Trying to relax after an awful week. So much so, this is the first book I've picked up in 4 days! Unheard of.

@Crinoline_Laphroaig #Emma #Pemberlittens

I managed to tick 10 books off of my tbr pile during #14booksin14weeks 📚
My favourite reads were North Woods, James, An American Marriage, and A Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet.

@Liz_M

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Our September read is a 1921 short story, A Haunted House. This was published as a collection by Leonard Woolf in 1944 after Virginia's death. It's up to you if you want to read the whole collection or just The Haunted House.

Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

Next up for #NaturaLitsy is Jonathan Drori's 2018 travel guide around the world using trees as a base point. He uses history and science alongside quirky and curious arboreal tales.
Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax. 😌
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax. 😌
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. No topics are off the table. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

Here we go. Day 1 of Gina Luker's #75soft framework.
I've had a calm morning. I've set my intentions (sounds less stressful than goals, right?).
I really have been 'panic reading' over the last six months. I am tearing through book after book for a distraction. It's not helping. So, I'm going to slow my pace, choose books carefully around mood or curiosity, & read mindfully.

🤞 that works, cos my mind is frazzled rn.

@rockpools @TheBookHippie

#NetGalleyGroup #NGGreadathon #ARC

Dr Meenal Viz writes compassionately about the failure of the government to provide adequate PPE resources during the Covid19 pandemic. Her frustration at the unnecessary risks her colleagues, her husband, and her 6 month pregnant self were forced to take to give patients the care they needed is palpable throughout the book.
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#NetgalleyGroup

What #ARCs have you read recently that you would recommend? 'Cos our tbr pile always has room for more. 😅📚📚📚📚

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax. 😌
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

Tagging a few from my post earlier this week about coping. Please feel free to check in.

@Librarybelle @dabbe @TheBookDream @lil1inblue @willaful @Eggbeater @JenniferEgnor @AnnCrystal

This is a tough but noteworthy read examining the impact on contemporary society and culture has had on men. It has taken me 3 months to finish this, as the subject matter of the manosphere, misogeny, racism, and loneliness was a lot to bear. However, that does not detract from the importance of Copland's work. If anything, it enhances the crucial juncture we are at in our societal values and how we engage with each other. This is a must-read.

Welcome to our 2nd #NetGalleyGroup mid-month #readathon 😀

📚 How are you?
📚 What are your #NGG goals for the next 4 days?
📚 What are you reading?

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

Have a great weekend. 🌞

The wonderful Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage is doing her #75soft framework again. I'm going to do this and thought I would share it after yesterday's post about everything being too much atm. It starts on Monday and runs until Halloween. 🎃

I'm trying to sneak a little #hyggehour every day if you would like to join me.
Reclaiming Your Magic: Why We Need #75Soft Right Now - The Shabby Creek Cottage https://share.google/qlpLdboKsl3Ywc5TP
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This was such a blistering debut. I can't wait to see more from McKenna.
The characters are well formed, likeable and relatable. The group of friends are close-knit, this made me very nostalgic for my own misspent youth in London in the 90s. Although it's character driven rather than plot driven, so much is shown of these people. McKenna reminds me very much of Virginia Woolf in the way he encapsulates the minutiae of daily life.
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Are you ready for another #Netgalley mid-month #readathon starting Fri 15th until Monday 18th August. 📚

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

I spotted this on Goodreads socials today. I'm struggling so much with the weight of the world atm. It's too much. Too much sadness and sorrow, too much fear and terror, too much hate and intolerance, not to mention government approved genocide.

I'm trying to avoid social media, engage in books, & gardening. I can't meet up with people as most people I know have opposing views that I do not have the strength to deal with atm.

How are you coping?

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax. 😌
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. No topics are off the table. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1) #Bookhaul includes the new Murdle book. #Addicted 💀
2) Ankhway mushroom gummies 😀
3) International 🐈 day. Ronnie, our thief of seats.
4) Celebrating Mischief and Mayhem turning 16. ❤️🌏❤️
5) Girls' day out. ❤️🌏❤️

#NaturaLitsy

The Wainwright prize shortlist has been announced. The longlist had so many incredible books, I do not know how the judges managed to whittle it down to a shortlist.
Have you read any? A few might appear in the 2026 #NaturaLitsy #buddyread list.

Shortlist 2025 - Wainwright Prize https://share.google/yQLaQVyqLAojxOEtg

My beautiful boys, Freddie and Arthur turn 16 today. I'm so proud of the young men they've become.
Wishing the bestest of boys the best birthday.

I might try and get a more current pic when they're awake, but don't hold your breath.
❤️🌏❤️

#NaturaLitsy

An interesting article on the future of the nature memoir following the allegations surrounding Raynor Winn.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/02/the-end-of-the-road-what-the-salt-...

