FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

Me: I overdosed on Challenges last year

Also me: signs up for 10 challenges/events…

#LitsyAtoZ @Texreader
#ChunksterChallenge @Amiable
#FictionalTraveler #MonthlyNonFiction @julieclair
#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub #PersephoneClub @LeahBergen @Ruthiella
#Pantone2026 @Lauredhel
#SeriesLove2026 @Susanita
#192030 @Librarybelle
#Read2026 @DieAReader

BarkingMadRead Same 🤣 1d

Susanita They‘re hard to resist! 1d

Librarybelle 😂 1d

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Lauredhel Hey, I resemble that remark 1d

TheEllieMo @Lauredhel 🤣 1d

Amiable New year, new chunkster! 👍🏼👍🏼 1d

lil1inblue Ditto. 😂 1d

AkashaVampie If u need another one, but low key.... #BookishMonopoly. U can make ur board to help with the other challenges. 1d

Texreader Right there with you!! 😁 1d

Cuilin Same, is there a cure? 1d

TheEllieMo @AkashaVampie thank you, I didn‘t know about this one 1d

Ruthiella Good luck! I understand the appeal! 😊 24h

LeahBergen Oops! 😆 21h

AkashaVampie @TheEllieMo ur welcome sweetie. 21h

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dabbe

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#LELH #LitsyEventsLittleHelper @LitsyEvents

Until (or if) this catches on, I'll periodically post the link to this spreadsheet (read info in the pic above) of all things Litsy. I'm also tagging everyone I could find who runs a Litsy Event in the hope that you'll look over the spreadsheet and correct/add/let me know of anything you'd like changed. ⬇️

janeycanuck, DebinHawaii, BookmarkTavern, Daisey, Hooked_on_books, Riveted_Reader_Melissa, melissajayne, Soubhiville, bookish_wookish, BarkingMadRead, GatheringBooks, Lcsmcat, Cuilin, TheBookHippie, BarbaraJean, Amiable, LeahBergen, JacqMac, Texreader, BookishMarginalia, Susanita, OriginalCyn620, julesG, TieDyeDude, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, thebacklistbook, Austen_meets_Annie, Eggs, Lauredhel, MatchlessMarie, Chrissyreadit, Bookwormjillk, monalyisha, Read4life, StayCurious, LeticiaToraci, TEArificbooks, rachelsbrittain, AudiobookingWithLeah, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Kerrbearlib, squirrelbrain, Jadams89, Avanders, BarbaraBB, Graywacke, BookwormAHN, CSeydel, Ruthiella, RamsFan1963, TheEllieMo, CBee, AsYouWish, Catsandbooks, Butterfinger, ShyBookOwl, TheAromaofBooks, Charityann, Jess861, ChaoticMissAdventures, RaeLovesToRead, Littlewolf1, Cupcake12, PuddleJumper, MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm, DinoMom, Lesliereadsalot, LiseWorks, julieclair, AllDebooks, Karisimo, Faranae, KadaGul, WildAlaskaBibliophile, AnishaInkspill

dabbe If you know of something I've forgotten, please let me know that, too. Thanks! 😍

Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xB17c0YZ6-IcngwWteNPyWiwoLn3bvcb7kjtqOLu... 2d

CSeydel What a great project! Thank you for investing the time to make this happen. I know it‘s going to be extremely helpful! 2d

Ruthiella Thank you! 🙏 2d

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Jadams89 What a great idea! I‘ve looked it over and everything looks good for WithTheBanned. 2d

merelybookish Wow! That is a job! 2d

dabbe @CSeydel TY! So many wonderful Littens and events! 🩶🤍🖤
2d

dabbe @Ruthiella YW! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @Jadams89 YAY! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @merelybookish TY! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

Amiable You da (wo)man! 🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 2d

Daisey I looked through it and that is quite a list! I would say you could delete TolkienChristmas as I always use the FellowshipOfTolkien hashtag for any smaller readalong within that category. Also, check your spelling for @Karisimo 2d

WildAlaskaBibliophile Looks great, thank you!! 2d

Suet624 Denise, this spreadsheet is amazing. 2d

Susanita Holy moly! 2d

monalyisha You‘re a treasure. Thanks for doing the work for me (and all of us)! 2d

BookishMarginalia 💜💜💜 2d

Soubhiville Wow! Great job! I‘m sure gathering all this info was a lot of work. I didn‘t know about a lot of these things. 2d

