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Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

#BibliophileAdventCalendar #Day12

The #AdventPromptoftheDay is:

🎄What is your favorite memoir?

Answer in the comments ⬇️ or post and tag 💜

RaeLovesToRead Probably Arrangements in Blue by Amy Key 🩵 7h

BookishMarginalia

Autobiography of a Face

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H is for Hawk

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TheBookHippie Favorite?!?! 🤪 I read many excellent ones this year but the memoir that sticks with me is

Patriot

willaful

Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism

xicanti I think Elton John‘s autobiography is my favourite, which I didn‘t expect AT ALL when I borrowed it. 4h

TheBookgeekFrau Tough to pick just one 🤔 But one that I still think about a lot is

Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence

BethM I don‘t read a bunch, maybe a handful over the last 10 years. The ones that have stuck with me details wise were Spare and My Time to Stand now

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jen_the_scribe

So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance | Gabriel Zaid

It‘s been another wonderful year for books. Every book I‘ve read over the years remains in me in some shape or form, and this year was no exception. I learned about the natural wonders of the world, about starting my own business and about art. I boarded a train with a despairing Anna Karenina, and hunted dragons in the name of science with Lady Trent. I solved murder mysteries in Japan, and became one of the High Fae in Prythian. Continued ⬇️

jen_the_scribe I trained to be an assassin for a king, and fell in love with a plethora of characters along the way. Books continue to be not only my way to travel beyond my own town, to other countries and even other realms, but also my anchor rooting me deeper into who I am: a lover of stories and magic, a lifelong learner with an insatiable hunger for knowledge. With every turn of the page, I only become more curious, more hungry. I might not ever be able ⬇️ 13h

jen_the_scribe …to satisfy said hunger. But I‘ll enjoy every second of trying every morsel I can get my hands on. I can‘t wait to see where the books of 2026 will take me. To my Litsy friends and fellow bookworms, I wish you another happy year of reading! I can‘t wait to see where you‘ll go as well. 13h

Chelsea.Poole Lovely post! 8h

BookishMarginalia 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 8h

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LaraReads

The Joy of Reading: A Passionate Guide to 189 of the World's Best Authors and Their Works | Charles Van Van Doren

TheEllieMo So sorry to hear that you‘ve had so many tough things to deal with, but wonderful so see you wanting to bring joy back. My top read of the last couple of years, that I thoroughly recommend, is

There Are Rivers in the Sky: A novel

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Bookwormjillk Sorry to hear life has been like that. What kind of books do you like? I'm glad you're back! 13h

Bookwormjillk PS 2026 Tournament of Books short list just came out if you're into that! https://www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2026-shortlist 13h

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dabbe So sorry to read about all that you've been dealing with, but glad to see that you're back! Lots of people like to share their favorites through these hashtags: #weeklyfavorites or #bookbracket/#bookbracket2025/#bookbracket25 ... I'm sure you can find tons at these two hashtag places. ♥️💙💚 12h

Lesliereadsalot Wishing you only good things going into the new year. Welcome back to Litsy! My favorites of this year: Wild Dark Shore and A Language of Limbs. From last year: All the Colors of the Dark. (edited) 12h

LaraReads @TheEllieMo oh wow! This looks so good! Can‘t wait to read it! Thank you for your kind words also. ♥️ (edited) 12h

TheLudicReader You‘ve had quite a time! Hope things are on the upward swing now. 12h

LaraReads @Bookwormjillk Thank you! ♥️ I would say I honestly like any genre as long as it‘s a good book. But I know that‘s pretty generic! So I would say: Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, and Mystery are my most read. Thank you for the ToB link. Several of those look excellent! 11h

LaraReads @dabbe Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words. ♥️♥️ Will definitely take a look at those hashtags. 11h

LaraReads @Lesliereadsalot Thank you very much! 🥹♥️ All 3 of those look really great. I have added them to my reads for next year! (edited) 11h

Jas16 So wonderful to see you back. I am so sorry that things have been so difficult. 11h

kspenmoll I am so so sorry for all the horrid curve balls that life has sen your way! Check my posts re: mysteries, I am a big fan. I will get back to you on others. 11h

Lcsmcat So sorry! But welcome back. 10h

CarolynM I‘m so sorry to hear all that. I hope that 2026 will treat you well. It is great to see you back here. 2023-24 were tough years for me. I read a lot of romance. Georgette Heyer was a big help. I‘ve read some great non-romance too. My favourite book this year is

The Axeman's Carnival

Susanita I‘m so sorry for all you‘ve been dealing with. If you want a book that will make you laugh try

Starter Villain

Chelsea.Poole You‘ve been hit so hard in such a short amount of time. Welcome back to Litsy and I hope 2026 is a year full of reading and joy for you! I‘d recommend this one, as one of my favorites this year, though it may be too much as it does focus on mental health and the author‘s struggles

Something in the Woods Loves You

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BookmarkTavern That‘s a lot to deal with, and we‘re glad you‘re here to find some joy. This has been my favorite read of 2025.

