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The Book Lover
The Book Lover | Maryann McFadden
64 posts | 2 read | 3 to read
When Lucinda Barrett's husband destroys their marriage in a shocking betrayal, she's left with nothing but the shattered remnants of her life-- and her novel. Desperate to keep one last dream alive, she sets out on a 1,000 mile journey to get it into the hands of readers-- one bookstore at a time. Ruth Hardaway knows all about shattered dreams. For the last 30 years she's devoted her life to her store, The Book Lover, trying to bury her painful past. When Ruth discovers Lucy's novel, their lives intertwine as they move steadily toward the revelation of long-hidden secrets.
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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It‘s a day for us and our love of books!

Happy National Book Lover Day!

I decided to share my TBR bookshelf. There are books behind the books you see in the front as well
It‘s overflowing lol but one day I will get through these! Will this shelf ever be empty? Lol yeah that‘s a no since I keep buying more 😈.

#nationalbookloversday #tbrbookshelf

TheNerdyProfessor I really enjoyed Saint X! 3y
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Morr_Books
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Happy National Book Lover's Day!!! 📚📚📚💖💖💖

Leftcoastzen I wanna be there! 4y
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bibliobliss
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Geenie Precisely. 4y
Leftcoastzen I agree. 4y
Mrs_B Absolutely 4y
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bibliobliss @Yoshi-and-a-book 😉 4y
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BennettBookworm
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All this time in NYC and I didn‘t know Book Culture‘s original location was on 112th street! It‘s HUGE! I still love the intimacy of the one two blocks north tho :) but boy oh boy I was in heaven!!! Salivating is a more accurate description...

Crazeedi Omg that looks like heaven❤ 4y
Reagan Very nice! I could spend all the time and💰 4y
Leftcoastzen That was the original one , I miss going there, don‘t get to NYC like I used to. 4y
LiteraryinLawrence Whoa! It looks awesome! 4y
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tpixie
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Sadly I couldn‘t get this to fit. But this is for book lovers
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ScientistSam So true! 4y
tpixie @ScientistSam ♥️📚♥️ 4y
RaimeyGallant It's great! 4y
tpixie @RaimeyGallant 😊♥️📚 4y
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Bookwomble
The Book Lover | Maryann McFadden
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Check - Full house ✔

Cortg ✅ for every single box! 5y
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kstadt929
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Went to Barnes and Noble tonight after dinner with my husband...the mug said we had to so we did “treat yo-shelf” with 5 new reads 🤣

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SamanthaMarie
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@AkashaVampie posted this lovely collage for Book Lovers Day!!! I thought it was perfect and the sunburn meme made me chuckle out loud! :)
Happy Book Lovers Day indeed!! I used to read obsessively when I was a young girl through high school and it could feel really lonely to not be able to share that magic with anyone else. Litsy is such a huge blessing now that I'm nearing my 30s. There are book lovers like me!! Love to you all!

AkashaVampie Thanks hun! 5y
SamanthaMarie @AkashaVampie Thank YOU for letting me use it 💕 also, can't wait to see your hair. I need to get mine cut. It has so many split and dead ends, oofda! 5y
AkashaVampie @SamanthaMarie U are so welcome. Thanks, I hope it comes out good. i've never really cut my hair myself before unless you count bangs. My hair is bad and i'm super cheap, so i am doing it myself. I keep looking up on youtube, videos that people did it themselves. And i look at it this way, i don't go out but to go grocery shopping and its just hair... it grows back! haha 5y
SamanthaMarie It totally grows back!!! But I've known many people who do exactly what you are doing, YouTube videos and the like, and it works!! So you've got this!! 5y
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Leniverse
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Some end of year items my youngest got from his teacher. They had an award ceremony where all the kids got a diploma based on a distinguishing trait. He was really chuffed to get "Book Lover - for being so enthusiastic about reading".
The bookmark with the lovely poem is personalised with an acrostic of his name on the back, which he announced made it UNIQUE and his very special bookmark to use and keep forever. ?

