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Soubhiville

Soubhiville

Joined May 2016

(She/her) Host of #AuthorAMonth. 🐱🐈‍⬛🐕😊📚&☕️
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Ruin and Rising | Leigh Bardugo
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I thought this was a really solid YA fantasy trilogy. Glad Bardugo was chosen for #AuthorAMonth, otherwise these books may have sat unread on my shelves for who knows how long! My editions also included a short story about Genya and a prelude about The Darkling as a child.

I‘m planning to keep an eye out for a used copy of the Six of Crows Duology, and I expect I‘ll like that just as much if not more. 🙂👍👍
Hi from Venkman 🐱🖤

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 21h
Yenya1954 Hello back to Venkman❣️ 21h
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Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy
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I love this author, and this one is another winner for me.

Near future climate fiction.

sarahbarnes I‘m excited for this one! 3d
Soubhiville @sarahbarnes I feel like she gets better with every book! 3d
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Emma Gatewood walked the Appalachian Trail starting in her late 60‘s. Her first attempt was Southbound and she didn‘t get far before an injury sent her home, but less than 2 years later she started again Northbound this time and through hiked from Georgia to Maine. She was the first woman to do it, and in the first 5 people recorded as through hiking it.

The AT is part of my family‘s history, so I loved learning about Grandma Gatewood.
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Soubhiville Content warnings for domestic abuse and more. Look them up on StoryGraph if needed. 4d
Bookwormjillk This was such an inspiring book. 4d
JamieArc I loved this one too, and was delighted to read about her connection to Hocking Hills and Old Man‘s Cave in Ohio. It‘s a place I‘ve camped several times and love. 4d
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audraelizabeth I hiked old mans cave last year with my mom and its lovely. 4d
AmyG Wow….that is truly amazing. 4d
sarahbarnes I love this. 4d
JanuarieTimewalker13 Sounds similar to The Peace Pilgrim 4d
kspenmoll Incredible. 4d
BkClubCare You recommend the audio? 4d
Soubhiville @BkClubCare I liked the audio. I thought the narrator was good. 4d
Soubhiville @AmyG and @kspenmoll she completed it 3 times in her lifetime, and did some pacific trails! What an inspiration! 4d
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Like Happiness: A Novel | Ursula Villarreal-Moura
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Well unfortunately I got about 2/3 through and was just not interested in the rest. I read through a bunch of reviews and many folks said it started strong and weakened in the middle, without a clear or strong conclusion.

It‘s about a Latina reader writing to an older Latino writer she admired greatly and had a confusing relationship with 10 years prior, after being contacted by a reporter about said author being charged with sexual assault.

Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks this was March‘s #bookspin 1w
Jas16 Sorry it didn‘t work for you! 1w
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Soubhiville @Jas16 I‘m glad to have tried it! Thanks for sharing it with me! 1w
Yenya1954 It‘s okay not to finish a book because you know there are lots of books you‘re going to love❣️ 1w
TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 1w
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Siege and Storm | Leigh Bardugo
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Book 2 for #AuthorAMonth 🙂📚. It‘s pretty rare I read more than one for any given month, but I‘m thinking I might move right on tho book 3 since I have it.

I agree with others that the common YA trope of refusing to communicate because of fear of the other‘s reaction (self-gaslighting) was annoying. But the story is compelling and I feel like so far the Netflix series did a pretty good job of keeping pace with the books.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1w
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The Historian | Elizabeth Kostova
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Did we need another book about Dracula that feels not too different from the original? I‘m not sure I did. It felt overly long, and dragged in parts for me. I did like that many of the characters were scholars and that a good deal of the story is them researching, delving into old tomes in search of historic scraps about Vlad that others may have missed.

Overall though, I can‘t say I gained much from reading this.

Kerrbearlib Love her blue socks 1w
Ruthiella I loved this when I first read it - back when I read maybe 20 books a year- but am not sure how I‘d feel were I to read it now. 1w
dabbe 🩵🐾🩵 1w
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Sietje‘s just here to show off her new blue socks.

My salon closed for a few days so we could all go to the grooming convention in Atlanta, and we were inspired to dye all of our own dogs to push our color line to our clients. Sietje was a great guinea pig, but she‘s willing to do just about anything for treats.

To make this book related: I‘m enjoying Siege and Storm, book 2 in the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo. #AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville I think she looks like a toddler left alone too long with the markers 😆 2w
TheBookHippie I love it. 2w
TheSpineView 🩵🩵🩵 2w
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Julsmarshall So adorable! 2w
Leftcoastzen 😄🐶 2w
OrangeMooseReads What a sweet girl! 1w
dabbe 🩵🐾🩵 1w
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@Jas16 thank you for this sweet surprise! Coincidentally I‘m currently reading another book you sent to me: Like Happiness. 🙂📚

It was very thoughtful of you to pass it along to me, and I‘m looking forward to reading it. Thank you!

Kenyazero This is a lovely read! ❤️ 2w
Jas16 I love that coincidence! Hope that you enjoy! 2w
AmyG I follow Rowan on Threads. Now I need to read this! 2w
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Finna | Nino Cipri
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The audio on this is only 3 hours, and if you liked Horrorstor or like the idea of a story that takes place (partially) inside an IKEA-like store, this is for you. It‘s less horror that Hendrix‘s book, and leans scifi and multiverse. LGBTQIA young adults searching for a missing grandma. Good times!

