YnEy 2mo

Alora Loved it! Last episode had me balling. Wqt he'd it with my mom and we both really liked it. Very eye opening. 2mo

AmyG This was excellent. And I know that because I am still (after a week) thinking about me. Very disturbing. 2mo

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Lesliereadsalot This felt like one of the most important things I‘ve ever seen on tv. Everybody should watch this. 2mo

AllDebooks @Alora I found it very harrowing to watch as a parent, particularly that last episode showing the impact on his family. 1mo

AllDebooks @AmyG We finished it yesterday. I haven't stopped thinking about it all night. 💔 1mo

AllDebooks @Lesliereadsalot absolutely. It's such a valuable piece of work, extraordinarily well done. 1mo

Lesliereadsalot Did you see where they shot each episode in one take? And the guy who played the dad is one of the producers. @AmyG 1mo

AllDebooks @Lesliereadsalot Stephen Graham also co-wrote it. The one take shot makes it even more remarkable, certainly gave it the feeling of theatrical drama. 1mo

AmyG @Lesliereadsalot Yes! I‘ve been reading about it on social media. So good I had to binge it. 1mo

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Hygge: Unlock the Danish Art of Coziness and Happiness | Barbara Hayden

Are you joining our #HyggeHour #Readathon at 8-9pm (your time)?
I think I'm going to be cosying up to Pride & Prejudice on audiobook.

Let us know your plans?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

kspenmoll I will be there, warm milk, ginger cookie, book. 😀 2mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll ❤️ 2mo

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Happy #Chatterday 😊

I'm so sorry I missed last week. Life is a real struggle atm.
I hope you are all well and planning a lovely weekend. Drop by and let us know your weekend news/plans. All are welcome to join us.

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@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @julieclair @kspenmoll @librarybelle @kelli7990 @dabbe @Cuilin @Deblovestoread @TheSpineView @Catsandbooks @wanderinglynn @BarkingMadRead @DebinHawaii

BethM Sorry you‘re struggling! 2mo

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag!😘💛🏷 2mo

Cuilin I hear you. Sending happy thoughts your way. I started some new medication this week, feeling a little nauseous so will take it easy this weekend. 2mo

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TheBookHippie @Cuilin Ugh that‘s the worst! Hope it passes. 2mo

TheBookHippie Ugh. So sorry. I think I hit all the emotions in a day lately. Rage, grief, pockets of joy. This weekend just chores and rest. 2mo

Deblovestoread Sorry to hear you‘ve hit a rough patch. Hoping for better things for you. I have some chores to do today and will start How the Light Gets In on audio for the #TransReadathon. I am hoping to sneak in a few minutes in my sewing room to craft a bit this afternoon. 2mo

Librarybelle I‘m so sorry to hear! I hope things get brighter for you soon! ❤️ 2mo

Librarybelle Today is a spring clean day, in between coaxing Zeke to eat. He‘s going through a rough patch this weekend and of course decided to be very picky on eating when the vet is closed for the weekend. I‘m hoping to carve some reading time in later today and all day tomorrow. We‘ll see! 2mo

DebinHawaii Sorry to hear things are rough right now. Hoping things get better soon. 💜💜💜 It was a week & I‘m in need of an escape so taking a field trip to a little town with my favorite local stores & using the 30-40 minute drive each way for a cozy mystery audiobook. 2mo

AllDebooks @BethM @TheSpineView ❤️ 2mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin Thank you. I hope your new meds settle down and you see an improvement soon. X 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie yep, same here. x 2mo

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread Thank you. Hope you had a lovely day x 2mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle thank you 😊 Wishing Zeke well x 🐾 2mo

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii thank you 😊 Oh that sounds like fun. Enjoy your down time x 2mo

dabbe So sorry to read that you're in a rough patch right now. Hoping all the weeds go away asap. 🩵💙🩵

Matt and I are going to see our nephew graduate from diesel school then lunch with his family. 🤩 Hope everyone has a lovely day. We're girding our loins for weather near the 100s (38º C) next week. Spring? What's that? It's already summer here. 😭 2mo

AnnCrystal 🙏💝. 2mo

Catsandbooks Wishing you positive thoughts and for your struggles to ease! I'm just taking things one day at a time here. 2mo

AllDebooks @dabbe thank you. 😊 Your family day sound perfect. Goid grief, that's hot 🔥 2mo

