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2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas
2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas | Marie-Helene Bertino
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Aimeesue
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Pickpick

Needle felted the world‘s tiniest amanita while finishing up this audiobook. I enjoyed it a lot - the intertwining stories of all the characters came to a good ending, which I liked all the more because it wasn‘t “perfect.” Solid Pick. #audiocrafting

LeahBergen So cute! 3mo
Tamra Adorbs! 3mo
Aimeesue @LeahBergen @Tamra Thanks! Practice run for an ornament for my daughter the Park Ranger who loves all things woodsy and mushroomy 🍄 3mo
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willaful Adorable! Do you mind if I share the photo with a friend? We both love tiny things.

(Coincidentally, I just bought my mom a set of tiny mushrooms, because she loves little toys.)
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Aimeesue @willaful By all means, feel free to share it with your friend! Tiny things are so much better than regular sized things 🍄 3mo
willaful So much better! 3mo
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Aimeesue
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#audiocrafting to a book set on Christmas Eve Eve, which has been a gritty, melancholy pleasure.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Mehso-so

I think it wanted to be the book equivalent of a jazz blues song, but I find that kind of melody soothing, and this I didn't. Enjoyed the writing, not sure I was meant to enjoy the characters. Felt like the author decided the only way to humanize was to focus on everybody's bad moments, in such quick succession that you're really only left with a vague feeling of disappointment, as the mood turns too late with too little resolved.

Robotswithpersonality [Important minor spoiler: the dog survives.]
⚠️ Child neglect, abuse
9mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Good to have options ✅

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Sharpeipup
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Pat‘s turn on the staff pick selection.

jlhammar Loved this book! 9mo
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Maria514626
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Pickpick

Three stories on a course toward each other. Delightful, sad, funny, deep. I loved the main characters. As soon as I finished the book I wanted to know, “What happened next?” The mark of a great book, IMO. ❤️

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Maria514626
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I need a break from espionage so I picked up this one.

It‘s a delight. It has so much heart and depth. It‘s also laugh-out-loud funny.

TheKidUpstairs I so loved this one! 1y
jlhammar One of my favorites! So glad you're enjoying it. 1y
Maria514626 @TheKidUpstairs @jlhammar I‘m glad to hear it holds up all the way through! (edited) 1y
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jlhammar
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📕 2 A.M. at The Cat‘s Pajamas by Marie-Helen Bertino
🖊 Tyler, Anne
🎬 They Shall Not Grow Old (Peter Jackson WWI
doc)
🎼 Thomas Newman (composer)
🎶 True Blue - Mark Ronson Feat. Angel Olsen

#ManicMonday #LetterT
@CBee

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IamIamIam
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Doing my first re-listen of an audiobook! I think about this book so frequently, I figured I should go back to it! 😁

jlhammar I loved this book! 2y
IamIamIam @jlhammar 😁❤️😁❤️ I listened to this quite a number of years ago and it has stuck with me ever since!!! That really says something! I think I need to get a print copy too! 2y
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LeafingThroughLife
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Mehso-so

A mourning 9-year-old who just wants to sing, a divorced schoolteacher, and a disgraced club owner come together for an eventful Christmas Eve Eve. This was a quirky book with clever writing but it‘s been a couple weeks since I finished it and it just didn‘t have staying power. At the end of the day, I‘m left with the impression that this was a little bit of a love letter to Philadelphia, which is a neat take. My December #bookspin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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wen4blu
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Who needs pajamas?

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kyraleseberg
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This book set at Christmastime has been a pleasant surprise! So much charm without being cheesy!

Suet624 I really liked this book and thought it was underrated. 4y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Stacking!! I hope I remember this for next Christmas!! This Christmas read is All I want for Christmas is a Vampire. Lol 4y
kyraleseberg @Suet624 Way underrated! I loved the humor and how the characters connected. 4y
kyraleseberg @JanuarieTimewalker13 It's quirky and fun! Oh I haven't heard of that one, I may have to look it up, lol! 4y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Ok, I‘m excited!! Thank you!! 4y
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Sweettartlaura
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Pickpick

This book is why I love reading 🥰 - to linger in the moments we miss each day, that add up to a lifetime.
This may be the one to shake me out of my slump 🤞🏻 - it‘s the first book in a while I just couldn‘t tear myself away from.
Thanks for the random pick, @Caterina for my Bingo/Make Me Read It! 🙂

