Litsy

It is that time of the month! #CampLitsy25 readers please vote for your favorite book from July! It seems like many of us liked both books, so I'm curious to see which will come out on top. 🤔 Vote simply by putting the name of the book in your comment.

I hope all of you will be back for August! I think we may need to install AC first, though! (The corn sweat is killing us around here.)

@barbarabb @squirrelbrain

BarbaraBB It‘s a tough choice this month but my vote goes to

Woodworking

BarbaraBB Meg shall I tag our campers? 1w

Megabooks @BarbaraBB Whoops! I'll tag them. I'm just...brain fogging it today! It's kind of a...you mean they can't read my heat-intolerant mind just by posting? (edited) 1w

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Megabooks @Addison_Reads @AmyG @amiable @BarbaraJean @Bkclubcare @BooksandCoffee4me @Bookbuyingaddict @booknaround @BookwormAHN @Bookwormjillk @Butterfinger @Cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM 1w

BarbaraBB @Megabooks 💝 1w

Megabooks @catgusmax @cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe @Daisey @Debinhawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @ErikasMindfulshelf 1w

Megabooks @flaneurette @fredthemoose @Gatheringbooks @gissy @Graciouswarriorprincess @Hooked_on_books @ImperfectCJ 1w

Megabooks @JamieArc @Jas16 @Jenniferw88 @JenP @Jenreadsalot @Jess @Jhod @JoyBlue @JulesG @julieclair @KarenUK 1w

AmyG Woodworking 1w

Megabooks @karisa @Kitta @Kristy-K @Kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot @maggie4483 @maich @Mcctrish @MeganAnn @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @Monalyisha @Oryx 1w

Megabooks @peaknit @peanutnine @Prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @Read4Life @RaeLovesToRead @reggie @rockpools @Roary47 @Ruthiella @Sace @Sapphire @Sarahbarnes @Soubhiville 1w

Kitta My vote is for

Woodworking

Megabooks @skygoddess1 @Suet624 @Susanita @texreader @TheBookHippie @Thekidupstairs @Triplem80 @TrishB @Vonnie862 @Well-ReadNeck @willaful @youneverarrived @zuhkeeyah 1w

Megabooks @BarbaraBB My heat-intolerant body would like to take a vacation to the location of Wild Dark Shore for a few days. Even with Dom's strange behavior, it would still be preferable. LOL! 1w

mcctrish My vote

Woodworking

DGRachel Definitely Woodworking for me.

Woodworking

Deblovestoread

Woodworking

Ruthiella No question about it. Books like this are the reason I love reading.

Woodworking

ChaoticMissAdventures Oh goodness this is hard! I loved them both but I think for creativity and writing skills I have to go with

Death of the Author: A Novel

Bookwormjillk I‘m with the crowd on this one.

Woodworking

TrishB Death of the Author for me. Hard choice this one. 1w

ErikasMindfulShelf Death of the Author 1w

BookwormAHN Death of the Author 1w

rockpools Eek! I‘ve not finished, and they‘re both really good. I like Woodworking more, but I admire the scale and writing and sheer everything ness of DotA, so I think I‘m going

Death of the Author: A Novel

Susanita I will pass on voting this month since I‘ve only read one of the books so far. 1w

jenniferw88 As I'm already recommending this one, I want a physical copy & and am planning on re-reading, it has to be

Woodworking

TheKidUpstairs I like both selections this month, it's a clear winner for me. Okorafor crafted something extra special

Death of the Author: A Novel

CBee How do I choose? I loved them both so much! I‘m going to go with Woodworking, mainly because it stuck with me the most, and taught me the most. 1w

vonnie862 It was a great month of reads, but I really enjoyed Death of the Author the most. 1w

squirrelbrain Very difficult to choose, but DotA was a bit outside my usual fare, so I‘m going to go with

Woodworking

Chelsea.Poole A tough one for sure! I‘m going with

Woodworking

Meshell1313 Ooh I loved them both! I‘ll vote for

Woodworking

kspenmoll

Woodworking

(edited) 1w

ImperfectCJ Both good books, but this one's the clear winner for me.

Death of the Author: A Novel

Jas16 Great month but

Death of the Author: A Novel

Skygoddess1

Woodworking

JenReadsAlot Both were great books! Going with

Death of the Author: A Novel

Oryx Both awesome, but it's Woodworking for me.

