#tlt @dabbe
I did better than I expected (I‘m such a scaredy cat)! I even found three eerie books on the list that I did really love reading.
I also found one more that intrigued to try (tagged). I loved his book Hearts Invisible Furies and didn‘t know he‘d written something spooky. Intriguing! Thanks, @dabbe !
pickA lake that glows scarlet at night, enchanted home filled with relics, a powerful Empress in exile, ghosts drifting through forests… What a beautiful novella!
Vo‘s world-building is rich and elegant. She weaves the tale of a traveling cleric, Chih, and a hoopoe bird, Almost Brilliant, who are capturing stories and secrets in the Empire of Anh. It‘s the first in series, but I‘ve heard you can read them in any order.
We have two little libraries on our 6th-12th grade campus. It was a senior project many years ago but still going strong. Seeing their colorful patterns and well-tousled books makes me smile. They are used and loved. My #BeautyBreak for today 😊
Inspired by @uncommonlycozies here‘s my last fully bloomed rose that hasn‘t yet succumbed to falling apart from the raindrops of yesterday and today. There‘s a metaphor in there somewhere, I‘m sure… #BeautyBreak
pickOliver Saks meets The Twilight Zone. I loved this twisty, turny, psychological, philosophical novel. An extraordinary patient comes in to a psychiatrist‘s office, and he is not sure if what‘s she‘s seeing is real. It reminded me of one of my favorite books ever, Into the Silent Lands by Paul Broks.
We do not care that our husband‘s name is listed first on the AT & T bill, sir. I am the one calling to sort out the technical issue and you can talk to me (also an account holder who is the one that actually pays the bill). 😤 #WDNCW
pickOctober is the right month for #BannedBooksWeek
Orwell‘s 1984 is absolutely terrifying and important now more than ever. Going to social media news between re-reading the chapters this week made for a strange blurring of reality and fiction.
Lyrics like poetry written in three languages (Spanish, Nahuatl, Quechua) This is the song I‘ve had on repeat for my #TuesdayTunes
https://open.spotify.com/track/5VreKSHPnbZ6K0SciwX1vp?si=_0h3BJ_hQ9eDhxaeX5wg5A
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
#BannedBooksWeek
Just saw this trailer at the movies… 😳🍿 Looks extra steamy!
I love many skies… especially those with clouds at sunset. Photo from my father who I text sky/nature photos to and get from daily. 😊 #SereneSaturdays #BeautyBreak @TheBookHippie @ImperfectCJ
When your kid‘s team is down by 10 points at the water polo 🤽🏼♂️ game, sometimes you just need to look up and enjoy the skies! #BeautyBreak 😊
pickWow! Gorgeous, creative, heartbreaking, and hopeful. The story of a Greek and a Turk who fall in love in Cyprus while a wise fig tree and their future daughter try to make sense of it all. Some passages read like poetry. This wonderfully complex novel lives up to the hype!
Enjoying my beautiful #FallCardSwap growing stash while trying not to care about the assignments I should be grading 😅 #WDNCW I feel like a book dragon with treasures—stay back, dog! It‘s not for you, cat! Do not put your work stuff on this table, man! 🐉
Happy National Read a Book Day! My current reads 😊
Diving into the writings of Maria Popova this morning for comfort and wisdom. Also found on her site, The Marginalian:
“Autumn poses the question we all have to live with: How to hold on to the things we love even though we know that we and they are dying. How to see the world as it is, yet find light within that truth.” (from Pico Iyer, Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells)
First day back to school today! On Tuesday, I helped lead the orientation for new families. For the last few years, I‘ve had the adults write notes to their students to stick to the back classroom cabinets: What do they hope for their child this year? And/Or Why did they choose our school (since it‘s a charter)? Here are three of so many sweet notes—a little inspiration to the students (and me) on tough days. 💗 #tlt @dabbe #ThreeListThursday
Inspiring! There needs to be more radical street librarians in the world 🥹 https://www.instagram.com/p/DMtFS7NxNYh/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
Hello my book loving friends! Can anyone recommend a good picture book that is suitable for sixth graders and deals with kindness? We have a student coming in who has significant special needs, including being nonverbal and working at the kindergarten level. She will have a aide with her, but I want to help facilitate a conversation with the whole class about kindness and inclusion.
