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Book Report: Publishing Strategies, Writing Tips, and 101 Literary Ideas for Aspiring Authors and Poets | Mark Shaw
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Based on practical advice from Mark Shaw, the author of fifteen published books, Book Report is the only reference on book publishing alternatives writers will ever need. Readers will learn: How To Decide if Your Book Concept has Publishing Potential, How to Create Unique Storytelling Ideas, How To Improve Writing Skills, Why It Is Important to Market the Book Proposal and Query Letter Not The Book, How to Create Exciting Book Proposals and Query Letters, How To Find the Right Literary Agent or Publisher, and Why it is Important to Avoid Subsidy Publishers.
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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
None, not a lot of reading time this past week

#CurrentlyReading
🎧 Don Quixote
📖 Letters from Father Christmas
#TolkienChristmas #FellowshipOfTolkien
🎧 The Godfather
📖 Dinged
📖 Advent
📖 Mrs. Dalloway

#WeeklyForecast
📚 Continue current reads

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TrishB
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#weeklyupdate
Enjoyed the Christmas List.
Loved A History of Burning.
Currently hibernating Home at 25%, wasn‘t in the mood to read about cults.
Currently reading the chunkster that is Mortal Fear.

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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
📖 The Return of the King #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien
🎧 The End of the Affair

#CurrentlyReading
🎧 Don Quixote
🎧 The Godfather
📖 Dinged
📖 Advent
📖 Mrs. Dalloway
📖 Letters from Father Christmas #TolkienChristmas (forgot to add it to the image)

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books

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TrishB
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#weeklyreport
Finished The Outside- good detective read
Enjoyed The Latecomer- good family saga
Enjoying my Christmas read- The Killer‘s Christmas List, with an aptly named author for today.

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jdiehr
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What my November looked like...

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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
📖 Small Town Pride
📖 Sexing the Cherry
🎧 The House of the Spirits #Chile #FoodAndLit #ReadingTheAmericas2023
🎧 A Glass of Blessings

#CurrentlyReading
🎧 Don Quixote
📖 The Return of the King #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books

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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
📖 Nowhere Better Than Here
🎧 Sovietistan
🎧 White Women

#CurrentlyReading
🎧 Don Quixote
📖 The Return of the King #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien
📖 Sexing the Cherry
🎧 The House of the Spirits

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books

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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
📖 The Epic of Gilgamesh

#CurrentlyReading
🎧 Don Quixote
🎧 Sovietistan
📖 The Return of the King #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien
🎧 The House of the Spirits
📖 Nowhere Better Than Here

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books

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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
📖 Forgotten Five: Map of Flames
🎧 Lolly Willowes
🎧 An Artist of the Floating World #AuthorAMonth

#CurrentlyReading
📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
🎧 Don Quixote
📖 The Epic of Gilgamesh
📖 The Return of the King #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien
📖 Nowhere Better Than Here

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books
📚 Finish Dracula Daily!

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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
📖 Saga Volume 10
🎧 I Contain Multitudes
🎧 Tess of the D‘Urbervilles #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade
📖 The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor

#CurrentlyReading
📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
📖 The Return of the King #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien
📖 Map of Flames

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books
📚 Start Don Quixote!

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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
🎧 Wild Swans
🎧 The Final Girl Support Group #LitsyBookClub
🎧 Enemies in the Orchard
📖 The Two Towers #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien

#CurrentlyReading
📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
🎧 Tess of the D‘Urbervilles #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade
📖 Map of Flames
🎧 I Contain Multitudes

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books

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Susanita
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I think this is a good time for me to retire this #bookreport exercise. New endeavor TBD.

But first!
-I‘ve been reading Ripley in dribs & drabs for months and will likely continue the same.
-Two books in a row set in a library with unhinged characters is maybe a bit much. I pivoted to Tom Lake which I‘m enjoying more.
-Percy Jackson is back! Without spoiling, I think I can say there will be more books to follow.

Miss you, Cindy. 🫂💔

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hes7
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#bookreport

—read 8 books this week (2 out of 9 forecasted; all on audio; no 5⭐️)
—🎧 doll bones

#scarathlon #blackcatcrew

BookwormAHN Yay 🐈‍⬛️ 2mo
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melissajayne
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#bookreport: Finished two books this past week. The Golden Spruce was very interesting, but the author seemed to spend more time on the history of forestry than on the actual events that led up to the chopping down of the Golden Spruce. The graphic adaptation of Anne Frank's Diary was very fascinating and was also made me put the book down for a bit because of how I wanted the ending to be different.

melissajayne Currently Reading:
#weeklyforecast: Am continuing to work on When the Elephants Dance and The Dictionary of Lost Words and hope to finish them this coming week. Started Order of the Phoenix because the book club with my friends is going to be reading Half-Blood Prince for late November and knowing how slow I am reading these days, I want to get an early start on that book.
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melissajayne #upcomingreads: I am hoping to start In Memoriam this week and I need to start/finish The Postcard, as another one of my other holds has come through and I will have devote a lot of time to that one after I get it. I am planning on reading Charlotte's Web for the #deweysreadathon that is coming up on Saturday (they aren't doing sign ups this time around).

Happy reading.
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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
📖 #Clarissa

#CurrentlyReading
📖 The Two Towers #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien
📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
🎧 Wild Swans
🎧 Tess of the D‘Urbervilles #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books
📚 Maybe pick up something new

Cinfhen Keep reading! Keep posting! The world doesn‘t stop xxx 2mo
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Cinfhen
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Since the news from Israel began pouring in last Saturday, October 7 - the only book I‘ve opened is the Tehillim, Book of Psalms. Sometimes words written more than 2500 years ago hold the most power. In these dark days, when hope is almost lost, I‘m finding tremendous comfort and solace through these ancient songs and laments. Im also feeling tremendous gratitude for my Litsy family who have reached out & sent me virtual hugs and love.