Greenteeth

Ruthiella Welcome back! ❤️ You‘ve got a lot of good suggestions here to choose from. 5h

eeclayton I'm so sorry to hear all that. Welcome back to Litsy ❤️ If you're into sci-fi, this was a mind-blowing reading experience for me:

Children of Time

LaraReads @TheLudicReader Thank you! I‘m hoping they are too! Looking forward to a new year! 4h

LaraReads @Jas16 Aww, thank you! 🥹 I‘m so very glad to be back and hopefully move forward with my joy & ability for reading! 📚 3h

LaraReads @kspenmoll Thank you sweetie, it means a lot. I will definitely check out your favorite mysteries! 3h

LaraReads @Lcsmcat Thank you! Feels like coming home! ♥️ 3h

LaraReads @CarolynM I‘m so sorry your last couple years were so tough. I‘m definitely here now if you ever need to chat! Romance is always gets me through the tough times too! I added The Axeman‘s Carnival, it looks so good. I LOVE birds! ♥️🐦‍⬛ 3h

LaraReads @Susanita Thank you so much! Love to laugh and LOVE cats! Definitely adding to TBR! 3h

LaraReads @Chelsea.Poole I think sometimes relating to others‘ struggles helps mend some things in me. I will add it for sure. Thank you for your kind words. ♥️ 3h

LaraReads @BookmarkTavern yes, yay for joy! Greenteeth looks so good! Love personification of non-human characters! 3h

LaraReads @Ruthiella thank you! And yes, so many great suggestions! 3h

LaraReads @eeclayton I appreciate that! ♥️ And yes, I love a good race for a new home amongst the stars! 🌎✨ 3h

Deblovestoread Glad you are back! I‘m so sorry for all you‘ve been through. A fun holiday mystery to read is

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year: A Novel

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

I was very happy to receive this in the mail. I was a bit bummed out to not find a page-a-day bibliophile calendar for last year & Workman publishing has produced several great such calendars in the past. I noticed that they also produced wall calendars, if that's more your speed.

tpixie Nice! 😊 thanks for sharing 17h

AnnCrystal 🆒🤩👍🏼💫. 15h

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Jadams89

Banned Books | DK

Hey #WithTheBanned Readers! I‘m switching things up for 2026. Unfortunately I haven‘t had the motivation to keep up with discussions. So in 2026, I‘d like to focus on the most banned authors of 2025 each month. I took 20 names from Pen America‘s list and randomly drew one for each month. I hope this format works for everyone!

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Jadams89 @JenlovesJT47
@BooksBlanketsandahotbeverage
@Read4Life @skygoddess1
@Julsmarshall @Lapreader 1d

Jadams89 @lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @dabbe @5feet.of.fury @TheDaysGoBy @AnishaInkspell @Melismatic @bookwormjillk @KT1432 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 1d

Jadams89 @thewallflower0707 @catsandbooks @megabooks @Kenyazero @CoverToCoverGirl @Bookbuyingaddict @CuriousG @AllDebooks 1d

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Jadams89 @SconsinBookyBadger @PaperbackPirate @CogsOfEncouragement @Amiable
@peanutnine @CatLass007 @Karisa 1d

Amiable That‘s a perfect way to schedule as far as I‘m concerned! 1d

Bookwormjillk I like that! 1d

5feet.of.fury Oh neat, I like this way! Thank you for continuing to host! 1d

KT1432 This is great! I‘m sorry I haven‘t been able to participate this year. It was a rough year but I‘m back in the swing of things now! 1d

lil1inblue I love the new approach! Thanks for hosting us! 1d

CatLass007 Great idea! 1d

Karisa Works for me! 1d

Melismatic I love this idea! 1d

PaperbackPirate Thank you for all you have done and keeping up the challenge! 😎📚 (edited) 1d

SconsinBookyBadger I like your idea for the 2026 challenge! 👍 1d

Julsmarshall Sounds great! 1d

AllDebooks That's a great idea. Thank you for continuing to host. X 1d

Soubhiville I love this idea. Can I join your tag list? 21h

Soubhiville @Yenya1954 here‘s a challenge I bet you‘d like. 21h

Jadams89 @Soubhiville I‘ve got you added! 16h

dabbe I think this will work better for everyone. Thanks for hosting again! ♥️💙💚 13h

Yenya1954 Please add me to this. It sounds as if I will really enjoy it. 10h

Jadams89 @Yenya1954 I‘ve added you to the list! 10h

Kenyazero Works for me! 4h

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BookishMarginalia

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

#BibliophileAdventCalendar #Day11

The #AdventPromptoftheDay is:

🎄What was the last book you read set in a country other than where you live?