Eyelit I loved this one - there‘s a sequel of sorts too I think it‘s called defekt 2w
Soubhiville Thanks for the rec @Eyelit ! I just added that to my TBR. 2w
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Shadow and Bone | Leigh Bardugo
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Sometimes some YA fantasy just hits the spot! I bought the trilogy used a few years ago, so I‘m happy #authoramonth prompted me to finally pick it up. I liked the Netflix series, which I‘ve recently learned is a combo of this series and the Six of Crows duology. Wish they wouldn‘t have canceled it 😕.

Sietje and Venkman sunbathing in the background.

I‘ll be reading book 2 soon.

dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
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Like Happiness: A Novel | Ursula Villarreal-Moura
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My March #bookspin and #doublespin! Thanks @TheAromaofBooks ! I‘m already a good chunk into Shadow and Bone, since it‘s also my #AuthorAMonth book. It‘s good enough I might just keep going with the trilogy.

Have a great month 📚 Good luck with your move Sarah!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3w
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My Favorite Authors | Thomas Costley
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Here we are in March #AuthorAMonth readers! This month we will be reading Leigh Bardugo. I‘ve started Shadow and Bone. What are you planning to read?

Now may be a good time to update your Google form tracking your #AAM reads. You may either track your books monthly on the form or once at the end of the year, it makes no difference to me. If you want to start the form now, here is the link to do so:

https://forms.gle/1F1BmkcTBh7uPXNp9

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Soubhiville Will someone please let me know that the link works and whether you get an email offering to edit after you start your form? Thanks! (And obviously if I made any mistakes 🤞) ⬇️ 3w
Soubhiville As always, just let me know if you‘d like to join or leave my tag list for the year. Happy Reading! 3w
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Bklover Wonder Woman! 3w
Soubhiville @Bklover I love this is the second month in a row that comics are an option! And I didn‘t know until folks posted about them. 🙂📚 3w
Jess Just borrowed 3w
Amor4Libros I‘m reading 3w
Yenya1954 I read Hell Bent. If the library has another one available I will read it. 3w
CatLass007 I‘ve got a few of her books. I‘ll start with the Grishaverse (edited) 3w
Laughterhp I‘ll either read Hell Bent or reread six of crows! 3w
peanutnine I started reading Six of Crows last month and hope to finish it and maybe the sequel 3w
vonnie862 I'm debating if I should re-read Shadow and Bone, especially when I don't remember the story. 3w
willaful I started Six of Crows. I read the Shadow and Bone books last year. 3w
DHill I‘ll be reading 3w
Texreader I‘m starting with 3w
julieclair I‘ll be reading 3w
Sace I‘ll also be reading Ninth House. I‘ve got Spring break this month so I hope I can get to The Familar as well. 3w
JacqMac Ninth House has been on my TBR forever. 3w
gossamerchild I'm reading this, as I read the first one a long time ago. I hope I remember what happened! 2w
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My Favorite Authors | Thomas Costley
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It‘s the last day of February #AuthorAMonth readers. I hope your time with Roxane Gay has been meaningful. I know she‘s not a gentle easy read.

Tomorrow we‘ll be picking up our March author Leigh Bardugo. Dropping into some fantasy!

I‘ll proofread the 2025 google form and attach it to tomorrow‘s post, for those ready to start tracking your books.

Have a great day, Happy Reading.

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Melismatic Looking forward to finally wading my way into the Grishaverse - it‘s been on my TBR for years! 3w
CatLass007 I‘ve learned a lot from Roxane Gay this month. I think I‘m finally getting a handle on the difference between sex and gender thanks to her. I‘ve got several books by Leigh Bardugo in my Audible library and look forward to finally tackling her world. 3w
AmyG Listening to (started early) (edited) 3w
Amiable I read “Hunger.” Oof. Not an easy read at all. 3w
julieclair I read Bad Feminist, and found it very thought-provoking. A worthwhile read. For March, I‘m looking forward to reading 3w
Bookwormjillk I think I saw a Wonder Woman book for next month. I need some Wonder Woman energy. 3w
Texreader I read 3 of her books—none easy. But I‘ll read more eventually 3w
willaful I was lucky; there was some fun stuff in Opinions. Her piece on the Fast and the Furious movies was delightful. 3w
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Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
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It took me a little while to get into this one, as I felt held at a distance from the characters. Once I got into it I really enjoyed it though. It‘s a little slow paced, but I felt like it was a great family story, with complications.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w
Suet624 Yeah, I agree. 3w
MemoirsForMe 😻😻😻 3w
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ShelleyBooksie Look at that little noody bum ♡♡♡♡ 3w
JenniferEgnor I had to do a double take when I saw this picture because it looks so much like my sphinx cat and her blanket! 3w
Mimi28 What do you think about a #Litsypetclub? Like an actual place on here with an accompanying spreadsheet or something listing Littens and their pets? I know that‘s all I come on here for j/k (maybe, lol) maybe with health updates or just fun pics. We all have a soft spot for animals but I need honest feedback 😊Thanks 🫶🏽😉🩷😍😻😻😻😹😹🙀🙀lol 3w
Soubhiville @Mimi28 I think if you‘re inspired to create it some folks would enjoy it. A lot of people already use #catsoflitsy #dogsoflitsy #littenskittens #petsoflitsy so you could take a look at those. 3w
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The Gods of Tango: A novel | Carolina De Robertis
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I‘ve only read one other by this author- Cantoras, but I definitely will pick up her other books when I see them.