I'm all set up to start tonight's #Hyggehour readathon. I'm plotting a new bed for a witch garden. What do you have in yours? 🥀🧙‍♀️🥀

https://litsy.com/p/QUZzQmg3SW9y

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. No topics are off the table. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

I'm living the dream while plotting my witches' garden. 📚🧙‍♀️🐈🪴📚🍾

August #Bookspinbingo list is to maximise mood reading.
#Buddyreads for #NaturaLitsy #VirginiaBloomsberries #BookedinTime #LiteraryCrew #Losersclub #SheSaid #RiseUpReads #QueerBC

Happy summer reading 🌞

📷 Sunset across the fields from my home, July 2025.

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Discussion thread for July's #buddyread

💡Did you enjoy the novel? Any particular likes or dislikes?
💡 Was the stream of consciousness narrative a pleasure or a challenge?
💡 How would you describe the Ramsey's marriage and relationship with their children?
💡 What was your understanding of the symbolism Woolf used throughout the novel?

All welcome to join us.

#Naturalitsy

Discussion thread for July's #buddyread

🗺 Did you like or dislike Wulf's biographies of Alexander Von Humboldt?

🗺 Did you find him heroic, as defined in the book's subtitle?

🗺 Are there any other thoughts or comments on the man, his work, or his legacy?

All welcome to join in. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

Today's #libraryhaul is all ready for August.

Powerful words from #nikita_gill

There is always hope. We can always do better and be better. Be brave, be loud, be strong.

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax. ❤️📚❤️

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. No topics are off the table. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

I've tried so hard with this, cos y'know, it's Stephen King. I have to bail. I just don't engage with the characters. Sorry #LosersClub this one is not for me.

#Hailthebail @BarkingMadRead

Eek, I'm excited for this one. Stomp, stomp, stomp, here come the 🦖🦕 for a little while.

#NaturaLitsy August #buddyread is Riley Black's 2022 book examines the aftermath of the asteroid strike and the role of evolution in earth's recovery.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

Our next #VirginiaBloomsberries #buddyread is Woolf's 1928 novel, Orlando. A satirical biography of an immortal, who slips through history, changing identity and gender.

I've been looking forward to this one the most. I'm hoping to squeeze in the 1992 film by Sally Potter.

Orlando (1992) - IMDb https://share.google/9DTqrfwJu05VN6WbR

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

Track Record: Me, Music, and the War on Blackness is a 2024 release from George 'the Poet' Mpanga. It is a very insightful and honest, well-researched memoir. George covers the rise of grime and hip-hop in the 00s and the influence this had on him as a child/young adult, growing up in North London. The music and sense of community gave him experiences and skills to propel him onto his creative path.
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It's been a cranky kinda day. 😕

#NetGalleyGroup #NGG

It's our last day for July's #readathon 📚

How did you do?
Did you meet your goals?
Did the readathon help give you a nudge?

I've enjoyed hosting it. It's certainly helped give me a kickstart back into Netgalley life. I've enjoyed reading your comments and posts.

See you on 15th August for another round of #ARCs 😀

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

Yay, it's Sunday! 🌞

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax. ❤️🌞❤️

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

#NetGalleyGroup #NGG

Let's share our recent #ARCs or #ALCs that we've enjoyed the most in 2025.
📚 What did you enjoy most about it?
📚 Is the author new to you?
📚 Would you read more by the author?

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. No topics are off the table. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

#NetGalleyGroup #NGG

Let us know what #ARC you're reading for the #readathon.
📚 Are you enjoying it?
📚 Would you recommend it?
📚 Is the author new to you?

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

My goals for July's #NetGalleyGroup #readathon

📚 Note down statistics for a baseline. I do so much better with a visual of progress.
📚 Assess how many reviews to finish.
📚 Plan out goals for August readathon.
📚 Start the tagged and a fiction #ARC
📚 Write a minimum of 10 reviews.

What are your plans? Don't forget to share and tag @AllDebooks and #NetGalleyGroup

Have fun! 📚😊📚

Hi 👋

Welcome to our first #NetGalleyGroup monthly #readathon 😊 over the next 4 days.

📚 Set your goals.
📚 Introduce yourself to the group.
📚 What are you hoping to achieve over the readathons?
📚 Share your tips or advice for using Netgalley.

I'm excited to get going on my #ARC tbr list and tackle my backlog of reviews. 🙈
All are welcome to join in. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

Here are the #NetgalleyGroup monthly #readathon dates for the rest of the year.

This will be a chance to chat about favourite arcs, upcoming titles, publishers, all things Netgalley, tips, reviews, and recommendations.

Are you all ready to start tomorrow?

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

I think the ginger one loves #Hyggehour as much as me.
Finished the tagged for #QueerBC 📚 It was a cute, amusing read. 📚

#CatsofLitsy
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie @PuddleJumper

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax. ❤️🌞❤️

#MidsummerSolace
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie