noplacelikeholmes

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle

#haikuaday #haikuhive

To my knowledge, this is the only story in the SH canon that takes place during the holidays, and it's a true (wait for it) ... gem. 💎💎💎 #noplacelikeholmes #foreversherlocked #thelitsyirregulars

You inspired me today, @Bookwomble! 🫂

Goose commits a crime,
Hat and Holmes silently judge––
Merry theft-mas, solved.

Bookwomble 😊🫂 2h

dabbe @Bookwomble 🤩🫂🤩 35m

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BookishMarginalia

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

#BibliophileAdventCalendar #Day2

The #AdventPromptoftheDay is:
🎄What excellent book club book did you read this year?
🎄Do you follow a celebrity one?

Join the fun! Answer in the comments ⬇️ or post and tag 💜

@WanderingBookaneer @Cupcake12 @Karisa @AmyG @TheBookHippie @Erinreadsthebooks @Bookperson96 @tpixie @purpleypumpkin @thebookgeekfrau @xicanti @Jeg

BookishMarginalia I used to read the #OprahBookClub picks once upon a time. Now I dabble in different picks as the mood strikes. My fave book club read this year is from my Monday book club:

Flourishing Kin: Indigenous Wisdom for Collective Well-Being

RaeLovesToRead I've only just heard about the Audacious book club and now I am excited! 🥰 2w

lil1inblue @RaeLovesToRead Tell me more.... 🤓 2w

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RaeLovesToRead @lil1inblue It's Roxane Gay's book club! 2w

lil1inblue I read so many good books this year; it's hard to pick. But this is one that I wish I had read with a group, because it was soooo good:

Now in November

AmyG No clue what book that is. I used to read Oprah‘s, too. Now I find that I am wnjoying some of Jenna Bush‘s books. 2w

lil1inblue @RaeLovesToRead OMG, now I'm excited, too! *runs to google* 2w

dabbe What a fun game! I enjoyed finishing the #noplacelikeholmes buddy read where we read the whole canon. I also enjoyed finished the #shardlakebr where we read all the Matthew Shardlake books by C.J. Sansom. And I loved all the books we read this year with the #hashtagbrigade, led by the invincible @BarkingMadRead. 🩵☃️🩶 2w

TheBookHippie @RaeLovesToRead oh I‘m so in for this. 2w

TheBookHippie I have tried IRL Bookclub 😵‍💫🫣 they don‘t read the book and get together to bash their partners and I want no part of that. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 back in the day I would check out Oprah but it‘s been a long long long time. My favourite “bookclub” is my #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD and I think our November book was my favorite

Life with Picasso

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TheBookgeekFrau I read Flowers for Algernon for an IRL bookclub. Haven't followed a celebrity book club since the OG Oprah one. I have to say I kind of resent those book club seals on book covers; they interfere with the esthetic 😤 As for the trivia question yeah, no clue 😂 2w

Karisa @TheBookHippie That was my experience too! So awkward showing up as the only one that wanted to talk about the book. 🤓😂🤣 2w

Karisa I‘ve read so many great ones this year with Litsy people! Life with Picasso, 1984, Fearless, Woodworking, Wild Dark Shore, and The Death of the Author are some that first come to mind. Always a great discussion with the book groups on Litsy! 🥰💗🥰💗 2w

TheBookHippie @Karisa SOLIDARITY. 2w

lil1inblue @karisa @TheBookHippie I'm glad I'm not alone in my IRL book club experience. ? Not only do they not read or discuss the book, but it always ends up being a book I'm meh about reading. I much prefer litsy "clubs". ? 2w

TheBookHippie @lil1inblue THAT TOO!! 2w

Karisa @lil1inblue 🎯 🥰 2w

WanderingBookaneer @TheBookHippie and @Karisa : I run a book club, Books on Tap, that meets at a local brewery. We don‘t have assigned books. People just share what they read during the past month. Some of us bring books to hand out after we‘ve read them. 2w

TheBookHippie @WanderingBookaneer I want to join. ♥️ 2w

Karisa @WanderingBookaneer That‘s the way to do it! 😊🥰 2w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick The tagged is probably the best of book club fiction that I read this year. I don't really follow many of the celebrity ones. If I happen to choose one they've selected, great, but I tend to like things a little weird and they're usually very standard books.

Migrations: A Novel

Cupcake12 I loved reading this book club read. I don‘t normally like historical reads but this captured my heart from the start. I dolly the Happy Place Book club by Fearne Cotton - a tv presenter, podcaster in the UK.

The Air Raid Book Club: A Novel

tpixie @WanderingBookaneer that‘s a cool 😎 sounding Bookclub!! 1w

tpixie I generally don‘t read celebrity book club books although I did just love Sarah Jessica Parker‘s imprint book I Am You that a few of my recent post about. My in real life Bookclub also doesn‘t stand focus or go as in depth because I would like to go with a Bookclub, but I‘ve continued because it‘s the only social thing I do each month. I get much more out of my #LitsyBuddyReads and @litsybookclub books. 1w

LeafingThroughLife I used to follow Oprah‘s Book Club pretty closely, but lately I think I, probably unwittingly, am following Reese‘s Book Club with more success. This year, I loved

The Phoenix Pencil Company: A Novel

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dabbe

A Study in Scarlet | Arthur Conan Doyle

Hey, Sherlockians~
Guess what today is? See pic above. Have a lovely week.