For fans of Sarah Waters and France‘s de Pontes Peebles. Historical Fiction that follows tango music‘s evolution in mostly Argentina, through the eyes of a young woman who chooses to disguise herself as a man in order to be accepted as a musician.

Slow moving but beautiful. Sapphic and sexy.

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Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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Continuing with my #bookspin trend for the year, here is part of the blue paperback section of my TBR shelves. I will definitely be reading Shadow and Bone for #AuthorAMonth and Last Rites for bookclub. What else will @TheAromaofBooks pull out for me?

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4w
AmyG So, my last letter to you came back to me even though I had the correct address. I am sending it back to you with another letter. I didn‘t forget you. 😘 3w
Soubhiville @AmyG That‘s strange, but even the post office makes mistakes sometimes. How are you feeling? Fully recovered yet? 3w
AmyG Yes, sometimes a letter slips through 🤷‍♀️. And…feeling pretty good. Cough is better but not yet gone. 3w
AmyG Tha k you for asking. 3w
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Nayler‘s pro-animal scifi with heavy environmental themes speaks to me!

This 100 page novella is fast paced and is about Wooly Mammoths that have been cloned from ancient DNA. And the ability to implant digitally saved human minds into new bodies.

I didn‘t love this as much as The Mountain in the Sea, but I tend to enjoy full novels more than novellas in general.

Pictured is Sietje at work allowing a puppy to share her bed- uncommon!

AlaMich Sweet photo! (edited) 1mo
AmyG For a minute I thought you got another dog. Good girl, Seitje! 1mo
Soubhiville @AmyG Haha, oh no, we are a one dog household. And two cats 😂. 1mo
MemoirsForMe I thought you added to your fur baby family too. Such a sweet photo! 😍 4w
Hooked_on_books That‘s so nice of her to share her bed! 4w
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Hell of a Book | Jason Mott
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For a huge portion of this book I was so confused! At the end it all makes sense and the message is important and the author did a great wrap up.

I chose this for my bookclub‘s March topic- dark humor, and while it has some definite dark humor there is less than I expected considering I found it on a list of humor books.

Overall a pick, even though I was lost for a bit.

Tamra Such a fun ride! 1mo
Leftcoastzen 🐶❤️ 1mo
ShelleyBooksie Cutie patootie ♡♡ 1mo
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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
MemoirsForMe Awwwwwww! ❤️ 4w
Suet624 I really, really liked this book. Read it a few years ago and I really should pick it up and read it again.. 3w
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I have tried a few of Amy Tan‘s fiction books and didn‘t connect well with them. This journal and collection of drawings however was delightful!

She‘s an incredibly talented artist, and I found her observations and commentary on her backyard visitors funny and interesting. Highly recommend if you also like birdwatching or feeding your locals.

MemoirsForMe I‘m looking forward to reading this one even more now. 4w
Hooked_on_books I have very little interest in birds and I loved this one! I found her so relatable and am very impressed with her drawings. 4w
Eyelit I‘m just about to start this one! 😍 3w
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My Favorite Authors | Thomas Costley
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February is already halfway over #AuthorAMonth readers. I hope you‘re enjoying your time with Roxane Gay.

In case you need to place an order or hold for March, our author will be Leigh Bardugo.

Happy Reading! 📚❤️🙂

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Semiosis | Sue Burke
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I‘m surprised to see a low rating for this here, I thought it was a solid interesting scifi.

A group of Earth Humans who fled a dying planet find themselves on a very far away world. Their plan is to leave all of humanity‘s bad traits on Earth, and live in harmony with nature on their new home. Then the plants begin to show fast adaptation, even sentience, and things get complicated.

This spans several generations. I really liked it.

RamsFan1963 Sounds very interesting 1mo
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I have had more time than usual to listen to audiobooks in the last few days, and got through this one quickly.

It‘s a sweet sapphic romance, maybe New Adult since the MC is 18 or 19. The title makes it sound like fantasy but it‘s not, though Tarot plays a big part. I enjoyed the little explanations of all the cards in the major arcana. And it takes place in Salam MA, right around Halloween.

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Honor | Thrity Umrigar
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I‘m glad I finally read something by this author. I‘ll definitely read more by her.

It took a bit to settle into, because at first I didn‘t care for the main character. But once it grabbed me the story had me hooked. Very sad, lots of content warnings.

Venkman wishes I hadn‘t woken him for a photo this morning. Or is he winking at you?

Aims42 Me and Venkman are on the same page 😜🥱😴 1mo
ElizaMarie Venkman!!! I love this face!!! You and me both buddy -- it's way too early !! (all the time) 1mo
AmyG Awwww ❤️ 1mo
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TiredLibrarian Love the face 😻 1mo
Kerrbearlib So sweet! 1mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
DogMomIrene He‘s definitely winking😂😉 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
Hooked_on_books I‘ve been posting on here but not browsing much because we are finally moving! This last month has been pretty crazy with shipping out the cars and packing the container to ship all our stuff. We move at the beginning of March. I‘ll get you an address as soon as I sign up for a P.O. Box. 4w
Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books That‘s great news! I can‘t wait to hear how everything has gone with selling the farm and where you are ending up. I hope it all goes smoothly for you. It‘s been quite an adventure but I know you‘ll be glad to get to your new home. 4w
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The Good Immigrant USA | Nikesh Shukla, Chimene Suleyman
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@TheAromaofBooks just pulled the #bookspin numbers, and perfect timing for me as I just minutes ago finished my last book.