LeahBergen 💙💙💙 2mo
JenReadsAlot 💕 2mo
AmyG This is why we never forget. 2mo
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SamAnne I am so sorry. Such heartbreak. ♥️💙💜 2mo
Bookwormjillk 💙 2mo
Jari-chan Sending you strength and hope 🕯️💙 2mo
Cinfhen Scary times and for anyone who didn‘t believe that antisemitism was real, welcome to the world we‘ve been inhabiting @LeahBergen @JenReadsAlot @AmyG @SamAnne @Bookwormjillk @Jari-chan 2mo
sarahbarnes ♥️♥️♥️ 2mo
Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
Megabooks Sending love across the miles always! Thankful for each check in from you, but praying for this to be over soon!! Hard to see such hate in the world. 💙🇮🇱💙 2mo
Chelsea.Poole I‘m so glad you‘re keeping us informed and finding the time to give updates. Thinking of you! 2mo
Cinfhen The scenes im seeing from central London are appalling!! I‘m literally sick to my stomach @Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole @Librarybelle @sarahbarnes it IS 💯 Nazi Germany 2mo
shawnmooney ♥️💔🤗 ♥️💔🤗 ♥️💔🤗 2mo
dabbe 💙🇮🇱💙 2mo
Cinfhen My heart can‘t take it anymore @dabbe @shawnmooney what is wrong with humanity??! 2mo
Mimi28 Sending love and positive vibes. I‘m so sorry you are going through this 2mo
Ruthiella I‘m glad you are able at least to find some comfort in the psalms. ❤️ 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau 💙🤍💙 🕯️ 2mo
youneverarrived ♥️♥️♥️ 2mo
MaureenMc 💗💗🙏🙏 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💔🙏🏻 2mo
BarbaraTheBibliophage 💙🤍💙🤍💞 2mo
eanderson Psalms gives us beautiful examples on how to cry out to God. They help us with lamenting. Psalm 86 is one that I adore. My heart goes out to you, Cindy! You and Israel are in my thoughts and prayers!!! I pray for healing, protection, and justice for the evil acts. 🇮🇱🇮🇱💕💕💕✡️ 2mo
dabbe @Cinfhen My husband and I have been talking about this all week (I've been sharing your posts with him), and we both have asked that numerous times. Are these monsters social/psychopaths? Or did their past contribute to their heinousness? I don't think we'll ever have answers, so how to get through? I wish I knew the answer to that, too. I also wish I could give you a physical hug, so please know I'm holding you and your family in my thoughts. 💙 2mo
MallenNC Continuing to think of you. I am glad you can find comfort. ❤️ 2mo
kspenmoll Cindy my families hearts‘ remains with you & yours. I pray for protection for you all. Psalms make me feel unity with a bigger world In suffering & joy. (edited) 2mo
sblbooks I love the Psalms too. I'm glad you're finding comfort in the word of God. Still praying for all of Israel.💙 2mo
Bklover I will never understand antisemitism. It just makes no sense to me whatsoever. You haven‘t been out of my heart for a week. The people you are seeing do not represent us all. I do not understand such evil and never will. Still praying for your peace and safety. 🇮🇱💙 2mo
Bookzombie ❤️❤️ 2mo
TheBookHippie I agree. We had an issue last year with a teacher who was not willing to tell the Holocaust story because she didn‘t find it necessary and said it‘s not like that could happen. 😵‍💫 trying to explain to others that this is a reality and it will and can and does happen is like screaming into the abyss. This is just one example. @AmyG is correct this is why we never forget! 💙🇮🇱 and also say not so very long ago not so very far away. 2mo
TheBookHippie As long as humanity sees anyone different from self as “other” we will have these atrocities. 2mo
Daisey I didn‘t tag you in my book report this week as it just seemed irrelevant with everything else, but know that you are frequently in my thoughts and I so appreciate that you continue to share updates and information. 💕 2mo
Cinfhen At this point, I feel like I‘m preaching to the choir @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Bookzombie @Bklover @sblbooks @kspenmoll @MallenNC @dabbe @eanderson @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @MaureenMc @youneverarrived @TheBookgeekFrau @Ruthiella @Mimi28 PLEASE know, for as long as my days will be - I will remember that there are still just and loving people in this world but I feel like my time on Litsy might be coming to an end 💔 2mo
CarolynM These are dark times and Litsy is, really, a trivial thing. But I believe that peace will come again and there will be better times ahead. As always, much love to you ❤️ 2mo
BarbaraBB My thought are with you all the time. That you have to go through this, have to witness this, it‘s inhuman. Please stay strong and stay in touch 🤍 2mo
Librarybelle I continue to think of you and cannot even begin to fathom the feelings and experiences from this terror. I so appreciate our friendship through Litsy. Know I am here for you. ❤️ 2mo
CuriousG I am not sure how to process all the truly horrific acts going on in the world right now, and that is with the benefit of being physically removed from them. Sending you love and hoping you can find strength. 2mo
Cinfhen You are all angels amongst us - thank you so much @CarolynM @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle @CuriousG it‘s people like you who DO give me hope xx💙🤍🕊️ 2mo
squirrelbrain I hope you feel that you can stay on Litsy Cindy, but know that we‘re all sending you love always anyway. ❤️ 2mo
MallenNC I hope you will stay on Litsy though I of course understand if it isn‘t helpful to you at the moment. I wish that things could “go back to normal” but u know that is not really possible. I‘ve really loved swapping book lists with you and have learned so much from you. 2mo
Cinfhen @MallenNC I‘d love to keep in touch - I believe you‘re on GoodReads? I‘m on IG cindyhenz and CindyH on GR. I‘ve enjoyed our swap lists as well 🩷 2mo
MallenNC @Cinfhen I am on Goodreads and will make sure we‘re connected. I will look for you on IG too. I‘m not very active on IG but account name is the same as here. 2mo
Cinfhen Great @MallenNC ♥️ 2mo
CBee @Cinfhen oh Cindy, I hope you don‘t leave Litsy. I understand and support you no matter what, though ❤️ I have your email and can always reach out that way to stay in touch. Holding you in my heart every day ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
Cinfhen @CBee hold that email ! I‘m still hoping to one day host you here, in Israel. Peace will come 🤍💙🕊️ 2mo
CBee @Cinfhen I would love that! And yes, peace will come ❤️❤️ 2mo
TheBookHippie @Cinfhen I‘m on Instagram the book hippie I think you still have my email! (edited) 2mo
Cinfhen I will definitely stay in touch @TheBookHippie !!! Keep on spreading light & love & I still need to hear the Tova story 💙🤍🇮🇱 2mo
TheBookHippie @Cinfhen 💙🇮🇱 yes for sure! 2mo
Megabooks The first Bible reading at church today was from Psalms. I immediately thought of you!! During the ministerial prayer, we prayed for you all in Israel. I remembered you and your family personally, too. 💙🇮🇱💙 I hope E and A left safely. 2mo
Bklover Oh, Cindy I will miss you on Litsy but I will still keep in touch email and IG You were one of my first friends on Litsy and I treasure our friendship. You will remain in my prayers-please keep in touch. You already know my feelings. 💙🇮🇱💙 2mo
hes7 psalms are so good for all the emotions 💙🇮🇱 praying for you and Israel! 2mo
Cinfhen @Bklover we‘ve shared so much on & off Litsy❤️ you‘ve had dark days too. But we pick up the pieces, move on and become stronger. I‘m not there yet but with your support and friendship I know I‘ll get there too xx Thank You! 2mo
Cinfhen @hes7 prayers and faith are all we have sometimes. History has taught us. But the kindness and compassion of others can be a salve for the soul. Thank you for being there for me. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks The Psalms mean so much to me!!! I hope they comfort you. Psalm 42 is what came to my mind as soon as I saw your post. ❤ ❤ ❤ 2mo
Monica5 Psalms is one of my favorite books in the Bible. Continued prayers for you and Israel 🇮🇱 2mo
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TrishB
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#bookreport
North Woods didn‘t live up to the hype for me.
Loved Hello Beautiful ❤️
Reading the new Peter James, love this series it the basic of one of the crimes in this is puppy breeding/ stealing dogs 😞
@Cinfhen a book report seems a weird to tag you in today so just sending love and hugs 😘

