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MrBook
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Today‘s author spotlight: Ocean Vuong! The 30-year-old Vietnamese-American was born in Ho Chi Minh City, spent a year as a refugee in the Philippines, and moved in 1990 with his family to Hartford, CT. At age 11, he was the first in his family to learn to read. The openly-gay poet earned a degree in 19th-Century English Lit while studying under novelist Ben Lerner. He‘s received numerous awards and recognitions. #AuthorPotpourri #TheMoreYouKnow

ljuliel I like this new spotlight thing you‘re doing. Neat to see the photos and learn more about the authors. . 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5y
MrBook @ljuliel Thank you ☺️! I‘m bringing it back. I allowed life to waylay me, unfortunately *sighs*. Bringing back the #TBRtemptations, #LitsyNewsNetwork, #AuthorPotpourri, and maybe start another couple ones as well 😁. I‘ve at least been able to maintain #BookTalk and #LitsyHumor. (edited) 5y
ljuliel Life has a way of slapping us all upside the head at times. Pick yourself up , dust yourself off and keep moving. Better days ahead. 👍🏼. I‘ve noticed you‘ve also been highlighting some books from your library. That‘s nice too, as we ALL seem to be on the search for new book ideas, no matter how many we may have stacked up already. Hang in there. If this Old Geezer can keep getting up, you can too. 😊 5y
MrBook @ljuliel Thank you, my friend. You are an absolute delight, and you always put a smile on my face. I appreciate your kind words of encouragement. ☺️🤗 5y
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MrBook
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#TBRtemptations post #4! On the National Book Awards‘s fiction longlist! This is an intimate letter from a son addressed to his single mother. It is a novel of revealing one‘s self, the complicated relationship between mother and son, and understanding one‘s own familial background, in this case to Vietnam. The poet has written a novel that seems to be unanimously loved for its prose by reviewers. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I loved it. It‘s rough reading as far as subject matter, but the language is beautiful. 5y
Leftcoastzen It was one of my favorites this year 5y
Branwen I loved this book so much. 5y
rwmg I saw it in the shops, now based on your descriptions of the book and the author I've wishlisted it. (edited) 5y
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WanderingBookaneer
Sweet Tea and Sympathy | Molly Harper
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This #AudibleDailyDeal (US) was one of @MrBook ‘s #TBRTemptations. I might have to #BlameMrBook if I get it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Reecaspieces Get it! It s a good one! I promise! 6y
MrBook 😇☺️🤗🤗🤗🤗 6y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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I lived near these palms for about eight years - two decades ago. That familiarity grabbed my eye at the bookstore today. But, ultimately, it wasn't rated well enough to spend money to buy.

#booksIalmostbought

Cinfhen Looks good!!! #yayWillPower 7y
BookMaven407 It's an interesting read. I read it a few years ago. 🌴 7y
emilyhaldi Love the hashtag!😂 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen Here are my rules for an actual buy. (#rebelgirlshaverules) 1) Must be on my GR TBR list. 2) Must be rated at least 3.5, preferably 3.7 or higher on GR. 3) Bargain pricing (edited) 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @BookMaven407 Thanks - I'm looking at the library instead of my own shelves! 😜 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @emilyhaldi It's my version of #TBRtemptations. Glad you like it! 7y
Cinfhen I‘ll follow those rules ~ great hashtag 💓 7y
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laurieluna
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Both currently 99p on Kindle! Heard mixed reviews of Seal Skin, and been advised of trigger warnings but I'm trying not to let reviews put me off books if I like the sound of them. #tbrtemptations #kindledeals

laurieluna @Ms_T 👍 love a good hashtag! 😁 7y
JamieArc First on my readathon list, and excited to get to it! 7y
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laurieluna
Holloway | Robert Macfarlane, Dan Richards
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Damn you Waterstones with your emails of #tbrtemptations! This sounds like such a beautiful book 😍 Tagged another book by the author as I couldn't find this listed. Do look it up!

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Gnora
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This cover is amazing! It caught my eye immediately. A story of three generations of the Das family as they immigrate from India to the United States. #TBRtemptations #YA

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MrBook
Autumn | Ali Smith
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The phenomenal, the remarkable, the fabulous, our very own @shawnmooney has begun his own #Booktube channel ????????????????????!!!! His videos are spectacular, and I highly recommend checking out his #TBRtemptations, which include "Autumn". Also, if you aren't following this amazing Litten, I urge you to follow him, he is: #TheQuoteMaster!!! #LitsyFamily Here's the link to this video: https://youtu.be/IED2_WwgDeI

shawnmooney Aw shucks, guy, thanks! And where pray tell is your booktube channel, hmmm? 😍 7y
MrBook @shawnmooney Thank you for creating fantastic content! I'm not very -genic for that sort of thing. Who knows down the road though! 😆☺️ 7y
saresmoore Yayayayay! I'm a pretty shameless @shawnmooney fan—his book recommendations are just the best!! ♥️📚🙌 7y
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shawnmooney @MrBook Pshaw! If I of the face made for radio can do it you sure as heck can! 😂 7y
shawnmooney @saresmoore Your check is in the mail darling… 😻 7y
BookBabe 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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Librarylady
Stay With Me | Ayobami Adebayo
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When it rains it pours. Look at the stack of library books that was waiting for me today. Which to start first?

Megabooks Fletcher is great!!! 7y
MrBook Wow! Bettencourt's gotten the most stack adds from the recent #TBRtemptations, maybe that one. 😁 7y
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Gnora
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My photo does not do this cover justice! It's amazing. #TBRTemptations #CatchyCovers

BookBabe With a cover like that I've gotta check it out! 😍🎨 7y
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