#riotgrams 25-Stack of picture books. I read Bear Snores On every night to my grandson for three years when he visited. #Octoberphotochallenge

#riotgrams 24-Best book club reads. Some of my best 2016 reads. #Octoberphotochallenge #readthebestbooksfirst

#riotgrams 23-Thrills and Chills. I know, I know, but this is as close to thrills and chills as I get💀

#riotgrams 22-LGBTQ+ Read. Intellectual, emotionally affecting. Can a relationship survive crushing grief? #Octoberphotochallenge

#riotgrams 20-Apples. Brilliantly illustrated book belongs to my grandkids. Worth a look 👀 #Octoberphotochallenge

#riotgrams 18-Books and a beverage. Warm cider, donut and a great read at camp. #Octoberphotochallenge

#riotgrams 17-Weirdest book cover. Pretty weird?! The kids left it in the camper. #Octoberphoto challenge #loveachallenge

Hot cider, donut, and a good book. Ng's writing prowess is such that my heart is aching in anticipation of what comes next as I turn the last few pages. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A powerful story of family, poverty, love and all the ugly truths that are part of American life. This is one of the best books of the year. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

New to me books. My TBR is about to topple over.🤣

Eleanor is an unforgettable character. Humanity redeemed...

#20FactsAboutMe 13) I have read the entire Chronicles of Narnia out loud to kids 14) Fave movie-MoonStruck 15) Worked in Special Ed for 30 years 16) fave quote-Read the good books first 17) Sitting around a campfire is my jam 18) I collect antique silverware and bookmarks 19) Visit bookstores and libraries in my travels 20) I live in a 120 year old saltbox style home That took two posts!

#20FactsAboutMe 1) Ten grandchildren 2) Married 48 years 3) Love reading 4) Kayaking is my favorite water sport 5) Photography is my passion 6) 66 year old with red hair- not gray yet 7) I live in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Yooper) 8) Vancouver BC is my favorite big city 9) I ride an aluminum (bicycle) cruiser that I can lift with one finger 10) Annie Proulx-fave author 11) The Shipping News- fave book 12) Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen-fave song

"Rock on Wisconsin!"

In 2017 I have read 19 books by women authors, 14 books authored by men, 9 books by POC authors. Hmm...my granddaughter hiding from my camera at the airport.🛫

#BIRTHDAYSPACE Emotional.Heartwarming. I loved these people. I did not want to turn the last page..."I want to live in the calmness of the morning light." "Let yourself be loved."

Fun, fun and more fun! Trilogy was pure entertainment! 👘

I totally get Eleanor Flood. Everyday I only hope to get it together. I never have. But there is a glimmer of light in these days of our lives. Love, kindness and the children. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I am laying on the couch at camp reading 📖 Daughter of Smoke and Bone. It is not literary fiction but a 🍨 dessert of a read. So entertaining. Too much fun. Lilacs are buzzing 🐝just blooming in this late spring. My Happy Place...

Mm...London Fog, chocolate croissant and I started two books I can't put down. Why do I do this to myself? The Art of Fielding and We Never Asked for Wings. Vanessa Diffenbaugh's The Language of Flowers hooked me on her writing. Her characters find a spot in my heart. TAofF is a baseball book. It is like getting hit in the head by my childhood.

I have had this app for a long time. I have been wondering where the books I designate as to read end up? I looked at my profile, touched a book icon, found the list! Does not take much to make me happy. I am very 😁

Erdrich's writing is stirring. Evokes every emotion. I sometimes wonder how I can survive the pain. She walks me through it. I, as well as her characters, come out the other side better people. So much love. Must read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What did y'all think of this book? I was disappointed by the failure of family and counselors. Tell people you love them if you can...

New books off the bargain table. I had to be dragged kicking and screaming out of the store by my daughter. Her kids needed their supper. I needed more books!?. "Tutakina Kia u. Tutakina Kia mau. Tutakina I te iko." (Karakia for recovery)

Current read. So far, so much fun! 📚

Captivating. I felt uneasy. Very good read. Bel Canto-esque. Read this book, y'all.🐒

#WorldBookDay My Current Read!

#RiotGrams #BookishConfessions Day 28 of Book Riots February posts. My confession. I had to use Spark notes to figure out Kafka. I did not get Metamorphosis. I think I am so smart then along came Franz...😔

#RiotGrams #Doorstoppers 1072 pages! Stops my 🚪. This story gave me nightmares!

#RiotGrams #MostBadassHeroine Lisbeth Salander, hands down, very bad in a good way.

#RiotGrams #FavoriteQuote "Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all." Thoreau I am trying very hard to read only the very best literature, classics and the good books! Grand reading!

#RiotGrams #RainbowBookStack ROY-G-BIV Sabuda's pop-ups are truly fascinating works of art!

#RiotGrams #FunnyBooks Apatow's interviews with comedians, started when he was just fourteen, were enlightening. The creative process, the art, the angst of performing...

An act of terrorism in Jerusalem. How does Daniel grieve for his twin brother while caring for his young children. How is a relationship sustained while a man does not allow himself to feel anything? What happens when he finally lets go? I could not put this compelling book down.

#RiotGrams #Makeabookface This was harder to do than my other posts. Moana had to do double duty.

#RiotGrams #CoolSpines I am not home with my books. 😞 These cool spines are on the book shelf of my grandchildren in Melbourne Beach. They read good books 📚.

#RiotGrams #FavoriteCover I love this book. It has become a part of my story. I have the hardcover, the audio and the ebook. This is my favorite cover. I am back on the Atlantic, the smell of salt the unrelenting sound of the waves brings me right back to the pages of The Shipping News.

#RiotGrams #GreatDedication I read this book as a child. I was so taken by the author's name. Sometimes I say it just for fun. 😊The dedication is so touching.

#RiotGrams #SomethingPretty Staying on the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by pretty things! Salty, blue, Peach Hibiscus 🌺, palmetto trees and Birds of Paradise:

#RiotGrams #Freebies I aquired several classic novels free from I-tunes books! Tess of D'Urbervilles, Around the World in Eighty Days, Lord Jim and In Praise of Folly! The Jungle Book, too.

#Riotgrams #Bookmarks A bookmark from The Elliot Bay Book Co. in Seattle, another from Housingworks Bookstore Cafe NY, NY. I collect bookmarks from bookstores, I find them in bargain books, family and friends give me bookmarks, libraries give them away!

#BooksandTreats #RiotGrams Coffee ☕️ and chocolate and good books. Perfect.

#RiotGrams #KissingBooks "Then he kissed her. At his lips' touch she blossomed like a flower and the incarnation was complete."

#RiotGrams #PinkCovers It was hard for me to find a book with a pink cover! I am in a ten year olds room, visiting my daughter's family, her books covers are green and red and...

#RiotGrams #Outside Bamboo and a good book. #Oswald Beach Farm Bananas, Star Fruit, oranges 🍊 mango, avocado 🥑 lemon 🍋 pineapple, Dragon Fruit, papaya and chickens.

#RiotGrams My favorite children's book was Robin Hood. I read it over and over. Black Beauty was a close second. The pic is of my favorite children!

#RiotGrams Comics Grand dressed as Super girl for Super Hero Day 4th Grade. I also like Ms. Marvel and Archie and Veronica.

#RiotGrams Author or character that shares your name. My name is Lillian, quite an old name, for an old girl. I came across this book on my internet search. I have added it to my TBR. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. I am anxious to read it. I have red hair and I love the cover!

#RiotGrams Black History Month "I want you to show them the difference between what they think you are and what you can be."

#RiotGrams My local library Carnegie Public Library, Escanaba,MI. This building is now closed but is home to many memories of days spent with good books. I never borrowed a book I didn't pay a fine for. My way of supporting my local library. 📚 First grade grand read Brave to me just minutes ago. I wish I could visit the Bodleian Library in Oxford, please.