Yay! First in line for this #audiobook from the library. I was tempted to buy the UK paperback last year, but really wanted to experience it on audio like MAGPIE MURDERS. I love it when you get it the night before release day. 😎🤓

#CurrentlyListeningTo #CurrentlyReading #Libby

This will be perfect before bed!

“Murder is scary; who wants to claim it? Who wants to understand it? But at the end of the day, I believe there‘s something to be gained from acknowledging female aggression, even when it‘s sick and twisted. Otherwise, we‘re living in denial. And just for the record, this denial is exactly why so many charming grandmothers managed to kill for decades without being suspected of a thing.”

#currentlyreading

Adding another book to my #currentlyreading pile. I want something that feels like summer and that will transport me. I‘d also like to read the remaining 3 books in her memoir series.

#booknbreakfast #bookandcoffee #readingmyshelves

Getting the weekend started right with a game of Tri-ominous and honey micheladas! #gamenight

My first roast chicken! And because of this book, it came out perfect. So easy! You don‘t even need a roasting pan. I know I‘ve said it a few times already but this book is essential.

#bookanddinner #bookndinner

Just started this #audiobook and it really is as good as everyone says it is. Gripping, considering the subject and perfect for the #heist prompt in the #PopSugar2018 !

#libby #CurrentlyReading #CurrentlyListeningTo

Another awesome unadvertised #kindledeal here. I‘ve been meaning to tackle this for a long time. She intimidates me. Maybe the 593 pages won‘t be so intimidating on Kindle.

I started blogging again today! I had to recreate my site after deleting everything a few years ago. I‘ve missed it so much! I‘ll include the link in case you‘d like to drop by. If you blog, please leave your link so I can follow! Xx

www.eviebeereads.blogspot.com

#blog

Thought I‘d share this Kindle deal. I‘ve been meaning to read it for a long time, but the author just released a cookbook that was mentioned on the Tea and Tattle podcast, so decided I needed to get to the three books in her memoir series.

#kindledeal #teaandtattle

My BookBeau sleeves finally arrived, and while they‘re nice, I was very disappointed with the customer service. It took 3 months for order to arrive and I had to keep contacting them for updates. They‘d promise soon and nothing. I‘m grouchy about it.

The positive thing is that I discovered another store. I love the quality/variety, and she does quick custom orders even from UK!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MelvisMakes?ref=s2-header-shopname

This book is so amazing! I‘ve got a ton of books to read/buy based on the recommendations for certain ailments. My only quibble is that there were definitely spoilers for some books. If you‘re aware of that going in, you‘ll fare better. I‘m just grateful for my awful memory. By the time I get to some of the recs, I‘m sure I‘ll have forgotten the spoilers! 👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️

#bookandlunch #readingmyshelves

Picking up a new library book this week. I‘m going to focus on the type of book I‘m reading so I can still work through #readingmyshelves .

1) Kindle book I own
2) Physical book I own
3) Library book (either Kindle or physical)
4) Audiobook (mine or library‘s)

So far this has been working pretty well. It‘s helped me juggle multiple books at once, but not feel bored or limited by my own stash. #CurrentlyReading #bookandcoffee

I asked my mom to donate any books I left at home about 6 months ago, but she saved some that she thought seemed interesting in case I changed my mind. They number about 100, and fill a small shelf. I was so touched.

Even though I owned these before, this definitely feels like a #bookhaul ! I had to limit myself to 5.

My mom bought this shadow box for me at a garage sale for $1! She said it had all the things I am passionate about in it. Books, tea, writing and drawing. Love it!

So jazzed about my library purchasing this #audiobook on my recommendation! So funny! This is going to be great. Oh, and the narrator is awesome!

#CurrentlyReading #CurrentlyListeningTo #Libby

I changed the curtains in my office and reading room. They were a tangerine color, but I found these pale blue curtains on clearance at Marshall‘s for $16! They really changed the atmosphere of the nook! I have been getting a lot more reading done in here...and I sped through this book! It‘s pretty good and just over 200 pages. 🧠🧠🧠

So excited about today‘s #bookmail even though it took 3 weeks to get here. I think I‘ve purchase almost every one of the books written by the authors interviewed on the Tea and Tattle podcast! So good! I now also own all of Vogler‘s books. Now to read them!