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MrBook
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😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #LitsyHumor

wanderinglynn 🤣🤣🤣 4y
Oryx 👍😂 4y
bookaholic1 😂😂😂 4y
JulietReads Lol. This is funny because I'm usually that someone who is shouting like that when I hear a loud noise at night. 4y
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AnneCecilie
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧡😽🖤 4y
OriginalCyn620 👌🏻🖤🐱 4y
Linsy Love this book! 4y
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BarbaraJean
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Pickpick

A much-belated review—but I enjoyed this. Very slice-of-life, so if you‘re looking for a gripping plot all wrapped up nicely at the end, then this is not for you. But I found it hilarious and charming, and I just fell in love with Madeleine and Lorca and Sarina and Ben. Thanks are due to many Litsy reviews for putting this on my radar, and an impulse library checkout for getting it onto my February reads! #blameitonlitsy

BarbaraJean Aha! Finally Litsy lets me post a picture! 5y
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BarbaraJean
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I have the whole evening to myself tonight (glorious!) with no plans but to finish these two lovelies: fifty pages in one, seven poems in the other.

Linsy Love that one on the left! 5y
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BarbaraJean
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“Your mother loved everything... Flamingoes, your father, when people slipped. Not when they would fall outright and get hurt. When they would lose their footing for a second. She‘d laugh so hard she‘d turn purple.”

😂🤣 I‘m only 20 pages in, and this is already hilarious and delightful.

TrishB Good little read 👍🏻 5y
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Linsy
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Pickpick

I‘ve been meaning to read this book for forever.
So glad I finally did. It‘s a riot! 🎶

Suet624 I was so surprised by this book. Loved it. 5y
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TheKidUpstairs
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vivastory I've heard fantastic things about this one 5y
underground_bks Perfect winter read—so cozy! 5y
Cinfhen This book is constantly turning up in my feed... it must be a sign! 5y
TheKidUpstairs @Cinfhen it's calling to you! 5y
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Kalalalatja
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I haven‘t read this and don‘t own it, but it couldn‘t fit the prompt better. 🙌 #MusicOfTheNight

From Goodreads: Madeleine Altimari is a smart-mouthed, precocious nine-year-old and an aspiring jazz singer. ... After bravely facing down mean-spirited classmates and rejection at school, Madeleine doggedly searches for Philadelphia's legendary jazz club The Cat's Pajamas, where she‘s determined to make her on-stage debut.
#MusicalNewYear

JamieArc Definitely does! 5y
Cinfhen Sounds fun!!! 5y
MicheleinPhilly I loved this. 5y
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Cathythoughts Nice one ♥️👍🏻 5y
IamIamIam I was so surprised at how much I really enjoyed this!!! I listened to the audio because I liked the cover, but the characters are great!!! @MicheleinPhilly "Is that Wonderwall?" I laugh EVERY time I hear that song now!!! 5y
Reviewsbylola I‘ve never seen this edition before but I really like the cover! 5y
vivastory I've been meaning to read this one 5y
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Bookchipmunk
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Hour 42 Challenge: Swiss Army pick - a story of Christmas Eve Eve and so much more. Winnie and I are still on the couch readathoning. #24in48 #dogsoflitsy

Mccall0113 Is that a Frenchie? 😍 5y
Bookchipmunk @Mccall0113 Yup! Our 13 year old French Bulldog rescue 🐶 5y
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BarbaraJean
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The Hour 6 Challenge for #24in48 (yeah, I‘m a bit late... I like to sleep) is to post an epigraph, dedication, or opening lines from your readathon stack. I thought I‘d use this one even though I haven‘t started the book yet! I like this:

Mom,
You said, “some people invest in prizefighters, I‘ll invest in you.”

And now, it‘s 7:18 am on a Saturday and I went to bed at 1 a.m.—so I think I‘m gonna go get some more sleep before diving back in.

JazzFeathers Moving. 5y
LaraReads Love this! 💕 5y
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LauraBeth
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Still on my TBR - Fifth grader Madeleine is an aspiring jazz singer. The Cat‘s Pajamas is a Philly jazz club on the brink of closing. I‘m hoping these two worlds collide at 2 a.m. 😀

The blurb says: “Over the course of one magical night, three lost souls will search for love, music and hope in the snow-covered streets of Philadelphia...” Sold 😀

This could fulfill the Popsugar prompt: Book That Takes Place In A Day.