Leniverse #RaisingReaders and a shout-out to the wonderful #TeatchersOfLitsy 5y
julesG Congratulations to him! 👏👏👏👏 5y
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ashsbookmarks
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Good morning book lovers!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Me either! Good morning! 5y
Crazeedi Exactly!❤ 5y
rretzler 💕 5y
Slajaunie Agreed. 5y
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BibliOphelia
The Book Lover | Maryann McFadden
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Found on Instagram.

JoScho 💗💗💗 5y
BibliOphelia @JoScho Right? It‘s a spiritual quest, not a book shopping problem! 5y
JoScho Exactly!!! 5y
riversong153 @BibliOphelia agreed! 🤓 5y
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melissajayne
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The perfect mug for the #24hourreadathon. First podcast listen today will be The Trojan War by Jeff Wright. He‘s doing The Odyssey later this spring. https://trojanwarpodcast.com

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abookishbutterfly
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I‘m in! Thank you for starting this up @intothehallofbooks #readwhatyouloveproject2019

intothehallofbooks Yay!! I‘m excited for you to participate and I‘m equally excited to see what you love to read!!! 😊 5y
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Jee_HookedOnBookz
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I'll let him off the hook this time lol

Does any of your family member feel the same way too or they're all book lovers and hoard books just as much as you? 😊

Itchyfeetreader I give my family a list now - this way they get to pick and there is still a surprise involved 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @Itchyfeetreader that's fantastic! I gave my hubby my list too unfortunately he thinks I have way too many books and decided to get me bookish merch instead. But he did pick merch that I love! So I let him off the hook this time round ahahaa 5y
AmyG While he is probably right....he doesn‘t need to actually SAY it, right? 🤣 5y
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Itchyfeetreader Oddly this year my husband bought me a bookish mug. Nice idea but as I don‘t drink tea or coffee and maybe only 10 hot chocolates a year I am not quite sure where his head was at! 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @AmyG true that, Amy! Not to a book lover, right! Hahaha 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @Itchyfeetreader 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂omg that made me rofl!! Oh dear! Did he get an earful from you then? Lol 5y
Itchyfeetreader @Jee_HookedOnBookz not going to lie in a Christmas gift pantheon which has included a clock that shoots the time into the ceiling, a beautiful make up set handed over being described as poly filler and a pair of herb scissors a beautiful bookish mug that will be remarkably unused for a heartfelt thanks for having gone to a bookshop 😂😂 5y
hes7 😂 My family is the same way! 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @hes7 😂😂😂oh well! Let's just tell them again and again that we can never have enough books until they get it! Lol 5y
BooknerdsLife @Jee_HookedOnBookz 😂😂🤣 my family us the same too! My daughter and I are the only readers in the family 🙈 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @BooknerdsLife that's better than not having any readers in the family! 😁I'm hoping both my kids will turn out to be book lovers too! Keeping my fingers and toes crossed a haha 5y
BooknerdsLife @Jee_HookedOnBookz Thank you Jee. 😘😘 And children do learn from their parents' actions, so I'm sure your kids will become bookworms in no time🤗😄 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @BooknerdsLife I really reeeeallly hope so😅 5y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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I got this awesome mug for $1 donation to Child Aid: Launch A Learner yesterday at the book festival.

This amazing foundation provides books to classrooms for children in Guatemala.

www.child-aid.org/launchalearner

Cinfhen ❤️ 5y
MaGoose LOVE the mug. 💕 5y
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BennettBookworm
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A Litsy inspired purchase!! I‘m sorry that I can‘t seem to find the person who posted about this and who inspired me to look on amazon- I want to tag you!! Thank you!!

britt_brooke Cute! 6y
LiteraryinLawrence Totally love it! 6y
BennettBookworm @ReadingSusan it was you!! 😄 6y
ReadingSusan @BennettBookworm yay!! I love the red one!! 6y
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sammisho
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From today's NY Times:
"A person‘s library is often a symbolic representation of or her mind. A man who has quit expanding his personal library may have reached the point where he thinks he knows all he needs to and that what he doesn‘t know can‘t hurt him. He has no desire to keep growing intellectually. The man with an ever-expanding library understands the importance of remaining curious, open to new ideas and voices."

