Day 5 #7days7covers #covercrush Seven covers I love. No explanations.

I‘d love for anyone not already doing this to join in!

An older Indian widow sets out on a tour of America en route to discovering what actually happened to her only child, a son who she was forced, by her husband, to disown when Rahi came out as gay. This is an emotion-filled novel as Pival starts to take charge of her life and to make peace with herself. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/07/review-america-for-beginners-by-leah.ht...

Day 4 #7days7covers #covercrush Seven covers I love. I explanations.

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#7days7covers #covercrush Seven covers I love, no explanation.

Anyone wanting to play along, please do. I love seeing what covers appeal to others.

*I missed yesterday so they‘re will be another one later to catch me back up.

Yesterday and today‘s book mail.

Day 3 of #7days7covers #covercrush Seven covers I love with no explanation.

Anyone wanting to play, I‘d love to see your choices.

This book is giving me the giggles. I am not a birder and know next to nothing about identifying them but I do enjoy watching our feathered friends from time to time. Maybe this field guide will change that and I‘ll be able to add a Red-Winged Buttwad or a Great Grey Shite to my life list. 😂

Day 2 of #7covers7days #covercrush Seven covers I love, no explanations.

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I had my every three month appointment with the dermatologist and didn‘t need any biopsies so I might have gone bookstore celebrating. #bookhaul

#7days7covers #covercrush Seven covers I love over seven days. No explanation.

Thanks for the tag @robinb

I think most everyone has been tagged already but if you haven‘t, consider yourself tagged.

So many fantastic books in the mail today. All but one don‘t publish until 2020. I don‘t know if I can wait so long to read them! Tagging the others in the comments so you can read up on them and be as excited as I am.

When you have dying veggies and cookout leftovers in the fridge, it‘s amazing what you can pull together for lunch! My next read looks pretty good too.

Book mail! Love this series so much. And I crumbled on the cookbook. I‘ve been trying to cook through the truckloads I already have so I can pass them along but I couldn‘t resist getting this one after I heard about it on a podcast.

I‘ve had this sitting in my next up pile for quite a long time now (and yes, I get the irony of that statement) so I thought I‘d finally give it a go. I like Amster-Burton‘s comedic podcasts, Spilled Milk and Look Inside This Book Club, and his writing voice is the same as in both of the podcasts.

A tale of late in life friendship between an old curmudgeon and a dapper bon vivant who end up as nursing home roommates, this was humorous, sweet, and just a tad predictable. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/06/review-great-unexpected-by-dan-mooney.h...

Different couch, different book, same doggo. This is my fourth book of the weekend! 😮#dogsoflitsy #schnauzersoflitsy

Ok, even with stopping to make dinner, the last one was a completely engrossing and quick read. Can I get lucky twice in a row? Side note: how gorgeous is this cover?

This has gotten such universal praise I want to see what it‘s all about. And Gatsby jumped down from where she was sleeping to model (bed beard and all) the book for me. #dogsoflitsy #schnauzersoflitsy

Book and bookmark mail. I have been drooling over this book and decided to get it for myself. The fantastic bookmarks are from @Lcsmcat from her #bookhaul contest. Thanks so much Linda!

Primarily the story of two very different people, Ranjana and Harit, both Indian immigrants to America, this is a tale of loneliness and disconnection. Normally it would be right in my wheelhouse but the uneven pacing, the dead-end secondary plots, and the complete change in tone at the end made it hard for me to connect. Unpopular opinion, I know. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/06/review-no-one-can-pronounce-my-name-by....

About to finish the first and pick up the second. Could they be more different?

A character driven novel about three people on Block Island one summer, this is a satisfying and enjoyable summer read for sure. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/06/review-islanders-by-meg-mitchell-moore....

@rather_be_reading is hosting a fun sounding #Halloweencardswap of a card and candy. Check out her post for further info.

My parents were on their way home to Savannah but stopped at my house and are now here indefinitely waiting for Hurricane Dorian to show his cards. Docker (in the picture) gets along fine with my Gatsby but poor Ozzie kitten hasn‘t come out from under the bed since they arrived. I‘m going to be reading a lot if they end up staying too long!

Found at the front door today. Don‘t know where they came from. They must be strays. Can I keep them, mom? (Ok, yes, I ordered them myself but we can keep that just between us, can‘t we?)

Ozzie thinks this height of finished and unreviewed books is just about perfect for him.

I‘m pretending I don‘t have a million trillion unfinished books on my bedside table right now and I‘m picking this one up to start instead of diving back into the others.

Barbados, family secrets, a hint of the Gothic, and a dual narrative are the highlights here. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/06/review-summer-country-by-lauren-willig....

This is not my usual genre at all but in the end, I did appreciate this cerebral whodunnit and the look at the impact an unsolved crime and tragic death of a young woman has on a small town forever. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/06/review-current-by-tim-johnston.html

Gatsby says “It‘s not national book day. It‘s national dog day. Pay attention to me!”

Y‘all, my husband made me socialize two evenings in a row. I might be done for the rest of the year! I‘m going to curl up in the couch and read, ignoring all other things in an effort to recharge.

A road trip novel about two sisters on a final scavenger hunt designed by their late mother and designed to bring them back together, to know more about themselves and about their mother. This isn‘t an adventure road trip; it‘s a journey towards recognition, forgiveness and understanding. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/05/review-desert-sky-before-us-by-anne.htm...

I know some people have had issues with this tale of overweight women who agree to participate in a documentary at a weight loss boot camp but I saw myself in a lot of the women. And I think the novel asks us to examine society‘s and our beliefs about weight. It‘s frequently a difficult read but I appreciated it even as I cringed. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/05/review-waisted-by-randy-susan-meyers.ht...

Next up.

The oldest is finding his foray into the adult working world less appealing than he expected so mama‘s going to send him a small care package: an American Gods graphic novel and Swedish Fish. And since I was at the bookstore, I had to look for myself too. #bookhaul

I had to scroll back more than three years for my first #bookhaul post. Like so many others, I wasn‘t savvy enough to use the hashtag then though. I haven‘t read a single one of these yet (yikes!). My daughter has read one of them though if that counts. 😂 #bookhaulchallenge @Lcsmcat

A stormy night, a book, and a magazine about books. As long as the power stays on, I‘m all set.

A sweet, gentle, and somewhat predictable read about three women coming to terms with their lives and the changes they want and need to make as they band together to try and save their bookstore. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/05/review-printed-letter-bookshop-by.html

It‘s been crazy busy here moving the oldest to his first apartment and moving the middle back to college for her senior year. They‘re only 7 miles apart about 2 hours from us but of course they couldn‘t move in the same day so I‘ve spent a lot of time on the road this past weekend! Now settling in with this one and a dog who is happy no one else is moving out.

@catebutler I love Book Depository too and I don‘t have any of these fun colorable bookmarks (I must have been exercising unusual restraint during the time they sent these!) so I‘m tickled to have them now.i love the little gnomes on the fabric bookmark too.😁 #bookmarkswap @LibrarianRyan

Oh my gosh @Hufflepuffle ! Totally love these. They‘re all great but I adore the homemade ones so much! #bookmarkswap @LibrarianRyan

Thank you so much @rather_be_reading . I had trouble taking this picture because Ozzie kitten kept trying to chew on the tassel of the kitty bookmark. Lol! Love them all and will have to show some self-restraint and only eat one package of cookies at a time. 😂 #bookmarkswap @LibrarianRyan

How cute are all of these? Thanks so much @Schnoebs ! #bookmarkswap @LibrarianRyan

Thank to Kristy for this fun bookmark! There‘s no Litsy handle so I apologize for not being able to tag you personally. @LibrarianRyan #bookmarkswap

A #bookmarkswap envelope today. 😁 @LibrarianRyan @catebutler Looking forward to tomorrow!!!

Funny evening at a brewery listening to Gavin Edwards talk about Bill Murray for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Final Draught series.

I had to take a picture of dinner before the heathens in my house dug in, avoiding the bits they don‘t like: tomatoes for those two, eggs for a different two, and apparently celery for everyone except me (although they‘ll eat it if stuffed with peanut butter). Hoping the book will bust me out of my slump!

I‘ve checked the mailbox several times today and finally hit the jackpot. A couple of snail mail letters and one for the #bookmarkswap. @LibrarianRyan @Schnoebs

I have always liked non-fiction that doesn‘t always fit in categories so this one about current day gold prospectors, historical Gold Rushes, and the author‘s own experiences in this unusual community really hit for me. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/05/review-gold-fever-by-steve-boggan.html

If you all want a good giggle, check out Bee Cave Public Library‘s Facebook post giving some “anti-recommendations” telling people why they shouldn‘t check out certain books. This was one of my favorites.