I‘m in my first year as a school librarian and am so excited about the response my Valentine‘s Day display received! It wasn‘t my idea—libraries and bookstores have been doing it forever, but it was new to these teens. I had 15 books checked out from my “Blind Date with a Book” shelves in the first morning!! I so love trying to engage kids with reading! ❤️📚
#LibrariansofLitsy

Post #3 of 3 of my new planner.

Post #2 of 3 of my new planner! Some of it got cut off. 😢

I‘m SO excited about my new bookish planner!! Please excuse the multiple posts, but I just have to share! I can‘t wait to start filling in all the challenges and stats! ❤️📚

I‘m 22% in on the audio and wondering if the audio crew played a drinking game with the word “optimal!” 🙄 Setting up to be a creepy tale, though!

Thank you, @Chrissyreadit , for my awesome #CreepyChristmas box!! Two very intriguing books and chocolate to eat while I read! My kids (visiting for the holidays) were very impressed with the candles that bleed when you light them (as was I)! 😁 Everything looks great and provides quite a satisfying ending to the gift-giving season. Thanks to @teebe for organizing!
Merry Creepy Christmas and Happy Haunted New Year! 😁👻🎄
#CreepyChristmasSwap

1. So happy to have my family together around our tree for Christmas Eve and to celebrate Christmas this year as a high school librarian with my very own library to decorate! The biggest gift of all, though, was to have both of my kids home for Christmas! 🎄🎁🎅
2. Just a quiet evening at home mulling over goals and resolutions—my favorite!
#WondrousWednesday

@Karisa Thanks for the lovely #JalabokaflodSwap box! I‘m thrilled to get this book, A Gentleman in Moscow, which my daughter tells me I am WAY overdue to read, so I will be rectifying that soon! 😁 You also REALLY knocked it out of the park with the chocolate. Love that you saw my Hershey‘s Symphony and raised it with See‘s toffee! Can‘t wait to dive in to all of it! Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy Jalabokaflod! 🎄🎅🎁

My #CreepyChristmas package has arrived (I think)! It‘s not marked, but I already received my #JolabokaflodSwap box, so this must be #CreepyChristnas! Can‘t wait to dive into these two enticing boxes—but I will because I don‘t want to end up on Santa‘s Naughty list here at the last minute! 😂🎅🎄🎁

My #CreepyChristmas package went out today! I know it‘s pretty late, but the USPS says it will arrive on Christmas Eve, so in plenty of time for our 12/30 opening day! It will be nice to know, after the chaos of Christmas, that there will still be one gift out there, waiting to be opened . . . 🎄👹🎁

My #JolabokaflodSwap box arrived yesterday (thanks, @Karisa !) but I had to pick my daughter up from the airport, and in the chaos of that (gridlocked traffic in the rain!), I forgot to post. So excited to open it! However, I will be good and await the appointed day. 😇🎄🎁

I‘m 25% into this audiobook. Does it get better? This is my first book by this author, and I know he‘s received a lot of love for some of his other works. It‘s not bad, just kind of boring. 🤷‍♀️

My #JolabokaflodSwap box is on its way! Should be there by Friday. Merry Christmas!! 🎄🎁 🎅

Happy Thanksgiving, Litsy friends!! 🦃🍽🍁🤎🧡

Just started this but already captivated by the writing! ❤️

🥮 Caramel flan
☕️ Caramel mocha coffee
🍵 Chili!
🎃 Decorating for Halloween!
📚 Horror
💍 Fall and Halloween jewelry (it‘s way too hot for sweaters or boots)!
🧟‍♀️ Halloween and Christmas are tied! 🎃🎄
#ThoughtfulThursday

@WJCintron Here are my selections for you as you languish on the island! I‘ve read The Sun Down Motel and really enjoyed it; the others I chose for cover and blurb appeal. I‘m a school librarian, and I‘ve been eyeing What Big Teeth in my library for a couple of weeks now. It looks very intriguing! Anyway, enjoy your reading! 🎃👻🧛🏻🧟‍♀️👹
#TrappedonanIsland #Scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash

I can‘t possibly read all of these this month, but these are the ones I‘ll be selecting from!
#TeamMonsterMash #Scarathlon #Scarathlon2022

My movie watchlist for October! 🧛🏻🧟‍♀️👹🤡👻🎃
#TeamMonsterMash #Scarathlon #Scarathlon2022