I‘m really looking forward to Honor, as I‘ve been meaning to try reading an Umrigar for ages. The tagged feels pretty fitting for our current times!

staci.reads Honor is so powerful! It was a five-star read for me. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!!! 2mo
Soubhiville @staci.reads that‘s exciting to hear! 2mo
Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks has anyone made a template to plug in all our Bookspin covers for this year? If you see one will you tag everyone? I enjoyed filling it in last year and it made it easy to keep track of all of them for the end of year spreadsheet. 2mo
willaful @Soubhiville I have one that someone shared, I'll post it for you. 3w
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I picked up this short stack from my library‘s used book sale this weekend. I‘ve had the top and bottom books on my to read list for some time. Any you loved here?

tpixie I‘ve been wanting to read Cutting for Stone for years. I enjoyed Wicked Bugs and Wicked Plants. I just bought her newest 2mo
Soubhiville @tpixie I wasn‘t aware she had just published a new one 🙂. I would also be interested in Wicked Plants, I‘ve seen it reviewed here a lot. Isn‘t there also a coloring book? 2mo
mhillis Nice stack, the only one I‘ve read is Cutting for Stone! 2mo
JenReadsAlot Loved Cutting for Stone! 2mo
tpixie @Soubhiville I think there is a coloring book, but I‘m not certain. Also on YouTube is a museum exhibit of wicked bugs or plants I can‘t remember which one I‘ll have to look for it 2mo
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How to Turn Into a Bird | Mara Jos Ferrada
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A short Chilean novel about societal treatment of outsiders or people who choose to live outside the norms.

It‘s a quick read. From the point of view of 12 year old Miguel whose uncle Ramon decided to leave their neighborhood and live in a billboard alone. Ramon has always valued silence, and finds more of it in his isolation.

Definitely has a melancholy cast, but interesting philosophical ideas.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
Yenya1954 Sometimes I think it would be fun to be able to shift our shape to become something different for a short time. We would probably have a greater understanding of the beings we interact with 1mo
Soubhiville @Yenya1954 So true! 1mo
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My Favorite Authors | Thomas Costley
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It‘s February #AuthorAMonth readers. This month we‘ll be celebrating Roxane Gay. What are you planning to read?

I haven‘t gotten to this year‘s Google form yet. I will try to do that by my mid month post so you can start recording what you‘ve read. In the meantime, if you use StoryGraph here‘s the link to the challenge there:

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/3fd3a3c4-e3eb-4846-b89e-b9024ac...

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Kitta I read Hunger last year and wow. So good but so hard to read. I‘d recommend it a lot to anyone doing the challenge, however major trigger warnings for rape, eating disorder, and fatphobia. 2mo
vlwelser I love her. Her book recs are 🔥 in addition to her own books. I have this queued up 2mo
dariazeoli I‘m hoping to get to both Not That Bad (edited) and Opinions (wrote) this month! 2mo
Jess Thanks for the StoryGraph link. I just started using that app! I‘ve read the majority of Roxane‘s books (absolutely love her) but am going to go with Not That Bad on audio and 2mo
BarkingMadRead I‘ve never read her before, I‘m reading Hunger 2mo
TheBookHippie I did order her new penguin but it got delayed til end of March https://a.co/d/5cm5cle 2mo
AmyG I just started (edited) 2mo
Texreader I‘m starting with 2mo
Read4life I have Bad Feminist and Hunger to read this month. 2mo
DebinHawaii I‘m starting with Bad Feminist & hopefully fitting in Not That Bad too. 2mo
Deblovestoread I wanted to reread An Untamed State. It‘s so good but harrowing and I‘m not sure I‘m up for it so will start with 2mo
willaful I'm worried about some of the rougher topics right now. I'm planning to start with Opinions, a collection of essays. 2mo
Singout I‘m skipping this month: I just read Hunger (highly recommended) and I‘m doing too many challenges! 2mo
tpixie @willaful that might be best for me also 2mo
DogMomIrene I‘m going to read 2mo
Sace I‘m going to try to read and finish Hunger on time, but I‘m listing to Ayiti for backup. 2mo
Bklover I‘m going to read Bad Feminist because it‘s on my kindle. I loved Hunger! 2mo
Yenya1954 I read Hunger. I will definitely read more of her work. (edited) 1mo
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Idlewild | James Frankie Thomas
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My StoryGraph January cover collage! I love that StoryGraph does this now!
Idlewild was definitely the best of the month. Second place to Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear.

BarbaraBB I loved Idlewild too 2mo
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The Ferryman: A Novel | Justin Cronin
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I had high hopes for this because I loved The Passage series. And it started out strong, but about halfway in it becomes a chaotic jumbled mess. I slogged through the next quarter of it, and while it does all come together to make sense at the end, I‘m still disappointed overall. I came very close to a bail but I did want to see how it ended.

