Litsy

Getting to Know You!: Rodgers and Hammerstein Favorites | Richard Rodgers

1. Chicago
2. Ann and Michael talked about it on the BOTNS podcast. Shortly thereafter I met the wonderful creators @todd and @jeff (who also founded the great #OOP) at #BEA16 and I've been here ever since.
3. Atonement (Maybe) The Shawshank Redemption (Definitely)
4. Yes! I still remember feeding it little bits of ground beef 😛 #welcomelitten @saguarosally

todd Hi Lola! Thanks for being with us from the very beginning! 7y

Lola @todd And thanks for making this the best bookish place on the internet! 7y

DogMomIrene Shawshank Redemption! 💜💜💜 7y

saguarosally I finally figured out your answer to #2! 😜 7y

Lola @saguarosally It was so...hashtaggy...😂😂😂 7y

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NancyQuinn

Grief is the Thing with Feathers | Max Porter

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Snagged a copy at #BEA16. Easily be one of my top reads of the year.

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ElliePelto

Don't You Cry | Mary Kubica

Starting this today! #dontyoucry #marykubica #bea16

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balletbookworm

Jane Steele | Lyndsay Faye

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What an absolute trip. I started this on the way to #bea16, listened to most on the way back, and spent 90 minutes driving around town to finish it the next day. JS was a great character but I was really interested in Sardar Singh once he was introduced.

WordsForWorms Gaaaaah my library audio book expired and I was right at the very end! Things were being revealed! Now I have to waaaaait! 8y

balletbookworm @WordsForWorms nooooo! :( that's when they tell you all the secrets! 8y

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balletbookworm

American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition: A Novel | Neil Gaiman

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I finished this at #bea16. Gaiman did not disappoint - I really liked the idea of different mythologies having to survive in America as their believers dwindle in number. Excellent road trip book.

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balletbookworm

Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World | Rachel Swaby

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This was my audiobook I finished on the way to #bea16. Great short bios of female scientists from many different fields. But I wanted more - longer bios, more women. I hope she does a volume two.

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balletbookworm

Lincoln in the Bardo | George Saunders

It's finally in Litsy! ? Lincoln in the Bardo was one of my "must get if at all possible" titles at #bea16 - even though it doesn't publish until February 2017 (!) I've started reading it and it's SO good.

Lola This was the line with the biggest payoff for me at BEA-got the book, a smidge of a chat with GS and as a bonus I got to meet you and stand in the line chatting with @Liberty Excellent all around! 8y

balletbookworm @Lola that was an excellent signing :) so glad to@have met you as well! 😃 8y

dixi_e Can you elaborate on what makes it "so good" so far? I'm curious about it but don't yet feel convinced I'd enjoy it. 8y

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balletbookworm @dixi_e the structure is really unique, a combination of quotes from historical works interspersed between narration from the other souls trapped in the graveyard. It's also a meditation on what happens when we die and what might keep a soul tethered to the physical plane instead of moving on. 8y

dixi_e Thanks! Neither American history or in particular Lincoln appeal to me (suffered through Lincoln by Gore Vidal earlier this year 😳😢) and for that reason I'm hesitant to pick this up. However, the author and his style DO appeal to me so I'm conflicted! 😁😊 8y

balletbookworm @dixi_e Lincoln actually doesn't figure much in the book so far, only as a grieving father. It's largely from the POV of the spirits 8y

dixi_e Excellent to know @balletbookworm. I'm becoming more and more keen on checking this out. 8y

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ForestAvenuePress

Done Thing | Tracy Manaster

Coming in November from Tyrus Books, the second novel by @TracyManaster as spotted at #bea16.

Mednasanienbok Love the cover! 8y

ForestAvenuePress She has a stamp tote bag she brought to BEA! 8y

Sydsavvy I want an I ❤️ LITSY sticker. Because I do! 8y

ForestAvenuePress I'll mail you one! They gave me some extras when I went to the booth at BEA. Either message @forestavepress on Twitter or we have a contact pg on forestavenuepress.com that includes my email address. 8y

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Poptart

A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, Book 2) | Sabaa Tahir