Repost for @dabbe

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes #TheAbbeyGrange

Hi, Sherlockians~
Interesting discussion this past Saturday! Our next SH read, “(TAo) The Abbey Grange“, is linked on the original post. Discussion won't be until JANUARY 11th due to the holidays and New Year's celebrations and will be led by @cuilin. Happiest of holidays. 💙❄️💙

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2820535

Repost for @Andrew65

Christmas Day sees the start of the 5th 12 books of the year. The aim is to post your favourite book of each month on each of the 12 days of Christmas starting with January on Christmas Day, finishing with December on the twelfth day (5th January).g material for 2025, because of course we don‘t have enough books.

#12Booksof2024

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2820459

Repost for @JacqMac

We are jumping into the Cosmere in 2025. After much research, I think this is the best reading order. We are going to start with Mistborn on January 1st. We will read one part a week. I will make a discussion post every Tuesday to discuss what we read and remind everyone what comes next.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2820049

Repost for @TheSpineView

Hope everyone is enjoying December's selection, Stars Uncharted. It is time to think about January 2025. Nominations are now open for next month's selection. Please post what book you would like to read in the comments.
#LitsySci-FiBookClub #LSFBC

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2819936

Repost for @BarkingMadRead

Ok #hashtagbrigade I know we are still reading Udolpho, but it‘s time to start thinking about January! If you would like to be tagged for the next book, drop a comment below! Everyone is welcome to join in, just remember that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so read the chapter before my post each day!

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2819921

Repost for @BarkingMadRead

Just a reminder that January‘s #LosersClub read is #theShining Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about January 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2819919

repost for @Kenyazero:

Thank you everyone who participated in this year‘s board and June bonus board! If you want to be added to the tags for this casual year-long book bingo, let me know!

As I prepare the 2025 board, do you have any prompts you‘d love to see, or prompts you didn‘t enjoy?

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2819643

repost for @Andrew65:

We are rapidly approaching the end of the year so time to start planning the #SeriesLove2025. All welcome to join this yearly challenge to get to some books in our favourite series, no matter how few or many - every one counts.

Who is joining us, and if so what series are you hoping to read from? Both @TheSpineView love seeing all he series you are targeting and the series/books you‘ve read, so please do tag us.

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I‘m having so much fun reading LMM‘s Christmas stories! We‘ll finish those on Christmas Eve, then pick up our regular buddy reading starting 12/29. Above is our #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead schedule through mid-February, including two for #LMMReread, the last bit of Vol. 3 for #LMMJournals, and #LMMAdjacent read: The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2819444

Repost for @thebacklistbook

#yuletidereads runs from December 21st to March 20th #readingchallenge #litsy

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2806422

Repost for @julieclair

#ReadOrDonate is back for another year! It‘s time to do something about those unread books we all own! Each month, choose a book that you vow to read that month. At the end of the month, if the book is still unread, it must leave your house. If you have read the book you choose whether to keep it, or set it free into the world for someone else to enjoy.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2819128

Repost for @DieAReader

#Read2025 #RushAThon

#ReadAway2024 was such a spectacular success that I didn‘t see any valid reason to end the fun😝

EVERYONE WELCOME!! #Read2025 - Choose your own goals (CYO), or not😏, & enjoy another fabulous year of reading with friends.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2819042

Repost for @peanutnine

This Christmas my time off work starts Tuesday but I have no family in town to celebrate the holiday with and my husband has to work until Thursday. So I plan to hunker down with some books, a cozy blanket, & a cat or two - maybe even get the fireplace going. I figured I would host a #CozyChristmas readathon for anyone who wants to join me! #readathon

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2818978

Repost for @Charityann

I‘m bringing back my fairytale challenge for 2025! If you want to be tagged in updates and reminders, comment below!

All the details are here: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/fairytale-reading-challenge-2025/
#fairytalereadingchallenge #readingchallenge #2025readingchallenge

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2818963

repost for @julieclair:

In looking at my overstuffed bookshelves, I realized had quite a few books I would most likely never read, because I‘m “allergic” to chunksters, and continually avoid them. So I decided to challenge myself to read 3 chunksters this year. All are welcome to join me. My definition of a chunkster is a book over 500 pages, but feel free to use whatever definition makes sense to you.

#AllergicToChunksters #ReadingChallenge

repost for @Bookwormjillk:

It‘s already time for the #SnickerDoodleSpirit #Readathon

Make your own goals, eat or make some treats, share your pictures. I‘m looking forward to it!

repost for @TheBookHippie

#JournalingPrompts January 2025 ✍🏼✍🏾✍🏻

January
The days are short,
The sun a spark
Hung thin between
The dark and dark.

