It has been a looooooong freakin‘ week! I‘m planning to make a big dent in this tonight. I have the grill fired up and waiting for the boys to finish grocery shopping! Happy Friday Littens!

This was my choice for October book club! I wanted to introduce some of them to graphic novels and chose 3 non-fiction graphic novels for the club to choose from. I‘m glad they chose this one. It‘s interesting to get an inside look at life in North Korea. I have a few other books about NK I‘d like to read; like Cuba the lifestyle intrigues me and I want to learn more. I‘m so curious to hear the reviews about this on Friday.

I loved listening to this one on audio! Nina is a great character; book loving, stick to the routine, trivia nerd, raised as an only child only to find out the father she never knew lived nearby, included her in his will and opened her up to a large, unconventional family of sorts after he passed away. Throw in book store drama and a new beau, this made for a light, fun read.

A plus to working the closing shift is morning audio walks with Angus! I‘m loving Nina Hill!

Everything you wanted to learn about libraries, historical and today. This also reminded me of
1. A memoir or biography of The Central Library as if the library were a person.
2. A murder mystery...Who burned down the library?
I enjoyed the people that were interwoven throughout the book. This is definitely an intriguing, eclectic book and I loved it!

I love matching my bookmarks with my books!

Completed September reads...

I finally picked up Drama and read it before work this morning. I adored this one; probably because I have a theater kid who reminds me so much of the main character. I may have shed a tear at the end. ❤️

Book 8...Completed!
I liked this one a lot! I felt their living in N.C. in the previous books were a bit slow but this one picked up speed. I enjoyed the Revolutionary War parts and Bree & Roger‘s smaller parts were entertaining as well.

I‘m bringing in 3-4 books for my book club to choose from. We haven‘t done any fantasy or sci-fi yet and I‘d like to introduce this genre. I don‘t want them to have to continue on a series so I‘m wondering if these books wrap up nicely or leave you with a cliff hanger. Any thoughts?

I don‘t want summer weather to end! I‘m soaking up what‘s left of the warm weather and finishing up this book!.

Hubby is NOT a big reader, but his work trip took him to Oxford and he actually went into the Bodleian Library AND brought me goodies!

Swung by my Little Free Library today and and replaced 1/2 the books with banned/challenged books with little banned book bookmarks.

My first Meg Wolitzer book and I REALLY enjoyed it! Excellent story and I really like her writing style, especially the time line and when/how she executed the the big, awe type events. I heard her speak last year and I‘m so glad I did!

Bookish movie tonight 😀 On a side note, my high schooler just came home from her new book club! TheY chose Ender‘s Game and are reading it like a “buddy read.” They‘ll meet up in 2 weeks to discuss chapters 1-6, talk about books they‘re reading and just hang out. I love this!

This started out a little slow but once it got moving, I found it interesting to hear about Obama‘s life and experiences before his presidency. I find this man so intriguing and inspiring.

Ugh! Our library system has a glitch on it‘s website and isn‘t showing this book online for patrons, but it shows up on the librarians catalog system. I put this on hold Tuesday afternoon at the branch figuring I could read it in November or December. Nope. It was in my box last night! Now I have to decide if I should read it now or return it and put it on hold for later. Too many books, too little time!

Multitasking before work. Reading, doggie snuggles and laundry!

We went on a camping adventure with some friends this weekend. I didn‘t get much reading in but thought I‘d give my Littens a chuckle for the day. This is what coastal flooding is!

I thought this was really good! There are a lot of layers to it and it would make a great discussion. It was creepy, especially the more I thought about it. Two girls and their uncle, living in what was a beautiful, high society house after a public family murder. The towns people are awful to them for various reasons. Circumstances change drastically and their story becomes that much more eerie. More reason to stay away from sugar 😜

DC traffic is no joke! I decided to meet a friend in her neck of the woods and hike the Manassas Battlefield and grab some lunch. 60 miles took me 1.5 hours there 2 hours and 15 minutes to get home! I made a HUGE dent in my audiobook! Now I‘m chillaxin in the backyard with the dog, sipping on my drinky drink hubs whipped up when I walked through the door ❤️

Our library system has a mascot, Sneaks the cat! I‘m one of two people at my branch willing to dress up. I got to hang with the Chic-Fil-A cow and cheese it up at an elementary school block party today!

I've visited a studio where volunteers record audio-books for the blind in Baltimore but thought this was interesting.
https://www.shared.com/serial-killer-audio-books/

For whatever reason, every, single, time I turn this audio on, my mind wanders to a place of it‘s own. I‘m bailing on the audio but still plan to pick the actual book up and read it with my 👀.

Took my buddy on a much needed evening walk. We met some deer and this neighborhood fox.

Lunch break reading and Angus wants attention!