#bookhaul #teaandtattle

When your library hold comes in, sometimes you just have to drop everything!

#libraryhaul #currentlyreading #bookandtea

This made me laugh so hard! I‘ve never heard of “man flu.”

“Man flu is a miserable illness not just for the victim but for all concerned. Bed rest is essential, and the patient—indeed, ‘victim‘ is probably more apt—will require a great deal of sympathy. The victim should be propped up on soft pillows and provided with mugs of tea, heating pads, meals on trays, the remote control, and messages of support and commiseration regularly.”

Settling in for an afternoon of reading with a white wine spritzer. I threw some frozen berries into the mix and it‘s been fun watching the blueberries bounce up and down. Wonder what the science is behind that. 🤔

#CurrentlyReading #ReadingMyShelves #Bookanddrink

This is Henry‘s nap stretch! It‘s one of those days. Trying to pick something else off my shelf but he‘s kind of in the way of those classics on the bottom shelf. I‘ll come back later.

#dogsoflitsy #henry

Just thought I‘d share this #kindledeal ! It just came out in March and was recommended on Book Riot‘s “For Real” podcast, which I have been loving! Love reading about animal rights and environmental science.

Anyone else looking forward to this series?! Premiers May 22nd. You can view information about the show along with the list of books at www.pbs.com/the-great-American-read

I took the quiz and have only read 27 of the 100. I was instructed to read more of the books on the list. Will do!
#TBR #ReadingList

It‘s 2:00 pm and we‘re just sitting down to breakfast. We had a crazy busy weekend. Think I lost my voice! But decided this would be my library pick for this week. Hope everyone‘s having a bearable Monday. ♥️

#bookandbreakfast #currentlyreading #bookandcoffee

It‘s taken me over a week to figure out what to read next and get past a few chapters. So I think it‘s safe to say I will be reading this through. Phew. Now to choose a library book from the pile. Probably a mild case of reader‘s block.

#CurrentlyReading #Dogsoflitsy #ReadingMyShelves

My first #friyayintro ever!

1) A really rude and unkind person on Thursday. Can‘t stand that kind of thing. Sheesh!

2) A t-shirt. I love their printed cotton tees, and super esssential for the summer. Can‘t have enough. They‘re 2 for $14 at the moment, FYI. 🤓

3) The Race to Save the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport

4) A BBQ pulled pork sandwich my husband made me from a left over roast. And a pickle!

5) @purple_takkies @Buddys_Momma

Today‘s #libraryhaul ...the second of this week! Don‘t know when I‘ll find time to read all these.

#bookhaul #blameitonlitsy

It‘s been so long since I stepped foot in my library. Or at least it feels like it. I think it‘s been 7 weeks. A few weeks before I went on vacation, I decided I should be #readingmyshelves and canceled all my holds. Unthinkable! But I‘ve been getting such great recommendations from you Litsy pals, Podcasts and books about books. Decided I needed to get to these ASAP. Or at least attempt it.

#libraryhaul #bookhaul

Doctor appointment, smoothie and manicure before 9:30... ✅ New audiobook. Love books about Hasidism. Let‘s get this Monday done!

#CurrentlyReading #CurrentlyListeningTo #Audible #ReadingMyShelves

New read and early dinner! My first time making couscous! I didn‘t realize it was so easy. Can‘t wait to finally sink my teeth into M.F.K. Fisher‘s book of essays—inspired by the book THE READING CURE.

According to the Half Price sale sticker I removed, I purchased this in 2012, but it had been in the store (and marked up) since 1991!

#bookanddinner #essays #foodie #readingmyshelves

This was an interesting #audiobook but not what I expected. Still extremely readable! I thought it‘d be a true crime book, but it was a memoir wrapped around a crime that was perpetrated by the author‘s tennis coach. Really angsty and insightful, and a throwback to the early 90s. I wasn‘t raised in Manhattan‘s Upper Eastside and didn‘t attend private school, but after reading this through I‘m relieved I wasn‘t! 🎾🎾🎾
#libby

This is my trip booty! Surprisingly, I wasn‘t charged extra for my severely overweight bag. How kind of them! Many I have to blame on the Tea & Tattle podcast and THE NOVEL CURE.

