It has taken 45 minutes to get this posted. I've been struggling with wifi signal all day. 🙄

I will post the April discussion threads for #NaturaLitsy and #VirginiaBloomsberries tomorrow. 🤞

I don't want you to think I've forgotten. X

#NaturaLitsy

I'm sat under my apple trees in the blazing sun, reading a novel about trees. I have not moved from this spot all day. 🌞

#NaturaLitsy May #buddyread is the historical fiction North Woods. It is set in New England. It is a multigenerational saga set over 400 years on one farmhouse.

Here is a brief summary of books that inspired Daniel Mason.

https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-novels-that-inspired-the-writing-of-north-wood....

@LitsyEvents

#VirginiaBloomsberries May #buddyread is The Common Reader- Vol. 1 published in 1925. These are a selection of journalistic essays previously published individually.

https://yalereview.org/article/claire-messud-virginia-woolf

@LitsyEvents

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

#Hyggehour readathon

Are you joining us for our favourite time of the week? Grab some quiet time to reset your week with a hygge inspired reading session.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Grab a coffee and drop by to catch up with each other's news and plans. Do you have any recommendations for us?

All are welcome to join in. ☕️

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@kspenmoll @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @dabbe @Cuilin @TheSpineView @julieclair @TheAromaofBooks @Susanita @Deblovestoread

St George's Day

I just stumbled across this incredible essay, Damsels Undistressed, from Samantha Shannon. She wrote this while researching for her book, The Priory of the Orange Tree. (Book 1 of The Chaos Series)

https://www.samanthashannon.co.uk/more/damsels-undistressed?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwJ16kt...

#LitSolace #NaturaLitsy

#MidsummerSolace #buddyread 2nd choice is Tove Jansson's 1972 novel.
The non-fiction choice is unavailable in US until late June. So, with that in mind, I will run a relaxed fiction (tagged) and non-fiction (A Wilder Way) #buddyread
for those wishing to participate.
All welcome. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @LitsyEvents

#LitSolace #NaturaLitsy

How on earth can we be coming up to #MidsummerSolace already? 🌞
Here's the chosen #buddyread if you would like to join in. All are welcome. 🌻

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

** SEE NOTE IN COMMENTS **

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/13/poppy-okotcha-plants-taught...

@LitsyEvents @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Pausing for a moment with a coffee, to think about the sad loss of such an advocate for the climate and vulnerable.
May he RIP 🙏

Oh my, yes, please 🙏

Happy Easter to all of you celebrating. 🐣

Another Sunday evening approaches, so it's time for our weekly #HyggeHour readathon. Are you joining us for a weekly reset?
8-9 pm your time zone.

My plan is a gin and tonic, blankets, candles, garden fire and kiddos, chitchatting about our week.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Working through a backlog of Sunday newspaper supplements, I came across this great article, Is Dickens better than Shakespeare? 🤔

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/02/is-dickens-better-than-shakespeare...

#WhatTheDickens @Cuilin

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Grab a coffee and drop by to catch up with each other's news and plans. Do you have any recommendations for us?

All are welcome to join in. ☕️

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

@kspenmoll @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @dabbe @Cuilin

The best thing about reading is learning new things 🙌

Oh my, this book really is something special. I'm reading slowly to savour every verse.😍 I can't understand why this author is not stocked in the UK.

#RiseUpReads @Catsandbooks

Blankets ✔️
Earl Grey tea ✔️
Snacks - walnuts and dark chocolate ✔️
New book arrived from USA this week. ✔️ I decided to wait for #HyggeHour as it looks like a very mindful read.
Happy me ✔️

#RiseUpReads @Catsandbooks
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

I am so looking forward to our #HyggeHour readathon tonight, between 8-9pm. Grab your blankets, snacks, light a candle, and get cosy. Don't forget to post your pics. 💚🕯🍫📚☕️💚
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Oops!! The week ran away from me, and I completely lost track of days. My apologies for missing our #Chatterday session yesterday. I hope you're all well and causing mischief. X

Are you ready to reset for the week ahead? Join us at 8-9pm (your time) for our weekly communal #HyggeeHour readathon 📚☕️🌸🕯🍫

All are welcome to join in.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

I'm bimbling in the garden, tidying up and sowing seeds in between catching up with #buddyreads

What are your plans for today?

All welcome to join in. 😊

Tagging a few to start us of @thebookhippie @dabbe @Bookwormjillk @Cuilin @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle

#LibraryHaul

Starting the tagged for #WithTheBanned April #buddyread

Oh my, this is an absolutely captivating listen. A quarter of all proceeds from the audiobook are donated to the UK women's charity, Refuge.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/01/101-women-narrate-history-women-ob...

https://refuge.org.uk/

#NaturaLitsy Daily #buddyread #ATreeADay

Wow, April already! 🌸🌞🌸

Are you still enjoying our daily arboreal treat? 🌳
Did you have a favourite passage from the March entries? I adored An Orchard in Spring by Isidore Verheyden (1897). Inosculation is quite cool, too.https://crowspath.org/love-trees/

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

#NaturaLitsy March #buddyread discussion thread

🐞Did you enjoy the book?
🪲How was the author's writing style?
🪳Did you learn anything new or interesting?
🦋 Did you have a favourite chapter?

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Well, March whizzed by!
🌸 Did you read this month's #buddyread
🌸 Did you like the author's style?
🌸 Were there any particular women that stood out for you?
🌸 Did it give you more of an insight into VW?

I've been having a Hygge kinda day, celebrating Mother‘s Day with my teens. 🍾
I'm not sure what I'll be reading tonight but I will definitely be continuing the hygge mood for our #HyggeHour Readathon.

