#storysettings #desert

#poetrymatters #undercut

@wildalaskabibliophile made this fun Litsy Challenge. Everyone is invited to play:
1. Tag a favorite mystery you've read
2. What is your favorite way to prepare eggs?

Here's mine:
1. Since it's #throwbackthursday: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
2. If I have to prepare the eggs, I like them over-easy on toast. But my favorite kind to eat is eggs benedict. 😂
#nationaleggmonthchallenge

💙Eep! 27/100 or 27% 😂 There are a lot on #mounttbr, though! I'm also not sure if I cheated: I've read the first Neapolitan Novel, but not the full series, but I checked the box. So it might be 26%. 😳
💙 Persepolis, The Poet X, and Walk Two Moons are all on my 2024 TBR.

These are so fun, @dabbe! Thanks for taking the time to put them together! #tlt #threelistthursday

I picked a local book by one of our long-time meteorologists at our local TV station for today's #storysettings prompt, #snowstorm, mostly because the cover cracks me up. 🤣🤣🤣

#poetrymatters #undercover

1. 👩‍❤️‍👨 😻 📚
2. ☮️ 🎶💓

#wondrouswednesday

#storysettings #skyscraper

#poetrymatters #underbelly

I absolutely loved this book. What a fascinating premise, and it was executed so well. The characters perfectly encapsulated each borough. What a ride! I had fun reading this and look forward to the next!

Thanks for the tag, @eggs!
1. My unusual talent is that I can write backwards (mirrored) in cursive. (Like Da Vinci only not as smart. 😂)
2. Diana Bishop's magical powers are activated in A Discovery of Witches. Love this book, and the rest of the series.
#two4tuesday

I have one flex: That I have met Gaelynn Lea & we share mutual friends.
She does an incredible version of one of my favorite Finnish waltzes, Metsäkukkia.

The original: https://youtu.be/g3J21T3-kH0?si=elteLruNXoaFKOqE

And here is her apocalyptic version, which I am obsessed with: https://youtu.be/_RPK93nczWk?si=q2RBL-k3MwbPD9bC

And her Tiny Desk Concert: https://youtu.be/n6oSeODGmoQ?si=H_XuQIO5JKSbxojJ

#tuesdaytunes

The short story or the movie.
#storysettings #attic

#poetrymatters #uncharted

#poetrymatters #uncertain

#storysettings #seaside

#poetrymatters #unbending

#storysettings #airportorplane

My May #bookspin author is Miranda July. I'm having a hard time selecting what I want to read! Has anybody read any Miranda July? Any recommendations?
#decisionfatigue #mirandajuly

💙 I've seen 112/187, or 60%. My inner child is freaking out over a D-!!! In fairness, I was born in 1980, and we didn't have cable or a VCR until I was 10, so most of these were seen in the 90s or after. 😂
💙 Revisiting these movies made me want to watch Peggy Sue Got Married again. I really love that movie.
💙 3 movies I haven't seen that I want to see: Castle in the Sky, The Evil Dead, and Ladyhawke

#storysettings #cafe

#poetrymatters #unbeaten

💙 It's not springtime without rain! 😅
💙 Tagged: True Biz by Sara Novic
Shout outs to the runners up: A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear by Matthew
Hongoltz-Hetling and The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
💙 We have a family reunion for my mom's side of the family over Memorial Day
weekend. I can't believe it's already May - where is the year going!!!

April was not a productive reading month. I'm still working on April's #bookspin and #doublespin. But here's my list for May!

#storysettings #skiresort

#poetrymatters #unbearable

Thanks for the tag, @Eggs!
1. Tagged: True Biz by Sara Novic
2. I've been watching Palm Royale, so now I really want to read Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel. (#litsymademedoit)
#two4tuesday

#springskies #nfindigenouspeople

#poetrymatters #unaware

#springskies #favbookofmarch

#poetrymatters #unable

#springskies #2bookswithsimilartitle

#poetrymatters #umpire

I was intrigued by the nesting doll style of so many of these stories. The roots lie in oral storytelling tradition, and I could imagine how these stories might be performed and where they could be embellished for the audience. Overall enjoyable reading.

This was a challenging book of poetry written in a mix of middle english and text speak. This allowed for some interesting word play that I found fascinating. There is a lot to this, and it would be interesting to read with a group. I'm sure the style won't be for everyone, but if you're up for the challenge, it's worth it.

#springskies #secrets

It's a rainy morning here, so today's #poetrymatters prompt is quite apt. #umbrella

#springskies #poetic

#poetrymatters #umber

💜I read both in the morning and at night. I usually read with my earholes in the morning and at work, and with my eyeballs in the evening/before bed.
💜Both
💜Bookmark. I just cannot dog-ear.
💜It depends on the day and my mood. 😂
💜Annotate. After receiving many of my grandfather's old books, I found I was able to get to know him better even after he was gone by seeing his underlines, marks, and notes in his books.

#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

#mounttbr is really growing this week!

#springskies #neurodivergent

#poetrymatters #ultimatum

This book was wild.
This was meticulously researched. The town was presented in a fair, unbiased way, and the author showed empathy for the people (and bears) he wrote about. They weren't presented as caricatures. There was a good balance between humor and seriousness, and I was just fascinated from beginning to end. There was also a good deal of history included to give context as to how this wild idea got started. A really interesting read.

At first I thought it might just be another Daisy Jones & the Six. But it ended up being so much more. There were definitely similarities, but this book definitely dives more fully into the history of the era in which it is set, and shines a light onto the sexism and racism of the time. The characters are well written and complex, and I appreciate that. No one is fully blameless, but no one is fully to blame.

💙 I'm a small town gal. Grew up in a small college town in Illinois, then left to go to college in a different small college town in Michigan, and have been a Michigander ever since.
💙Anatomy of a Murder is set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where I reside, and the film was shot in the UP, too. (Highly recommend both)
💙Adding a bonus book: The Overstory by Richard Powers. He was born and raised in my hometown in Illinois.

This one looks interesting!
#springskies #lieintitle

#poetrymatters #ultimate

If anyone is interested, book riot has a fun quiz: "Pick Your Favorite '90s movies and Get a Book Rec." This was my result - right up my alley!

https://bookriot.com/90s-movies-book-recs/

#poetrymatters #typical