#cabaret #MusicalNewYear

Naj This has been on my radar for years now but somehow I never get to it. Looking forward to your review. 5y
Cinfhen Same @Naj it sounds like a great read but I keep getting put off from reading it 🙁 5y
TrishB I enjoyed it. Was a quick and fun read 😁 5y
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vivastory I've heard great things about this 5y
Suet624 I was surprised by this book and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. 5y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled This one‘s fun! 5y
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Craftylikefox
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@Jas16 thank you so much! It has been a long week at work and this was a nice surprise to come home to! #jb

Jas16 I hope you enjoy it ❤️ 5y
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BookBabe
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Pickpick

A very enjoyable book. Charming characters that stir compassion in the reader, an interesting storyline, and a couple unexpected twists. Really captures the feeling of gritty city life, while also demonstrating the importance of a tight-knit community. Takes place at Christmas time, so although it's not really a Christmas book, it suits the time of year well. A good measure of humor to boot.

VioletBramble I really liked this quirky book. Esp. her descriptions of Philadelphia 5y
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Jas16
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Pickpick

On the eve of Christmas Eve a group of characters go about their lives in Philadelphia getting expelled from school, finding out they are in danger of losing their business, and hoping to reconnect with an old crush. They all find themselves at the The Cat‘s Pajamas at 2 am where their dreams may come true or be reinvented. I went into this book expecting to love it and am disappointed that I didn‘t feel quite so strongly about it. Still a pick.

JamieArc I finished this about a week ago and felt the exact same way. 5y
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cdreincarnate
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Pickpick

This book is sadder than I was expecting from a Christmas story, but it‘s very well written and I adored all the characters.

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cdreincarnate
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Talking books at @RoscoeBooks Love this group!

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cdreincarnate
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Getting in the Christmas spirit

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Ericalambbrown
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Pickpick

I finally finished this delightful little book (in spite of Hank‘s attempted distraction). It took me a bit to get engaged with all of the different story lines. Once I did, however, I found myself rooting for them all. I kinda love that the little girl at the center of the story is a bit of jerk. I stayed up way too late last night finishing this, but once I was in the last third of the book I couldn‘t put it down. Charming little book!

JamieArc Glad to hear this. I‘m halfway through and it‘s not engaging me as much as I had hoped. Looking forward to getting to the point where it grabs me. 5y
Ericalambbrown @JamieArc I hope it kicks in for you, too! 😊 5y
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Ericalambbrown
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“Uh, yeah, Mom. So are we reading tonight or what?” #HankTheBulldog #DogsOfLitsy

JoScho ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
LisaJo Look at that face. 5y
LibrarianRyan OMGgggggggg. Cute overload. 5y
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Callemarie Bulldogs are the best!!! 5y
tracey38 Awww!! ❤❤🐶 5y
Ericalambbrown @Callemarie @JoScho @LisaJo @LibrarianRyan @tracey38 Thanks! We‘ve only had him a couple of weeks but he‘s already got us trained🤣 His little grumpus squwoosh face gets him just about all the cuddles he wants. 5y
Callemarie @Ericalambbrown we've had our ollie for 4 months a s he had us wrapped around his little paw the first week here. 5y
Eggbeater Your dog is precious! 😍 5y
Ericalambbrown @Callemarie Is Ollie the cutie by the fire in your birthday post? So cutie! Does he shed like mad? 5y
Ericalambbrown @Eggbeater Thanks! He‘s a mess! 🤣 5y
ReadingRover Omg sooo cute!!! 5y
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BookBabe
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Our first hosted-at-our-new-home #bookclub was a huge success! Everyone brought goodies, plus some lovely unexpected housewarming gifts! We had a delightful feast (especially with @MrBook ‘s famous baked ziti entree!), and a splendid discussion. It‘s a lot more work than meeting at a cafe, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. 😊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 (Pictured above is only the appetizer course!) #PoconoBookClub

IamIamIam I totally loved that book, by the way!!!! I absolutely didn't expect to but it was so much fun! I couldn't hear Wonderwall for weeks without giggling! Lol 5y
LeslieO Love that book! 5y
Ericalambbrown I‘m starting this book tonight! 🤓 5y
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Avanders 😍😍😍 5y
RadicalReader @BookBabe your fabulous food posts aren‘t just simply a feast for the eyes but also a feast for the ever expanding recipe books well done 5y
RadicalReader @BookBabe there‘s nothing more delicious than a meat and cheese tray which also doubles as a delightful Bookish snack too who knew?! 5y
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BookBabe
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#BookNLunch! Cheesy flatbread, cauliflower-potato soup, and a V-8. Mmmmm!