Cinfhen I know I‘ve been “ignoring” most of my tags - I apologize, but it‘s difficult to focus on anything else then what‘s directly happening. I hope I‘ll be able to return to books for comfort and distraction but sadly that hasn‘t happened yet. I LOVE your UK cover for 2mo
TrishB @Cinfhen totally understandable. A have a bad day in work and can‘t read so yours is off the scale! It will return eventually. 😘 2mo
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Susanita
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My friend gave me a tutorial on the TV operation before they left, but I‘ve forgotten a crucial step and can‘t connect to live TV for now. That might not be a bad thing. 😬

Anyway, here‘s where we are.

-The Woman in the Library is weird & unsettling, and we should have a good book club discussion.
-Maddy Clare was interesting & different.
-TTT is still my favorite of the series.
-Happiness Falls is hibernating.

#bookreport
🫂to you @Cinfhen

Cinfhen You can‘t access live TV? Complete blessing! Trust me - you don‘t want to see the horrors. 2mo
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Deblovestoread
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Not much reading last week but did finish 2 short reads and October #NunLit. Also managed to mostly keep up on the #buddyreads. No #WeeklyForecast as I am having trouble picking what‘s next.

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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
📖 Two Degrees #TRS2023

#CurrentlyReading
📖 #Clarissa
📖 The Two Towers #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien
📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
🎧 Wild Swans
🎧 Tess of the D‘Urbervilles #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books

tpixie I really liked it, but my IRL bookclub didn‘t appreciate it when I picked to read 2mo
Daisey @tpixie It‘s definitely not a cheery story, but I‘m appreciating it so far. I tend to find classics are better with a group! 2mo
tpixie @Daisey yes the writing/ language is a little tricky. Groups do help! Lol so if they WANT to read the book 😛 2mo
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hes7
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#bookreport

haven‘t posted one of these in awhile, but here‘s how october‘s going so far.

—read 14 books this week (all on audio; no 5⭐️, but enjoyed the chemistry of love & the last heir to blackwood library)
—🎧 cold pursuit #bookspinbingo

#scarathlon #blackcatcrew

BookwormAHN Fantastic 🐈‍⬛️ 2mo
mom_of_4 That was a good book. 2mo
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DGRachel
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Two picks, one so-so, two bails (not pictured), and three started (print digital, and audio). Overall, not a bad week, eve though I‘d like to have more actually finished. I‘m hoping to get through The Ghost Tree today. #bookreport

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Susanita
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I‘m back from my UK adventure and preparing for a much lower key trip next week.

-Finished Wind… nicely woven story of love and loss amidst a world that continues to require forced migration and family separation
-Happiness Falls is a tense family drama that I‘m tackling in small bits
-Green Mansions is kinda old fashioned so I‘ll probably set it aside for now while I work on other October books
-Frodo & Sam are wandering in Ithilien

#bookreport

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TrishB
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#bookreport
Reading was sparse this week. Work sucks.
Finished The Alchemists‘s Secret and about 100 pages into Goddesses, no opinion yet as not much has happened!

