Someone placed these books in a box unprotected & out in the rain for over a weeks. I was going to save them back at the start when it was sunny as I drove past on my way home from the park & thought, no someone will take all the magazines out of the LFL & put these books in it. Didn‘t happen.
The house owner doesn‘t own the LFL…Bugs & moisture destroyed the books one of which came from the free area in the P.Library. I can‘t save them. I‘m sad.
A little town on the border of Maine & Canada filled with a rich tapestry of characters.
The book addresses Postpartum Depression, & the aftermath of everyone left who has to deal with their loved ones suicide.
Postpartum depression is so often overlooked even by doctors that the one suffering doesn‘t feel as if she can talk about what she‘s going through.
My daughter suffered from PPD with the birth of her first baby. Luckily I knew the signs.
Do you need a beach/summer read? Summer Retreat is “Mean Girls meets Scream in this heart-pounding psychological thriller about a group of friends stranded on an island with a serial killer on the loose.”
Coming June 13, 2023 (which is a great present for my birthday!) if you‘ve read Ski Weekend, you will know this author has a vivid thriller mind.
Have you read The Graphic Novel (comic book at the time it was released) Maus?
It‘s an interesting way to the tell the story of an Auschwitz survivor.
*check out the gorgeous handwriting our purchasing librarian has. 🤩
pickMs.Berest literally took my breath away on pgs 188,189,193 &199 of The Postcard —the most sobering pages I have ever read in my 53 years of life. I‘ve read so many books on the Holocaust, & the treatment of the Jewish People in Concentration Camps, however, The Postcard is the most comprehensive story of a race‘s eradication in modern times. This book should be read by EVERYONE.
https://bookingitwithsandra.wordpress.com/2023/05/16/the-postcard/
My #bookspinbingo Board for May.
I thought for fun I‘d add books to the free zones even though they are not going to count. If I don‘t get to them, I‘ll add them to June‘s Book Spin…
I‘m hoping this will help me read those upcoming ARCs in a more timely manner. 🙃
@TheAromaofBooks you are fantastic! Thanks for putting this together.
1. I love to walk in the woods
2. Eating potato chips
3. Historical Fiction: The Postcard by Anne Beresr, The Light between us Andrew Fukuda, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #wonderouswednesday
“The tailor sees everyone as badly dressed,
the hairdresser, everyone disheveled,
the milliner, everyone hatless,
The physiotherapist, everyone injured
and I, psychiatrist, see everyone as mad.”
Section 16
#europaeditions
A history of 1 family lost at Auschwitz whose names show up on a postcard to their loved ones.
In honor of Yom Hashoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day I‘m reading (ch.4 so far) the upcoming book The Postcard.
We can‘t forget the 6 million people who died due to hatred. The holocaust is near & dear to my heart & this book is reinforcing the need to remember those who were victims of that hated & never forget & fight against this ever happening again.
so-soThe Hourglass by Keiran Goddard is a jumbled mind strewn out on the page trying to get over the lose of two loves- one of a girlfriend and one of a mother.
Even a week after finishing reading the book I‘m not sure how I feel about it. I feel sadness for the protagonist of the story over the heart wrenching profoundness of his losses, and yet, I feel like so much of his problem is also of his own making by being so desperate for love itself.
“Most people expect seers to live somewhere weird. A creepy house on the corner with roses that never bloom. Some lonely farm with a hunched roof. Anything mysterious.
Which is why people are always surprised by Grammy‘s very suburban townhome.”
A sunny lunch break at work means a sandwich and starting a new book.
I‘m getting really sick of the snow. A high of 40° feels like heaven when the sun shines, and that is crazy being that I don‘t even like a temperature less than 50°.
Have you read anything by Connor Sullivan? He is a new author for me.
Wolf Trap was released March 14, 2023
Winter is starting to wear on me as we‘ve had so much snow in the last few months. However, reading a good dark movie type Noir.
I‘ve heard John Irving‘s The Last Chairlift isn‘t a fluff book, it‘s meaty, and might not be for everyone, but I hope at least it will challenge my mind into taking a plunge out of the snow, and into a place that‘s filled with its foibles and good storytelling.
“From a superb new literary talent, a rich, lyrical collection of stories about a tight-knit cast of characters grappling with their own personal challenges while the forces of gentrification threaten to upend life as they know it.”
This story gives soul to the people who live in older buildings who should not just be a number in a boardroom, but should be seen as complex individuals who need to stay in their homes for so many reasons.
The third book in the Sunshine Vicram mystery series. I‘ve never read such fun chapter headings in any other book besides this series. Darynda Jones has got some spunky humor!
For instance:
“If your coffee was so dark a
demon mistook it
for a portal to hell, you will
need three things:
a new mug, a mop, and an
exorcism.