I looked at other reviews here to see if I should press on and it looks like others felt similarly.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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The Bride Test | Helen Hoang
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My new grooming shop is finally up and running! Here‘s our new mural, featuring our shop kitty Cali who didn‘t survive the hurricane floods, and Sam the owner‘s dog. On the couch Mazi, Sietje, Sam (as above so below 😆) and Kira. Kira is a client, but she wanted in for the photo. Mazi and Sam are Sietje‘s coworkers, lol.

I do like this author and that she writes romances featuring characters with more depth. Not my usual genre.

AmyG That‘s beautiful! I am so happy to read they are back. And….I did notice Seitje. 🤣 2mo
Butterfinger I am so sorry about the cat. Were you able to find it? We also lived through Helene and I came very close losing my little dog. I opened the door to see if a tree fell on my car and she ran out. It is going to traumatize us for a long time. The mural is absolutely gorgeous. 2mo
Soubhiville @Butterfinger she was in our shop when it flooded to the ceiling. The owner recovered her body and laid her to rest in her backyard. She was a sassy little thing who made us laugh every day. I‘m glad your pup was rescued. 2mo
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Ruthiella I‘m glad the shop is back in business. Sorry to hear about Cali though. 💔 2mo
Amiable Gorgeous mural! And Cali was a beautiful girl. So sorry to hear she didn‘t make it. 🙁 2mo
Suet624 Oh Lord. That‘s so sad that the cat didn‘t make it. 2mo
Yenya1954 It‘s nice to see the mural completed. The dogs are all beautiful! ☹️ For Cali… 2mo
Jas16 I am so sorry to hear about Cali but it is a lovely mural. 2mo
dabbe #completelygobsmacked 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
Chelsea.Poole Wow! This is beautiful!! 2mo
sarahbarnes ♥️♥️♥️ 2mo
bthegood 💕 💕 2mo
bookishbitch Beautiful mural! Congratulations on the shop opening. So sorry to hear about Cali. 2mo
MemoirsForMe Gorgeous mural! Congrats! ❤️ 2mo
Hooked_on_books That is the cutest picture! So sad to lose Cali. And I love the client dog pushing into the photo. 😂 4w
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Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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I‘m continuing with my 2025 #bookspin plan to just post sections of my shelves, with a February theme of pink and red. Plus my bookclub book. Ready for Bookspin day @TheAromaofBooks ! 🙂📚🩶

mcctrish That‘s a great idea 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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The Measure | Nikki Erlick
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Sietje got up and left when I tried to get the photo, so you just get her toys today.

I came to really care about these characters and some tears were shed. I think we all know what this is about, it‘s pretty hyped, and I felt like it brought up interesting questions. The main one of course- would you open your box? If I knew what it contained I would not.

I enjoyed this Amy, thank you!

Melismatic I hadn‘t heard of this but sounds like it might be similar to Liane Moriarty‘s latest 2mo
Sapphire @Melismatic that‘s funny. I recently bought here one moment thinking I was finally caving after hearing about it for so long, but it was this one I was thinking of! I wonder how close together they were published. 2mo
AmyG Glad you enjoyed it! I still haven‘t read it…but glad to hear it‘s good. 2mo
Melismatic @Sapphire 😂🤣 too funny! 2mo
Hooked_on_books I loved this one. I would really wrestle with whether or not to open the box. Part of me would really want to, but I know I would be better off not doing so. 4w
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I had not heard of this 111 page book Roxane Gay coauthored last year, but it just showed up in my kindle deal email for 2.99. If you don‘t have a plan yet for #AuthorAMonth in February maybe this is what you‘ve been waiting for?

The link Amazon gave me is too long for a Litsy post, but if you search the book from your account or kindle store you should find it. Enjoy!

(I will add that Hunger is my favorite book by Gay)

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CatLass007 Thank you. I‘ve had Bad Feminist in my Audible library for some time now and that‘s what I be listening to. 2mo
tpixie @Soubhiville thanks 😊 2mo
TheSpineView Thanks 2mo
Bookwormjillk Thanks. I don't know this book, but I love the title. 2mo
Sace Thanks for the info. Hunger has been in my shelf for years and I‘m glad to hear you enjoyed it. I am planning on reading that for February. 2mo
AllDebooks Thank you. 2mo
DebinHawaii Thanks for the heads up! 2mo
Eyelit I forgot about this one - I have a physical copy and I‘ll need to find it and have it ready for next month! 2mo
Deblovestoread Thanks for the tip. I wasn‘t sure what I was going to pick but this seems timely 💙 2mo
julieclair Thanks! I have not heard of this one. 2mo
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I loved the Arc of the Scythe series, so of course I wanted to read this volume of short stories that Neal Shusterman and a few other authors wrote taking place in the Scythe world.

I was surprised that the other authors just co-wrote with Neal, I was hoping for some completely different voices. They all have the feel of the trilogy. But they were mostly enjoyable. The only one I didn‘t like was Perchance to Glean, about dreams.
#doublespin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I've been meaning to read this. 2mo
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My Favorite Authors | Thomas Costley
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We‘re halfway through January already #AuthorAMonth readers. I hope you‘re enjoying your time with Dorothy L Sayers.