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal ❤️ 2mo

AllDebooks @Catsandbooks Thank you 😊 I hope you're okay. One day at a time is the only way to cope with tough times. x 2mo

kspenmoll I hope you are steadily healing. I finally got a definitive diagnosis for my cough, exhaustion, breathing, etc. I have been struggling with since late January. Now i am hopeful, & sending love & hope to you .💕💕💕 (edited) 2mo

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Virginia Woolf: And the Women Who Shaped Her World | Gillian Gill

#VirginiaBloomsberries

How are you getting on with our March #buddyread Gill's biography of VW?
I came across this great discussion in Elle - Why read Virginia Woolf?

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

https://elleuzbekistan.com/en/an-extraordinary-mind-why-read-virginia-woolf/

Librarybelle My copy came in at the library! 2mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Yay! I'm really enjoying it. 😊 2mo

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Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. The ones who run our world. | Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

#NaturaLitsy

Yep, me too! I'm so excited about this book. I have lots to learn about our invertebrate friends. 🪳🦟🐜🕷🦋🐝🪲

ShelleyBooksie What a great preface 2mo

AllDebooks @ShelleyBooksie I thought so ❤️ 2mo

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The Star Of The Sea | Joseph O'Connor

Get yourself cosy and join in our Sunday night #HyggeHour readathon. I'm going to start the tagged.
What will you be reading? 📚🍫🕯☕️

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Chrissyreadit Ahhh! There was no Hygge yesterday 😭 But hopefully a genuine calm. Today is the criminal case for Brynne‘s ex. We spent yesterday making plans for safety just in case and prepping support. We do not have to go to court and that is a gift but hopefully she will leave the state peacefully after today. @TheBookHippie @AllDebooks 2mo

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit oh jeez. That sounds like a tough time for you all. Hope you're all okay. Sendung hugs xxx 2mo

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Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. The ones who run our world. | Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

Starting the #NaturaLitsy #buddyread with the first outdoor read of the year.
A gorgeous spring day really lifts the spirit, don't you think? If only you could hear and smell the apple blossom pic. It smells amazing and is literally buzzing with pollinators. 🐝

Bookwormjillk How lovely! 2mo

AnnCrystal 😍🤩💝💝💝. 2mo

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The Professional Barista's Handbook | Scott Rao

Happy #Chatterday

Stop by and check in. Let us know what you're doing today. ❤️☕️❤️

All are welcome to join in.

@Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @dabbe @Cuilin @TheSpineView @Soscha @kspenmoll

Bookwormjillk Yay #Chatterday ! I got up early to take my son to work, planned some menus, and am heading out to the garden in a bit. I love spring! 2mo

TheSpineView Will do! 2mo

Librarybelle Good morning! Busy weekend planned, with a winery visit this afternoon and an author event hosted by my local bookstore tomorrow! 2mo

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AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk we've had blue skies all week. Just wonderful. 😍 2mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Have fun! How are the fur baby's doing? 2mo

Librarybelle @AllDebooks Xander is 100% back to normal. We go in a little over a week to recheck his white blood cell count…hopefully it‘s back to normal. Zeke is doing much better. He‘s having a slow morning, but he also had a massive hairball this morning. Crossing fingers that we are still on the right track! My other two are still fine…thank goodness. Thanks for asking! 2mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle that's so good to hear. X 2mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle yay good pet news!! 2mo

TheBookHippie Sun is out. Goulash in oven and I‘m on couch under heated blanket. Insomnia has hit which my doctor expected after Paxlovid dosing quit. My body is having heightened alert threat issues. I‘m enjoying FaceTiming my fellow activist at marches and having tea and toast. 2mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 💚🌼💚 2mo

dabbe @Librarybelle Glad your boys are doing well! Hope you have a fun weekend; you truly deserve to! 💚🌼💚 2mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Keep resting as much as you can! Hope the insomnia breaks soon, too. 💚🌼💚 2mo

dabbe Hoping to do a quick pick up and clean; then, our friend and her greyhound are coming over in the late afternoon. 🤔 Come to think of it, why bother and clean when there'll be three dogs running around? Guess I'll have to relax and read instead. 🤣 2mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @dabbe ! ❤️ 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie hope you start feeling better soon x 2mo

AllDebooks @dabbe I fully support your decision to defer cleaning and reading instead. 😅 2mo

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