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JenlovesJT47
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That California
sun certainly makes your skin
soft, doesn‘t it?

My very favorite episode of Lucy, L.A. At Last!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #ilovelucy #tvhaiku

dabbe Is this the one with William Holden? That's my favorite one. L♥️VE! 🧡🩶💛 4d
lil1inblue I love the California episodes! 😂 😍 😂 4d
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JenlovesJT47 @dabbe yes!!! He and Cary Grant are my 2 faves from Old Hollywood. I fell in love with Mr. Holden watching this episode long before I started watching classic movies. He was a great actor. 3d
JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue me too! They‘re the best ♥️♥️♥️ 3d
lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47 I was just looking for something to watch, too. I think I'll hit Lucy up. 🥰 3d
dabbe @JenlovesJT47 And so damn sexy... just like Cary. I loved him in SABRINA, and I loved that he was with Stefanie Powers at the end of his life (adore her in HART TO HART). 3d
JenlovesJT47 @dabbe I LOVE Sabrina. They were in love with each other during the filming and he was going to leave his wife for her but he had had a vasectomy and Audrey wanted children. There‘s a really good book about it 3d
JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue can‘t go wrong with Lucy! There‘s an I Love Lucy channel on Pluto which is free, plays 24/7 so I have it on quite frequently. ♥️♥️♥️ 3d
AnnCrystal 🤩 Lucy in LA 👏🏼🐝👌🏼😂📺🐝💝. 3d
dabbe @JenlovesJT47 😱 I had no idea! Now I love them both even more! #stacked 3d
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britt_brooke
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Pickpick

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Current front runner for my best nonfiction read of 2025. This is going to piss you off, but it‘s an important read, so please I urge you to pick it up. So many scandals. These companies DO NOT CARE. They just don‘t. Please also add Empire of Pain by the incredible Patrick Radden Keefe to your TBR, if you haven‘t read it yet.

#coverlove

Amiable Reading this right now! And I wholeheartedly second your recommendation of “Empire of Pain” —that is a fabulous, infuriating read. 4d
JenReadsAlot Empire of Pain was excellent @Amiable 4d
britt_brooke @Amiable @JenReadsAlot I had the pleasure of hearing him speak and get my book signed. I still need to read Say Nothing, but Empire of Pain and Rogues were excellent! 4d
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Amiable @britt_brooke “Say Nothing” is also great! And the series adaptation of it on FX/Hulu was fantastic. 4d
JenReadsAlot Those are on my shelf waiting to be read! 4d
fredthemoose Empire of Pain is one of the best books I‘ve ever read 4d
britt_brooke @Amiable I need to get to it asap! 4d
dabbe #stacked! 🧡🩶💛 4d
britt_brooke @dabbe Good, the more who read this, the better!! 4d
Cathythoughts Great title! I‘ll stack Empire of pain. 👍🏻 4d
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TheEllieMo
Gabriel's Moon | William Boyd
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My first taste of William Boyd, and I rather enjoyed it. The main character is, for the most part, a likeable character - apart from when he seem to go a bit mad and out of character, turning into a mad stalker for an entire chapter. Do all of Boyd‘s books have a disturbing obsession with sex filtering through?

Book 59/80 #Read2025 @DieAReader

Cuilin Love Boyd!! He‘s quite prolific. I‘ve read about seven of his and there‘s about another seven I want to read. Lol 2mo
TheEllieMo @Cuilin I will definitely read more of his on the strength of this one. Apparently he intends to make this the first of a trilogy. 2mo
Cuilin Well I guess #stacked is the right choice then. 👍 2mo
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2mo
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Cuilin
The Master: A Novel | Colm Toibin
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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/14/brooklyn-and-beyond-colm-toibins-b...

Happy Birthday Colm!! Look who you share a birthday with @dabbe

The only change I would make is swap out The Testament of Mary for House of Names. I haven‘t read Long Island yet. Great list!!