vivastory Truth! 6y
jillrhudy “Honey, I‘m not buying more books than we have space for. I‘m growing intellectually.” 6y
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sammisho @jillrhudy Yaaaaassss! I sent this article to my husband and said, "stop trying to stunt my intelluctual and emotional growth, asshole" ?? 6y
Daisey ❤️ this! 6y
Nute I knew there was an intellectual reason!😂 6y
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Jess7
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Happy National Book Lover‘s Day, Littens! 📚

LITSY BUDDY READERS: I have had some health issues going on this week, so I am behind on the suggested reading for #themarsroom for #litsybuddyread, but I hope to be caught up this weekend. We will post the discussion for this week‘s reading tomorrow afternoon for those of you who are caught up and ready to discuss ch. 1-9 (pp. 1-96)

#LitsyBuddyRead #NationalBookLoversDay #BookLoversDay

Avanders Hope you're starting to feel better! 💙 6y
vkois88 *hugs* hopes for better, healthy days! 6y
Insightsintobooks Hope you are feeling better. 6y
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TheLibrarian Hope everything is ok and you start feeling better soon. 6y
Leftcoastzen Feel better! 6y
kspenmoll Feel better! I am behind on the reading. Please do not push yourself! 6y
britt_brooke Hope all is okay. 🤞🏻 6y
tammysue Hope you feel better soon Jess! 6y
UwannaPublishme Feel better! 🤗💖 6y
mabell I hope you feel better soon! 6y
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TheQuietQuill
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Happy National Book Lovers Day! 🤓📚

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Librariana
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Happy National #bookloversday, fellow Littens!!

This is a piece of brush calligraphy and hand lettering I shared for this holiday last year, but I'm still pretty proud of the way the colors turned out and wanted to display it again 😁

I hope all of you are enjoying the day with plenty of reading and possibly some book shopping!

#brushcalligraphy #handlettering

LectricSheep 🤯 so much handlettering beauty!! 6y
CareBear Gorgeous! 😍 6y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
The Book Lover | Maryann McFadden
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Today is our day!

#nationalbookloversday

Charysselya I didn‘t know this existed. Yay!! 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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It‘s Book Lover‘s Day today? Happy National Book Lover‘s Day!

Daisey ❤️ this! 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Isn‘t that true! 6y
batsy Nice! 6y
Tamra Love it! 6y
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BeansPage
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Mine was Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
What was yours? 😃

thereadingowlvina I loved Tuck Everlasting! I think mine were Enid Blyton's books, Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series! 😁 6y
Briguy73 Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice 6y
TrishB Probably when I started reading Enid Blyton as a kid, The Magic Faraway Tree is an early one I remember reading multiple times 💕 6y
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TrishB @thereadingowlvina Blyton has a lot to answer to 💕 6y
Emma3 @TrishB me too! 6y
SonyaBeatty No....but I loved Tuck Everlasting. I'll forever hear it as spoken by my 4th grade teacher. She read it aloud to us. 6y
sudi I think the Nancy Drew series, Goosebumps, The BabySitters Club and Panchtantra (Indian Folk Tales) 6y
TrishB @Emma3 yay 👍🏻 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled The Ramona books ❤️ 6y
jfalkens No but I remember struggling to learn to read and hating it but once it clicked, I loved it and haven't stopped 🤓 6y
Caksf The Lord of the Rings trilogy ... my first “binge read” lol 6y
scripturient I was a reader before but after Michael Ende‘s book I was truly hooked for life. 6y
BeansPage @scripturient I'm actually reading that right now 😄 6y
scripturient @TheReadingMermaid We‘re reading it to the kid at the moment, actually also right now my husband is reading him chapter two. 😊🙌🏻 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego The Babysitters Club Books 6y
Astroneman Short stories by L.Tolstoj @TheReadingMermaid 6y
jb72 I love The Snowy Day as a kid. I so wanted a red coat. 6y
CaroPi I think that I was born as a bookworm but I do remember the first book I finish alone 6y
CaroPi @scripturient my favorite of him is #momo I read it again a couple of years ago. Still magical 6y
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TheBookbabeblog84
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We are adding new members....I‘d love to see some of my Litsy buddies in the group. Keep these gals focused on books. You can join at: https://m.facebook.com/groups/506538552710437 I hope to see you there 💋. #thebookbabes #booklovers #readers #facebooks #groups

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Purrsistently
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

DivineDiana All true! 😂 6y
britt_brooke 😆 6y
Schnoebs That escalated quickly 😂😂 🔥🏫📚 6y
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Ruthiella Totally. We can‘t fix what happened in ancient Egypt but the sequel size thing? Totally fixable!🤨 Why do publishers toy with our emotions so?😤 6y
Arcana Exactly 👏👏👏 6y
hannah_frances So true. 6y
Graywacke Last one especially!! 6y
rather_be_reading so tru 😂 6y
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ashsbookmarks
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I‘ve been gone for a bit. Recovering from our long week at Walt Disney World. Here is a quote for all you book lovers out there. I know I‘m right here with a million books at home and a million more on my tbr 🤷🏻‍♀️
#truth #booklover

FeastOfFiction The sign of a good reader is never having a finished TBR list!! 6y
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BookDragon71
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If I didn't have to do anything else this is all I would do!

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Megara
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Please, don‘t torture me this way.

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CarolynM
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CatLass007 ❤️ 6y
laurieluna All those books! 😍 6y
Cathythoughts That‘s amazing 😮❤️ 6y
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DivineDiana Is this fabulous place your home?!? 6y
PagesOfKate Those are some aspirational bookshelves 😍😍 6y
JuliaTheBookNerd I‘m in love!!! 😍😍 6y
LeahBergen 😍😍😍😍 6y
CarolynM @DivineDiana Yes, it's my house. ☺️ We always wanted a proper library so we built one when we moved here. Of course it's not big enough, hence all the books on the floor. One day I'll post a picture of the opposite wall. 6y
DivineDiana How fortunate you are!📚📚📚 6y
TheBookgeekFrau 😍😍😍 6y
Jeg Wow! 6y
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Bookworm-Bobbie
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The struggle is real. Although, I‘d appreciate my money in pounds, not dollars please 🙌😁👍

Elisa I know, I just saw this on twitter and it may be the most accurate portrayal of... well, me, that I have seen in years 😁 6y
ShookBelf Yep, that's me 😁 6y
revenge4porgy I think I‘d rather just like to live in a bookstore with my husband 6y
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Samwise_Gamgee
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Belated birthday gifts 😂

moarbookspleaze I got these for Christmas! 6y
JSW My BFF sent me these for Christmas and I died laughing. 😍 6y
TheLibrarian These are perfect! 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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@Billypar tagged me about a book line in my previous post about a book haul I made earlier today. I just had to post “Now this is what I call a book line!”

Billypar 😱😱 That is much longer than I was picturing...impressive! 6y
Leftcoastzen @Billypar That wasn‘t today.There is an annual sale for charity every year put on in Phoenix, 60 plus years now . People camp out.I show up at 4:30 AM for an 8 AM opening. 6y
Billypar Ohh...I see. Awesome that it attracts so many people....especially 60 years running 😃 6y
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WanderingBookaneer
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Love this. (Found on @penguinrandomhouse ‘s Instagram)

SilversReviews I am with you too. :) 6y
JSW Here we are, killing it. 👊🏻 6y
Eggs Ha ha 😍 6y
BookNAround Oh my goodness! It‘s me!!! 6y
Megara 😂sharing 6y
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Kaylamburson
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I have decided that one winner isn't enough, so I picked a runner-up to get a smaller batch of cookies and a copy of The Book Lover's Calendar, too!! The runner-up is the aptly named @Bklover !!!
Congratulations!!! I'm emailing you now to get your address. 👏🏼👏🏼🍪📚🎄

MinDea Congratulations @Bklover !!! 6y
Bklover Awesome!!!! Thanks so much Kayla! I really appreciate it!❤️❤️❤️ (edited) 6y
Bklover Thank you @MinDea !❤️ 6y
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MatchlessMarie Congrats @bklover ! I have the 2017 version of this calendar and it has greatly expanded my TBR stack 🤣 6y
Bklover @MatchlessMarie Thanks! Good thing there‘s no such thing as too many books! 6y
JenlovesJT47 Cool, I didn't even see this. So nice of you! 🤗 6y
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LiteraryinLawrence
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Thanks @Kaylamburson for hosting! Everyone is so generous with giveaways this season. ☺️#bookloversgiveaway

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Christinak
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What a fun and generous #payitforward giveaway @Kaylamburson is doing!

(See her page for more details)
Enter here https://goo.gl/forms/3O2u4ijGxlA7mLI43 & then share this post, tagging her & #BookLoversGiveaway by Mon. 12/11 at 3pm EST

Kaylamburson Thanks for following me, and thanks for entering!! Good luck 😊😊📚🍪 6y
Krysta Ooh I have the same calendar... I found it packaged at a thrift store! Crazy! 6y
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Chrissyreadit
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#bookloversgiveaway #Kaylamburson Open until tomorrow!!

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Hooked_on_books
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Thank you to @Kaylamburson for hosting #BookLoversGiveaway! What a fun prize! 📆 🍪

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RebelReader
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MrBook
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The spectacular @Kaylamburson is running a #giveaway 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! Enter here https://goo.gl/forms/3O2u4ijGxlA7mLI43 & then share this post, tagging me & #BookLoversGiveaway by Mon. 12/11 at 3pm EST. #BookLoversGiveaway

Kaylamburson 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 6y
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Chili
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wonga
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#bookloversgiveaway by @Kaylamburson thanks for the opportunity! i've had this calendar in the past and it's awesome :)

Kaylamburson Yayy!! Good luck to you! It is such a fun calendar. Did you add a ton of books to your TBR list because of it?! 6y
MrBook Ooh, I want one of those calendars! 😳 Where can I procure one?! 6y
wonga @Kaylamburson absolutely! tons of great recommendations 👍 6y
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Kaylamburson Well, you have the chance to win one with my #BookLoversGiveaway!! Or if you want to go out and get one, they are definitely on Amazon and many other online stores. I think Bas Bleu still has them (the most amazing literary mail order catalog and website). @MrBook 6y
MrBook @Kaylamburson Thanks! 😁 6y
Kaylamburson 😊😊 no problem!! They make great gifts! @MrBook 6y
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robinb
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The amazing @Kaylamburson is offering a wonderful giveaway to celebrate her own recent giveaway win! Join in...you know you want to! Those homemade Christmas goodies are calling your name...😊😋❤️
Go to her page for all the details!

Here‘s the signup link: https://goo.gl/forms/3O2u4ijGxlA7mLl43

#BookLoversGiveaway

Kaylamburson Yay!! Thanks for the great share, too!! ❤️❤️ 6y
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umbrellagirl
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Thanks for the opportunity 💙
#bookloversgiveaway
@Kaylamburson

Kaylamburson Thanks for entering @umbrellagirl!! Good luck!! 👍🏼 6y
umbrellagirl @Kaylamburson thanks for hosting this wonderful giveaway! 6y
Kaylamburson Oh you did! My computer is behind on tallying lol 6y
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Bklover
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#bookloversgiveaway
Wonderful giveaway! Head over to @Kaylamburson to enter! And thanks Kayla!!

Kaylamburson Thank you, @Bklover! Maybe this one will be lucky for you given your handle!! 6y
Bklover @Kaylamburson I hope so!!! 😉 6y
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