Answer in the comments ⬇️ or post and tag 💜

BookishMarginalia UK 🇬🇧

The Killing Stones: Detective Jimmy Perez is Back in a New Gripping Mystery from the Sunday Times Bestseller

Karisa I read this gorgeous book set in Cyprus and the UK recently

Island of Missing Trees

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AnnCrystal 🥳👌🏼📚💚🤍❤️ The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta was a historical fantasy set in Mesoamerica 📚💝.

The Lost Dreamer

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Amiable Just finished this one set in Sweden

The Colony

RaeLovesToRead I live in the UK, but currently I am also in Argentina, Vermont, and a fictional city called Caten! 2d

jenniferw88 Sri Lanka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

julesG Easy answer 99% of the books I'm reading are set anywhere but Germany. Last read was set in the USA 😁

Love Me Stalk Me: A Novel

dabbe 19th century Paris with

Les Miserables (Illustrated)

ChasingOm Japan for

We'll Prescribe You a Cat: The feel good Japanese bestselling book

TheBookgeekFrau Berlin, Germany WWII

The Forger: An Extraordinary Story of Survival in Wartime Berlin

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BookishMarginalia

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

#BibliophileAdventCalendar #Day10

The #AdventPromptoftheDay is:

🎄What‘s your favorite retelling of a classic myth?

Answer in the comments ⬇️ or post and tag 💜

TheBookgeekFrau Wait. Wasn't this yesterday's question? 2d

BookishMarginalia @TheBookgeekFrau Good catch! The photo issue made me frazzled! Fixing now! 2d

BookishMarginalia Mine is probably Atwood‘s Penelopiad. I also love graphic novel adaptations. 2d

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willaful I really loved Rosamund Hodge's dark romantic retellings, especially Crimson Bound. I'm bummed she doesn't seem to be writing anymore.

And John Wiswell's Wearing The Lion is such a great twist for Hercules, bringing some peace to a very tragic story.
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TheBookHippie Top ten read for me this year!

Hekate

TheBookgeekFrau 😊 .... I haven't read one, at least to my knowledge. For all I know, one of Christopher Moore's books could apply 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2d

kspenmoll Loved

Circe

do-re-mi I remember reading and liking Circe but I don't recall the story very well. 2d

AmyG I loved Circe. 2d

ravenlee I love Natalie Haynes‘ nonfiction myths, and I need to try her fiction (I have most of it, just haven‘t committed yet), and this short story by Madeline Miller was surprisingly powerful.

Galatea: Short story

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dabbe @AmyG I'm with you! 💚💙♥️ 2d

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Tamra

Great American Read: The Book of Books | PBS

I do love this time of year, all the book lists!

https://youtu.be/MfjM0qjCUD0?si=O8kZkUDCgNYX1a1i

BookishMarginalia Me too! 3d

LeahBergen That was fun! I‘ve never watched the PBS Year in Books before! 3d

Julsmarshall Thank you sharing, loved that! 3d

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BookishMarginalia

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

#BibliophileAdventCalendar #Day9

RaeLovesToRead NIGHTEYES AND THE FOOL 🥰🥰🥰🐺 3d

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩📚💝. 2d

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BookishMarginalia

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

#BibliophileAdventCalendar #Day9

The #AdventPromptoftheDay is:

🎄Who‘s your favorite main character?

Answer in the comments ⬇️ or post and tag 💜

BookishMarginalia My all time fave is Anne of Green Gables 😍 3d

do-re-mi Sarah Wheaton from the Sarah, Plain and Tall series. 3d

TheBookgeekFrau "Gin" Kelly from the wicked redhead series by Beatriz Williams 3d

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TheBookHippie Jane of Jane Eyre tied with Èponine of LesMis- yes I know she‘s not main character- I just think she should be and have her own book ???. 3d

Hooked_on_books Ramona Quimby forever! 3d

Bookwomble Too many, really, but I'll go with Frodo Baggins 🙋🏻 3d

TrishB Paige Mahoney (Bone Season) and Roland Deschain (Dark Tower). 3d

dabbe @TheBookHippie You should write one! ♥️💙💚 3d

dabbe My all-time favorites go to Sherlock Holmes (duh) and Scarlett O'Hara. 3d

lil1inblue Pippi Longstocking! 😍 3d

AnnCrystal Bruce Wayne/Batman 💝🦇💝. 2d

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