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Thanks!! I have never heard of this writer! 2mo
dabbe I admit I've never read anything by him. What would be your #1 pick? 🩵 2mo
dabbe I admit I've never read anything by him. What would be your #1 pick? 🩵 2mo
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Cuilin @dabbe I agree with the list with my favorite being 2mo
rwmg I haven't read many of his: Brooklyn, House of Names, and The Shortest Day (a short story). I think House of Names should have been included but I haven't read the others, so I don't know which I would leave out. The Shortest Day was an effective, creepy story set on Dec. 21st. (edited) 2mo
Cuilin @rwmg Agree. I loved House of Names, it definitely should have been included. 2mo
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Chrissyreadit
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Currently on my #tbr 🤣🤣🤣🤣 because those files need to be released and read!!!
#bbb #readingispolitical #antifabookclub #overcomingevilempires

Aims42 I cackled at this 🤣🤣🤣🙌 2mo
Amiable I‘d read that book! 2mo
dabbe Majorly #stacked!!! #nancydrewbr 🤩 2mo
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AmyG HAHAHAHAHAHA 2mo
GingerAntics 🤣😂🙄 can‘t wait to read it 2mo
Deblovestoread 🤣🤣🤣 a must read! 2mo
TheBookHippie 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
Suet624 😂😂😂 2mo
TheLudicReader I have no doubt Nancy would get the job done. 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau 😂😂😂 2mo
Tamra Bahahahaha 2mo
Librarybelle OMG…yes! 😂 2mo
tpixie Yes, I really think that we will never get the answers. Somebodies “important“ from our country or another country(s) was involved. And for some countries‘ stability they are keeping this secret. 2mo
CBee 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
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Amiable
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I‘m a nonfiction geek, so these are the books that come to mind for when I need an emotional pep talk: Historians of fascism offer their guides to surviving and resisting America‘s recent turn towards authoritarianism. Because those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Thanks for the tag, @Chrissyreadit !
#overcomingevilempires #readingispolitical #antifabookclub

Deblovestoread Great suggestions. I didn‘t know about the Albright book. 2mo
TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread it‘s really good I think you‘ll like it! 2mo
TheBookHippie Yes to all of these!!! 2mo
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dabbe Definitely on the nonfiction TBR! 🤩 2mo
AnnCrystal 🫂 Really wish this wasn't the case 👏🏼🥲✊🏼🦅✌🏼📚💝. 2mo
Chrissyreadit love these and need them on my nonfiction bookshelf 💛🎉🙌 2mo
AmyG A friend just read the Albright book and said it was a must read. Great choices. 2mo
dabbe #stacked all of them! 🤩 2mo
AmyG My hold of the Richardson audiobook just came in. (edited) 2mo
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Amiable
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When you‘re at the airport and you already have a loaded iPad and a paperback in your bag, but you can‘t resist picking up one of the books that made NPR‘s list of best nonfiction reads for summer 2025.

AmyG I just fot this one. I can‘t wait to read it. Safe travels and Happy Reading! (edited) 2mo
Amiable @AmyG I didn‘t even realize until I bought it that it‘s the same author who wrote “Prairie Fires” —so now I‘m more excited! It‘s bound to be very well written. Even though that book made me dislike Rose Wilder immensely. 😖 2mo
AmyG Oh, I didn‘t know it was the same author. Now more excited for this! 2mo
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squirrelbrain I just bought this one too! @AmyG 2mo
peaKnit Ooh looks good! Have a great trip! 2mo
dabbe And ... it's #stacked! 🤩 2mo
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dabbe
Lamentation | C.J. Sansom
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#ShardlakeBR

Thoughts, Shardlakians?

