Getting back in shape needs a good book to accompany it.

This book has me teary-eyed. So good, guys.

Vegas vacation at the pool with a thriller book!

This is going to break my heart...

Very happy to finally pick this up!

Been waiting for this one, though I know I'm going to need all the tissues for it.

Onto the next activism book!

A tough but necessary read.

This guy!!! This friggin' guy!!! Though I'm not picking it up just yet, I'm excited for this one.

A long anticipated book and two ARCs await for me! This is my haul for the rest of the week!

Though I spent much of my day immersed in the "Black Tapes" podcast, it's not something I want to listen to after dark in an empty house. So tonight I tackle this.

The rest of the night shall be spent with this book and some bubbly. 🥂📚

So which do I do next? A book about brilliant lady scientists, or a book about backstabbing ballerinas?? 🤔👩🏾‍🔬👗

Pretty stoked to start this ARC!!! But not tonight. So sleepy.

Though another, kinder and gentler one from the same century is Mr. Knightley from EMMA. Or, you know, Josh from CLUELESS.

A dark and brooding tortured soul with questionable ethics and a tragic past? Sorry not sorry for Rochester being on this list! #literarycrush

Speaking of literary crushes, Gilbert Blythe was my first. This is the first post of a few before Valentine's Day! #literarycrush

Tissues needed. This book is hard and sad and maddening and important.

This one is going to be a painful read but it's so important. I am keeping tissues handy.

Today has been discouraging. When I get home I'm making dinner and then diving under the covers to read the night away. Maybe I will finally finish this book...

This book is scaring the hell out of me. 🙀😳

Onto Scully's story!!!

My phone is practically the undead so Litsy isn't working too well at the moment. But LOOK WHAT I HAVE!!!!

This is a hard, but incredibly necessary, read.

The holiday break is winding down and I am spending today in bed, reading. First up is THE TRAP.

Gotta say, my reddit secret santa went all out!! This book is fun and kind of biting regarding problems public libraries face. I quite enjoyed it!

Finishing a cold day snuggled up in bed with a book.

Snowy day in MN but being a librarian means I'm still working. But I have a book on break to satiate my love of 70s punk rock (and revisit my teenage attraction to John Doe from X).

Have a baby to shop for this holiday season? Pick up WE SANG YOU HOME by Richard Van Camp. Not only is it lovely, it's a grand example of Indigenous representation in children's lit.

Well look what I got today! My first physical print ARC for Serena's and my book blog (thelibraryladies.com)! Starting this tonight! Cannot wait!

This was a detailed and well researched book about a true disaster in rock and roll culture. Altamont was a train wreck with deadly consequences, and this book tells all angles and sides. An upsetting but interesting read!

The snow killed my plans for tonight, so I'm staying in and reading!

The swag you get at Storytime training workshops...

All three of these arrived for me today. Add em to the stack!

The characterization of Boris Karloff in this book was so touching and wistful. I do think that it moved a bit too slow for a bit too long, but the characters were all very well done, especially Maddy, Mutter, and Karloff. All three made me cry at various points.

And now we move on to this odd little ditty. It is slow right now. But I am hoping it picks up!

So yes it was a bit sappy, but I greatly enjoyed Nicola Yoon's newest YA novel. Two teens, Daniel and Natasha, meet the day before Natasha's family is going to be deported back to Jamaica. It seems a lot like fate. Tackling love, logic, first generation immigrant culture, and undocumented families, this book was heavy and sweet.

A diverse cast of characters? Check. A poignant (if not sometimes sappy) love story? Check. A book tackling serious social issues and yet making them accessible? Check mate.

A fabulous and powerful end to a remarkable series. I loved these books. John Lewis is a hero and a national treasure. Ignore the cat paw.

yessssss!! It's finally here! ☕🍰🌲 #theowlsarenotwhattheyseem #firewalkwithme

Our Northern weekend is drawing to a close. We're both spending the last couple hours here reading in bed. DEAR AMY is providing some entertainment for me while he reads the newest DUNE book. I feel recharged!

Little gives me as much joy as Lake Superior. I finished MARCH: BOOK THREE and have moved on to DEAR AMY. All while listening to the lake waves. My state has it's flaws, but I love it so.

Finishing Thanksgiving by settling in to a north woods cabin on Lake Superior with MARCH: BOOK THREE.

Though this book covers a tragic and violent unsolved crime with respect and in a non-sensationalized way, it was kind of bland. I think it's possible to be both respectful and able to evoke emotion, and sadly this book didn't quite reconcile the two concepts.

A fabulous family epic that tackles modern themes, "Homegoing" was a fabulous read. Gyasi tells the tale of two family lines. One remained in Africa. The other, due to the Slave Trade, ended up in America. Themes of race, family, colonialism, and redemption combine to make a stunning and powerful read.

Once I finish "Homegoing" (so good, by the way), I have these babies to take on. I'm still sick so today is a read all day under the covers kind of day. What to start next?

Kind of going out of order, but I went back to read MARCH: BOOK 1 given that BOOK 3 just won the National Book Award and I should be getting it soon. I love these books. Read them!

Essential reading (along with "March: Book One"), especially now. Can't wait for "Book Three".

The stack of books ready for me at work. Still have to get one from my neighborhood library. Time to get crackin'!

My brain is still fuzzy. But my stack is looking very tempting again.