Woodworking

Christine Thank you for leading us in such great discussions! I loved the Okorafor but LOVED

Woodworking

Lesliereadsalot Both were so good! Woodworking by a nose, it just got better and better. 1w

Hooked_on_books This one‘s easy for me, as I DNF‘d DotA at 12% and Woodworking is now on my permanent shelf, something I rarely do!

Woodworking

GatheringBooks Hello! I vote for

Death of the Author: A Novel

Texreader Death of the Author!! How I loved that book! 1w

Jess I have to go with Death of the Author. I was really surprised how much I liked it because I typically steer clear of books with robots. 1w

JamieArc I keep going back and forth but I think I will go with Death of the Author because I keep thinking about it and recommending it. 1w

Suet624 Oh boy. Such a tough choice. Kind of surprisingly (to myself) I‘m going with

Death of the Author: A Novel

DebinHawaii This is such a tough choice! I‘d be happy with either book winning but I think I have to go with Woodworking by a hair because it is a book that‘s going to stay with me a long time.

Woodworking

BarbaraJean Woodworking! Both were excellent, but Woodworking was the more enjoyable read for me. 7d

BkClubCare 🗳️

Woodworking

(edited) 7d

Maggie4483 This is such a hard decision. I‘m so grateful to #CampLitsy because I would never have read either of these on my own, and I feel like they both expanded my worldview. But I‘m going with Dea….no, Woodw…no option for a tie? No? Okay…😬😬😬:

Death of the Author: A Novel

Butterfinger Death of the Author 7d

Roary47 I didn‘t get to read Death of an author so I guess I‘m voting Woodworking. 7d

Karisa I loved them both so much! Toughest choice ever. They are both so different and beautiful but it‘s DotA for me.

Death of the Author (Deluxe Limited Edition)

Read4life I‘m going with

Woodworking

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uncommonlycozies

Arizona Highways Camping Guide: 100 of the Best Campgrounds in Arizona | Kelly Vaughn Kramer

pick

be #brave & #playoutside this #julyjazz 🤗

this is an outdated camping book, but the only thing that isn‘t helpful anymore is the price range for each campground.
& the photography is STUNNING though!
#photography #art #camping #arizona #travel #outdoor

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 😍 2w

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2w

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GatheringBooks

Best in Tent Camping: Northern California: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate Rvs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos | Cindy Coloma

#JulyJazz Day 17: #Grateful for some time spent with nature and family - Last day of our 4-day camping at Coloma in California.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful pics ❤️ 2w

Eggs Heartwarming photos ❤️❤️ 2w

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Chelsea.Poole

Camping: A Mr. and Mrs. Green Adventure | Keith Baker

Very excited for the remainder of #camplitsy25

CBee I‘m LOVING Death of the Author! 4w

BarbaraBB They all seem so good! 4w

squirrelbrain Yay! 🎉🎉🎉 4w

Lesliereadsalot Read them all but King of the Ashes, which is on my shelf. Such good books! Enjoy! 4w

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squirrelbrain

Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

Thanks for a wonderful first month at #camplitsy25! 🏕️

We‘ve had some great discussions this month and now it‘s time to vote for your favourite book - will it be Audition or Wild Dark Shore?

Let us know your choice in the comments ⬇️ and your reasons why too, if you want to do so.

Looking forward to next weekend, when Meg will host the discussion on the first part of Death of the Author.

Megabooks, BarbaraBB

squirrelbrain @Addison_Reads @AmyG @amiable @BarbaraJean @Bkclubcare @BooksandCoffee4me @Bookbuyingaddict @booknaround @BookwormAHN @Bookwormjillk @Butterfinger @Cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM 1mo

squirrelbrain @catgusmax @cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe @Daisey @Debinhawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @ErikasMindfulshelf 1mo

squirrelbrain @flaneurette @fredthemoose @Gatheringbooks @gissy @Graciouswarriorprincess @Hooked_on_books 1mo

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squirrelbrain @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @Jas16 @Jenniferw88 @JenP @Jenreadsalot @Jess @Jhod @JoyBlue @JulesG @julieclair @KarenUK 1mo

squirrelbrain @karisa @Kitta @Kristy-K @Kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot @maggie4483 @maich @Mcctrish @MeganAnn @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @Monalyisha @Oryx 1mo

squirrelbrain @peaknit @peanutnine @Prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @Read4Life @RaeLovesToRead @reggie @rockpools @Roary47 @Ruthiella @Sace @Sapphire @Sarahbarnes @Soubhiville 1mo

squirrelbrain @skygoddess1 @Suet624 @Susanita @texreader @TheBookHippie @Thekidupstairs @Triplem80 @TrishB @Vonnie862 @Well-ReadNeck @willaful @youneverarrived @zuhkeeyah 1mo

squirrelbrain This has been a fascinating month of discussions. Everyone‘s insightful input on Audition helped me to understand and like it more. Equally, I came to understand some of the issues and challenges around WDS. However, WDS is still a long way ahead of Audition for me.