#bookhaul

Got home yesterday but didn‘t realize how much stuff I had ordered online before I left...and while I was away. But was so impressed with this Kindle Oasis sleeve. I ordered it when I was in Ireland because I realized I preferred reading without the case!

#kindle

Finally at the Fs in this reference work! Enjoying a couple of chapters on a boat ride on the river Shannon!

#CurrentlyReading #Ireland #ReadingMyShelves

Don‘t you just love a good cult read?! The reading cure doctors prescribed AMITY AND SORROW and AMERICAN PASTORAL to cure what ails you if you‘ve accidentally been welcomed into a cult.

#CurrentlyReading #Cults #ReadingMyShelves

Can‘t lie, I‘ve been wanting to try this phenomenon since reading The Girl on the Train. She made them sound so good! This is an offbrand...not Schweppes, but I can see their allure. So good!

#bookanddrink

This was a wonderful story about the making of blackberry fool through four hundred years! The implements changed, as did women‘s roles in the kitchen and even slavery. What‘s funny is after reading MISS MAPP, there‘s a whole section on her famous fool, a recipe which Elizabeth refuses to divulge. Had no idea what “fool” was, so it was lovely to learn about its origins here. 🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣

#kidlit #picturebook

It‘s a lovely sunny day here in Belturbet, Ireland! I‘ll take it. We are in for cold, rainy weather next week. Have been finicky about what to read next. Hoping I can make a dent in this one before I leave, or something else by an Irish author.

All of Margery Sharp‘s Kindle books are on sale on Amazon! All are $2.99!

#kindledeal

I shot this background picture with my iPhone! I thought it would serve as a useful background for this book, which I also loved. Call me weird and morbid, but eating disorders and mental illness are things that I seek out in order to understand and empathize. Freeman is so honest about her challenges, but the way she approaches her recovery is so unique and ultimately bookish. My TBR grew a foot taller. Thank you! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Having a flat white and my first Victoria Sponge at a cafe called Insomnia! Only two more chapters left in this delightful book. I feel like Freeman would agree with this choice of breakfast.

#bookandcoffee #ireland

I know somewhere along middle and high school I got out of reading this collection of short stories. I‘m so glad I did! I would never have appreciated Jackson‘s wit, humor and insight at that age. A real jewel of a book. So many favorites in this collection; can‘t whittle it down to one. 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

#readingmyshelves #ireland #shortstories

Working on my picture taking skills! #ireland

Having dinner at a local pub tonight after a day trip to the coast. Found this primrose on my travels today and didn‘t have a book to press it into...so pressed it into my Kindle! Worked like the real deal

Did anyone else snag the #kindledeal on this book last week?! Seemed serendipitous.

#ireland

First book purchase here! I‘ve been wanting this book for a long time, but was never willing to part with $24. Found this copy brand new for €4.99!

#bookhaul #teaandtattle

Oddly enough I‘ve chosen Shirley Jackson as my traveling companion here in Ireland. Our first castle! The book title seems appropriate. 😆

#CastleSanderson #ireland

We made it to Ireland! This #kindle book was also a great packing aid. Don‘t think I‘m quite the backpacker at the moment, but I think I could be in the future....especially when our luggage was lost after we arrived. Dublin airport delivered it the next day. Lovely of them. But seriously considering carry-on only in future. 🎒🎒🎒

#readingmyshelves #ireland

Having a late breakfast and cuppa. Enjoying this book so much! I already know it‘s 5 stars but trying to savor every single word! Sigh.

#CurrentlyReading #BookAndTea #Readingmyshelves

Just got these new page flags in! I have to admit that I love this series of page flags so much that they‘re too dear to part with. I can never bring myself to really use them. Am I alone?!

#bookmail #pageflags

Last bit of #bookmail for this week/month! If you‘re wanting a copy, it was $1.99 on Amazon Prime.

#kidlit