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Leftcoastzen

Joined June 2016

“When the going gets weird,the weird turn pro.” Hunter S. Thompson
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Black Box by Michael Connelly
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Dr. Thorne by Anthony Trollope
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San Francisco, loved for its beauty often vilified for its liberal politics. This history of the city from 1967 to 1982 shows that pendulum swings back & forth. The dark is here, Jim Jones & the People‘s Temple,The SLA & Patty Hearst, Dan Whites murder of Mayor Moscone & Harvey Milk.Some joys too,progress on gay rights, the saving of the Haight, which was not destroyed by urban renewal like the poor Fillmore district.Also, the rise of the 49ers.

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Soft pick . I‘m a little old for the demographic!😄Yet it is disappointing that after all these years women who want to work in publishing are still expected to live in the New York metro area on horrible pay.As the book points out, some want to be writers, some are pushed back to university, graduate school ,because of over work & low pay.There are some laughs in the book too.The friends boost each other up,through the micro aggressions & such .

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#bookplates one I saw in a bookstore , didn‘t end up buying it , but admired this one.

LeahBergen Ooo! 👀 4d
Tamra Beautiful! 3d
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#caturday afternoon, to hot to do housework, not too hot to read!!Nacho is good with it.

dabbe It's Nifty Nacho! 💙🐾💚 5d
Bklover Nacho is a cutie pie!❤️ 5d
Leftcoastzen @Bklover thanks ! He thinks so! 5d
Leftcoastzen @dabbe he‘s a grumpy old man!😁 5d
dabbe @Leftcoastzen He's older and wiser and knows what he likes! 🤩🤣😍 4d
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#VolumesAndVocals #FolsomPrisonBlues
About a year after Cash played & recorded in Folsom, he played & recorded at San Quentin . After a wild & wayward youth , Merle had ended up there and was in the audience during the show.That‘s when it occurred to Haggard there might be a better way to make a living!🎸

vivastory I had no idea! ⭐Now I know more 🌟 5d
Eggs Great story!! Great choice! 5d
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LeahBergen How cool! 5d
DivineDiana Amazing! And your few sentences have encouraged me to read this too! Stacked. 🙂 4d
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Dr. Thorne | Anthony Trollope
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#Trollopeing As I tired of reading this on the e reader , I happened to stop by my local Antiquarian & used bookstore & found these . I have part of this Dodd,Mead & Company Trollope set already!
#BandOfTrollopes

BarbaraBB That hashtag! Love it! 6d
Bookwomble My favourite band 😄 6d
Ruthiella Beautiful! 🤩 6d
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quietjenn Excellent! 6d
Leftcoastzen @BarbaraBB it‘s pretty special!😄 6d
batsy Fabulous! 😍 6d
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In the Caf of Lost Youth | Patrick Modiano
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3 narrators see cafe life through a enigmatic patron Louki, the 4th narrator is Louki herself . Full of mystery & mood , a beautiful portrait of Paris , of how people from all walks of life interact in the cafe. A love story to one‘s past , interwoven with the inevitability of loss & change. I wanted to stay in that world. 1st book read for #14books14weeks2023
Hope they are all this good!

TheHeartlandBookFairy One down, congrats! Thanks for joining us. 😊 7d
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Sometimes the universe is kind . I am so busy still with mom health issues , sorting & downsizing stuff . Took some stuff to Goodwill go in and find this vintage cotton bark cloth Hawaiian shirt! Yay!

DebinHawaii Great shirt! 🌺 1w
TheBookHippie Love it!!! 1w
Reggie Yeahyuh! 7d
batsy Cute shirt! 7d
SamAnne Nice find! 6d
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Young Man with a Horn | Dorothy Baker, Gary Giddins
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#MayMontage #InternationalJazzDay late to the party ! Fiction loosely based on the life of Bix Beiderbecke .This book now in print as a #NYRBclassic .When they made a movie of it , Hoagy Carmichael was in it . He wrote the beautiful song Stardust , & actually played gigs with Bix IRL.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent 📚 1w
BarbaraBB I enjoyed this one a lot though not as much as 1w
Leftcoastzen @BarbaraBB I loved Cassandra so much ! Haven‘t read this one yet! 1w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect ❤️ 2w
Eggs Well played ❤️🤍💙 1w
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When you keep going to Goodwill & finding books from the same guy‘s collection! Cat butt no extra charge!

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#MayMontage #FaceOnCover playing catch up!😁

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 📚 2w
Eggs Apt choice👏🏻👏🏻 2w
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Ever have one of those days? I have a list longer than my arm of things to do , just feeling drained of all energy though I slept well.Managed one task , picked up library hold,perked up a bit , argh.

