It snowed 9 inches overnight, on top of the couple of feet of snow already on the ground. That means theres nothing to do but wrap up in a fuzzy blanket and try to put a dent in the ol' TBR.

Fav character, TBH

First book of my staycation readathon done! A pretty impressive first novel. Scalzi can always be trusted for wry, self-deprecating characters, snappy dialogue, and a surprising amount of heart. .
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#scifi #sffyeah #books #bookish #booknerd #book #booknook #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #riotgrams #staycation #readathon #reading #readingnook #novel

I devoured this book - sooo good.

E-reading: yay or nay?

Day 3 of #riotgrams - these are some of my favorite book titles! .
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#reading @bookriot #books #bookstagram #booksandcoffee #booktitles #bookworm #bookish #readinglife

If anyone needs me on this lovely summer day, I‘ll be inside reading. #nerd #shelfie .
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#reading #books #bookish #booknerd #bookworm #bookstagram #riotgrams #reading #readinglife #booksandcoffee #currentlyreading #nowreading

Dynamite right out the gate. #nowreading

I am simply devouring this book. Insanely well researched, heartfelt and important work. #truecrime

Saturday morning #coffee and #books - just finished this memoir by @tmariem83 and it blew my mind. I had to stop underlining passages because I realized I was essentially underlining the entire book. Go on and read it. You will not be disappointed. .
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#riotgrams #reading #memoir #readinglife #readingnook

#riotgrams day three: 3 word titles!

I‘m so into this

So stoked for my new shirt from @bookriot ! #sffyeah

I've been book hopping lately, not really landing on anything riveting. Until I landed on The Blinds. Sooo good, even Jinx-cat thinks so! #botm #bookofthemonthpick #catsoflitsy

Just finished the first book in this trilogy omnibus thingie and I am thoroughly creeped out.

I wanted to read a book by an Indigenous author while visiting Alberta, and I definitely made a great choice. This novel was magical, lyrical, heartbreaking, inspiring. I simply loved it.

Clocking in at over 500 pages, but it definitely didn't feel long. Very well paced, and showcases Sanderson's amazing world building skill.

Never before has a single phrase described so purely what I want most from this life.

I just couldn't. I hung in there as long as I could. Please note that it wasn't the cannibalism that stopped me - I didn't even get that far. It was just so slooooow. And I was hoping for a critique of manifest destiny, but none was given. The Donners weren't heroes - they were ill-prepared colonialists who got in over their heads. Sad, but not admirable.

Some light listening for the next 39 HOURS. #epicfantasy #classicfantasy #WoT #audiobooks

The book re-organization progresses with Todd Cat's intense supervision. #catsoflitsy #litsykitty

#asidefrombooks
👓 Hobby: knitting, brewing beer
👓 Drink: I'm 75-90% coffee at any given moment
👓 Food: mashed potatoes
👓 color: brown and blue
👓 city: St Paul
👓 dream house location: mountain view, few neighbors
👓 accessory: dangly and dramatic earrings
👓 tv show: Star Trek
👓 last movie: Wonder Woman
👓currently reading: Bird Box, Best Land Under Heaven

Srsly.

We switched the spare bedroom and the library. My books haven't been organized in the two years we've lived here. Do I tackle this, or just shove the books in the shelves as they fit? WWMDD? (What would Melvil Dewey do?) #library #overwhelmingbooktask #catcameo

Husband keeps the house very cool, so I get to read under a quilt... and two cats... #catsoflitsy

I tried. I really did.

1) reading way outside my comfort zone with this historical romance
2) I read this line really quickly and thought it read "now, with the dungeons of adolescence." Kind of disappointed that it didn't.

When Books Become Pillows: The Jinxie Lou Story #catsoflitsy

Look at this weirdo guarding my #TBR. #catsoflitsy #readingnook #tbrtuesday

Something on the funnier side to help me through The Emperor of All Maladies. #kurtvonnegut #essays #usedbooks

I'm preparing to get emotional with this one. I might need a lighter book to read in tandem...

I quite literally did a spit take with hot coffee because of something I heard in this book. #essays #humor

KV makes everything better. #catsoflitsy

How does JE write about normal crap in a way that makes you think it's the most important and beautiful thing in the world?! Amazing.
As a feminist, I chose to read this as a critique on society's tragic and harmful objectification of girls. There's an awesome essay on Medium.com by Sarah Leeves that says it better than I can!

Still chilly in the mornings up here. I forgot my slippers, so I've improvised some foot-warmth while doing my early morning porch reading. #springinthenorthwoods #booksncoffee #happywednesday

I love these lil Picador Modern Classic editions. So wee. So classy.

I so wanted to like this book. There were some witty bits that I enjoyed, but on the whole I found it slow and kind of boring. I was kind of relieved to be done with it.

I wish there was a rating even better than "pick," because I would give it to this book. It was pretty much perfect. I can't wait to lend it to my nieces!

It's hard to find a quote to post, because it's all so GOOD. #fantasy #ya

Bittersweet #bookhaul - all purchased at Crossroad's closing sale. 😢😢

Question for my lovely #littens:
Do you listen to #music while you read? If so, what kind of music?
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1) Wisconsin, by way of Kansas and North Dakota ❄️
2) Midnight's Children
3) Wheel of Time
4) High Fidelity
5) Star Trek
6) Jurassic 5
7) Brown
8) any book that bends genre rules is my fav genre
9) a horseradish/mustard manufacturer (Human Resources)
10) Clytie 🐱 Jinxie 🐱 Todd🦁
#meetthelittens @maich

1) holy moly we have a lot of bacteria in/on us
2) probiotics not the miracle cure we may think
3) our reliance on microorganisms can't be overstated
4) science book with a Walt Whitman title. Relevant to my interests.
#science #popularscience #lovelearning

Hello. Welcome to Book Nook. Today, we will be watching a cool spring sunset and reading about microorganisms. Enjoy.
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#catsoflitsy #science #microbiology #cozy #kitty

I thought I wouldn't be as engaged reading this again (first time audio, this time with my eyes). But it was just as great, and I picked up a lot more. I just wish someone would do it the justice it deserves on screen. Give it a limited run Netflix series with a decent budget and a talented director! Please!

Kynes = favorite character. #dune #scifi #classicscifi