If you want to start thinking about February you may want to put a hold or order in for your Roxane Gay books. I highly recommend watching some of her interviews at various author events on YouTube as well. I‘ll post links to one or two in February. Happy Reading! 📚🙂❤️

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Soubhiville As always just let me know if you‘d like to be added or removed from tag list. I‘m working with the new 2025 list, hopefully I haven‘t lost anyone in the switch. 2mo
Amor4Libros I would like to be added to the list, please! 🤗 2mo
Soubhiville @Amor4Libros you are added. 🙂 2mo
AmyG I am going to read Bad Feminist….I know I have it somewhere. 🤣 (edited) 2mo
tpixie 🥳🥳🥳 2mo
Andrew65 I‘ve read Whose Body by Dorothy L Sayers, and managed to source a couple of Roxane Gay‘s books. 2mo
Melismatic Im planning to read Difficult Women. I read Bad Feminist years ago and really enjoyed! 2mo
DHill I‘ve got in the queue for February. 2mo
Amor4Libros I‘ve read Hunger and loved! Planning to read Difficult Women. Thanks for adding me @Soubhiville 2mo
TheBookHippie I have this ready to go I‘ve read everything else she‘s written. 2mo
julieclair Thanks for the heads up to get our holds in! 2mo
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@wanderinglynn Thank you for hosting a birthday giveaway! Happy happy early birthday! The tagged book is on my TBR. 📚🎁🎉 #49bdaygiveaway

wanderinglynn Thanks for entering! 🥳 2mo
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We‘re having a snow day in Western North Carolina, and Sietje is rocking her new hoodie.

I‘ve mostly been staying bundled up indoors and reading this latest Wayward Children book. It‘s a stand alone about a water world and Nadya, a Russian orphan who was adopted by an American couple and never felt quite like she had control of her own life until she fell through a pond into another world. SMcG delivers another great novella.

ShelleyBooksie She is so adorable ♡♡ 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
Shemac77 I love this series! 2mo
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Singout Turtlebook twins! 😉🐢👯‍♂️ 2mo
DogMomIrene 💙❄️🐾 2mo
MemoirsForMe Just saw this. Sietje is so adorable! 2mo
monalyisha Love that you call the author SMcG. It reminds me of the height of my Buffy fandom & SMG. Also, confession time: I can never remember if it‘s Maguire or McGuire. This will, for sure, help me out! 😉 2mo
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Idlewild | James Frankie Thomas
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I‘ve got my first book hangover of the year thanks to Idlewild. Once I started it I really never wanted to put it down. The passion and yearning of high school/ teen life, even when you aren‘t sure what the huge yearning feeling is for exactly, combined with such deeply considered characters.

While the ending felt right and very realistic, I did hope for something slightly different.

Best book of the year so far 😆. I did love this.
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AmyG Love the photo! 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
MartinaLove Too sweet 🐱 2mo
Soubhiville This was my #bookspin for January. @TheAromaofBooks 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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Idlewild | James Frankie Thomas
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I‘m only 3/4 through, but I can feel this one is likely to make my best of list for the year. It‘s kind of exciting to say that this early in January!

Bookwormjillk I liked that book a lot. It was really different yet somehow relatable. 2mo
AmyG Isn‘t it wonderful when a book takes you by surprise? 2mo
squirrelbrain It made my best of list when I read it! 2mo
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Hooked_on_books It was a favorite for me, too! 😍 2mo
Ruthiella This was a fantastic book. 👍 2mo
Magpiegem Ooh this sounds fantastic! 2mo
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I‘ve heard great things about this book. Two folks in my bookclub rated it 5⭐️. Thank you @BookwormAHN ! I loved the festive unicorn paper, and I look forward to enjoying some PB Santa chocolate and reading this Romeo and Juliet reimagining. Great swap package!

Thank you @bookish_wookish for hosting, I love stretching out the holidays like this. 📚❤️😁

bookish_wookish 🎄🎄 2mo
TheBookHippie The whole series is 🔥 2mo
Soubhiville @TheBookHippie ooo, high praise! And I love a series. 😁 2mo
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BookwormAHN Your welcome, cute kitty 🧡 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
KadaGul I love 😍 your Cat and Reese‘s😍.#Hello2025 🍀💜🌅💙 2mo
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What a fun book to start off my reading year! At the grand opening of a new all inclusive resort in the Bahamas, Dan and Mara are horrified when the sun explodes. Not what they expected on their vacation!

There were some twists I definitely didn‘t expect, and it‘s been quite a while since I‘ve read most of a book in one day. It was a good way to pass a cold winter day.

Hooked_on_books Hooray! I‘m so glad you liked it! I‘ve rarely found a book like this that offers great social commentary and also makes me snort-laugh. 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books Lilyanna was today‘s perfect villain by circumstance. 2mo
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My Favorite Authors | Thomas Costley
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#AuthorAMonth announcement time! Are you ready?!
📣 😁📚

We had a total of 49 participants in #AuthorAMonth in 2024. Wow! We read 295 books. The most read author was Jane Austen. There were 50 readings of her books. Second place was Lauren Groff and Third was Emily St John Mandell.

🥁 And the WINNERS are: 🥁

MOST READ goes to @Eyelit with 30 books read! Congratulations!
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Soubhiville We had 9 Every Month Club readers! The randomly drawn winners from the club are @Melismatic and @DHill Congratulations!

