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#midwintersolace This will typically be a Friday post but I will be limited in posting this Friday- Open to everyone!! I love seeing the nature books everyone is reading!

3-7 Nov 25 (audiobook)
Lonesome Dove has been on my TBR list for a long time (36+ hours makes it good value for my Audible credit) but only 1 and 3 are on audio. Anyway, I finally decided to take the plunge and enjoyed this much more than expected. Despite its age, it was not a gung-ho American tale of the Wild West, and it was also less violent than a novel written today would be (although still quite violent). Waiting on 2 to arrive in hard copy

The new audio version is incredible. I spent several weeks listening. Every time I wanted to just keep listening, I forced myself to wait because I didn‘t want it to end. I can‘t recommend highly enough. Then I watch the original miniseries which is know for being closer to the original than any adaptation. It was amazing too. I‘ll be returning to this one which is highly unusual for me. I can‘t recommend this highly enough.

#TTT #TakeThreeThursday on Saturday @dabbe

A few of those tiny states were difficult to select. In actuality, I had 47/50. I live in NJ. I have work and familial tires to New England, so those are on lock. I've driven up & down the East Coast a ton. It's some of those states in the middle where I get muddled up. But I'll share with you all how to always find Kentucky on a map. 😉

This monster waits for me in the new year… all 857 pages. February and March, 2026, for book club. #FirstSaturdayReaders

Witches! Ghosts! Ghouls! Set as a Western, complete with a shoot-out! This book was such a great surprise! It‘s the first of a series - can‘t wait to get my hands on the next one ♥️

The allegory isn‘t subtle, but I think that‘s kind of the point. Upright Women Wanted is a rallying cry for communities living in persecution in Trump‘s America. Using the iconography of the Western genre, Gailey galvanises readers with a Handmaid‘s Tale-esque story of secret rebellion and guerilla warfare. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/upright-women-wanted-sarah-gailey-review/

repost for @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

#SheSaid

I started putting the voting together but myself & a few others were running behind on our reading AND that we had very few fiction nominations for December.

So for November: catch-up on any of your #SheSaid books, or dive into something and tell us about it. I‘m hoping to catch up &
reread Wild by Cheryl Strayed.

And nominate a few fiction choices for December on the original post.

Treat yo self Wednesday

McDonald‘s reintroduced cappuccinos as a points redemption option, so I stopped in for a coffee and a read after I returned my library books. The drink took me a couple chapters further into BENEATH THE CANYONS, about which I‘m on the fence. The writing isn‘t bad so far, but there‘s maybe a vibe that‘s put me off? An ideological divide? We‘ll see whether I finish it or drift away.