Life's been rough recently, so I've been doing a LOT of audiobook listening. This Lady Traveler's book is just the fluffy sort of distracting romance I need right now.

#Libby #LibraryBooks #Romance #PopCornReads

Happy Monday Litsy!

I've loved cozy mysteries since before I knew exactly what the genre was. They remain some of my most favorite long-running series. These are the first books my #Top6 cozy mystery series. As you might can tell, I have a special soft spot for book and food themed settings. The Magical Bakery & Tea Shop mysteries are particularly good! Mmmmh, tea & scones. 😻

#LibraryBooks #RA #Mystery #CozyMystery

We're half way through the month and so many amazing new books are already out with many more to come. Here are my #Top6 best covers for August 2019.

#CoverLust #CatchyCovers #IJudgeBooks #LibraryBooks

Happy Monday Litsy! Hope everyone had a great weekend. 😁

I've got a new #Top6List this morning, non-violent true crime! One of my biggest surprises when I came to work at the library was the popularity of the true crime genre. These are true crime books for people like me who can't stand all the murder and gore! They follow crimes that are often twisty, dark, and devious, but rarely get anyone killed. Enjoy!

#LibraryBooks #RA #TrueCrime

Just a little late to the party, but here are my best covers for July 2019!

#TopSix #CoverLust #CatchyCovers #IJudgeBooks #LibraryBooks

Milk tea & audio books in the park! 📚😍

#audiolove #sweettea

My July 2019 reads! Much better than June, but still a slower month. Hopefully now that Summer reading has died down things will go back to normal.

#readinglog #July2019 #roundup #litsyloveslibrearies

Slow start, but maybe I can do some catching up tomorrow. Now it is time for bed!

#24in48 #readALLthenooks #idreamofbooks

#quotable snippets like this make reading a joy.

#24in48 #BotM #BotMBacklog

Interesting, but ultimately forgettable. I enjoyed the premise, but it was a really slow build up to a whole lot of nothing. Still, my second book for #24in48

#BotM #BotMBacklog #TBRBuster #24in48TBR #2ndBook

Beat the heat with books and ice cream! 🍦🙌🏻

#24in48 #booksnacks #toohottofunction

Can't keep going without #snacks

#24in48 #readreadread #2ndbook

Let's do this thing! Going to have to go out latter for reading snacks, but it's the dawn of the first day and I WANT to read for 24 hours!

#24in48 #challenge #librarybook #fantasy #book1

Tonight I got to tell Homer Hickam just how much his book Carrying Albert Home meant to me and he gave me a hug! 😍

This remains one of the most beautiful and enchanting books I have ever read and it has stayed with me and I feel it will be with me for a long time.

If you have not had a chance to go on this journey with Albert the alligator I implore you to pick up a copy at once! You won't be disappointed!

#recommend #authormeet

I admit it, I judge books by their covers. You should! They spend a lot of money making the covers appealing and reflective of the book. I adore lovely covers. 😻

Here are my top 6 prettiest for June 2019.

#TopSix #CoverLust #CatchyCovers #IJudgeBooks #LibraryBooks

Yay! One down, tons more to go! Planning to try to play catch up on some of these during the #24in48 next weekend.

#BotM #BacklogBuster #somanybooks #24in48TBR

Loving Lisa Kleypas on audio. This series has an excellent narrator. 🎧 #romance #Libby #Audio

A follow up to my best camp novels, these are my most favorite boarding school novels for teens. Something about the atmosphere of the boarding school and the drama! 😊 📕

Noticeably missing is Harry Potter. For some reason I don't actually consider those boarding school books. I adore Harry & his adventures, but they are a thing all in themselves.

#SummerReading #Top6List #LibraryBooks #RA

It's summer time and there's nothing I liked better when the weather is hot than a camp novel! I'm not big on thrillers, but set yours at a summer Camp and I am THERE. Some of my favorite (or most anticipated to read) camp novels. Or, in the case of Truly Devious, boarding school novels that feel like camp novels.

#SummerReading #Thrillers #Top6List #LibraryBooks #RA

#LitsyLovesLibraries #LibrariansofLitsy #FreedomToRead #GotNoShhhhhh #MakerspaceLibrarian #MakeCoolStuff

June went by really fast and it feels as though I didn't read much at all! Summer Reading at the library has hit me like a ton of bricks! Here's hoping I get to more books in July.