LeahBergen Wow, this is amazing! Everything looks good with my groups but could you please add @Ruthiella as cohost of #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub ? Thank you for doing this!! 😘😘 2d

dabbe @Amiable You are too kind! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @Daisey Got 'em both changed. Thanks! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @WildAlaskaBibliophile Y! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @Suet624 TY! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @Susanita And as we say in the southwest, Holy guacamole! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @monalyisha Aww, thank you! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @BookishMarginalia 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @Soubhiville I'm learning as I go. I often wonder how many things I'm missing by not following people I don't even know or them not following me. Are there other things out there we're missing? Thanks for the support. 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @LeahBergen Done, and TY, and YW! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

Susanita Mmm guacamole 2d

OriginalCyn620 Denise, that is amazing! 🤩 2d

TheBookHippie #SpringCardSwap #SummerCardSwap #WinterNatureCardSwap #FallCardSwap #JuneSolace #WinterSolace #ValentineCardSwap & #HolidayCardSwap is Ryan but I ran it this year 😅😳♥️ 2d

TheBookHippie Also WHEW 2d

TheBookHippie Thanks for this! 2d

BookmarkTavern Thank you so much for putting so much effort into this! It‘s amazing! I‘ve just started an #AmericanGirlReads reading challenge! And I run #JuneOfARC every June! 2d

dabbe @Susanita 🤣🤩😘 2d

dabbe @OriginalCyn620 TY! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

ferskner This is the Lord's work!!!!! Thank you so much for this! 2d

dabbe @TheBookHippie I think I have them all on there, you busy bee, you! I posted the most current posts I could find, but I couldn't find one for #wintercardswap or #junesolace. If you have those, let me know; otherwise, I'll post the new ones once you put them up if that's okay. 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @BookmarkTavern YW! I think I have them on there now. Check and let me know if I need to tweek! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

dabbe @ferskner 🤣 TY! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

BookmarkTavern They look great! And thank you so much for adding the January post for the American Girl Reads! 🩷🩷🩷 2d

RaeLovesToRead Awesome! I think @Ruthiella and I are planning on continuing the #christmascrimechallenge in the years to come. 1st Nov - 31st Dec (loosely) with prompts (x9) announced just before. 2d

dabbe @BookmarkTavern YAY! 🩶🤍🖤 (edited) 2d

dabbe @RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella I was hoping you both would! I'll leave this past December's link up in case a new Litten wants to know what it's about, and when you do your new one, I'll change it! 🩶🤍🖤 2d

MatchlessMarie Thank you for doing this!! 2d

RaeLovesToRead Oh, I didn't see it on the hashtag list! Sorry! 😅💕 2d

KadaGul @dabbe For NFL 🏈 Gridiron Gab add it as #GridironGab 2d

CBee This is amazing! 2d

julieclair This list is such a gift to all of us. Thank you so much! 🥰 A couple of changes: #FictionalTraveler and #AllergicToChunksters do not need the year in their name. And in one of the listings - I think it was the #FictionalTraveler one - there‘s an extra e on the end of my name. 😘 2d

Zuhkeeyah The spreadsheet is amazing. Thank you so much for putting it together! 2d

squirrelbrain This is wonderful - thank you! 🤩 1d

Deblovestoread Such a fantastic resource ❤️ 1d

Lauredhel Thanks! This might be a better link for #Pantone2026: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2924746 1d

Butterfinger Wonderful!!! Thank you. 1d

TheEllieMo Thank you so much for doing this, it‘s a great piece of work (and labour of love?!), so incredibly useful. 1d

LiseWorks Wow! You're awesome 1d

AnishaInkspill this is a fantastic idea to make it easier to find things, thanks for sorting this out🌞 1d

Gissy Incredible and thank you for taking time to create it and thank you for sharing. I am using it already 🤩👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 1d

AsYouWish Thank you!!!!!💙💙💙💙💙 1d

Cuilin The spreadsheet queen strikes again!!! You are amazing. This is fabulous. Thank you. 1d