Happy Mother's Day 💐

Are you joining us?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

I'm a day late, but I wanted to join in. The last few months have been awful. However, the last few days, I've started feeling so much better. 🤞I'm out of the cycle of constant asthma flare-ups and chest infections.
My 5 joys are
1) 🌞📚☕️🐞🦋🐦‍⬛🦉
2) The dawn chorus
3) Gloria
4) It's Mother's Day tomorrow, thinking about my beautiful mum, gone for 22 years but never forgotten.
5) My aunt's gorgeous yellow magnolia

Happy #Chatterday 🌞

It is a bloomin' gorgeous spring day. 🌞☕️🌞 I'm sitting in the garden with a coffee. And I actually feel really well today for the first time in months.

How is everyone today?

@Bookwormjillk @dabbe @Cuilin @kelli7990 @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Catsandbooks

April 2025 #BookSpinBingo list

1 - 8) - Buddyreads for #NaturaLitsy #VirginiaBloomsberries #LiteraryClub #BookedinTime #AuthorAMonth #HashtagBrigade #WithTheBanned #LosersClub #SheSaid

@TheAromaofBooks

My #Roll100 book choices for April. This year's sociopolitical theme is providing a very informative yet steep learning curve. Which is exactly what I needed.

@PuddleJumper

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Our April #buddyread is Mrs Dalloway. The story follows Clarissa Dalloway for a day as she prepares to host an evening party.

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

@Litsyevents

#NaturaLitsy

Our April #buddyread is Mary Hunter Austin's 1903 book, The Land of Little Rain. I'm looking forward to reading about the Californian deserts with you.

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

@LitsyEvents

You might have heard of this tv show that has gone viral. It is a MUST watch if you wish to understand how our contemporary society emerged with all its subsequent issues around masculinity, bullying, aggression, etc.

We watched this as a family (4 teens) at the weekend and had a very productive conversation about the subject, themes, and their experiences.

Cont. ⬇️

Are you joining our #HyggeHour #Readathon at 8-9pm (your time)?
I think I'm going to be cosying up to Pride & Prejudice on audiobook.

Let us know your plans?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Happy #Chatterday 😊

I'm so sorry I missed last week. Life is a real struggle atm.
I hope you are all well and planning a lovely weekend. Drop by and let us know your weekend news/plans. All are welcome to join us.

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#VirginiaBloomsberries

How are you getting on with our March #buddyread Gill's biography of VW?
I came across this great discussion in Elle - Why read Virginia Woolf?

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

https://elleuzbekistan.com/en/an-extraordinary-mind-why-read-virginia-woolf/

#NaturaLitsy

Yep, me too! I'm so excited about this book. I have lots to learn about our invertebrate friends. 🪳🦟🐜🕷🦋🐝🪲

Get yourself cosy and join in our Sunday night #HyggeHour readathon. I'm going to start the tagged.
What will you be reading? 📚🍫🕯☕️

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Starting the #NaturaLitsy #buddyread with the first outdoor read of the year.
A gorgeous spring day really lifts the spirit, don't you think? If only you could hear and smell the apple blossom pic. It smells amazing and is literally buzzing with pollinators. 🐝

Happy #Chatterday

Stop by and check in. Let us know what you're doing today. ❤️☕️❤️

All are welcome to join in.

@Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @dabbe @Cuilin @TheSpineView @Soscha @kspenmoll

I'm cosying up under the blankets with the 4th book from The Bone Season series for tonight's #Hyggehour readathon.

What are your plans? 📚🏡🕯🍫

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Thank you for all the lovely well wishes. I'll catch up on all I've missed over the last month. I hope you're all well and looking forward to spring.

What are your weekend plans?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Cuilin @dabbe @TheAromaofBooks @DebinHawaii @Librarybelle

My #Roll100 books for March. I'm really enjoying this year's sociopolitical theme. I'm learning so much. Going down this rabbit hole is so enlightening and inspiring. 🐇 👀 It's giving me hope.

@PuddleJumper

#BookSpinBingo March

My March list is made up of 9 #buddyreads
The above plus the tagged, a Leigh Bardugo book, Pride and Prejudice, Entitled and Brave hearted.
Plus my #Roll100 reads. https://litsy.com/p/eUlQc1FYM0k5

The rest will be selected from my tbr/library/arc pile.

@TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper

#VirginiaBloomsberries March #buddyread

This month's title is Gillian Gill's 2019 biography of VW, focusing on the women ofthe late 19th and early 20th century who influenced her so much.

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

@LitsyEvents

#VirginiaBloomsberries February discussion thread.

📚 What effect did the narrative style have on you as a reader?
📚 Do you consider the stylistic choices VW made, helped raise questions about truth, subjective experiences, authenticity, &reliable narrative?
📚 What did you consider the central theme to be?

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

Next up - https://litsy.com/p/SWU3ekxLejl2

#Naturalitsy March #buddyread

This month, we turn our attention to the essential creatures that sustain life on earth. I hope there is lots to learn in this book. Invertebrates, insects, creepy-crawlies, whatever you call them, are not my strong suit. I'm looking forward to getting to know them and their world better. 🐜🪳🐞🦟🦗

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

@LitsyEvents

#Naturalitsy
Our discussion thread for February's #buddyread

🐦‍⬛ Did you like the author's writing style?
🦃 Did you have a favourite chapter/bird?
🐦 Did that differ from the one you expected to like most? If so, why?
📚 Would you recommend this author or try his other books?

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

Next up - https://litsy.com/p/SnJ6bm9Kb1dH

Hi, tentative 👋

I'm slowly starting to feel better. February has been a tough month. All I've been doing is resting and reading. My daughter brought me snowdrops to cheer me up. A sign spring is springing. 🌞

I've got a lot of catching up to do.