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

rockpools Oh my goodness! I‘d forgotten all about voting 😂😂 (Will finish WDS today & join the discussion - my reading glasses are in the shop, so I‘m being slow! ) 1mo

Lesliereadsalot I loved Wild Dark Shore, my favorite book of the year so far. I found the story compelling, the characters believable and the ending right on the money. By far the best of the two and probably all six! 1mo

jenniferw88 Audition, hands down. I'm still thinking about it several weeks after finishing, and I don't think that will happen with Wild Dark Shore.

Audition

1mo

Kitta Definitely WDS. Audition was interesting with all the layers to it but ultimately I didn‘t like it and was frustrated reading it. I was glad it was short. WDS was much more my style of novel, atmospheric and emotional. My vote is for

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

Chelsea.Poole Great discussions this month, thanks for hosting!! Wild Dark Shore for me 1mo

Bookwormjillk This is harder than you‘d think. Wild Dark Shore was the better story and I actually understand it. However I‘m still thinking about Audition weeks later. It was a tie for me. I need to vote for the weird in this case

Audition

1mo

Zuhkeeyah This is a hard one. Both books were good. I liked reading WDS more, but I the discussion for Audition was more compelling. Final vote will be for WDS because I love a dark atmospheric read.

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

Jess Wild Dark Shore gets all my votes. Loved the sense of place.

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

mcctrish

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

Susanita Two novels with a limited cast of characters and a lot of internal rumination, but otherwise quite different. My vote is for

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

Maggie4483 Hands down

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

Megabooks Even though I rated WDS higher, I liked the discussion on Audition better, so that‘s my vote! 1mo

JenReadsAlot I liked discussion of Audition, but voting for

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

CBee WDS for me (I didn‘t finish Audition 🫣😂)! 1mo

LeeRHarry Mmmm I didn‘t read Audition so maybe my vote shouldn‘t count but voting for

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

Suet624 By a mile.

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

BkClubCare I could vote for either but different reasons. I thought our Audition discussions were very engaging and not that WDS didn‘t, but I couldn‘t think of much to add. I liked reading WDS but now can‘t articulate why 🤔 I suppose I best cast my vote 🗳️ for

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

Jas16 Really great discussions but for me the choice was obvious.

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

peaKnit Wild Dark Shore for me too! 1mo

Texreader Wild Dark Shore hands down. 1mo

TrishB Wild Dark Shore for me. 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures I know it is an unpopular opinion but I absolutely hated WDS. I think the more interesting and better book all around was

Audition

1mo

Oryx WDS 1mo

AmyG Wild Dark Shore 1mo

Reggie Audition 1mo

Ruthiella It‘s only going to be me and @ChaoticMissAdventures who vote for this one 😆

Audition

1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @Ruthiella 😂 😂 😂 We have a couple of others we can make a Contrarian Camp group with! @jenniferw88 and @Bookwormjillk @Reggie 1mo

Karisa 💗💗💗

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

Christine I agree with @Bookwormjillk and @Zuhkeeyah - hard to choose! But I‘ll go with

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

BookwormAHN I loved

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

Deblovestoread

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

TEArificbooks Wild Dark Shore 1mo

sarahbarnes I‘m with the small group of people here voting for Audition. I loved it and was a little disappointed by WDS. 1mo

Bookwormjillk @Christine haha are we the weird tent? 1mo

Hooked_on_books I didn‘t even want to read Audition (and so didn‘t) and loved WDS. So it‘s Wild Dark Shore for me! 1mo

vonnie862 Bookish, Wild Dark Shore. It was a more engaging book. Book group discussion, Audition. I didn't care for the book but i enjoyed everyone's response to the questions. 1mo

DGRachel Hands down, Wild Dark Shore. 1mo

TheKidUpstairs This is a much harder decision than I initially thought it would be, and I keep going back and forth. I loved both books in the reading, but Wild Dark Shore was just that much more engrossing for me. But the discussions definitely brought extra depth and interest to Audition, where I felt that discussing WDS brought out some of the flaws. But ultimately I think I have to go heart over head for this one:

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

Christine @Bookwormjillk LOL, I hope so as I would totally embrace Weird Tent identity! 😆 1mo

BarbaraBB I loved the Audition discussion but Wild Dark Shore is among my favorites of the year so far! 1mo

CogsOfEncouragement I enjoyed both. I‘m going to go with WDS because I appreciate multiple POVs. 1mo

Roary47 I didn‘t get to read Wild Dark Shore. But… my vote is for it. 😅 1mo

Read4life Wild Dark Shores because I loved the characters and the multiple POVs. 1mo

GatheringBooks I vote for - thanks so much for hosting! Great questions, as always!!!

Wild Dark Shore

1mo

Butterfinger Definitely, Wild Dark Shore. Just finished and I have to go on a shopping spree for junk food. The evocative imagery, the love that all five had for each other. It was a book definitely out of my comfort zone, and I am so glad I read it. 1mo

KarenUK Wild dark shore, for sure! 1mo

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Chelsea.Poole

Camping: A Mr. and Mrs. Green Adventure | Keith Baker

A doodle because I forgot the order of events 🏕️
#CampLitsy25

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

Suet624 This is so helpful. Thanks! 1mo

squirrelbrain Love this! And I notice and fully appreciate your colour-coding! 💛🧡🤎🩷💚💜 1mo

Bookwormjillk Love it! 1mo

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Megabooks Fantastic doodle!! 1mo

Ruthiella Beautiful! 🤩 1mo

Suet624 I‘ve beenfollowing your chart and it‘s been really helpful. I just want you to know I just found out that Tilt is the first book that‘s being read in August. 2w

Chelsea.Poole @Suet624 thank you! I just realized as well! 1w

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Rachiiebookdragon

Grandad's Camper (A Grandad's Camper LGBTQ Pride Book for Kids in partnership with GLAAD) | Harry Woodgate

pick

Read to Henry

4/5

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squirrelbrain

Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

Your resident camp nerd here with some facts and figures! We now have our 6 #camplitsy25 books, so Barbara, Meg and I thought you‘d like to see those that *nearly* made it.

Our top 6 received between 13 and 20 votes, with the books above getting between 6 and 12 votes. What do you think?

Also, congrats to @ChaoticMissAdventures who voted for 4 of our top 6 - the most Littenish Litten at camp! 🤪 6 Littens voted for 3 of the top 6 books. ⬇️

Megabooks, BarbaraBB

squirrelbrain Those who chose 3 of our top 6 books… @AmyG @CBee @ImperfectCJ @Jas16 @KarenUK @TrishB 3mo

squirrelbrain @Addison_Reads @AmyG @BarbaraJean @Bkclubcare @BooksandCoffee4me @Bookbuyingaddict @booknaround @BookwormAHN @Bookwormjillk @Butterfinger @Cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM @Cbee 3mo

squirrelbrain @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe @Daisey @Debinhawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @ErikasMindfulshelf @Flaneurette @fredthemoose 3mo

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squirrelbrain @Gatheringbooks @Graciouswarriorprincess @Hooked_on_books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @Jas16 @Jenniferw88 @JenP @Jenreadsalot @Jess @Jhod @JoyBlue @JulesG @julieclair @KarenUK @Karisa 3mo

squirrelbrain @Kitta @Kristy-K @Kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot @maich @Mcctrish @MeganAnn @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @Monalyisha @Oryx @peaKnit @peanutnine 3mo

squirrelbrain @Prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @Read4Life @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Roary47 @Ruthiella @Sace @Sapphire @Sarahbarnes @Soubhiville @Skygoddess1 @Suet624 @Susanita 3mo

squirrelbrain @texreader @TheBookHippie @Thekidupstairs @Triplem80 @TrishB @Vonnie862 @Well-ReadNeck @willaful @youneverarrived 3mo

Kitta I love extra stats and data about books! Very interesting. Thanks for posting. 3mo

CBee Thanks for this! Once again, me and Amy are book twinning 👯 ♥️ @AmyG (edited) 3mo

Deblovestoread I love the additional stats! Thanks ❤️ 3mo

TheBookHippie I like those choices better 🤣🤣🫣😬😅 thanks for the extra stats! 3mo

TrishB Thank you! Very interesting 😁 just brought one of these yesterday. (edited) 3mo