TheBookHippie @dabbe #winternaturecardswap (edited) 23h

dabbe @MatchlessMarie YW! 🩶🤍🩶 22h

dabbe @RaeLovesToRead No need to be sorry! I love double-checking to make sure I caught everything with your help! 🩶🤍🩶 22h

dabbe @KadaGul Done. 🏈 22h

dabbe @CBee TY! 🩶🤍🩶 22h

dabbe @julieclair TY! I think I got all of the changes fixed. 🩶🤞🏻🩶 22h

dabbe @squirrelbrain YW! 🩶🤍🩶 22h

dabbe @Deblovestoread This ol' teacher is all about the resources! 🩶🤍🩶 22h

dabbe @Lauredhel Agreed and changed! https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2924746 22h

dabbe @Butterfinger YW! 🩶🤍🩶 22h

dabbe @TheEllieMo TY! 🩶🤍🩶 22h

dabbe @LiseWorks TY! 🩶🤍🩶 22h

dabbe @AnishaInkspill YW! 22h

dabbe @Gissy YAY! 🩶🤍🩶 22h

dabbe @AsYouWish YW! 🩶🤍🩶 22h

dabbe @Cuilin I wish I had these spreadsheets in college! TY, m'dear. 🩶🤍🩶 22h

dabbe @TheBookHippie All lowercase? Got it! 🩶🤍🩶 22h

KadaGul @dabbe You SWEET SWEET FRIEND thanks 🫶 a lot for taking the time 🕰to do this. All this info ℹ️will help 🆘 us stay S🤪Ne amidst Mango 🥭 Mafia‘s 2026 stupidity and chaos. 20h

dabbe @KadaGul YW! 🩶🤍🖤 20h

BarbaraJean This is amazing! Thank you for putting it all together! For #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead, it's been so long I can't scroll back far enough to find my original post 😂 Here's the most recent schedule if you want to link that: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2933587 Would it be helpful if I sent you (or posted) a brief description? It's kind of three intertwined buddy reads with three “sub“ hashtags: #LMMJournals, #LMMRereads, and#LMMAdjacent 19h

BarbaraJean Oh, and there's a typo in #KindredSpiritsChristmas 😁 Since that's seasonal, the schedule changes annually & I don't have a great intro post to link! But here's the one from 2025: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2917513

Also, I have a challenge to add if you like! I haven't done a good job of posting about or working on this challenge (avoiding my impending 50th?!), but here's the intro post (from March 😂): https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2846737 19h

Librarybelle This is great! My only thing to note is that my handle on the #ChristiesCapers shows a “The” at the start, which does not need to be there. It‘s fine on the one tab but included on the other tab. Such a labor of love—thank you for doing this!! 17h

dabbe @BarbaraJean I have the current schedule posted. It would be helpful if you posted the description; I could then append that to the major title. 🤩 16h

dabbe @BarbaraJean Boy, that was one bad typo! Got that fixed, got it updated and added your 50 x 50 challenge, too! 😍 16h

dabbe @Librarybelle Even though you are THE one and only Librarybelle, I took the “the“ off. 🩶🤍🩶 16h

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I appreciate your efforts to compile all of this information! You're the best! 🏅 11h

dabbe @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick TY! 🩶🤍🖤 now

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Tamra

Rhododendron Pie | Margery Sharp

🙀 Gasp, not both!

That was snort worthy. 😆

#FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

Ruthiella The Laventies are such snobs! 😆 4d

Tamra @Ruthiella yes - so fun! 4d

LeahBergen Ha! I‘m looking forward to starting soon! 4d

CarolynM Oh no! A bazaar is one thing, but a flower show… 🤣🤣🤣 3d

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Ruthiella

March: Book Two | Andrew Aydin, John Lewis

I am participating in two awesome readathons to carry me into the next year:

#26for26
#Welcome2026Readathon

I‘m not going to finish “Ship of Theseus” for #OffMyShelf by tonight midnight, so it and volumes two and three of the March series will carry into 2026. Once they‘re completed, I‘ll start on my various January group reads: #NancyDrewBR #EBBR #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub and #HashtagBrigade . 🥳

Bookwormjillk, LiseWorks

Bookwormjillk I just pulled Wooden Lady off the shelf yesterday and am very curious to see why they're all in a rowboat with a statue. 6d

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk I thought, “Of course it‘s George who is rowing “! 😆 6d

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LitsyEvents

Rhododendron Pie | Margery Sharp

repost for @Ruthiella

Happy New Year #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub members! 🥳

In January, we start off with the tagged as our first book of the year! I have read it before and very much enjoyed it.