—Sign at Caffeine-Wah”
pickAll the wisdom of the world with that same laidback way of putting people at ease comes flying out of Green Lights by Matthew McConaughey.
This book is a much needed read and the interviews he does for this book are also enlightening. If you need more, YouTube your way to his interviews. I especially liked the one with @jordan.b.peterson.
#memoir #autobiography #matthewmcconaughey #greenlightsbook #wisdomgained #humorous
Beach reads are always a must!
“Adrien, Etienne and Nina are 10 years old when they meet at school and become inseparable. Years later, a car is pulled up from the bottom of a lake, with a body inside. Virginie, a local journalist with an enigmatic past, follows the case. Step by step she reveals the extraordinary bonds that unite the three childhood friends. How is the car wreck connected to their story? Why did their friendship fall apart?”
Sometimes, you just gotta sit, read and dream…
This is my little slice of backyard heaven.
Two years ago this was just a spot with 20ft pine trees too tall and heavy for a 6ft block wall. We had envisioned a place for pollinators and birds with tons of bright flowers. Now, it inspires instead of hiding the sun.
pickThis Vicious Grace the first book in The Last Finestra series is a dark and twisty thriller with a little yummy romance sprinkled in. Emily Thiede‘s Italian-inspired debut won‘t let you down.
See the whole review on my blog: https://bookingitwithsandra.wordpress.com/2022/06/26/this-vicious-grace/
Congratulations, @katherinewrites in the release of your new book, Last Call At The Nightingale.
Publisher‘s summary:
“New York, 1924. Vivian Kelly's days are filled with drudgery, from the tenement lodging she shares with her sister to the dress shop where she sews for hours every day.
But at night, she escapes to The Nightingale, an underground dance hall where illegal liquor flows and the band plays the Charleston with reckless excitement…”
Have you read the Crowns of Croswald Series yet? If not, you should. Today with the release of the last book in the series, The War of the Woods, you can order the complete set and binge this adventurous tale starring Ivy Storey and her lovable cast of friends. This is a series you can binge read with your kids and enjoy immensely! You will want to thank me when your done.
Today Rory Power released a new book! If you loved her YA Wilder Girls and Burning Our Bodies Down, you will want to read this new Adult Fantasy. This book will have a sequel in 2023.
Watching my son this weekend play a game of Curling in Maryland reminded me of how adding pressure at some points and smoothing the path you travel can help your life move forward even when it hardly travels the path you want. Curling is full of those motions. So is The Floating Girls by Lo Patrick!
A girl investigates her mysterious new neighbors, a kidnapping, and a murder, only to find out her parents may have a role in it all.
Out July 12th
I find it heartening when an a book that I love hits the number 1 bestseller in the store (& # 4 on the New York Times Best Seller‘s list) over someone who is super famous and also has a great book! Way to go, Lucy Foley!
I‘m so grateful, I was able to read the ARC, then buy a copy so I could share it. 😀
I‘m sure this is going to be an unpopular post: I‘m not in love with Rom Coms. There I‘ve said it. whew…
They are capable escapes, however, sometimes they seem so utterly drippy sweet i just can‘t handle another one to read. I go for months on end where I steer clear of them so I don‘t get utterly lost in teeth aching prose.
Anyone else feel that way? Please, I can‘t possibly be the only reader to not love Rom Coms…
The Promise by Damon Galgut is a story about a woman, Rachel Swart who makes a promise to her Black maid, Salome. This promise will divide Rachel‘s family. This book is based in South Africa and spans 30 years. Will The Promise be kept or not? That‘s what I‘m about to find out…
Have you read this book yet? It won the 2021 Booker Prize.
#europaeditions #thepromise #damongalgut #newbooktoread #southafricantale #readtogrow #readingisfundamental
pickWe all dream of Wanderlust. Vagabond is the author‘s initial spiritual wandering that evokes Eat, Pray, Love, but turns into some that is more like Jack Kerouac‘s On The Road. Ceilidh Michelle takes her own journey that twists and turns, takes a few curves and leads her to so many experiences you, yourself, can‘t help but grow from it too.
Do you scope out the magazines at your hair salon? I love Magnolia Journal! The spring issue is always my favorite because it‘s packed full or spring ideas & this one isn‘t lacking any of that. Gardening plans are already in the works for our backyard garden. Tomatoes were ginormous. It might be fun to do an arbor full of them, so we have little red baubles.
Do you read at your hair appointment? What‘s your favorite magazine you grab when there?
Last full day of tubing sessions at work. Good thing I had an interesting book to help with the slowness of the day.
Because, even before you get in the house you must know the residents are in love with books! 😉
#bookrelated #booksrule
I read this book first when I crept barely into my teen years. It is heartbreakingly honest. Reality is as crazy as it can get when you are taking Bennies, downers, LSD, Pot and Heroin. Go Ask Alice, she‘ll tell you all about it.
