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BookishBrunette1

Joined August 2025

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One Death at a Time | Abbi Waxman
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Ever bailed on a book you were enjoying, just because a main character reminded you of someone you really don‘t like and thinking of them made it impossible to enjoy the story?That‘s pretty much what happened here. I felt compelled to continue because it was for a book club. Thankfully @ElizaMarie and @bookandbedandtea were understanding of my need to #dnf #bookclubgonepostal #bcgp

ElizaMarie Sometimes #DNF needs to happen! 2d
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Project Hail Mary | Weir Andy
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New books from a Silent Reading event last night. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. That was a DNF for me a few years ago, but I‘ve decided to give it a second chance.

bookandbedandtea I loved Project Hail Mary. 😊 Also, a silent reading event sounds cool. 2mo
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One Death at a Time | Abbi Waxman
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Starting round 1 of #BookClubGonePostal #bcgp with @bookandbedandtea and @ElizaMarie . I love a coordinating bookmark, and this one from Good Talk Creations on Etsy was the only one for this job.

bookandbedandtea That is the PERFECT bookmark for that book 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
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The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali
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Book mail is the best kind of mail. Who has read it? What did you think of it?

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“We‘re going to be in so much trouble,” Talia said, out of sight.
“How did you get batter on the ceiling?”
“By aiming,” Lucy said. “Duh.” 😂

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Would anyone be interested in joining me for a #LMPBC of our own? It‘s not done through Litsy anymore, but I‘d love to do it on our own if a couple of people are interested. I took this picture recently to celebrate the fact that I finally had all of Abbi Waxman‘s books, and might use The Garden of Small Beginnings as my starting book if we decide to make this happen. Of course, I have a lot of others to choose from though. @LitsyEvents

BookishBrunette1 @kspenmoll I've read and loved The Bookish Life of Nina Hill and Adult Assembly Required. According to ChatGPT this is the order her books are “supposed“ to be read in but I love the fact that each of her books can be read as a stand alone as well. 2mo
bookandbedandtea I'd be interested in joining! 📬 2mo
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BookishBrunette1 @bookandbedandtea would you be willing to get in touch via Facebook messenger or email for the planning process? That might be easier and faster than here since there isn't an instant messaging feature or a way to contact each other directly other than commenting on each other's posts (unless there's a feature I don't know about.) 2mo
StayCurious I‘d be interested but I‘m in Canada. Not sure where you both are posting from? 2mo
BookishBrunette1 @StayCurious I‘m in California. I‘m not sure where @bookandbedandtea is posting from. 2mo
hya Hii!! Nice to meet you ❤️ I wanted to ask what is LMPBC and how can one be part of it?? I live in India btw 2mo
BookishBrunette1 @hya I don‘t remember what each letter stands for. We each start with a book from our own shelf, and write our thoughts in the margins (or a separate paper) as we read. Once we finish our book, we send it to another participant. By the end of the swap, every participant has read their own book and all of the books chosen by other participants, and shared their thoughts. It‘s fun, but it might be hard to do since we live so far apart. 2mo
bookandbedandtea I'm in Colorado. I'd be happy to send you an email if you'll add yours here. I agree that it would be easier to coordinate that way. 2mo
BookishBrunette1 @bookandbedandtea mine is varela.sophia01@gmail.com 2mo
bookandbedandtea @BookishBrunette1 I just sent you an email 😀 2mo
hya @BookishBrunette1 oh ok got it!! And I agree it'll be really difficult! 2mo
hya @BookishBrunette1 thank you for replying 😊!! 2mo
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The Book Haters' Book Club | Gretchen Anthony
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@LitsyEvents I‘m a returning Litsy user and often think of a swap/bookclub I was part of because it was so fun. The tagged book is the one I used for that swap. We were split into groups of 4 or so, each person chose a book from our own shelf, wrote our thoughts in the margins and sent it to the next person. By the end, each of us got to read our own book and all of those chosen by the other group members. I‘d love to do that again.

ShelleyBooksie Due to the cost of shipping, this one hasn't run in awhile. It was a lot of fun! 2mo
BookishBrunette1 @ShelleyBooksie gotcha. That makes sense. I‘ve mentioned it to a few book loving friends. They all liked the idea, but our follow through is pretty terrible. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2mo
ShelleyBooksie I know in the US there is the option of media mail but in Canada we don't have that and the shipping often exceeds the cost of the book - boo! I always enjoyed reading the notes others wrote!. 2mo
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BookishBrunette1 @ShelleyBooksie I do remember being encouraged to use media mail. That swap made me get over my aversion to writing in books. I loved reading other people‘s thoughts, figuring out what got their attention that may not have caught mine. 2mo
LitsyEvents Welcome back! Have @ShelleyBooksie and @TieDyeDude answered your questions? I believe you were thinking of #LMPBC (if you want to explore the event & how it worked). Also look at #LItsySwaps for some of the Halloween and winter holiday activities. Please retag us if you decide to create a post to gauge interest or if you start an event! 2mo
ElizaMarie I enjoyed when I engaged in these swaps- if you put one together please let me know 2mo
BookishBrunette1 @ElizaMarie If you‘re still interested, please email me varela.sophia01@gmail.com. @bookandbedandtea will also be joining us. I think 3 is a fine little group size. I haven‘t seen any others who have specifically said they‘re interested. Hopefully I haven‘t missed any. 2mo
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Is there an admin or anyone I need to check in with, before sharing an idea for a book swap? I'm a returning Litsy user and it's one I still think about because I loved it so much. I'd love to do it again if people are interested. Just trying to avoid stepping on any toes. It was planned out by an admin the last time I did it.

TieDyeDude There isn't really anyone to check with; people sometimes put out a post like this gauging people's interest or they just go for it. You can tag @LitsyEvents to help spread the word and check their account to see if there are any current swaps active. We are getting into swap season: I know there was a fall swap that just wrapped up, there is usually at least one Halloween-themed swap, and there will definitely be some winter/holiday swaps. 2mo
TieDyeDude So you'll want to strategize so yours don't get lost in the shuffle 😋 2mo
BookishBrunette1 @TieDyeDude thanks! I‘ve just written a separate post and tagged them. I‘m not sure if the swap I‘m mentioning has been done recently, but I really hope people are open to doing it again. 2mo
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I‘m about 80 pages from the end of this book and this book hangover is already coming! I loved the review on the covered that described it as “like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket.” My birthday is on Tuesday and I‘m planning to celebrate by binge reading Somewhere Beyond the Sea. 🥰

Kenyazero Sounds like the best sort of birthday celebration! 2mo
TieDyeDude Happy birthday and welcome to Litsy! 2mo
BookishBrunette1 @TieDyeDude thank you! I used Litsy a lot during the pandemic and loved it. I thought I had seen something (probably gossip that I shouldn‘t have fallen for) that Litsy was going away so I begrudgingly closed my account. I‘m glad to see it‘s still here. ❤️ 2mo
TieDyeDude @BookishBrunette1 Well, welcome back! The app isn't really supported anymore, but the site is still going! 2mo
Bookperson96 Happy belated Birthday! 🥳 Hope you had a marvelous reading time. 1mo
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