Susanita Sorry about work 🤨 2mo
Itchyfeetreader Sorry about work 2mo
TrishB @Susanita @Itchyfeetreader thank you 😘 definitely one of those weeks. 2mo
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BarbaraBB Work sucks. Here‘s to a better week! 2mo
DGRachel I‘m sorry work was awful. I hope the next week is better! 2mo
Megabooks Hope work is better next week. 💜💜 2mo
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jdiehr
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Ruthiella Nice work! 👏👏👏 2mo
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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
🎧 A Passage to India #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade
🎧 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow #LitsyBookClub

#CurrentlyReading
📖 #Clarissa
📖 The Two Towers #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien
📖 Two Degrees #TRS2023
📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
🎧 Wild Swans

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books
📚 Start Tess

tpixie I‘m about a week behind on Dracula- 9/30. The episodes are getting longer and longer! (edited) 2mo
Daisey @tpixie I completely understand. I‘m in the middle of the October 3 entries. 2mo
tpixie @Daisey 🤩 2mo
tpixie @Daisey oh my! I‘m in the middle of Oct 3 now also…. 😔 2mo
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DGRachel
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I surprised myself with how much I finished this week. I may start something else today, but as of right now, I have no idea what that may be. I really enjoyed Paradox Hotel, and the Will Trent novellas were fun. The Gunnie Rose audiobooks were good for listening to while I worked, and both the Bateman and Nesbo were disappointing. #bookreport

ChaoticMissAdventures I am always surprised at Charlene Harris' range. What a peach of a lady, with so many different stories to tell.
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Cinfhen Great week!!!!! Yay!! Hope the #ReadingMoJo continues 😻 2mo
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TrishB
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#bookreport
Enjoyed Wandering Souls.
Loved The Covenant of Water.
Bookshop was ok.
Sisters of Treason was ok.
Just started All the Sinners Bleed.

Cinfhen Well done!! All sinners is excellent! I enjoyed this one too 2mo
AmyG All the Sinners Bleed is so good. 2mo
TrishB @Cinfhen @AmyG yes enjoying it 👍🏻 2mo
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Susanita
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Greetings from Gladstone‘s! It may or may not be raining at the moment, but it‘s definitely a little chilly.

I finished two books while in transit and made progress on some others. Of course I have also acquired more books as well! TBD what I will start next and stick with reading.

Meanwhile, we‘re at a pause in Middle Earth, as we pivot to Frodo and Sam next week.

#bookreport

Cinfhen LOVE the photo 😍and the weather report!! What was the weather like in DC before you left?? 2mo
Susanita @Cinfhen It was nice! 2mo
Susanita @Cinfhen …after the tropical storm went through, that is. 2mo
Cinfhen So it hasn‘t turned cold yet in the states?? 2mo
Cinfhen I heard it‘s been VERY RAINY!!!! 2mo
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Bluebird
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All ‘new to me authors‘. Absolutely loved Tom Lake, but suspect Meryl Streep‘s performance was the reason. Patchett may be too ‘schmaltz‘ for me, but I‘ll certainly try another. Both the other books started very slow and I nearly bailed on both. I‘m glad I persevered. Ended up enjoying both and was completely bowled over by Chain-Gang All Stars. Once I got past all the blood and guts, I found it an incredible read.

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#bookreport: Didn‘t read that much but I am reading more regularly. Finished Seven Husbands last night; review to come later.

#weeklyforecast: Plan to finish Little Fires, as I have about a couple hours left to read. Planning to start either The Golden Spruce or When the Elephants Dance or restart In Memorium this week.