The randomly drawn winners who read at least one book are @Julsmarshall and @jess
Congratulations!
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Soubhiville Thank you so much to everyone who participates! As always let me know if you wish to be added to or removed from the tag list. Here‘s to another great year of reading! 2mo
Soubhiville If you would like to be added or removed from the tag list, please let me know. I am now using the 2025 tag list. I believe I transferred everyone who asked, I apologize if I missed you. 2mo
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dariazeoli Congrats, winners! Here‘s to another great year of reading! 2mo
julieclair Congrats to all the winners! 🎉 2mo
Melismatic Wahh! 💖💖 I love this challenge so much - thank you @Soubhiville ! Congrats to the other winners! 2mo
Soubhiville Winners check your email, let me know if you didn‘t get one from me @Eyelit @Melismatic @jess @Julsmarshall @DHill 2mo
JenReadsAlot Woohoo!! 2mo
dabbe Congrats to the winners! Thanks for hosting us, @Soubvihille! 🩶🖤🩶 2mo
Melismatic Just responded @Soubhiville 💖 2mo
TheBookHippie 😍😍😍😍 yay! I‘m sure I never filled it out past January 🤣🤪 2mo
Bookwormjillk Congratulations winners 🎉 Looking forward to another great year! 2mo
MemoirsForMe Yay! Congrats to all!🙌🏻🎉 2mo
Amiable Congrats to the winners! 2mo
Texreader Yay!! Congrats!! 2mo
AmyG Hooray @Eyelit 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 2mo
Sace Congratulations @Eyelit 2mo
Jess Congrats everyone! Thanks so much for hosting. I received my email and will get back to you later today. Thanks!! 2mo
Andrew65 Well done to all the winners 👏👏👏 2mo
Bklover Congratulations winners!! 2mo
mom2bugnbee I'd like to be added, please! Thank you for always hosting! 2mo
DogMomIrene Well done everyone! So looking forward to joining in this year. 2mo
Deblovestoread Congrats to the winners! 🎉 2mo
BarkingMadRead Congrats to everyone! 2mo
CatLass007 Congratulations to all the winners! I love this challenge because I‘ve read so many new-to-me authors and added several to my must somehow read everything they‘ve written list. @Soubhiville You are amazing! Thank you for hosting!!🎉🎉🎉 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Great work everyone!!! Thank you so much for hosting @Soubhiville !!! 2mo
TheSpineView Congratulations everyone! 2mo
Yenya1954 I found new (to me) authors and enjoyed the challenge! 2mo
DHill Thank you so much for hosting @Soubhiville Congrats to all!! 2mo
Larkken I enjoyed all the authors I tried but I hope to try more this year! Thanks again for hosting 2mo
vonnie862 Woot!!! Congratulations, everyone!!! 2mo
Bookzombie Congratulations @Eyelit !🎉 2mo
AnishaInkspill a big round of applause and congrats 2mo
Julsmarshall My goodness, so thankful to be a winner :) I really love this challenge and how it introduces me to new authors and books I may not have discovered otherwise. Thank you for arranging, @Soubhiville , and cheers to all for another fun year in 2025! 2mo
tpixie @eyelit Wow! 🥳 Congrats!! @Melismatic & @DHill way to go- being consistent! 🥳Woot! to @Julsmarshall & @jess! 🥳📘🥳 2mo
tpixie Thanks for hosting @Soubhiville Let‘s see if I can do better this year! I did get one book read and off my shelf, so that‘s great! ( and read 2 others!) (edited) 2mo
Gissy Congratulations🎉🎊 @Soubhiville thank you🥰I‘m interestIng, tag me to fill the form🙋🏽‍♀️😃 2mo
Soubhiville @Gissy added you to the 2025 list. 2mo
gossamerchild Congratulations, everyone! 2mo
Soubhiville @Eyelit and @Julsmarshall your packages should arrive today. @Melismatic @DHill @Jess yours should get to you tomorrow. 😁 Congrats to all of you again. 📚❤️ 2mo
Julsmarshall So exciting! Can‘t wait to get the mail tomorrow:) 2mo
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Idlewild | James Frankie Thomas
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I‘m pleased with this month‘s #bookspin picks 🙂📚. Thanks @TheAromaofBooks !

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! I've been meaning to pick up Gleanings - it came out after I read the initial series. 3mo
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I know I read this as a kid but I didn‘t really remember it. It was published in the 60s and the language really feels like it. One character‘s favorite line is “oh baloney!” 😆

It‘s a cute middle grade read, low pick for me. I looked up to see if there was a movie made, and there was in the 70s, called The Hideaways.

I feel like it probably inspired A Night at the Museum, but there‘s no magic here, just two kids staying in a museum.

Rissreadswithcats Your dog is a sweetheart 💛 3mo
AmyG Oh hi sweet Seitje! 3mo
Ruthiella I loved this book as a child. ❤️ 3mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
DogMomIrene I remember reading this one too as a kid, and loving it, but I can‘t remember any details. May be worth a re-read🤔 3mo
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My Favorite Authors | Thomas Costley
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Happy New Year! It‘s time to start our first #AuthorAMonth read of 2025, Dorothy L Sayers. I had actually not heard of her before nominations, so she‘s new to me. Have you chosen your book yet?

Please be sure your 2024 form is complete if you want to be eligible for a prize. I‘ll be announcing winners this Saturday. The link is in a recent post under this book title.

As always let me know if you‘d like to be added to my tag list for 2025.

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vlwelser I'm plowing through this already. Very entertaining. 3mo
Texreader I‘ll be reading 3mo
dariazeoli I hadn‘t heard of her either! Will be listening via Hoopla 3mo
Julsmarshall I‘ll be doing the same @dariazeoli ! 3mo
Karisimo I started this last year but didn‘t finish, so planning to give it another try! 3mo
dabbe @Texreader Same! 🤩🥳🤗 3mo
AllDebooks I'm starting with 3mo
Bookwormjillk Add me to the crowd reading 3mo
staci.reads Waiting on my Kindle through Libby! 3mo
tpixie @Soubhiville i‘ve heard about her when I‘ve been reading other books about Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and Nancy Mitford. I think I‘m also going to start with the $3.95 Kindle (edited) 3mo
BarkingMadRead I found a copy of my choice on Pango, it looks like a quick read 3mo
JacqMac I‘m still waiting for mine to come from the library… 3mo
AmyG I‘m going to listen to the audiobook of 3mo
mom2bugnbee I am also starting with Lord Peter Wimsey! Have the first three from Libby. 3mo
DHill New-to-me as well. I‘m reading 3mo
willaful @DHill That's one of my favorites by her, good choice. 3mo
Bklover I‘m starting with 3mo
Bklover I also have a copy of Gaudy Night but it looks like a looong one. 3mo
inthegreensandblues Also starting with 3mo
Read4life An author I‘ve been aware of but have never read. I‘m also starting with 3mo
DebinHawaii I‘d like to join in please as I have books in my TBR from several of these authors. I‘ve hear of Lord Peter Wimsey so I‘m going with the first: 2mo
Soubhiville @DebinHawaii you‘re added to my tag list 🙂 2mo
Yenya1954 I read Clouds of Witness, the second book in the Lord Peter Wimsey series. I read the first one a few years ago. 2mo
SconsinBookyBadger DLS is a new to me author. At the library I found an older copy out her short story collection 2mo
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I embraced #HailTheBail this year, andI plan to continue to do so in 2025. StoryGraph makes it easy to see what I dropped this year, so here are the 📚 that didn‘t work for me.

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North Woods | Daniel Mason
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North Woods took the Best of the Year for me, and here are the rest of my #top24of2024 in no particular order. 😁📚❤️

Tamra I really enjoyed Haven too! 3mo
Teresereading Loved Hamnet 3mo
sarahbarnes Such a great list! North Woods was in my list of top reads this year as well. And I loved Haven! 3mo
ErikasMindfulShelf I need to read The Sleepwalker‘s Guide to Dancing. I have a signed arc. That‘s how long it‘s been on my shelf. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3mo
Chelsea.Poole Loved North Woods, it was my best of the year last year. Several others made my list this year you have— Clear, Crossings. Also loved Hamnet. Great list! 3mo
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Hubert Bird moved from Jamaica to England in his early 20‘s, met the girl of his dreams, and started a family. Now in his 80s and living alone, he struggles to make himself leave the house. A young neighbor pulls him out of his shell, and together they decide to address loneliness as a societal issue in their town.

Reminiscent of Ove, beautiful and sad and sweet, with issues such as addiction, estrangement, and loss of family members. Loved it!

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
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My Favorite Authors | Thomas Costley
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Another year of #AuthorAMonth has almost ended. I can‘t believe it. 2025 will be our 7th year of reading authors nominated by and voted on by the Litsy community, celebrating and discovering new authors together!

Please be sure to go edit your AAM google form. I need everyone to do this, because I just looked at the spreadsheet and realized I forgot to ask for your Litsy names! 🤦

https://forms.gle/r6EydHX3GmrfYenA8. ⬇️

Soubhiville Also if you haven‘t yet, be sure to let me know below with a comment that you would like to be tagged on next year‘s AAM posts. (If you have already and you tell me again you‘ll get added to the list a second time.)

I will be drawing and announcing winners Saturday January 4th, and I‘ll post one more reminder on the 2nd.
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Soubhiville One last reminder that we should be wrapping up with Sir Terry Pratchett tomorrow and finding Dorothy L Sayers titles for our first AAM of 2025.

Happy Reading Everyone!
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Melismatic Updated! 3mo
Soubhiville Thanks @Melismatic . I cannot believe I left that off, ridiculous. 😆 3mo
Melismatic @Soubhiville it happens - I definitely didn‘t bat an eyelash filling it out lol 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3mo
Eyelit Thanks for the reminder - filled out form 3mo
AllDebooks Done. Thanks for hosting another great year x 3mo
TheSpineView Done 3mo
Sace Do you need me to fill out the form even though I didn‘t participate in 2024? 3mo
jhod Pls keep tagging me, thank you 3mo
Soubhiville @Sace no this form is just for 2024 prizes. 🙂 3mo
Jas16 Done 3mo
Sace That‘s what I thought 😁 3mo
Hooked_on_books Wow, I didn‘t realize you‘d been doing this for 7 years! That‘s amazing! 3mo
Morr_Books Done. 3mo
tpixie @Soubhiville done ✅. thanks! I hope to participate more in 2025! 3mo
dariazeoli Done! 3mo
Andrew65 Thanks for doing this 😍 3mo
DHill Done! 3mo
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This book may change your understanding of what plants are. They can communicate with each other. They can change their chemical makeup to dissuade predators. Some change their appearance to blend in with their neighbors better.

I learned many things, definitely recommend if science and plants and nature are interesting to you.

Librariana I have a coworker who I'll definitely mention this one to! Thanks, @Soubhiville 3mo
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