Happy Birthday to Sai King, without whom I cannot imagine my reading journey! ❤️🎈🧛🏻👻

A day late, but still fun!
📚 Gone With the Wind
👨‍💻 Neil Gaiman
🎬 Guardians of the Galaxy, Galaxy Quest
🎸 Genesis, George Michael
🎼 Go Your Own Way, Gypsy
#ManicMonday #LetterG

1. Horror or fantasy, usually.
2. When I need a good comfort read, I grab one of Georgette Heyer‘s regency romances. I‘ve read them so many times that I don‘t have to devote a lot of brain cells to follow the story. Her delightfully sharp wit, masterly plot building, and beautifully silken prose are a perfect distraction!
3. Sprig Muslin, Venetia, A Civil Contract, and The Talisman Ring are my favorites, but they‘re ALL great!
#ThoughtfulThursday

1. I like both, but I‘ll go with post-apoc!
2. The tagged book is one of my very favorites, but I also love The Stand by Stephen King and Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. There‘s just something so hopeful about a post-apocalyptic world that values Shakespeare! 🥰
#Two4Tuesday

I know this is late, but I love it and I refuse to let work take it away from me!!
📚 The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye; The Foundling by Georgette Heyer (love me some Heyer!!) ❤️
👨‍💻 Fitzgerald and Faulkner, and more recently, Fredrik Backman
🎬 Frasier, Friends, From (my newest obsession!)
🎸 Foreigner
🎼 Flashdance, Footloose, Funkytown, Freezeframe
#ManicMonday #LetterF

📚 East of Eden
👩‍💻 George Eliot
🎬 Evil - one of my new favorite shows!
🎸 The Eagles
🎤 Eye of the Tiger

#ManicMonday #LetterE

1. I‘m torn between classic lit and horror, but guess I‘ll go with classic since it offers some variety.
2. I must say, I think this question falls under the heading of cruel and unusual punishment since this would be a nightmare choice for most readers. I‘m going to go with the last half if I have to pick. I‘d rather have to guess what happened at the beginning than live in perpetual suspense, never finding resolution.
#Two4Tuesday

I‘m a little late, but here goes:
📖 Beartown by Fredrik Backman (note his name!)
🧑‍💻 The Brontes (all) and Backman
🎬 Bad Santa, Bad Teacher
🎤 Boston
🎼 Bohemian Rhapsody!! ❤️❤️
#ManicMonday #LetterB

Enjoy the day with a good book!

1. Anno-Dracula
2. Ania Ahlborn
3. Along Came Polly
4. Aerosmith
5. “Africa” by Toto

So glad this is back!! ❤️❤️
#ManicMonday #LetterA

1. I honestly don‘t have a preference as long as the paperback is not mass market!
2. I live in SE Texas, so NOTHING is fun outside right now and won‘t be until November. 🥵🔥
3. I prefer fall because Halloween, pumpkins, scary movies, etc.—plus Christmas is right around the corner! 🎃👻🧛🏻🧟‍♂️
#WondrousWednesday
Wanna play, @Jjaxn95 @Vansa ?

1. People talking to me and poor writing! I don‘t mean typos/proofreading mistakes, although those are annoying, too. I mean poor writing style, such as repetition, trite phrases, hackneyed comparisons, etc.
2. A Dickens or Austen first edition!
#Two4Tuesday
@Texreader @Chrissyreadit @LeahBergen

1. I love to pick up any of Georgette Heyer‘s Regency romances in between other reads. All of her stories submerge you in a well-built regency world, razor-sharp wit, and exquisite writing! ❤️❤️
2. My favorite place to read is in my big comfy armchair & ottoman in my library or my new recliner in my living room.
3. Coffee ☕️ or diet blackberry sweet tea 🧋
#SundayFunday

I read this with the Victorians! group on Goodreads. This was my first Trollope and I really enjoyed it. It was fast-paced and engaging, with healthy doses of humor. The story focuses on an attempt by the Vicar and his wife to match up their single friends, the travails of a local family with a fallen daughter, and the Vicar‘s run-ins with nobility. I have a lot to look forward to since this is not even one of his more popular works!

The Count has all his chess pieces in place and things are starting to come together. I can‘t put it down!!