My Strand Bookstore haul. Had to keep myself in check since we were flying home cross country 😅
Grabbed a blind book with the clue: A chilly feminist historical fiction. Any guesses on what‘s inside? 😊
We do not care that we haven‘t seen you in a week, just stepped off the plane at 11pm our time (2am the time we are now used to), and love you dearly… If you and your pack of sweet/loud friends (who are all my former students😅) along with the dog are still running around the house like a pack of wild teenage puppies at 2:30am, we are going to come out in our pjs and embarrass you. Now go the f- to sleep 😬 #wdncw
Nice companion piece to our July 2025 #SundayBuddyRead Under a Painted Sky
https://www.pbs.org/show/the-real-wild-west
Made it to the New York Public Library‘s main branch today! 😍 Saw the lions, a Gutenberg Bible (worth about $25million), an original manuscript with editing notes of Giovanni‘s Room…) 💗💗💗
pickFinally made it to New York for our first Broadway show! Hadestown made me cry (even knowing the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice going in). Talented cast, musicians, staging… gorgeous!
Thank you for the birthday love, @TheBookHippie and @mcctrish (a.k.a. birthday twinsie) 💗 My family is sick of me bragging about how awesome you both are! 🥰
Just starting this one for #CampLitsy25 We chose such a strong line up this summer!
I thought I might share a couple of excellent documentaries I‘ve watched this summer that make good companion pieces:
*Enigma: telling the life stories of several famous trans women in Europe whose lives took very different routes: https://youtu.be/QyV0pqwjJXk?si=nQioByyrC8xoK-3A ⬇️
pickSo. Freaking. Good. The Death of the Author has a beautifully layered story (stories within a story). It‘s gorgeous, imaginative, and full of heart. I appreciated its hopeful take on tech and her characters that leap off the page.
Bonus: the B & N hardcover is a stunner. If you love Africanfuturism or just like a good Sci-fi with a ton of heart, this one‘s a must. Go read it! #CampLitsy25
pickWait. What?! 😁 Love that the author of the book I just finished noticed my reply to her Insta post. Nnedi Okorafor had just posted that she was recharging in nature and had finished the draft of her next book (squee!).
I loved DotA so much! The positive outlook on technology is a breath of fresh air and her characters are so beautifully crafted they breathe. Plus the hardcover edition is gorgeous! 💗💗💗
For those of you that love this book and/or his show, Somebody Somewhere… A Facebook group member posted this cameo she got from him for her birthday: https://www.cameo.com/recipient/686c4ececf5f4cd74d2da243
Just a lovely person!
From The Marginalia an online site of deeply intelligent literary articles written by Maria Popova💗 If you ever need a thoughtful read from a passionate reader: https://www.themarginalian.org/
My morning audiowalk companion 💗
Enjoying this YA (tagged) set along the Oregon Trail #SundayBuddyRead
pickFast read! Sci-fi cozy mystery with humor, warmth, and flair—I gulped this one down in one day. Love it and can‘t wait for the next installment of Detective Dorothy Gentleman.
Great idea, @dabbe ! I love Melani‘s videos (she makes me laugh— I always have glasses on my head too). Plus reading through what others wrote on Litsy today makes me feel not so alone on this journey. #WDNCW
(Tagged an excellent perimenopause/menopause book I read earlier this year. Highly recommended.)
pickPage turner! This heartfelt, smart mystery had me up way past my bedtime. McConaghy‘s writing is beautiful. The tension between her characters, the landscape, and the secrets contained in all are absolutely compelling! Can‘t wait to see what #CampLitsy says!
pickFast, fun, warm, whimsical read! It‘s like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Mr. Lemoncello‘s Library but the kids are now adults. 😅
so-soNot a fan, but I‘m not the target audience either. It‘s the story of high schooler Christina/Bree as she getting hooked on drugs which changes her life. Written as poetry, listened to it via audiobook, lots of cringe moments, lots of trigger warnings. #WithTheBanned
👏👏👏 You tell him, Captain!
Whether it‘s 1778 or today, no means no. I‘m loving Evelina so much!
Loving this book (audio version on Spotify) so much! It‘s about the women authors that influenced Jane Austen. It might take me a whole year to get through it because after each chapter, I want to go read something from the author she‘s talking about! Fascinating! #ThankYouLitsy for the recommendation!
Made it over to my favorite local bookstore in honor of #IndependentBookstoreDay (/weekend😅). Beers Books motto is “Still No Beer” 😂. Grabbed some fun stuff and a coffee from my favorite local coffee shop. It was wonderful to see both places busy. Hurray! 🎉
(Cosmo, my dog, was mad he didn‘t get to go and tried to take it out on the tote. He got over it with a treat.)
Hurray! It‘s here and thank you, @TheBookHippie 🥰 Can‘t wait to dive in right after I finish Rapture and Melancholy with #SundayBuddyRead 💗📚
pickRich family saga spanning 1910-1989. I didn‘t know much about Korea and Japan during this time—so interesting!
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