TrishB Thank you! Very interesting 😁 just brought one of these yesterday. 3mo

BarbaraBB Great stats Helen, I‘ll probably read these too 😇 3mo

sarahbarnes Fun! 🤩 3mo

JamieArc Love this! Thanks for posting it! 3mo

Bookwormjillk I think I will be under my covers with my flashlight reading sky daddy this summer at camp. Thanks for the stats! 3mo

GatheringBooks Thank you for sharing all these additional info re camp - makes everything sound super official. So much fun! I appreciate all your generous efforts in setting up everything and making everyone feel so welcome and so much like a part of a very bookish family - exactly what I need! 💕💕💕 3mo

ChaoticMissAdventures I know how to pick 'em 😉 Thanks for the tag, I voted then promptly forgot what I voted for 😂 3mo

GatheringBooks @ChaoticMissAdventures same! I couldn‘t for the life of me remember what i voted for! Lolololols 3mo

Leniverse Nice to see that a couple of my choices nearly made it 😂 3mo

Larkken @Leniverse me too! Lol. I'll read them all anyway 3mo

Ruthiella Love seems the almost rans! So little time, so many books! 😊 3mo

Megabooks @Bookwormjillk it is gloriously weird! 3mo

Megabooks Helen - my favorite camp statistician!! Always keeping us organized!! 💜💜 3mo

Megabooks I recommend all three on this graphic that I‘ve read - Tuberculosis, Sky Daddy, and Run for the Hills! All had great audio, too. 👍🏻💯 3mo

JenReadsAlot Oh 3 of the ones I picked made that list. Thanks for sharing! 3mo

Megabooks And I‘ve read Bat Eater! It was great, too! 3mo

squirrelbrain You‘re welcome - glad you like them! @Kitta @CBee @JamieArc @Ruthiella @Deblovestoread @sarahbarnes 3mo

squirrelbrain I‘ll be reading most of the longlist, I think! 🤪 @BarbaraBB @Leniverse @Larkken @JenReadsAlot 3mo

squirrelbrain Oooh @TrishB - which one did you buy? 3mo

squirrelbrain That‘s so nice of you to say! @GatheringBooks 😍 3mo

squirrelbrain We going to need to keep an eye on you aren‘t we?! 👀 @Bookwormjillk 🤣 3mo

squirrelbrain @ChaoticMissAdventures - LOL, there were *so* many to choose from though! 3mo

squirrelbrain @Megabooks -you know me and my spreadsheets! 😜 3mo

squirrelbrain @TheBookHippie - here‘s (some of!) your non-fiction….nearly but not quite! 3mo

CSeydel Thank you! I love seeing the stats, and it‘s super interesting to see the runners-up! 3mo

TheBookHippie @squirrelbrain 🤣 3mo

Hooked_on_books I‘m surprised to not see the Ocean Vuong book. I expected it to be one of our picks and his first novel didn‘t work for me, so I wasn‘t happy about it. And clearly I was way off base! I am a little surprised to see Everything is Tuberculosis here. I know many find John Green appealing, but to me he‘s not the one I would want to read about TB from. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3mo

Suet624 Thank you! I took a screenshot so I can check these out too. 3mo

Bookwormjillk @squirrelbrain anyone want to sneak out? 3mo

squirrelbrain Only if it involves a trip to a library or bookshop @Bookwormjillk 🤣 Or maybe if cake is involved…. 🍰 3mo

squirrelbrain There‘s always some surprises each year @Hooked_on_books - either doing much better or worse than expected. Last year, *everyone* said they wanted to read Real Americans but no-one voted for it. 🤔 3mo

squirrelbrain You‘re welcome! @CSeydel 3mo

squirrelbrain Great idea to take a screenshot! @Suet624 3mo

BarbaraBB @Megabooks Thanks for the recommendations! If you liked them, I will probably too! 3mo

TrishB Heartwood 👍🏻 3mo

Megabooks @squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books yes! It was so funny last year. I think RA got like 15 noms and only 1 vote! 🤣🤣 edit: I do like that though because it means people are thinking outside of just their noms into what they think would be good camp books. We see this year after year, which is really cool! (edited) 3mo

Kitta @Hooked_on_books I voted for the Ocean Vuong, I adore his poetry but haven‘t read his first novel yet - what didn‘t you like about it? 3mo

Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain @Megabooks That‘s so interesting about RA! I do think it would have been a good book to discuss and I frankly assumed people voted for their own noms, but clearly it‘s not that simple! 3mo