#upcoming: May continue with Charlotte‘s Web or start Dictionary of Lost Words later this week. Happy reading.

melissajayne Reason for my absence is due to either not doing well mentally or crappy wifi. 3mo
mom_of_4 I am wanting to read charlottes web 3mo
Cinfhen Happy to see you‘re back to posting 🫶🏼 2mo
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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
🎧 The Flame Throwers
🎧 Air #TRS2023

#CurrentlyReading
📖 #Clarissa
📖 The Two Towers #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien
📖 Two Degrees #TRS2023
📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
🎧 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow #LitsyBookClub
🎧 A Passage to India #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books

Cinfhen Did you enjoy the Kushner?? I bailed but I‘ve always wondered if maybe I should revisit that book!?! 3mo
Daisey @Cinfhen Not particularly. The beginning was my favorite part and it got very long by the end. 3mo
Cinfhen So I guess my initial reaction to bail was the right one since I wasn‘t really enjoying the beginning , which was your favorite part 😆 3mo
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DGRachel
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I‘ve had trouble finding any desire to read at all, let alone stick with a book. Most of this week, I‘ve had to force myself to read 5 pages or listen to a few minutes of an audiobook just to keep my StoryGraph streak alive. It‘s no reflection on anything I‘ve tried to read. I hate depressive episodes. 😔 I‘ll finish the Burrowes tonight. I am enjoying it, but I‘m shelving pretty much everything else for another time. #bookreport

LiteraryinLawrence I hear you and relate. 💗💗 3mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I felt like this most of September. It is like I woke up yesterday and the desire to read just reappeared. Hope that happens to you too! 3mo
Cinfhen I know that feeling! Sometimes you just need to reach for the Telly or Laptop! It‘s ok - you‘ll find the urge to read will return 💕🎉🙏🏼 3mo
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Susanita
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This week my book club met to discuss Pride and Premeditation. I didn‘t like it as much as I thought I would, but I think I liked it more than anyone else did! Oh well. Next up for the other mystery book club is Killers of a Certain Age, which should generate a fun discussion.

Progress was made on the rest, and something came out of hold that will be added next week. Lotta rain today, so a good day for reading.

#bookreport

Cinfhen I love bookclub meetings when lively discussions and debates occur 😀it‘s boring when everyone likes or dislikes the same book. 3mo
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TrishB
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#bookreport
Loved the new Osman.
Loved Black Mouth - great horror 👍🏻
Just started Game of Lies.

Cinfhen 😄I‘m looking forward to the Osman this week !!! 3mo
TrishB @Cinfhen 👍🏻 hope you enjoy! 3mo
Cinfhen I‘m sure I will! 3mo
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melissajayne
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#bookreport: Had a really good week of reading. I read for a total of about 7 hours, finished 2 books and averaged about 108 pages a day. Most days I read for over an hour, except for two.

#weeklyforcecast: I am pretty sure that I will be finishing Evelyn Hugo and Little Fires, as I have about 2 hours left in each book, based on the pace I am reading at.

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melissajayne #upcomingreads: Seeing as I have 3 book club meetings in October that are all within a 5 day span near the beginning of the month, I will very likely be working on When the Elephants Dance and The Golden Spruce; I have already read The Dictionary of Lost Words and that won't take long for me to complete (it took me about 6 hours to read last time I read it).

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melissajayne As for the remaining books, I will probably focus on In Memorium, as I have had this book on pause for a while now and need to get my library copy back soon (I'll probably have to restart it, as I have forgotten what happened earlier on in the book).

Hopefully this coming week will be as good as it was this past week. Happy reading.
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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
📖 Coming Up Short
🎧 Manhattan Transfer

#CurrentlyReading
📖 #Clarissa
📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
📖 Two Degrees #TRS2023
🎧 The Flame Throwers
🎧 A Passage to India #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books
📚 Start The Two Towers tomorrow #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien

Cinfhen I‘ve been meaning to get to Wild swans - I hear it‘s fascinating 3mo
Daisey @Cinfhen I‘ve heard good things too and am looking forward to it. 3mo
Cinfhen Please keep me posted 😁 3mo
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Deblovestoread
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After finishing Old God‘s Time I dove into books 2 and 3 of The Boxcar children series as palette cleansers. I just let the child in me delight in their adventures. Will be glad to finish The Most Likely Club today.

#BookReport. #SeriesLove23

Cinfhen ♥️ 3mo
TheSpineView 💜📖📚 3mo
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Susanita
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It was a productive week. I‘m up-to-date with September‘s book club selections, and we had a good discussion this week about The Rose Code. I cracked the code on donating the extra Nationals tickets I can‘t use, and I had a nice impromptu beer date with a friend of mine. I even read another chapter of Ten Women. 😄

In a couple hours I‘ll head into DC for the meetup.