John Updike

✍🏼✍🏾✍🏻 https://vanillapapers.net/2020/08/25/journaling-techniques/

repost for @dabbe:

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#TheMissingThreeQuarter

Hi, Sherlockians~
Interesting discussion this past Saturday! Our next SH read, “(TAo) The Missing Three-Quarter“, is linked below (spoiler alert). Discussion will be on 12/21 and will be led by @dabbe. Happy Hump Day. 🐫

Link: https://shorturl.at/22xVn

#BuddyRead

repost for @TheBookHippie:

#CHLOEGONGREADALONG

This is fast approaching!!!!

#BuddyRead

Repost for @Librarybelle

January is a busy month for #LiteraryCrew ! We will discuss two books, the tagged book and Hester.

Read each book at your own pace, with discussion for Take the Mic on January 20th and Hester on January 31st. #BuddyRead

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2817929

Repost for @Librarybelle

January starts the new round of #AgathaChristieClubR3 , and we‘ll read these #ChristiesCapers in original publication order.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first book. Published in 1920, this book introduced the world to Hercule Poirot.

Read at your own pace. Discussion on January 26th.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2817944

Repost for @Librarybelle

January‘s #NancyDrewBR involves the theft of jewels and a footbridge that is guarded by a ghost. How will Nancy solve these mysteries? What other amazing skills will we learn she has?

Discussion takes place on January 15th!

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2817917

repost for @TheBookHippie:

January #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2025

2025 schedule https://bookhippie.com/index.php/2024/10/01/childrens-classic-read-2025/

All welcome let me know if you want to be newly tagged or removed 🤍

#BuddyRead

repost for @TheBookHippie:

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD JANUARY 💙

All welcome 🤍💙🤍

2025 schedule https://bookhippie.com/index.php/2024/10/01/sunday-buddy-read-2025/

#BuddyRead

repost for @LitsyBirthdays:

We‘re only a few weeks away from 2025, when we‘ll be celebrating these lovely Littens‘ January birthdays!

🎂🎉🎂🎉🎂🎉🎂🎉🎂

If you‘d like to be added to the list to get #birthdaywishes on your special day, simply send your Litsy handle and birthday to litsybirthdays@gmail.com and the Birthday Fairies will do the rest!

You can only apply for yourself, don‘t forget, but you can encourage your friends to email in too!

repost for @Soubhiville:

I‘m making the 2025 Tag list now, please comment on original post if you would like to stay on or be added to the list I tag for all #AuthorAMonth posts next year.

AND-

The 2025 #AuthorAMonth Challenge on StoryGraph is ready if you like keeping track of things there:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/3fd3a3c4-e3eb-4846-b89e-b9024ac...

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2816641

repost for @Graywacke:

- #whartonbuddyread
- Feb 1 - Book 1
- Feb 8 - Book 2
- Feb 15 - Book 3

An unfinished novel. We‘ll discuss book 1 in six weeks.

#BuddyRead

repost for @PuddleJumper:

January's author is Malinda Lo!

I've read and enjoyed some of her YA/retelling books. I enjoyed Huntress and Ash. Anyone else have any recommendations? Drop them below

I'm going to #QueerBC May-May so I'll refresh the author list then and I'll do some feedback stuff March/April to see how to improve it

Thank you to everyone who has participated. I hope you are enjoying yourself and discovered some new authors

Repost for @LeahBergen

It‘s time to announce the Persephone Club reads for next year! 🎉

Anyone is welcome to read along with us at any time, of course.

#PersephoneClub

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2816840

Repost for @Jadams89

Here‘s the #WiththeBanned reading list for 2025. Feel free to skip any month. #buddyread

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2816922

repost for @Bookwormjillk:

It‘s almost Friday the 13th where I am, so time for another Readathon! Eat or bake some cookies or other treats (if you want) and make your own reading goals. It‘s the holiday season! Anything goes!

I plan on making frosted oatmeal cookies and listening to many audiobooks, but first there‘s a little matter of my work holiday party to attend. It‘s Friday the 13th. What could go wrong?

Everyone is welcome!

repost for @TheAromaofBooks:

Hey friends!! So I've been looking at my life and my upcoming schedule, and I am going to pause #RandomClassics definitely for January, and maybe longer, kind of depending. I still have a huge list of classics I would like to read, and I have really enjoyed reading these with you all, but for now I need to skip a month!! I'll let everyone know when I am ready to pick back up again!!

Repost for @Cuilin

#WhatTheDickens

For many of us, this is a reread every year. Have you read it this year yet? If you have or if you have not and want to join in a gentle buddy read, with a quick discussion Christmas Eve, December 24th, let me know and I will tag you. This is open to all, but I will tag members.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2816320

repost for @Cuilin:

#BookedInTime

I personally love this time period. So much drama and so much to choose from. Thanks to @rubyslippersreads for suggesting this prompt.

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2816268

repost for @AllDebooks:

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Here, we have our reading list for 2025. It's a good mix of her novels, short stories, esays, and biography. I'll tag them all in the comments for your perusal.