#roundup #audiobooksaremylifenow #litsyloveslibrearies

Almost a blackout! The only reason I haven't bought a book at an airport is that I always have one with me anyway! #BookwormBingo

May 2019 roundup! 📚🐛🤓

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#countdown #SummerReading #UniverseofStories #LitsyLovesLibraries #Library #LibrarainsofLitsy

#11 in the Mercy Thompson series did not disappoint! Seeing as I devoured the entire book in a single sitting. . . I've been reading these books since high school and they're still fun, engaging, reads. Love the blends of different mythologies and religious influences.

#Fantasy #SingleSitting #Series #PopCornBooks #SeriouslyPick

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#countdown #SummerReading #UniverseofStories #LitsyLovesLibraries #Library #LibrarainsofLitsy

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#countdown #SummerReading #UniverseofStories #LitsyLovesLibraries #Library #LibrariansofLitsy

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#countdown #SummerReading #UniverseofStories #LitsyLovesLibraries #Library #LibrarainsonLitsy

#creepy and hauntingly beautiful quote from Alice Isn't Dead. 💀

#WNDB #anxiety

This isn't a novel, it's a road trip. A long, winding, anxiety-fueled road trip. I'm interested in seeing where it ends. 🚚

#NightvalePresents #diversebooks #mentalillness #anxiety

I devoured this one with the same dedication and fever I devoured these tweenybopper books of my youth. So much fun!!

#nonfiction #BooksAboutBooks #LitsyLovesLibraries

I love my #BOTM box, but I fully admit I am rubbish at reading these as they arrive. I got my subscription for Christmas 2017 and I have unread books going back to February 2018. Here is my current BOTM #TBR. I'm going to make an effort over the next few weeks to read some of these, starts with An American Marriage.

#BOTM #Backlist #TBR #ReadThemAll

Wrapping up #YAFantasyWeek with my top 6 YA fantasy book picks! Miiiiiight have stretched the definition of fantasy with Undead Girl Gang, but I consider it urban fantasy and fight me if you think different.

Best quote!

#WNDB #middlegrade #fantasy

Whaaaaaaaaat did I just read?! Everyone I loved from the Grisha trilogy and some of my favorites from Six of Crows all show up in this excellent sequel series.

#YAFantasy #StrongPick #CoverLove

Stumbled across this one at work! It's part list, part cookbook, and part essay collection about food from Jewish culture. The essays are laugh out loud worthy. I know very little about Jewish cuisine so I am very excited.

#foodie #omnomnom #new2me #librarybook

Cross stitch and #audiobook. Need to finish this Libby borrow up ASAP - it expires tomorrow and it's on hold. 🎧📖

#bookishcrafts #audio #listeningisreading #digitallibrary #LibbybyOverdrive #middlegrade #mystery

Six reasons I should be allowed in McKay's Books! First time visiting the #Knoxville location and I got a wonderful haul! 😍📚#BookHaul #Mckay #TBRexplosion

My April 2019 reads! Busy month! #readinglog

Day 7: Snack Time

"We read to know we are not alone." -CS Lewis

#Libaray30 #OmNomNom #SweetTreats #YA #LibrariansofLitsy #LitsyLovesLibraries

Day 6: Favorite Sweater

"I don't have to look far to find treasures. I discover them every time I visit the library." -Michael Embry

#Library30 #NLW #MyLibraryMyStory #Disney #BookMagic #LibrariansofLitsy #LitsyLovesLibraries

Day 5: Favorite Book

"An hour spent reading is one stolen from paradise." - Thomas Wharton

#Library30 #LibrarainsofLitsy #NLW #MyLibraryMyStory #FaveBooks

(Excuse me while I play catch up for the next few hours!)

Day 4: Talk a Shelfie

"A room without books is like a body without a soul." -Cicero

#Library30 #NationalLibraryWeek #YA #MyLibraryMyStory #Shelfie

My round-up for march. Most of these were audio.

Day Three: My Happy Place

"Library books are a gateway to anywhere." -Unknown

#Library30 #librariansoflitsy #makerspace #libraryhappyplace #litsyloveslibraries #morethanjustbooks

Day 2: Your Work Space

"The public library is where place and possibility meet." - Stuart Dybek

#library30 #librarymonth #litsyloveslibraries #makerspace

Day One: My Library

"The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library." - Albert Einstein

#library30 #librarymonth #Litsyloveslibraries

In honor of #librarymonth I'll be completing the #library30 challenge. 🤓📚

What do you do when you're going to meet Marc Brown next week? Cross stitch him a meme of course! 🤣😂🤣 #bookishcrafts #audiobooktime