#noplacelikeholmes #foreversherlocked #thelitsyirregulars @Cuilin

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kspenmoll Love this!!! 2w

ImperfectCJ Cool! My son loves A Study in Scarlet and talked me into putting it on my December TBR. With any luck, I will get to it this month! 2w

tpixie Cool! 😎 🕵️‍♂️ 2w

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Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 2w

dabbe @kspenmoll IKR? 🖤🕵️‍♂️🩶 2w

dabbe @ImperfectCJ Well, if you like it, then you'll have to read the entire canon, one story at a time! 🖤🕵️‍♂️🖤 2w

dabbe @tpixie 🖤🕵️‍♂️🖤 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle 🖤🕵️‍♂️🩶 2w

eeclayton Happy birthday Sherlock! 2w

Cuilin Happy birthday Sherlock!!! 🎂 🎈 2w

dabbe @eeclayton 🖤🕵️‍♂️🩶 2w

dabbe @Cuilin 🖤🕵️‍♂️🩶 2w

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dabbe

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel | Anthony Horowitz

#thelitsyirregulars #tli @Cuilin

Thoughts, Pastiched-Sherlockians?

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eeclayton While I knew that the Flat Cap Gang storyline would have to have something to do with the House of Silk mystery, I honestly forgot about it for most of the book. It was much less intricate, and for me personally, the solution to it, when it came, had shock value but felt a little WTF. The HoS part, on the other hand, held my interest all the way through. 2w

kspenmoll I was mostly caught up in the House of Silk as more intricate & intriguing. It did not cross my mind that the author would connect the two. I was surprised that one of the twin leasers of the gang was female. Never crossed my mind- that was a clever way of connecting the storylines. (edited) 2w

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Where‘s the best place to start with Sherlock Holmes? I have not read his mysteries? What‘s next for us and when in this group? 2w

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CogsOfEncouragement I had the feeling of coincidence - which SH didn't believe in - that Carstairs was one so vile as well. 2w

dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads If you search #noplacelikeholmes, you will see how our group read the entire canon. We read in exact chronological order by publication date. Here's a link to all of the stories in order and online: https://ignisart.com/camdenhouse/canon/index.html 2w

dabbe @eeclayton @kspenmoll @DrSabrinaMoldenReads @CogsOfEncouragment I, too, forgot about the Flat Cap Gang and was stunned by how he pulled it all together at the end. I read 60% of the book yesterday and couldn't put it down once the suspense really started rolling. I did feel I had to suspend my disbelief a bit, though, but I find I pretty much have to do that with a lot of mysteries. 2w

DrSabrinaMoldenReads @dabbe Whoa! Thanks for the link! Where has this been hiding all my life. 2w

dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads That website will keep you busy for a while! 2w

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LitsyEvents

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel | Anthony Horowitz

#TheLitsyirregulars #TLI reminder from @dabbe
Friendly reminder: Discussion tomorrow! Looking forward to it! #noplacelikeholmes #foreversherlocked

dabbe TY! 🩵❄️🩶 2w

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dabbe

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel | Anthony Horowitz

#TheLitsyIrregulars #TLI @LitsyEvents

Friendly reminder: Discussion tomorrow! Looking forward to it! #noplacelikeholmes #foreversherlocked

DrSabrinaMoldenReads, Cuilin, kspenmoll, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Librarybelle, mcipher, Read4life, CatLass007, Mollyanna, eeclayton, Bookwomble, dabbe, MaGoose, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, Sparklemn

CatLass007 I have to confess, I really couldn‘t get into this one. I bailed at the 25% mark. Sorry gang, I hope everyone else enjoyed it. #HailTheBail #BetterBooksAhead I don‘t think I‘ll be participating tomorrow. You don‘t need a negative Nellie in the mix. I‘ll see you when we discuss

The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen

CogsOfEncouragement I plan to finish reading it today. Looking forward to everyone‘s thoughts. 2w

DrSabrinaMoldenReads How does the discussion work? This is my first one with you all. I really enjoyed the book. 2w

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dabbe I'm sorry it didn't click for you. I found it slow at the start, but then it picked up for me. Hopefully, you'll like the next one more.

#hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterpastichebooksahead (edited) 2w

dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I will post some question starters and will tag all of you; then, we all comment below and comment to each other, etc. ... kind of like an answer blog you might do in high school or college. 2w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Boy, once it got going, I couldn't put it down! My whole day was pretty much devoted to finishing it ... well, that and college football. 🤣 2w

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dabbe

Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas | Roger Riccard

Calling all Sherlockians! Just saw that this Kindle edition is only 99 cents! And the stories are centered around December! 🧡🍁♥️

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes #TheLitsyIrregulars #TLI #sherlocked #foreversherlocked
@Cuilin

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kspenmoll Oh, I need this! Thx! 2w

dabbe @kspenmoll YW! ♥️🍁🧡 2w

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Thanks 2w

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dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads YW! 💙❄️🩵 2w

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Doesn‘t our discussion start today? 2w

dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads It's on the 30th. We're almost there! 🩵❄️🩶 2w

DrSabrinaMoldenReads @dabbe Yay! Can‘t wait! 2w

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dabbe

The Complete Sherlock Holmes | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

Sherlock would be nowhere without his Watson. #foreversherlocked #noplacelikeholmes

Leftcoastzen Should have guessed! Great pick ! 1mo

ShelleyBooksie Gamache and Lacoste for me. 1mo

dabbe @Leftcoastzen I almost didn't pick them just for that reason! 🤣 1mo

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dabbe @ShelleyBooksie Ooh, another excellent one! 🤩 1mo

BookmarkTavern Iconic choice! Thanks for posting! 1mo

dabbe @BookmarkTavern YW! 1mo

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dabbe

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel | Anthony Horowitz

#TheLitsyIrregulars #TLI @Cuilin
#NoPlaceLikeHolmes

Alright, Sherlock Pastichers! How's everyone doing? I have to admit, I have yet to start this one because I know when I do, I will not be able to put it down. So, I'm leaning to reading it closer to our discussion date--which is NOVEMBER 30TH. Mark your calendars!!! Any thoughts so far?

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Read4life This is a reread for me so I‘m going to read it closer to our discussion date. 1mo

CogsOfEncouragement I‘m waiting to start this too, but looking forward to it. 1mo

kelli7990 I‘ve already started it and I enjoyed it. I thought our discussion for the book was October 30. 1mo

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kspenmoll I plan to start it this weekend. 1mo

eeclayton I haven't started it either. I plan to jump into it mid-November, but I'm rather bored with my current read, so who knows 1mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I just started reading. I am so excited about reading something different. I love the Preface (edited) 1mo

dabbe @kelli7990 Nope. Each book will take 2 months; 1st month will be a check-in, and the 2nd month will be the discussion. So, Nov. 30th is the discussion date. 🖤🩶🖤 1mo

dabbe @Read4life 🖤🙌🏻🖤 1mo

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement 🖤🩶🖤 1mo

dabbe @kspenmoll 🖤🙌🏻🖤 1mo

dabbe @eeclayton I'm bored with mine, too, and might just dig in! 🖤🩶🖤 1mo

dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads Yay! 🖤🩶🖤 1mo

Mollyanna I, too, plan to start in November. Looking forward to it! (edited) 1mo

Librarybelle I plan to start reading it in November…if I can. Reading time is so minimal of late for me. But, I have read this before, so even if I‘m not done by discussion time I can still participate! 1mo

dabbe @Mollyanna Yay! Me, too! 🖤🩶🖤 1mo

dabbe @Librarybelle Yay! 🖤🩶🖤 1mo

CatLass007 Waiting until closer to the discussion date. Just like nearly everyone else in the group. 1mo

MaGoose I read this quite a few years ago. I'm looking forward to reading it again 1mo

dabbe @CatLass007 I wonder if we should go to a book a month ... but then it is a relief to have two to get 'er done! 🖤🩶🖤 1mo

dabbe @MaGoose I hope it's good! 🖤🩶🖤 1mo

Cuilin I‘m a few pages from the end. 🤞I remember enough for discussion. 1mo

dabbe @Cuilin I can't resist asking, did you like it? 1mo

Cuilin @dabbe Yes, I started two days ago. It immediately grabbed my attention. I feel like I should‘ve paced myself. 🤷‍♀️ 1mo

dabbe @Cuilin Cool! Now I'm even more excited to read it! 🤩 1mo

CatLass007 Let‘s just go with one every two months as planned. Then next summer when it‘s time to choose new books or even to choose whether or not to continue the buddy read, we can vote on whether to do one book per month or one book every two months. 1mo

dabbe @CatLass007 Excellent idea; thanks! 🖤🩶🖤 1mo

CatLass007 You are most welcome!🤎🤎🤎🐾🐾🐾 1mo

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eeclayton

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle

I've just received this lovely surprise package and am really touched. Thanks for the presents and the handwritten note. I love everything, but the bookmarks are probably my favourite. Thanks again for guiding us all through this incredible journey of reading the entire SH canon. I had a blast and I'm looking forward to the next chapters of our adventure! ❤️❤️❤️ #NoPlaceLikeHolmes #ForeverSherlocked @dabbe @Cuilin

dabbe Well, this just made my day! Thank YOU for always being there on our discussion days and for offering such keen insights. So glad we're continuing on with the pastiche reads, too! We are #foreversherlocked, aren't we? 💛🤎🧡 3mo

Cuilin My Saturdays still feel strange without a Sherlock discussion. Thank you for all contributions. #Sherlocked #NoPlaceLikeHolmes 3mo

eeclayton @Cuilin @dabbe I miss the Sherlock Saturdays, too. It was always a happy thought throughout the week that there were a story and a discussion to look forward to. 3mo

dabbe @eeclayton 🧡💜🩶 3mo

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