Amiable Yes. Having one of those days myself today. 2w
Leftcoastzen @Amiable no fun , bless our little hearts. 2w
Lcsmcat Oh yeah. I have those days. 2w
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Tamra Sometimes it‘s enough to get out of bed and exist. 2w
TrishB I‘m with @Tamra give yourself a pat on the back for getting through it! 2w
Leftcoastzen @Tamra you get it! Thanks 2w
Leftcoastzen @TrishB well said! 2w
Leftcoastzen @Lcsmcat I try not to feel guilty, taking it as a hint from my body to hit pause 2w
Lcsmcat No guilt required! Mind and body are telling you something and you‘re listening. 2w
Amiable @Leftcoastzen That‘s exactly what I‘ve been trying to tell myself all day! It‘s tough when the weather outside is gorgeous and it makes you (well, me) feel like I should be in the yard doing something. This is what I like about winter —blah days are perfect for a blanket in the couch. 2w
LiteraryinLawrence I totally relate to all this. 2w
Leftcoastzen @Amiable I live in Phoenix we are heading towards the four months basically that you do outside stuff first thing in the morning , sit in front of the fan and read in the hottest part of the day. 95 right now at 3:34 P.M. 2w
FlowerFairy Sometimes we just need to listen to our bodies and recharge in our comfort zone. 2w
Leftcoastzen @FlowerFairy indeed ! Starting to bounce back a bit , reading & relaxing mostly. 2w
batsy I agree with everyone... Sometimes your body is telling you to hold up! Glad you slept well; eat well too and try to sneak in a nap if you can 🙂💙 2w
Bookwomble 💖 2w
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#14books14weeks2023 I was thinking about joining in , @Liz_M had such great picks ,got me motivated! I wanted a Virago and a NYRB book in my selections as well.Some have been on the #TBRMountain for a long time.
@TheHeartlandBookFairy

TheHeartlandBookFairy So glad you were motivated to join in, happy to have you! Happy summer, happy Reading 😎📚 2w
Liz_M I'm honored to have inspired this fab stack! 2w
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The Drop | Michael Connelly
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#serieslove2023 Irvin Irving , often an adversary of Bosch requests him specifically to investigate the death of his son .Suicide or murder? Bosch is also working a cold case, DNA points to a suspect, but the age of the crime would mean the killer was a child . Was there a mix up at the lab? The way the stories weave together is well done,Bosch is up to his neck in what he calls High Jingo, politics & manipulation from all directions!

TheSpineView Awesome! 2w
Andrew65 A wonderful and big series. Well done 👏👏👏 2w
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Dark Laughter | Sherwood Anderson
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#MayMontage #Dark Sherwood Anderson‘s Winesburg,Ohio was a leap forward in modern American literature.One might say at one time , Hemingway was a fan. In the longstanding tradition of “Kill your idols “ Hemingway writes Torrents of Spring as a parody of Dark Laughter mostly to sabotage his book contract so he could move to Scribner , F.Scott Fitzgerald‘s publisher with Maxwell Perkins as editor.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤📚🖤 2w
Eggs 🖤👌🏼🖤 2w
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#MayMontage #Therapy No , I‘m not a therapist but I play one on TV ! Just kidding! I love a lot of 20th century literature which is heavily influenced by Freud & theories of psychoanalysis. More of a Jungian myself , thrifted !

Bookwomble Freud was a genius distinctly of the flawed kind. I prefer Jung, too. I think I may prefer Laing even more, though I haven't read enough of him to be sure. I have that same edition of The Divided Self to read 😊 2w
batsy Yessss! I love thinking about psychoanalysis and am sad I didn't pursue it as a career 😆 2w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great choice 📚👌🏻 2w
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Leftcoastzen @batsy how did I know that you and @bookwomble would be most likely to comment ?😁👏 2w
Leftcoastzen @Bookwomble Definitely flawed.I used to say jokingly 1939 is my lucky number, the year Freud died.I do have an uncle who was a psychologist,my mom is extremely anti therapy,but I find it all fascinating.When it helps someone improve their life , it‘s wonderful. 2w
Bookwomble Carl Rogers' work is closest to my heart. His approach to therapy arose as an alternative to the therapist-as-expert seen in psychoanalysis and behaviourism, removing the power from the professional and returning it to the individual. 2w
Eggs A fascinating and compelling topic👏🏻👏🏻 2w
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#MayMontage #VictoriaDay I always say I don‘t really have books about Royals , yet I have books about Royals! 😁🤷‍♀️

Eggs Pretty cover 👑 🇨🇦 🫅 2w
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Miss Mole | E. H. Young
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#Virago I was in Goodwill and found this lovely black Virago .It‘s been a good long time since I have found a black or green, always looking 👀