Hooked_on_books @Kitta I felt like it held me at arm‘s length and each time I felt I was finally connecting with it, the story would go in another direction. After it happened several times, I just bailed. 3mo

ImperfectCJ I totally forgot what I voted for as soon as I voted, but I was happy with the final 6, so I'm not surprised to learn that I voted for 3 of them. :-) There are definitely a few on this longlist that I'll be reading, too. 3mo

fredthemoose I‘ve been buried at work and didn‘t nominate or vote since I didn‘t have time to do research, but wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who did and to @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB and @Megabooks for hosting. I have time to read/listen and am looking forward to my first summer at Camp! 🏕️ 3mo

Soubhiville Thanks for posting this @squirrelbrain ! I also love seeing these extra tidbits, and I‘ll save this list as well. The conversation it‘s started makes me feel like we‘re already camping! ⛺️❤️ 3mo

GatheringBooks @Hooked_on_books i am surprised not to find eowyn ivey actually since so many people nominated that title too. Love the surprise twists in camp. 3mo

Megabooks @fredthemoose looking forward to seeing you at camp this summer!! 3mo

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books @Megabooks I love that people get inspired by other people‘s nominations. And of course you vote for six books while you nominated just four. I also expected Ocean Vuong and Eowyn Ivey to end up higher than they did @GatheringBooks 3mo

BarbaraBB @fredthemoose I‘m glad you‘ll be joining us and that work will give you some time off to do so! 3mo

Hooked_on_books @GatheringBooks @BarbaraBB Excellent point about Ivey. I remember during nominations expecting her to show up as one of the picks. 3mo

squirrelbrain Yes, I think the Ivey was this year‘s Real Americans - everyone talked about it, but only 4 votes! I think the Vuong was less of a dead cert because his first book was slightly challenging to read. @Hooked_on_books @GatheringBooks @BarbaraBB 3mo

squirrelbrain Everyone seems to have forgotten what they voted for! @ImperfectCJ but at least everyone is pretty happy with the outcome. 3mo

squirrelbrain @fredthemoose - you‘ll have to watch out for the initiation ceremony, it being your first camp! Only kidding! 🤣 Glad you‘ll have the time to join in. 3mo

squirrelbrain You‘re welcome! @Soubhiville - not long now until camp *actually* starts! 😊 3mo

Zuhkeeyah Can you please add me to the tag list? I just finished Audition and cannot wait to discuss (edited) 2mo

squirrelbrain Yes, of course! @Zuhkeeyah 🏕️ Looking forward to your contributions! 2mo

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BarbaraBB

Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

We do have our six winners for #CampLitsy25! We‘ll discuss half a book each weekend in June, July and August. Details will follow. For now Meg, Helen and I hope you are as happy with the winning books and look as much forward to go camping as we do!

If you want to be tagged or removed from the taglist, let us know!

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, LitsyEvents

BarbaraBB @Soubhiville @Skygoddess1 @Suet624 @Susanita @Texreader @sblbooks @TheBookHippie @Thekidupstairs @Triplem80 @TrishB @Vonnie862 @Well-ReadNeck @willaful @youneverarrived @yourfavouritemixtape 3mo

BarbaraBB @peaKnit @Prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @Read4Life @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Roary47 @Ruthiella @Sace @Sapphire @Sarahbarnes 3mo

BarbaraBB @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot @Mcctrish @maich @MeganAnn @Merelybookish @MicheleinPhilly @Meshell1313 @Monalyisha @Oryx 3mo

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BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @Jas16 @Jenniferw88 @JenP @Jenreadsalot @Jess @Jhod @JoyBlue @JulesG @julieclair @KarenUK @Karisa @Kitta @Kristy-K @Kspenmoll (edited) 3mo

BarbaraBB @Debinhawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @ErikasMindfulshelf @Flaneurette @fredthemoose @Gatheringbooks @Graciouswarriorprincess 3mo

BarbaraBB @CarolynM @Cbee @CatMS @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe @Daisey 3mo

BarbaraBB @Addison_Reads @AmyG @BarbaraJean @Bkclubcare @BooksandCoffee4me @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk @Butterfinger @Cariashley @Caroline2 @Catlass007 3mo

CatLass007 Thank you! A couple of these already are on my wish list so I‘ll just bump them up a bit. 3mo

Kitta Ooh I‘m so excited! Not the ones I voted for but it‘ll be great to read some new authors. I love #CampLitsy! 3mo

TheKidUpstairs Love the variety! Looking forward to another year of camp! 3mo

squirrelbrain Hooray! 6 wonderful books to discuss! 3mo

Ruthiella Great mix of books. Camp‘s gonna be fun! 🤩 3mo

Deblovestoread Fantastic bunch of books! Yay for camp 🏕️ 3mo

BarbaraBB @Kitta @TheKidUpstairs @CatLass007 I am glad you‘re happy within the results. It will be a great reading summer! 3mo

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Yes! Really happy with the results! Now I have to get those books and start reading! 3mo

DGRachel What a mix! Two I‘m really looking forward to reading, three that are intriguing 🤔, and one that I want to run screaming from. 🤣🤣 (edited) 3mo

Graciouswarriorprincess @BarbaraBB Please tag me! 3mo

peaKnit Ooh Tilt was on my TBR! 3mo

BarbaraBB @Graciouswarriorprincess I did didn‘t I? If not something went wrong because you are definitely on the taglist 3mo

BarbaraBB @DGRachel Now I am really curious which one that is! 3mo

DGRachel @BarbaraBB LOL. I was thinking of Audition. Most of these are (as usual) out of my comfort zone. Tilt sounds like it will break me, but Audition looks like the one I am least likely to enjoy and will be the hardest to pick up. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3mo

BarbaraBB @DGRachel at least it‘s short! But you can of course skip it and arrive at camp when we start Wild Dark Shores which I already read and is so, so good! 3mo

KarenUK Great list! Looking forward to it ❤️ 3mo

Megabooks I think the campers have chosen great books this year and several genres, too, which is fantastic! Scifi, dystopian, thriller, lit fic! It‘s going to be a great summer!! (edited) 3mo

BkClubCare The WHOLE slate! 🎉 3mo

BkClubCare @DGRachel - and that is the fun? I personally am NOT looking forward to the SAC. It is so NOT my genre. 3mo

DGRachel @BkClubCare It is the reason I come to Camp! It‘s a celebration of readers and our differences. Whether I enjoy the book or not, I enjoy the conversation about it. The SAC is the one I‘m looking forward to the most. 😂 3mo

BkClubCare @DGRachel - I DNF‘d the one of his I tried 😔 It was just TOO MUCH. Is this one part of a series? (Hoping NO) 3mo

CSeydel Thank you so much for hosting! 3mo

BarbaraBB @Megabooks Yes I love that it is sort of eclectic 😀 (edited) 3mo

BarbaraBB @DGRachel @BkClubCare I too love that we have different tastes and some of these books might not be my first choices but I know the discussion will add so much to them! And SAC is not part of a series as far as I know! 3mo

BarbaraBB @peaKnit @KarenUK @CSeydel We‘ll have some good times ahead of us I think, with reading these books and discussing them! 3mo

BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - Thank you. You are a Litsy inspiration to me. Happy (American?!) Mother Day 3mo

CSeydel @BkClubCare Yeah that‘s the way it goes with Camp Litsy, LOL! I wish we had a “semifinals” voting round so we could narrow down our choices, but in the end it‘s just for fun 🤷🏻‍♀️I might read Death of the Author and Tilt but the others, no thanks. (I do enjoy SA Cosby, his books are great thrillers but not really discussion material.) (edited) 3mo

Chelsea.Poole Looking forward to discussing these with you all. Such a nice variety! 🏕️ Thanks to the hosts for the thoughtful questions and keeping the campers in line! 3mo

BarbaraBB @BkClubCare Same ❤️❤️ 3mo

CarolynM Some interesting titles there. I probably won‘t read all of them, but will look forward to seeing all the discussions 🙂 3mo

BarbaraBB @CarolynM We‘re happy to have you at camp whenever you like! 3mo

Meshell1313 Sounds like a perfect camp! 3mo

Well-ReadNeck I‘m in! Please keep me on the tag list. Excited to discuss All. The. Books!! 3mo

BarbaraBB @Meshell1313 We‘re happy to have you! 3mo

BarbaraBB @Well-ReadNeck We will, no camp without you! 3mo

BookwormAHN I'd also like to be tagged. I already have a few of these on my tbr 😺 3mo

BarbaraBB @BookwormAHN Very happy to tag you of course! @squirrelbrain @Megabooks 3mo

Amiable Add me to the list! I love following along with the discussions. 3mo

Maggie4483 I‘d love to be added to the tag list! 2mo

BarbaraBB @Amiable @maggie4483 You‘re very welcome. We gladly add you to the taglist 🤍 @Megabooks @squirrelbrain 2mo

squirrelbrain Yay! @Amiable @Maggie4483 - we‘ll add you on! 2mo

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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

I am adding the final two winners to the #CampLitsy25 reads. We‘ll be reading Tilt and King of Ashes in August. We are super excited about this mix of books and we hope you are too! I‘ll post an overview of all six books next so you know what books you might want to get a hold of!
Just a few weeks to get ready for 🏕️ !

Megabooks, squirrelbrain

Bookwormjillk I am so excited for all of these books! 3mo

BarbaraBB @peaKnit @Prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @Read4Life @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Roary47 @Ruthiella @Sace @Sapphire @Sarahbarnes 3mo

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BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @Jas16 @Jenniferw88 @JenP @Jenreadsalot @Jess @Jhod @JoyBlue @JulesG @julieclair @KarenUK @Karisa @Kitta @Kristy-K @Kspenmoll (edited) 3mo

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BarbaraBB @Addison_Reads @AmyG @BarbaraJean @Bkclubcare @BooksandCoffee4me @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk @Butterfinger @Cariashley @Caroline2 @Catlass007 3mo

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk I am happy you are. I was very happy with the voting too! 3mo

TrishB Yay! Great choices again! Looking forward to it. 3mo

mcctrish Can‘t wait to go camping ⛺️ 3mo

CatLass007 I missed the announcements for June and July. 3mo

Prairiegirl_reading I don‘t think I‘ll read the Cosby (I can‘t do violence like that) but I‘m excited for all the rest! Looking forward to camp!!🏕️ 3mo

CatLass007 SA Cosby became a must-read last year so I definitely will read that one. I need to read up on the others. 3mo

CBee I voted for both of these 👏🏻👏🏻 Very excited for camp!! Hoping to get to all six but I know for sure I‘ll read these plus Woodworking and WDS 👏🏻👏🏻 3mo

Suet624 Thank you so much! I‘m thrilled. 3mo

AmyG Oh NICE!!!!! Thank you! 3mo

squirrelbrain Hooray - another 2 books I‘m really looking forward to discussing with everyone! 🏕️ 3mo

BarbaraJean Like @Prairiegirl_reading I think I‘ll skip the Cosby because of the violence (the one book I skipped last year was All Fours and I don‘t regret that, so I‘m trusting my instincts here 😂) but I‘m super excited about reading the others with everyone!! 3mo

Ruthiella Fantastic! Again , these are two books I normally would not have picked up, which is what I love about these kinds of challenges. 👍 3mo

Deblovestoread So happy to see 2 of my nominees make the cut. 😍 3mo

BarbaraBB @BarbaraJean @Prairiegirl_reading I haven‘t read the Cosby yet but it might be violent indeed. Happy you‘ll be joining for the others. And I know some people who would have loved to skip All Fours last year 🤣 3mo

BarbaraBB @TrishB @mcctrish @CBee @Suet624 @AmyG @Ruthiella @Deblovestoread Glad you‘re happy with the outcomes. Most people voted for at least one of the six books fortunately! 3mo

ChaoticMissAdventures YAY!! I LOVE Cosby, and Tilt is set in my home town. These should be fun reads. Cannot wait to join everyone for the discussions. 3mo

Soubhiville Thanks to all our hosts! Fun lineup of books this summer! 3mo

Hooked_on_books I was already looking forward to the Cosby and it‘ll be fun to discuss it. Tilt is very good and should prompt excellent discussions! 3mo

Megabooks @Hooked_on_books I agree! Tilt will have such good discussions I think!! 3mo

Megabooks Cosby won last year‘s Litsy ToB, but we didn‘t get a full discussion on it. I‘ll be interested to read what everyone thinks of his latest! 3mo

BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures @Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books @Megabooks I have high hopes for some good reads and great discussions 👌🏽 (edited) 3mo

Christine Yayyyyy, so into these! One I was 100% going to read (Cosby) and the other I was on the fence about but therefore (as others have noted) should be great for discussion!! 3mo

BarbaraBB @Christine Happy you‘ll join us for both reads. Tilt is supposed to be very good. And it‘s short! 3mo

Meshell1313 Ooh yay! Can‘t wait! 3mo

Well-ReadNeck 🙌🏼👏🏻👊🏼 3mo

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