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crazyspine
Silver Linings Playbook | Matthew Quick
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Any #philly / #jersey area littens going to the #collingswoodbookfestival this weekend?

phatsallylee I already have plans but this is so close to me! 😕 6y
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beaniebankbeth
The Taming of the Shrew | William Shakespeare
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Littens, say hello to Bianca! She's been with us for almost a year & is a perfectly precious Pekingese. Her rescue gave her the name Bianca, but we kept it since, like the one in the play, everyone seems to fall in love with her, & boy does she know it! She is very interested in all the books I brought home from #collingswoodbookfestival. She won't stop sniffing them! Good girl, make Momma proud, loving that book smell. 📚📚🐶📚📚 #petsoflitsy

CherylDeFranceschi ❤️🐶! 8y
BookishFeminist 😂 Bianca! Is her tongue sticking out?! 8y
beaniebankbeth @BookishFeminist Just a little bit, because she's just that adorable. 😁 8y
MrBook Aww 😻😻😻, hi #Bianca! I had a Pekingese when I was a kid. 8y
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beaniebankbeth
Sneakers on the Cross | Stacey Williams
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She said when, it comes to prayer / Get on, God's nerves You bug him enough / And he will, give you his word

Met Stacey Williams, local SoJo poet, at #Collingswoodbookfestival. Rely on prayer, but on your drive & your power too. Love play on his word & choice in caps: in scripture, God pronouns are capitalized, but You is instead. Did not hear all the ceasara (punctuation interrupting lines) when Williams performed, but love that it's there.

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beaniebankbeth
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From earlier at the #collingswoodbookfestival, since my bag isn't stuffed yet. Gorgeous print. $8, seller gave it to me for $5 when I told him I teach & that this is my fav book & fave book to teach. Ran back to him later to show him I was wearing my out of print tee with all of Boo Radley' s tree gifts. I ended up having a conversation with him & another vendor about why "Go Set a Watchman" is worth the read, even if nowhere near the original.

beaniebankbeth For the thirsty curious: peanut butter cup latte from grooveground. 😋 8y
Bookworm83 Peanut butter cup latte?? 😍😍 8y
beaniebankbeth @Bookworm83 I know, right? I saw a sign outside the shop advertising it and was totally taken in by it. 8y
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beaniebankbeth
Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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Part 3 of originally 2 for my #collingswoodbookfestival. Most fiction I grab is authors I feel I should read & have on my shelf. I just Muppet arm grab books wildly. "Girl Drive" was the last book picked. It seems interesting & cool. "Woe is I" tickled my English teacher grammar bone. The tiny book in the corner is an adorable Jane Eyre. I spent a little over $50 for 25 books. Woot! Poetry books were the only ones bought full price, but... poetry.

DeeLew The God of Small Things is one of my favorite books! The story is heartbreaking but it is so beautifully written. I found myself reading certain passages over and over because the prose was so elegant. Highly recommend! 8y
beaniebankbeth @DeeLew Awesome! Now I'm really glad I picked it up. I've heard of the book & saw the Booker Prize sticker & thought, let's try it! 8y
DeeLew I think you will love it! Great find. I wish we had book festivals in my area. 8y
beaniebankbeth @DeeLew this is the only one I know of near me where I don't have to hike into a major city. I've only lived in the SoJo area for a year and found this event a couple years ago. I do wish small town events like this were more prevalent, but I'm hoping I just haven't done my homework and there are tons. Wouldn't that be sweet? 8y
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beaniebankbeth
Strip Tease | Carl Hiaasen
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Part 2 of now 3 of my #collingswoodbookfestival haul: poetry books, book gifts for sisters & bff, & auto/biography. Another good deal at another booth was a $1 a book, buy 2 get the 3rd free. I easily stacked up 3 and then found a 4th! This happened a couple times.

CarolynOliver Digest is so good! 8y
beaniebankbeth @CarolynOliver I haven't posted yet, but I got to see Greg Pardlo speak and perform from the book! 8y
CarolynOliver Lucky! 8y
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beaniebankbeth
I, Coriander | Sally Gardner
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Part 1 of 2 of my #collingswoodbookfestival haul. There was a tent with a deal of 5 books for $1, so I grabbed a bunch for my classroom library. Aside from "The Sweet Far Thing" (Don't worry, I have "A Great and Terrible Beauty" already. Need the third one, though) and "Crispin", I haven't read these. Littens, please tell me about these books before I unleash them on the children!

Carol Wrapped was great! Light on the romance, I believe she's crushing on someone, maybe a kiss? It's been a while since I read it but I remember it as a Regency/Victorian supernatural mystery of sorts. 8y
beaniebankbeth @Carol is it a take on Rapunzel? I'm getting that vibe from the cover. 8y
Carol @beaniebankbeth nooooo! It's about how mummy unwrapping a were a thing in Victorian times and at an unwrapping party k believe our heroine finds a charm or other object and then there's adventure...I am doing a bad job remembering the plot! I'll tag the book, where you can read the synopsis. I keep hoping the author will return to this world but so far, no luck. 8y
beaniebankbeth @Carol That sounds so much better than a fairy tale retelling, though I'm a fan of those too. Thanks for the tag. 8y
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beaniebankbeth
Selah | Sherrie Yvette
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I woke up this morning to arms and legs that are SORE! Ninja hubby told me yesterday that lugging this bag of books around the #Collingswoodbookfestival and then taking it on the 10 minute walk to my car was a workout. Sweet, no gym needed when you have books! Ninja hubby estimated the bag to be about 25 lbs. 😥 And yes, that is my bag from the #nationalbookfestival. DO ALL THE BOOK FESTIVALS! Or at least the free ones that aren't too far away.

BookishFeminist Whatdya get? Any fun authors there? Jealous of your second book festival in two weekends! 8y
beaniebankbeth I'm going to do a post of my haul. Don't you worry. 8y
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Graciouswarriorprincess I have three of those bags from the #nationalbookfestival and made several trips to my car. 8y
beaniebankbeth @Graciouswarriorprincess teach me your ways, for I am not yet at your level. I have never wanted to start weight training more. Why has no one picked up on this as a way to get book nerds to the gym? 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess @beaniebankbeth Lol! I always get tons of things to give away. I have been doing the NBF for 16 years now. Yes, book nerds unite!📚👍😀 8y
beaniebankbeth @Graciouswarriorprincess , whoa, so you've been to EVERY NBF. This was my first year and I'd love to go back 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess @beaniebankbeth yes! A lot has changed but it is still wonderful! 8y
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