#bookreport

Cinfhen Yay!!!! 3mo
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DGRachel
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I finished Raging Storm and Criminal early in the week and had trouble settling on anything else. I have 10 hours before Persephone Rising returns to the library and 4 1/2 hours left to listen, so I guess that‘s what I‘ll be doing today. Nonfiction has been a challenge this week, and clearly I can‘t focus on fiction either. Not pictured are two other books I picked up and put down after 20/30 pages. 🤦🏻‍♀️ #bookreport

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TrishB
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#bookreport
Loved The Island of Longing
Am 50% through Strong Female- but NF wasn‘t doing it for me this week, will pick up again.
Had an outing with detective Kay in A Lethal Deception and currently hanging out with the Tudors and wife number 6 in The Queen‘s Gambit.

Cinfhen Ohhhh, you‘re busy!! 3mo
TrishB @Cinfhen the reading is keeping me sane! 3mo
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Deblovestoread
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Best of the week is Our Fathers but all the others were good.

Most Likely Club is problematic but I‘ll finish because the comments are so good #SundayBuddyRead. I‘m struggling to keep up with Passage and will likely DNF. Boxcar Children is a sweet trip down memory lane.

Cinfhen I totally remember Boxcar Children ♥️yeah, Most Likely was definitely problematic 🙄 3mo
MissyD Ahhhjj the boxcar children. One of my favorites from my childhood. 3mo
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melissajayne
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#weeklyreport
My reading is slowly coming back. I find that I can read read for about 30-45 minutes at a time, but its usually closer to 30 minutes most times. I currently am working on The Martian and Seven Husbands for my book meetings this week. And when those are done, I will get onto In Memorium and When the Elephants Dance. I will attempt to work on Little Fires and Charlotte's Web, but I have some others in the wings to work on.

Cinfhen So glad to hear that you‘re starting to return to reading!! Hope that means you‘re beginning to feel better! 3mo
melissajayne @Cinfhen it‘s still a little bit of a struggle, so I‘m going to be moving in with my parents for a few years and rent out my apartment during that time. I talked to my sister about it and she gave me some great advice and as she was saying it, I made the decision to go and stay with my parents for that time.⤵️ 3mo
melissajayne @Cinfhen my sister said something about me being overly recovered rather than being just barely recovered from cancer treatments and moving backwards. Something about being at like 105% ready to go back and going to 95% ready instead of being 90% ready and going back to 80% ready to be on my own. I‘ve just barely recovered from my last surgery (got the all clear to go swimming about 2 weeks ago). 3mo
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melissajayne @Cinfhen I just have so little motivation to do anything, including just the regular day to day routine. A decade ago, I had no problem doing the daily routine, but most days I just plop down on my couch and turn my laptop and tv and basically just ignore most things, until I can‘t stand the mess, etc. 3mo
Cinfhen You‘re body and mind has been through so much. It‘s understandable that you have zero motivation, energy and strength. Moving in with your parents seems like a great way to begin to rebound. Best of luck - Every little step is a victory 🙌🏻💗 3mo
melissajayne @Cinfhen they have; thanks. 3mo
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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
🎧 Legends & Lattes
🎧 The World According to Garp
📖 The Fellowship of the Ring #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien

#CurrentlyReading
📖 #Clarissa
📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
📖 Two Degrees #TRS2023
🎧 Manhattan Transfer
🎧 A Passage to India #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books
📚 Make more time for MG/YA again now that we‘re back in school

Cinfhen Great week!!! 3mo
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Susanita
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It was a week of heat, baseball, personal admin, and of course reading. Capped off with the fire alarm for the building going off at 6:15 this morning. 🥺

False alarm and all is well except for a disrupted sleep schedule. As for the reading…

Finished Rose Code and looking forward to resuming book club at the library this week.

Left Middle Earth for now with a bit of a cliff hanger. Now in post-apocalyptic Africa! Started P&P. 😄

#bookreport

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DGRachel
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After forcing my way through Cleveland Noir last Sunday, I hit a bit of a slump. I made progress in the things I‘d started last week, but didn‘t finish anything. I also started a couple of other books. I‘d like to finish something today, but the odds aren‘t good. The weather is iffy and wreaking havoc on my head. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #bookreport

Cinfhen Hope you can avoid the migraine 🙏🏼🙏🏼 3mo
DGRachel @Cinfhen Thanks. I do, too. 😉 3mo
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TrishB
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#weeklyreport
Slow week, work hard, but enjoyed my conference!
Cat Step was good.
Daring Night was 2nd in a Liverpool detective series that I think I enjoy more because it‘s in Liverpool 🤷‍♀️
Started Holly last night and am trying not to read at 100 miles an hour!!