1. Stephen King, Fredrik Backman, Scott Hawkins, or Laini Taylor
2. Beartown by Fredrik Backman, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. I also recently read Book Lovers by Emily Henry and enjoyed it!
3. Today I am grateful for air conditioning!! 🥵
#WondrousWednesday

1. Yes! I have them arranged to display attractively in my library, and have leather bound editions displayed in my living room.
2. My phone, hands down!! I get so caught up with reading the news and scrolling through all my bookish posts on Facebook, Instagram, and here. It‘s always a shock when you realize how much time has passed! 😱
#Two4Tuesday

1. Yes—it‘s hard to beat a good twist!
2. My students read this for a choice book and didn‘t see the twist coming either. Their minds were blown!!
3. I can‘t think of one that does it consistently. 🤷‍♀️
#SundayFunday

1. I haven‘t really cried over a book in years—this was one I cried over in my teens. These days I feel moved, and the book stays with me, but I don‘t cry. Maybe I‘m dead inside! 🤷‍♀️😂
2. Favorite genre is classic lit. I love the timelessness of the stories, and the exquisite writing that is to be found in these books that have remained at the forefront of literature for decades, even centuries.
3. Impossible to choose!! 😱
#WondrousWednesday

Although there is some paranormal activity in this, I think it leans more toward psychological thriller than horror. Very engaging and unpredictable—it definitely kept me turning the pages! I did get annoyed with the MC‘s frequent poor choices and lapses in judgment, but she is barely out of her teens. And where would our plot graphs be without poor choices? 🤷‍♀️ Solid entertaining read!

1. My books are organized mostly by genre, then author within that. My library is crying out for a major overhaul, though!
2. My books are in our library/study, with the overflow housed in our guest room (aka “auxiliary library”).
3. All of the above—hardback, paperback, kindle, nook, audiobook. I love them all!! ❤️
#ThoughtfulThursday
@Oryx @sprainedbrain @AnneCecilie It‘s late, but wanna play? 😁

1. Villette by Charlotte Brontë, The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
2. My fur baby, Oliver! He‘s recovering from a serious case of pancreatitis. We‘re counting ourselves blessed that he survived! ❤️❤️
#WondrousWednesday

My library planner is here! I feel so official!! 😄❤️
#LibrariansofLitsy #SchoolLibraries #LibraryLove

1. I do not, but plan to start. This is a media form completely new to me, so I‘m anxious to dive in. I‘ll just have to dial back the audiobooks!
2. I don‘t know yet, but plan to mine these comments for some great suggestions.
3. It would definitely be horror-themed! 👻👹💀🧛🏻🧟‍♂️
#SundayFunday

Apparently I‘m the only person on Litsy who is NOT a fan of this book. I found the premise too far fetched (calling a parent and telling them their 5-year-old is going to die?) and the chemistry between the two main characters unrealistic 🤷‍♀️. It‘s YA and a lot of kids enjoy sentimental stories like this, so I think it works well for its targeted audience. So for those of you who loved it, I‘m so glad you enjoyed it. I guess I‘m dead inside! 😂

Diving into this one! It‘s supposed to be good, so I‘m excited! 🤞

My library is my haven, a place where I can feel perfectly at peace, snuggled into my reading chair and surrounded by my treasures! 🥰 I also find bodies of water, whether the ocean or a lake, to be very soothing. Lastly, as long as my dear ones are safe and happy, I have peace!!
#ThoughtfulThursday

1. My book groups influence my choices heavily—the two books I‘m reading right now are both for groups.
2. Book rating is based on my response. I usually write pretty detailed reviews explaining my thoughts on the book.
3. Today I‘m grateful for the opportunity to move from the classroom to the library and for a librarian mentor who would give up part of a summer day to spend time taking stock of my library.
#WondrousWednesday

This is an entertaining blend of creepiness and humor. I love the goat!!

I was hoping for a little more horror, but there is definitely a gothic feel to the book. Good thriller-mystery!

I was very surprised to find a book so critical of male arrogance written by a Victorian male! Meredith is ruthless with his brethren, laying bare their egotistical folly. The antagonist, Willoughby, is the epitome of self-centered narcissism. The story is about his search for a bride and his bewilderment about how rough his path is. I mean, how can that be? Why don‘t these girls realize how lucky they are that graced them with his attention?🤦‍♀️