This book sat at my kitchen table over the summer. I read it while eating breakfast and lunch most days. This is my W30 compliant breakfast hoping to offset the piece of Bailey‘s Irish Cream Cheesecake I had for dessert last night. I try! It‘s all about Food Freedom 😉

I finished this 18 hour monstrosity...the 3rd book in the Dark Towers series. I switched over to audio and I‘ve decided to continue the series in this format. I feel invested to finish at this point and I‘m looking forward to the 4th book though I feel like not a ton happens for the size and quantity of the books.

Congrats @Megabooks What a fantastic milestone! My favorite book this summer has been Daisy Jones and the Six! #25etsy

I purchased 2 books for my Kindle first thing this morning. Both books are author friend/co-workers. Went to breakfast and there was a hard copy of one of the books I just purchased! It must be a sign to read it soon! The place at the end of my street has a LFL bookcase. I stocked it upon arrival and saw a kid devour the 1st book and start a 2nd graphic novel series our previous neighbor had written. Kudos to ALL the authors in this world!

All of this!

Started this series 6 years ago. Book 9 should be coming out soon, and I‘m super excited to get started on book 8! I‘m taking my time because I don‘t want this series to ever end! I think I read somewhere that a book 10 is in the works?!

Soooo, I‘ve had this on my TBR for a while now. The story itself is mah, not great, not terrible. I wanted to read it because it was written in 1893 about a boy named Baron Trump who lived in a castle and goes on an adventure to the underworld in...Russia. Very strange. I‘ve always wandered if time travel is a thing or has been / will be figured out. I mean, Ben Franklin sure did invent an awful lot of things in his lifetime 🤷🏼‍♀️

Sneaking in a little reading time in between chores and errands. I would LOVE to finish this book soon so I‘m hoping to be productive today so I can sit around and read tomorrow!

3 days in NYC+2 shows+2 college tours = a great girls trip! Reality has been a bit difficult today back at work.

Letting the teen sleep in after tromping around the city for 2 days. #nycrooftops

I am a ridiculously slow reader and managed to finish the 2nd half this morning before book club. The characters and relationships had a lot of layers to them and their faults were just a strong as their qualities. Santopolo has written children and young adult books, this is her first adult and I really enjoyed it!

Perfect beach day and about half way done with this book!

Getting my morning reading in! Last day in Savannah and we‘re beach bound. I have high hopes of getting some reading in since the adults are all pretty exhausted today 🏖

In Savannah, GA with 20 Girls Scouts and moms/g‘ma‘s. NOT much time for reading but I‘m catching some quiet time this morning while everyone sleeps. Book club is Friday and finishing this on time does not look promising BUT the trip so far has been GREAT!

Our library reading challenge this month is to read a science book. September‘s book club book is The Girl Who Drew Butterflies. The county has this book listed in their 8th grade summer reading list and it‘s also a choice for the upcoming Books for the Beast in Baltimore. So...I picked it up, and found it so intriguing, I took photos of a moth in my yard and compared pictures of said moth with a neighbor who also took pictures! I learned so much!

Got the house clean yesterday and finished this before work today! After reading Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, I needed some more Lady Chablis. She “Pours the tea” and tells all about her eclectic life as a show girl and transie. She had quite the life! I loved that she added her vocab to the end, some southern recipes and a “phone book” of who‘s who.

Finished with 3 hrs left on my library loan! I‘ve had this on my radar because of the Cuban setting. This book was way more than I expected! One story is in the present when Marisol, a journalist, goes to Cuba for her 1st time to spread her grandmother‘s ashes and to learn more about her. The other story goes back to her grandmother‘s love story and how she came to America. There is a lot of information about the history/politics of Cuba.

I‘ve heard so many mixed reviews, I was hesitant to pick this one up, but I‘m glad I did. I WAS able to piece together Anna‘s story pretty quickly but still enjoyed listening as it unfolded. I wasn‘t thrilled with the way it ended but I still give it a 👍🏼

This library book is an oldie!

Local beer and Pashmina! I‘ve been meaning to read this for so long. Great GN about an India(n)-American girl seeking info about her heritage and where she comes from.

Reading Pashmina this evening. The first page totally sums up my life!

This one has stirred up a lot of hype and I can see why! I love the 70‘s era and the music of that time. A super unique way to tell the story; documentary style as if everyone was interviewed and the book was pieced together from what was said. I also loved that those “interviewed” on a topic often saw things differently from another person interviewed about the same topic. Such a FUN read! And the song lyrics at the end was the cream on top!

I sooooo needed this tonight!

Internet was down at work most of the day and I came across this and thought I‘d share. The tagged book is my current “hard copy” book. I‘m also listening to the e-audio book, The Woman in the Window 😀