I can't wait to delve deeper into the world of Virginia Woolf. 📚📚📚

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

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2816284

repost for @TheBookHippie:

#READLESMIS

@Cuilin reminded me I wanted to reread this for 2025 and I do! It‘s a chapter a day FOR the year! Let me know if you want to join! I‘ll tag ya! I‘ll post the schedule monthly and post a discussion thread monthly.

I can email you my print out from my group in 2020 of the whole year if you want it. social@bookhippie.com

Chunkster reading is my favorite 😂♥️🤷🏻‍♀️🫠

repost for @Jadams89:

Hey all! Just a reminder that #WithTheBanned will be reading The Bluest Eye starting Jan 1st. Let me know if you‘d like to be added to the tag list!

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2816267

repost for @Cuilin:

I‘m just putting it out there for all to see. I will still do a monthly post. As a reminder, all are welcome to join this very low-key Buddy-read. All genres are included from graphic novels to spy thrillers, horrors and actual history books.

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2816264

Repost for @TheAromaOfBooks

Reminder!! Each #BookSpin or #DoubleSpin book you have completed (or DNFd and removed from your TBR) this year counts as an entry for the 2024 Giveaway!! Five lucky winners WILL receive ONE book from either their Litsy TBR or a list of five books they can provide to me!!

To be considered for the giveaway you MUST fill out the Google Form linked in the original post: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2815914

repost for @TheBookHippie:

#HOLIDAYFRIENDS

Reminder I‘ll be around all day Christmas, posting non Christmas non holiday things (all day EST).

However if you need someone to talk or commiserate with just use the hashtag I‘ll find ya & several other peeps will be around as well. We have a good time and I look forward to it every year!!

Repost for @dabbe

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes
#TheGoldenPinceNez

Hi, Sherlockians~
Our discussion Saturday was quite small, so feel free to join in whenever you can! Our next SH read, “(TAo) The Golden PInce-Nex“, is linked on the original post. Discussion will be on 12/14 and will be led by @cuilin. Hope you have a good week. 💙❄️💙

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2815202

repost for @TheAromaofBooks:

We all know I have a reading challenge problem 😂 Here's the StoryGraph link to the 2025 #BooKChain prompts if anyone is interested. I have a random paragraph of people in my Tagging Document that says BookChain, so I don't know when I put you all on the list, but I'm tagging you anyway 😆

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/596e8385-7086-478f-9f02-0378f52...

repost for @BarbaraJean:

Here‘s the schedule for week two of the #KindredSpiritsChristmas #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead! All of the stories for this week are in the tagged book, and with the exception of the Windy Poplars excerpt, they can also all be found on Hoopla as ebooks or audiobooks. I‘ll add links for reading online in the comments below. Looking forward to another week of delightful holiday stories!

#BuddyRead

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#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #GoingPostal next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on January 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

repost for @TheAromaofBooks:

#BookSpin #DoubleSpin #BookSpinBingo will be BACK for 2025!!! Believe it or not, this will be our FIFTH YEAR spinning together!! I spontaneously created this challenge on January 1, 2020 - the reason I draw the numbers on the 2nd of the month is literally because it was too late to draw them on the 1st when I first came up with this 😂 Since then we've added #DoubleSpin and #BookSpinBingo to keep things lively.

Repost for @lunakay

Let's do it! For the #classicschallenge 2025, in the first quarter, we focus on poetry! To participate, you can read through poetry collections, a poem a day, or just browse through the classics. Anything that is on your tbr in this department, from Pushkin to Shakespeare to the Romantics, who will make you think of spring in March!

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2814186

repost for @PuddleJumper:

2025 #GottaCatchemAll is going to the Alola region! This was introduced in the Sun and Moon games and the region has some different forms for some Pokémon.

There are 27 Pokémon to catch and 5 to evolve

The Storygraph challenge has regular prompts rather than bonus ones so you can complete it

If you want a catch card and monthly stats then log your books. You don't need to do this, it's a fun extra

repost for @PuddleJumper:

Time to pick the January author for #QueerBC

https://forms.gle/mdPc1vDwHxAM2Y796

How are you guys getting along with Cassandra Khaw?

repost for @AkashaVampie:

Less than a month til January. Come Join!

#BookishMonopoly - Feel free to join me in my journey of My Bookish Monopoly.
3 different options.
1. Read books I am reading
2. Use prompts to read books that you want to read
3. Make ur own board. Check YouTube/Pinterest

Let me know if ur participating by using the hashtag & tag me! Happy Reading. Share w/ everybody!!

#ReadingChallenge

Repost for @StayCurious

#LittensLoveRomance this month‘s vote was a nail-biter! Each book was in the lead at some point but this ended up taking it by a slim margin. Good news - I found it on kindle for $2.99 - I‘m hoping it‘s cheaper where you are or you can access your library‘s copy. There are like 66 chapters but I think they‘re short so we‘ll be reading 5 a day starting Dec 15.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2813345