Ann doesn‘t fit in with the rest of her intellectual, artistic, and frankly snobbish family. Will she find a place where she is loved and appreciated for her true merits?

This group read is open to all. If anyone wants to join, please let me know. 😊

Ruthiella Thank you! 🙏 1w

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Ruthiella

Rhododendron Pie | Margery Sharp

Happy New Year #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub members! 🥳

In January, we start off with the tagged as our first book of the year! I have read it before and very much enjoyed it.

Ann doesn‘t quite fit in with the rest of her intellectual, artistic, and frankly snobbish family. Will she find a place where she is loved and appreciated for her true merits?

This group read is open to all. If anyone wants to join, please let me know. 😊

@LitsyEvents

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Kimzey, catebutler, Cuilin, CarolynM, LeahBergen, elkeOriginal, Gissy, Tamra, bookandbedandtea, kwmg40, willaful

catebutler Excited to read this! Have my copy ready to go. ☺️ (edited) 1w

Tamra Thanks for the reminder! 😁 1w

LeahBergen Woohoo! Here‘s to our 2026 lineup! 🥂 1w

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quietjenn Thanks for keeping us on track! 1w

dabbe You are updated on the new #LELH (#LItsyEventsLittleHelper) spreadsheet! 🤩

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xB17c0YZ6-IcngwWteNPyWiwoLn3bvcb7kjtqOLu... 1w

Ruthiella @dabbe Thank you! 🙏 1w

bookandbedandtea Thanks for the reminder! 1w

CarolynM Looking forward to it 😊 1w

ferskner This sounds interesting! Can you tell me more about the club? 7d

Ruthiella @ferskner We read a book from the Furrowed Middlebrow Club every two months. I will tag you in the post for the 2026 selections. Maybe read this month‘s title and let me know what you think? 6d

ferskner @Ruthiella sounds good! I'll put it on hold. 6d

TheEllieMo Hi, can I join in with this? 6d

Ruthiella @TheEllieMo Yes, of course! 6d

Ruthiella @LeahBergen We‘ve got two new members! 😃⬆️ 6d

LeahBergen @Ruthiella Awesome! And welcome @ferskner and @TheEllieMo ! 👏 5d

elkeOriginal I read this one a few years ago so won‘t be reading it again this month. This is a good reminder to see what other Margery Sharp books I have to read! 5d

Ruthiella @elkeOriginal That‘s a good plan! 5d

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CarolynM

Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore

#12Booksof2025 March

This tale of domestic warfare fought between a genteel but hard up British lady and her crass American tenant in the immediate aftermath of WWII, read with the #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub, was my favourite read in March.

TheEllieMo

TheEllieMo I need to read more Persephone, there are some absolute gems! 1w

CarolynM @TheEllieMo I‘m an idiot I tagged the wrong club🤦🏻‍♀️ This one is actually a Furrowed Middlebrow book. I‘ve edited the post. Both FMB and Persephone have great books which I absolutely recommend! 1w

Ruthiella Ooh, nice to see a #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub make your list! This one was very good! Surprisingly stressful, though! 😂 1w

LeahBergen This one was so good! 1w

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CarolynM

The Woods in Winter | Stella Gibbons

pick

Thank you, everyone, for lowering my expectations - I enjoyed this a lot. I loved straight talking Ivy with her witchy connection to wild things (including budding artistic geniuses) and the skewering of the “respectable” for their rigid adherence to social class and accepted behaviour. The final chapter was very satisfying, letting us know how things turned out for everyone. A great finish to our reading year with #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub.

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Jess_Read_This, Kimzey, catebutler, Cuilin, LeahBergen, JenlovesJT47, elkeOriginal, Gissy, Aimeesue, Tamra, bookandbedandtea, Teresereading, Sace, kwmg40, Sparklemn, julieclair, willaful, MrsK

Ruthiella It was an excellent end to the year! Here‘s to many more. ❤️ 1mo

LeahBergen My expectations were lowered as well and I ended up liking it 😆 1mo

Cuilin I liked it too. I really liked that the boy became a famous artist!!! 1mo

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LitsyEvents

Rhododendron Pie | Margery Sharp

From @LeahBergen

Here it is, #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub: Our 2026 reading list!

Follow the hashtag to see more.

LeahBergen Thanks for the repost! 1mo

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