Bookwormjillk I‘m not letting myself start Holly today until my chores are done because I know what‘s going to happen once I do. 3mo
TrishB @Bookwormjillk you have good self control! 3mo
Cinfhen Is the new King a stand alone??? 3mo
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Cinfhen Glad you enjoyed your conference 😄 3mo
BarbaraBB A good week on all fronts! 3mo
TrishB @Cinfhen errr, yes and no. The story is stand alone. But Holly is a much loved character who appears in previous books and there is a lot of assumption that you know past story lines. I have 100 pages to go but sleep calls! 3mo
Cinfhen Ahhhh. I think I‘ll pass than xxx enjoy the rest of the book ♥️ 3mo
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Deblovestoread
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#BookReport

Another good reading week. The first 3 were all excellent. The others were good not great. Put my #WorldismyOyster for #TitlesandTunes back on the shelf for now.

Cinfhen I need to get to the Perrin 3mo
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Daisey
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#BookReport #DaiseysReadingWeek
🎧 Vanity Fair #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade

#CurrentlyReading
📖 #Clarissa
📖 The Fellowship of the Ring #LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien
📖 Two Degrees #TRS2024 - switched up my MG read when I forgot to take the library book to school
📖 & 🎧 #DraculaDaily
🎧 A Passage to India #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade
🎧 The World According to Garp
🎧 Legends & Lattes

#WeeklyForecast
📚Continue current books

Lcsmcat You have more active reads than I do, and I thought I was overbooked! 3mo
Daisey @Lcsmcat I‘m completely #overbooked! I picked up a couple extras this past week for a bit lighter reading when I really should be playing catch up on scheduled readalongs, 3mo
Lcsmcat My two biggest will be done in October and the rest of the year I‘m going to impulse read! 3mo
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Amiable @Lcsmcat @Daisey We‘re getting close to the end of #Clarissa ! I just marked my progress on GR and it said we are 85% done. I think we can, I think we can … 😀 3mo
Amiable And also… love, love, LOVE “Garp”— it‘s one of my favorite books! 3mo
Cinfhen I‘ve always meant to read GARP @Amiable 3mo
Amiable @Cinfhen Garp was my gateway into John Irving, who is now my favorite author! 3mo
Cinfhen I‘ve on,y read OWEN but I completely fell in love @Amiable and I‘ve heard this one is FABULOUS 3mo
Lcsmcat @Cinfhen New Hampshire is languishing on my shelf, but I loved OWEN too. 3mo
Amiable @Cinfhen Owen Meany is my all-time favorite. I also loved 3mo
Lcsmcat @Amiable @Daisey I‘m really, really ready to be done with Clarissa! I think an editor would have helped Richardson be more widely read. But it‘s definitely going to give us bragging rights. 3mo
Daisey @amiable @Lcsmcat I‘m at 84%, so I guess I‘m not as far behind as I thought. I‘m so ready to be done, and yes to the bragging rights! I thought going in that this would be difficult like The Tale of Genji, but I think Clarissa is actually quite a bit tougher. 3mo
Daisey @amiable @Cinfhen Garp is my first Irving book, and I‘m enjoying it. However, I needed something lighter/easier to follow while driving in unfamiliar places yesterday, which is why I started Legends & Lattes. I‘ve heard really good things about both Owen Meany & Cider House Rules, so I‘m looking forward to them someday. 3mo
Lcsmcat @Daisey I‘ve not read Genji, but I agree that, especially emotionally, this has been a tough one. 3mo
Daisey @Lcsmcat Genji has sections that are very tough emotionally in similar ways due to the treatment of women, but it‘s not so continuous. Additionally, there is absolutely beautiful description interspersed throughout the entire story. It was by no means easy, but I ended up truly appreciating it. 3mo
Cinfhen Thanks for the other recommendations and I totally forgot about CHR @Amiable soooo many Irving‘s to get to!!! 3mo
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