lil1inblue Catherine Parr's story is truly fascinating. It is a bit tragic, because it seems like she was unable to say no to the king's proposal (and may have wanted to), and had to make the best of her plight. 2mo
AnneCecilie I felt truly sorry for her. She seemed like one of the good ones. It also shows how little power a woman had, even the widow after a king. 2mo
LiseWorks I was sad that she was betrayed by her last husband. It was probably vwey common for woman dying in child birth when being over 30 2mo
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dabbe @lil1inblue I always wondered how she must have felt, KNOWING he had two previous wives' heads cut off! And what if she had said no; he probably would have had her in the Tower for treason as well. 2mo
dabbe @AnneCecilie So true! 2mo
dabbe @LiseWorks He's the jerk that was in the books, too! Thomas Seymour: UGH! And he came on to Princess Elizabeth while married to Catherine while she was pregnant with his child! #douchebag 2mo
dabbe I found Barak's story arc to be heartbreaking. Once a vibrant, street-smart ally, now he is left physically diminished. I hated seeing him relegated to a more minor role--Guy, too. And poor Shardlake! He ends the novel more isolated than ever. His unrequited love for Catherine Parr remains unresolved, his friendship with Guy Malton is strained further by working for Parr, and Barak‘s accident leaves him without his closest confidant, 2mo
Deblovestoread I don‘t think she could‘ve have said no, nor did she probably sleep well at night wondering if she did anything wrong. And to have to be married to Henry at that time of his life…yuck! 2mo
dabbe @Deblovestoread So disgustingly true! #majorickfactor 2mo
OutsmartYourShelf Sorry if I‘ve mentioned it before, but there‘s a great nonfiction account of Catherine Parr‘s last marriage & subsequent death in ‘The Mysterious Death of Catherine Parr‘ by June Woolerton. 2mo
dabbe @OutsmartYourShelf #stacked! And thanks for the rec! 😍 2mo
Bookish_Thoughts I couldn‘t believe Barak‘s story arc. 😢 And poor Catherine Parr. I think Henry VIII was her third husband? She was widowed twice before marrying him. If I remember right. I can‘t imagine living knowing your survival depended on political winds. 😨 2mo
dabbe @Bookish_Thoughts Yeah, we think we have it bad now with the state of affairs in this world, but man, not even being able to practice your own religion for fear of being hanged ... whoah! 😳 2mo
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dabbe
Untitled | Untitled
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TheSpineView Love Rash's poems. He is a local author. ❤️ 4mo
dabbe @TheSpineView Well, how cool is that? I have never read any of his books. Have you? 😍 4mo
TheSpineView @dabbe Yes, I have read them all. My favorite is 4mo
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dabbe
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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs (😍 for the tag!)

1. Tagged: THE BOOK OF ALCHEMY; it just came out. I learned about the author from an intriguing article in the NYT and just had to have it.
2. I keep two records of books I've read: #1: a journal where I write down favorite quotes that will hopefully help me remember the story and #2: a Litsy review. I love the required shortness of words; you have to really choose your words wisely.
You're all tagged!

Suet624 I agree with you about enjoying having to be brief in reviews. 4mo
dabbe @Suet624 What an exercise to try to teach my students! Write a literary analysis in less that 150 words! They're like 😳! Succinct word choice is so important! 🤩😍🤣 4mo
Suet624 What a great teaching opportunity. 4mo
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shortsarahrose I loved Suleika‘s first book (tagged) and have followed her newsletter for a couple years. Her new one is on my TBR, but I haven‘t gotten it yet! 4mo
peaKnit The author is incredible and married to John Batiste, hello, power couple of amazing humans. 4mo
BooksandCoffee4Me @dabbe Love this! Oh, if I was still teaching. 😊 4mo
dabbe @Suet624 🎯🩵🎯 4mo
BooksandCoffee4Me My husband and I each have kept chapbooks of quotes. In fact,, I made a Pinterest “chapbook” board for digital reading quotes. 4mo
dabbe @shortsarahrose Ooh, thanks for this! #stacked 4mo
dabbe @peaKnit How did I not know this? Love even more! 😍🤩😍 4mo
dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me 🎯🩵🎯 I'm not either, and I miss this kind of teaching most! Grading essays and ornery parents? #notsomuch 🤣 4mo
dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me I'd love to see it if you wouldn't mind sharing the link! 😍 4mo
BooksandCoffee4Me @dabbe I refer to it on Pinterest as a Commonplace book - similar purpose: https://www.pinterest.com/?boardId=126663876958866610 4mo
dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me LOVE it! Thanks for sharing! 💜💚💜 4mo
Eggs Thanks for joining in 💛🧡💛 4mo
dabbe @Eggs 💛🩷💛 4mo
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