Books on my nightstand this January.

I find Mary Shelley‘s life fascinating. This evening, I‘m settling into this new telling of her story.

Glad I finally read this dystopian YA science fiction novel. Sardonic, sad, and chillingly prescient.

After an extremely busy fall semester, I finally picked this one up again and finished it. Sad to be done with the books, but looking forward to watching the 2017 Holiday Special!

"Once upon a time, I was a kid who read fairy tales." --Kelly Barnhill, winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal

Duchess Harris is a wonderful speaker. I loved hearing her grandmother's story, and about the research she did at NASA for this book. 🔭👩🏽‍🏫🚀

#fivestarpredictions -- All from my #TRBBingo card.

Thank you for tagging me, @Lcsmcat !

Hey, all: If you haven't joined in yet, consider yourself tagged by me!

#SeptemberMostAnticipated #fallintobooks

Need something sweet yet powerful, timely yet uplifting? Read this beautiful middle grade novel by Pakistani-American writer Hena Khan. #SouthAsianWriters #anditsaugust

Has anyone read either of these? Recommended? I've had them on my TBR shelf for a long time...
#framed #anditsaugust

As the new school year approaches, I've been craving Austen. #comfortreads #anditsaugust

I like how poems use
Line breaks and
Repetition and
Spaces and
More

To #punctuate
To emphasize
To clarify the words
To shape them into something

Meaningful and
Thoughtful and
Beautiful and

More

#anditsaugust

I love #sassy Princess Adrienne. #anditsaugust

Vacation is... playing a rousing game of Marrying Mr. Darcy.

While visiting my parents, I picked these up at the local indie bookstore. Wintering (signed) is for me, and Behold the Dreamers is a gift for a friend.

"Sister Monica Joan had the instincts of an actress, and her timing was impeccable."

#seniorcitizens #anditsaugust

Lots of #runningandjumping in my current read.

#anditsaugust

My local children's bookstore is promoting a Reading Without Walls bingo #challenge. (This idea comes from Gene Luen Yang, National Ambassador of Young People's Literature.)

#anditsaugust

Inspired by many of you, I made myself a #TBRbingo grid of books! I've started several of these, and need to focus & finish. I decided must get a bingo before I can stray from these choices, and I can only stray by one book before coming back for another bingo. We'll see how this goes...

Whenever someone says they like my Wrinkle in Time shirt, I tell them I can't wait to watch Meg Murry #savetheworld in the new movie. It's going to be fantastic. March 2018, everyone. Here's the trailer: https://youtu.be/R-oDUQgoKn8

#anditsaugust

#addiction led me to alcoholism led me to Hemingway & Fitzgerald led me to this article:
"The long list of male alcoholic authors is well known, but what about their literary sisters?"
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/13/alcoholic-female-women-writers-mar...

#anditsaugust

I bought these #diverse titles for my Social Justice in Youth Literature class. I can't wait to add them to our school library this fall and recommend them to students!

#anditsaugust

These mysteries all have #twowordtitles. I've read all but the tagged one.

#anditsaugust

Here's what my kid & I have been listening to as we #drive. His review: "Thrilling. Sometimes very dark. Definitely a must-read for Roald Dahl fans."

#anditsaugust

#coversinyrfavecolor #anditsaugust

I liked this MG/YA novel a lot. A touch of historical fiction (it's set in 1962), a sweet first love (main character Lizzy falls for her best friend Eva), interesting characters, and a plot I couldn't predict. I think I would have loved this book as a young teen.

I want more people, young & old, to read these two books! #needsmorelove #anditsaugust

Thanks to @OrangeMooseReads I now know which Lumberjane I am. How about you?

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kirkdamato/which-lumberjane-are-you?s=mobile&utm_term=....

I stopped at the library today to pick up a book for a friend who injured her foot and needs good reading material to motivate her to rest so she can heal up. She told me to feel free to pick up any other books I thought she'd like, so I curated this stack for her -- plus the one I tagged. (I'm a terrible cook, but I can do this to help!)

J books were tricky to find! Here's what I've got. #startswithj #anditsaugust

#drinksoncovers #anditsaugust

Short stories are great #quickreads. These made me want to pick up The Sympathizer soon. Looking forward to seeing Viet Thanh Nguyen when he's here in September. #anditsaugust

Listening to Lin-Manuel Miranda read Aristotle & Dante. Smiled when he read this line. (This audiobook is as magnificent as you'd expect.)

This picture book is stunning. I had the honor of hearing the author, Bao Phi, read it tonight at one of our local indy bookshops. Six starred reviews (so far 😊), and very much deserved.

#livetotell #AugustGrrrl

This beautiful book won a Caldecott Honor in 2015. In 2016, it took the number one spot on the ALA's Top Ten Most Challenged Books list. It's been pulled from some school library shelves, including one in Minnesota: http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=6559

#ireadbannedbooks #bannedbooklove #backtoreading

One of the narrators in this YA novel uses the second person point of view. And yes, author Rebecca Stead makes it work. I think she can do anything. 💖

#unusualnarrators #anditsaugust

@merelybookish - Can you see the two alternating colors? (A couple of the spines include both colors.) This was fun! Thanks for tagging me. #bookcolortag

Anyone else want to give this a try? I'm happy to pick a color for you, too. Just let me know.

I loved Rad American Women; this one is just as rad. 40 women from 30 countries, with a list of 250 more to explore when you're through. This is Hypatia, "the first known female mathematician and scientist." #girlsinscience #backtoreading

@Tiffy_Reads @JoeStalksBeck

If our class had to vote for our favorite book, this one might be it. It inspires us not only to #think but also to take action against injustice. #AugustGrrrl

@Cinfhen

I love learning history through well-researched historical fiction. I'm good with a little time-travel, too. Zetta Elliot was definitely inspired by Octavia Butler, and she also did her research. Elliot speaks highly of the Weeksville Heritage Center; I'd love to visit someday. Stepping back into the Brooklyn of 1863 with main character Gemma was both scary & fascinating. Recommended.

#itshistory #anditsaugust
@RealLifeReading

#comicsbywomen - part two

Have you all read Linda Medley's Castle Waiting? It's fantastic. I'm due for a re-read. #anditsaugust

@RealLifeReading

#comicsbywomen - part one

Here are a few issues of Lumberjanes and Goldie Vance from my daughter's collection. 💖📚💕

@RealLifeReading

On Friday night, we had a reunion for our mother-daughter book club that started when the girls were in third grade. They will be college freshmen this fall. Here's one of the shelves where we keep the books we read together. (We read a total of 47 books!)

#shelfiesunday #backtoreading
@Tiffy_Reads @JoeStalksBeck

Such a fun story! Reminded me a little of The Penderwicks. Recommended, especially as a readaloud.

#bookswithdogs #booksacrossoceans
@mellisarock @pri_bibliophile

#sharp swords and #sharp wits

#anditsaugust @RealLifeReading

#booksandbooze #backtoreading @Tiffy_Reads

Signed books from Gene Luen Yang. (If you ever get a chance to see him, do.) #signedcopies #booksacrossoceans

@mellisarock @pri_bibliophile

Here's our to-go reading: The Witches with my 12 year old, and Aristotle & Dante for me. ❤️ #audiobookstogo #backtoreading @Tiffy_Reads

A quote from author Lorna Landvik: "I do, however, think that book clubs are the beauty parlors of the millennium--a place where women meet regularly and talk about everything." #hairthereandeverywhere #anditsaugust @RealLifeReading

It was fun to search my bookshelves for titles to share for today's theme! #forfontssake #anditsaugust @RealLifeReading