Who is Anonymous anyway?
That‘s what my next book to read will hopefully explain- Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson.
#booksbooksandmorebooks #avonbooks
Merry Christmas Everyone! May your weekend be full of love, fun and peace!
What fun Christmas themed book are you reading this weekend?
This book is heavy — about a couple who are separated during the 2017 executive order preventing citizens from many Muslim countries to enter the United States of America. Hadi went to bury his father & went to return to the states & was refused entrance. Sami, pregnant with their child she goes to the airport & ends up in premature labor during the protests at the airport for the people being retained. This is Hadi and Sami‘s story. A must read.
Starting a new ARC tonight —Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal, coming February 1st ‘22! I loved The Doll Factory! I hope this book is as weird and wonderful as The Doll Factory!
#macabre #fantasy #ARC #bookreads #netgalley #elizabethmacneal #atriabooks
“there are things which cause you to lose your reason or you have none to lose.‘ … The prisoner passed from the first to the second phase; the phase of relative apathy, in which he achieved a kind of emotional death..“
I feel like so many‘s emotional health is like this dealing with Covid-19. Apathy is a hard thing to lose yourself to. Dr. Frankl says the primary human drive is not the search for pleasure, but the search for meaningful in life.
Have you been watching the CROWN? Then you all know Winston Churchill. However, did you know he was smart and used the advice and the smarts of his wife & daughters? A good man always has good women walking next to him, not behind him and Winston Churchill was ahead of his time, wanting his daughters to be wise, independent women.
If you are a fan of the CROWN this book is for you! Release date: December 7th just in time for Christmas gifting.
Congratulations, Uwem Akpan on the release of your new book, New York My Village!
“Exuberant storytelling full of wry comedy, dark history, and devastating satire—by the celebrated and original author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Say You‘re One of Them.”
#newbookrelease
When it‘s nice enough out to sit on the front porch and read.
Have you read The Last House on Needless Street? It‘s another great NEW thriller for Halloween season.
What are you reading in preparation of Halloween? Right now I‘m reading Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom.
“Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it.” — Publisher, Tor Nightfire
Have you read it?
#slewfoot #tornighfire #horrorfiction #darkfantasy #supernaturalfiction #historicalfiction #fiction #bookstagram #Brom
Congrats to Heather Morris on the release of her new book, Three Sisters! This book intersects with The Tattoo of Auschwitz and Cilka‘s Journey. This is a tear jerker and takes the reader not only into Auschwitz but also to Israel. Such a good read
Congratulations Megan Collins and Anthony Doerr on the release of your new books!
#gothicsuspense #historicalfiction #atriabooks #scribnerbooks
Congratulations, to Mary Kay Andrews, Tracey Ennerson Woods, Catriona Ward, and Yeorim Yoon for the release of your new books!
#newreleases #fiction #historicalfiction, #mystery #childrensbooks
Have you read the new Lemony Snicket story? This book is a murder mystery as the murdered is himself. I love when Lemony teaches as he writes and even the first paragraph does that! If I was you, I‘d be very afraid of eating breakfast ever again! 😉
When you find an enchanting series you read until the surprising end. What are you reading today that makes you excited to discover it‘s ending? I‘m reading the last book in the Talespinners Series: Breaking Badlands by Scott Reintgen. Out now! Buy it at your favorite Indie Bookstore. You won‘t regret it. So many fabulous book Easter eggs.
pickHave you read, Songs of Ursa Major yet?
Emma Brodie writes a compelling, true-as-life music fictional biography that will fill you with the desire to go out to your own festival and gaze at the stage wondering what each performer‘s story is and loving the music every second of your attendance.
📖Review is up! https://bookingitwithsandra.wordpress.com/2021/09/13/songs-in-ursa-major/
“Papa always told us that to be brave doesn't mean you have no fear.
It just means you can move forwards in spite of that fear.”
All That We Have Lost is a soon-to-be-released Historical Fiction novel I‘m excited to start reading and it seemed appropriate to start at a place where fear and starting over happened time and time again (Kennedy Space Center) even though one is technology and this book is about WWII and later in Imogen Wren‘s life.
Great reading for the 101-year Women‘s Equality Day. Moon and the Mars by Kia Corthron is about Theo, a Black Irish American in Pre-Civil War & CW. It‘s inspiring (& hard) to read the plights of both sides of Theo‘s family living in NY & the strength they hold. #magnificient #HF
pickDo you enjoy mysteries with a bit of romance and the perfect humor mixed in? The second book in the Sunshine Vicram series, A Good Day For Chardonnay is the book you‘ve been looking to read!
Congratulations, @daryndajones on the release of your new book #GoodDayForChardonnay!! I busted a gut reading Sunshine‘s newest escapades.
@StMartinsPress #daryndajones #netgalley