Reading on my phone instead of my Kindle because I love the way the Kindle app handles immersion reading (playing the audiobook alongside reading the ebook). 😊

Happy reads & happy eats!
#audiobook #immersionreading

RaimeyGallant Did my invitation get lost in the mail? ;) 5y
kspenmoll Looks delicious! Good day for soup! 5y
ScientistSam Yum! 5y
BookBabe @RaimeyGallant Hehe! You‘re welcome anytime! 😁 • @kspenmoll Indeed! We‘re having a lot of those days lately. ☁️🍲 5y
RadicalReader @BookBabe cheese soups are my favorite been such a fan of soups these past chilly months 5y
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MrBook
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#BookNDinner! First share at our new place 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! We have a working oven now! (Long story, lol.) So, to celebrate, I've made my trademark dish that I haven't made since college! I'm not going to say how long ago that was 😆, but it was longer ago than some of your kids' births 😎. My unique 6-layer baked ziti dish ☺️! @BookBabe said it was AWEsome for my first go 😋. I have some tweaking to do. #MrBookBookBabeKitchen

Leftcoastzen Looks yummy! 5y
TEArificbooks Sounds yummy, but surprised it wasn't tatot tot casserole 😁 5y
Reviewsbylola Like @mdm139 pointed out, I‘m shocked your trademark dish didn‘t include tots. This looks amazing. Congrats on your new home! 5y
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KarouBlue Recipe sharing is a must ... like asap! 😉 5y
Ddzmini Looks yummy 😋 5y
Lynnsoprano Probably not as long ago as my kids‘ births, since I‘m darned sure I‘m old enough to be your mother, and i suspect that you‘re younger than at least one of my kids😄 5y
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mrsh62010
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Pickpick

This book was just what I needed. A childhood adventure, mixed with real-life adult issues (without being too heavy). You know those stories where you're like "oh, i hope these certain things work out this certain way" but then some of the things work out differently, but in a really nice way? It's like that. I read mostly upsetting books... A wholesome tale with a happy ending was exactly what i needed before spooktober haha.

Suet624 Felt exactly the same way about this book. I wasn‘t expecting a lot and it was a pleasant surprise. 5y
mrsh62010 @Suet624 Yes, I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. There were whole chapters I wanted to share but that's too much for a litsy post haha 5y
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JennyM
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7 | #OctoberXFiles

It‘s Christmas Eve and there is only one place to be...#MeetMeInTheDark, 2am at the cat‘s Pajamas 🎷 🐈

Cathythoughts Very good ! Wooohooo 🎉 5y
Cinfhen Clever!!!!! 5y
TheKidUpstairs LOVED this book! 5y
Suet624 This book was an unexpected delight. 5y
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mrsh62010
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I went looking through my kindle for something short and lighthearted to read, as this last week or so has been pretty rough for me emotionally. This one is doing me well so far. Cute and sassy and heartwarming.

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Lizpixie
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Finishing up this charming novel, which is the last book in this rotation of the #LMPBC the #AustralianEdition This one was @LeeRHarry book choice. Once I‘ve finished this, I‘ll be sending both @Michelle_mck choice & this one off to Lee. Sorry for the delay lovely, thank you so much for your patience. Really enjoying this so far, feel so sorry for Madeleine. I understand putting on a prickly persona to keep people out of your business #bitchplease

RadicalReader @Lizpixie gorgeous book cover 6y
Ericalambbrown I‘d been wondering about this one. I‘ve had it stacked for a while. I may have to bump it up😊 6y
LeeRHarry No worries Liz, looking forward to reading everyone‘s comments 😊💕 (edited) 6y
Cathythoughts I love this exrpession ... it‘s an old one now ... “ the cats pajamas “ 💕 6y
Suet624 I really liked this book. 6y
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introvertedbooks
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I loved loved loved this book. It was equal parts sweet and sad. In the novel we follow 3 people over the course of one day who all end up at the Cat's Pajamas at 2 in the morning. I loved that this book didn't sugar coat life and that there were no true happy endings. It was enjoyable and satisfying to see where the day took these characters and how that influenced those around them. #summerreads

VioletBramble I loved this book too. Loved the descriptions of Philadelphia. 6y
introvertedbooks @VioletBramble me too! It makes me want to go back and visit! 6y
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introvertedbooks
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I decided to let lover pick out my next book because I had no idea what I was in the mood for. He picked this one because of the name. It is actually surprisingly very cute and quirky. #summerreads #ebook #librarybook #cloudlibrary #winterthemed #holidaybook

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Suet624
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Pickpick

This book was delightful. The story takes place over the course of one day. A motherless child, a lovestruck teacher, a school principal who becomes uncharacteristically amorous when a particular child sings, a bar owner and his compadres all try their best to do the thing that will make their heart sing. It‘s witty with great descriptions. I was committed to and will miss all of the characters. Thanks to @AmyG for the book.

TrishB I liked this one too 👍🏻 6y
Robothugs Lovely photo 😌 6y
AmyG My pleasure. I am happy you enjoyed it. 😘😘😘 6y
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TheRomantiCate
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March 7: #MarchInBooks Books and music; thought this was fitting as one of the main settings is a jazz club in NYC 😜

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IamIamIam
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Thanks to @Kaye and congrats on 50K!
🤰39, Jimmy Carter
🎉Google said British Columbia day?
😢Wednedsay's child
👰2007
🚂 One After 909
😸 Tagged
😎18
🕰Physical clocks, 4
📚3
🌏Only 11?! Lol... I'm stuck on the eastern seaboard!

Kaye Thank you ✅♥️ 6y
IamIamIam @Kaye Thank YOU! I think it's super generous of you to do a giveaway like this! 🤗 6y
Kaye It was fun thinking up the idea and thinking of what to get. The difficulty may come in cramming the boxes and getting them to stay shut. 😁 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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At 2 a.m. three lost souls finds themselves in one of Philadelphia‘s legendary jazz club.

#fiercefeb #nightinthecity @Cinfhen @batsy

jpmcwisemorgan I love this one! 6y
batsy 😻😻 6y
Centique Such a good book. I thought of this too! Must put my thinking cap back on. 😋 6y
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Rachel.Rencher
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Mehso-so

This book was totally an impulse buy based on the cover (you can't really tell, but it's sparkly 😍). Madeleine is a 9 year old girl, raised in NYC who can't seem to fit in anywhere other than a late night jazz club. She's sassy and independent, and not even an elementary school expulsion can stop her.

The book is set over the period of one day, and has multiple intertwining storylines. Had it just focused more on Madeleine, it would've been a 🤘

Bostonmomx2 What time period is it set in? 6y
Rachel.Rencher @Bostonmomx2 Current times 😊 It feels very 60s though 6y
Bostonmomx2 Ohhhhh I was kind of hoping it was way back when, like 20s or so. 6y
Rachel.Rencher @Bostonmomx2 Right? I love reading about the roaring 20s, but it kind of missed the mark a little for me. 6y
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mrsmarch
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This is me, mailing a box of baby clothes, baby shoes, and the tagged book (for mama) to my Aunt‘s great-granddaughter Jude in Kansas City and the box falling in to a postal black hole where all the updates occur at 12:17 pm and say it‘s “in transit” to the destination. Lies! @stacybmartin feels my pain.

Smangela What a sweet care package!! ugh postal service 🙄🙄 6y
mrsmarch @Smangela There‘s some kind of postal fifth dimension in the Midwest there. It‘s maddening. I stuffed that box to the gills! Nearly six pounds! 6y
stacybmartin Ugh, I totally feel your pain- Hope it got there safe and sound! 💜 6y
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Rachel.Rencher
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Started this book last night, and so far I'm really enjoying it! I love the cover, too 😍

Callemarie I so loved this book 6y
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IamIamIam
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Pickpick

Madeline, Serena, Lorca & Alex have an interesting Christmas Eve eve involving Catholic school, old friends and crushes, family ties, oppressive fathers and a Cuban jazz club!
I liked this so much more than I expected! I really got attached to the characters, which is surprising for a short novel. Some of the style elements were clunky on audio, though. I'd read it again!