LeahBergen I loved this book! It took me a wee bit to get into the flow of the writing but once I did … 👌 2w
batsy Ah! Great find 🖤 2w
Leftcoastzen @LeahBergen good to know ! When will I get to it, who knows?😄 2w
Leftcoastzen @batsy thanks, I thought so! As time marches on, like finding a little jewel! 2w
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Vivienne Westwood | Claire Wilcox
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩷🧤📚 2w
Eggs 🩵🧤🌸 2w
Leftcoastzen @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs thanks , I cheated , wasn‘t on the cover .😄 2w
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#MayMontage #incarceration I haven‘t seen this for years, I remember it was really something else!😃

dabbe I wouldn't mess with the lady on the left! 🤣🤣🤣 3w
MaureenMc My mom loved this show! Haven‘t thought of this one in years. 3w
Eggs 💙💛🖤 2w
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#MayMontage #ArmedForcesDay Appreciate all who have served & are serving! One of the sad things about my mom struggling with her health, she had to give up helping the VFW & the American Legion. She donated time & money to their meals & fundraisers that usually benefited Veterans & the community.She loved doing it.Like many families , I have various family members who served in all the branches of the service.

Bigwig Thank you for this post. 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you to your family 🙏🏻 3w
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Letters | Kurt Vonnegut
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#MayMontage It‘s almost inevitable that when you read biographies about authors , you might find yourself digging deeper into their #letters

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📝🙌🏻 perfect! 3w
vivastory I almost always enjoy collections of letters more than a traditional biography. Nice collection! 3w
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Leftcoastzen @vivastory Thanks! I agree you definitely can get a better feeling for their personalities with letters 3w
Eggs That makes so much sense! 3w
Leftcoastzen @Eggs yes , typically you get a cross section, letters to family, friends , editors etc. well rounded. 3w
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Nine Dragons | Michael Connelly
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Bosch remembers the owner of Fortune Liquor,John Li & vows to find his killer. Was it a shoplifter he threatened? He was paying protection, was it the triad? He enlists the help of the Asian Gang Unit , but he doesn‘t know them or know who to trust.When it looks like leads go to Hong Kong, Boschs investigation goes wider than it ever has gone before . Many gasp worthy moments in this one!
#SeriesLove2023

TheSpineView Awesome! 3w
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#MayMontage #Queen Can‘t even tell you how long this has been on the TBR!🫣

Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 3w
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Brooklyn: A State of Mind | Michael W. Robbins, Wendy Palitz
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#MayMontage when you write a book about Brooklyn, chances are it will have that iconic #Bridge on the cover.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 🌉 3w
Eggs Exquisite 👏🏻 🌉 ❤️ 3w
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#MayMontage #MellowCharacter 😄 Electrical Banana!🍌

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 💛🍌 3w
Eggs Donovan was my jam in the 1960s 💛💛 3w
Leftcoastzen @Eggs I saw him a few years ago in concert , he sat cross legged on pillows for most of the show! Still great!🧘‍♂️ 3w
Eggs @Leftcoastzen Wow it‘s great to know he‘s still rock in‘! 3w
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Dr. Thorne | Anthony Trollope
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#Trollopeing #BandOfTrollopes how do you know you are reading a Victorian novel ? When the author says this novel is about Dr.Thorne but the background means you don‘t really meet the character till chapter 3 ! I borrowed ebook cuz I have a dozen Trollopes in the house yet none are Dr.Thorne!

tokorowilliamwallace I still need to get to my recently-acquired Barchester Towers! I love the infamous Victorian Germanic sentence! And I love background context, so ones that get lengthy, bogged down, and rambling are my thing! But also my reading attention is poor. But it's my communication style. 3w
batsy I'm going to try to dive in when I have cleared some time for this. Hopefully by next week or into early June 😬 I'm so glad I have a physical copy of this but I realise I don't own the remaining books in the Chronicles and with no easy way to obtain them 😭 #RIPBookDepository 3w
Liz_M Apparently AT asked his brother to suggest a plot. The brother came up with Mary's background and some other legal details which come into play later. So there needed to be more scene setting for this one, rather than just starting with Dr. Thorne or the Greshams. 3w
Leftcoastzen @batsy I thought of you when I heard they were closing, I think it must be hard to find the books you like . Every book distributor or store lost is sad , but more devastating some places more than others. 3w
Leftcoastzen @tokorowilliamwallace 😁sometimes my modern brain just doesn‘t want to read older fiction, but usually, I lock in, shift gears and love it. 3w
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#SeriesLove2023 Meant to read at least 1 in this series before May!🙄Brunetti is sent to the islands across from Venice, investigating a boat explosion that hides 2 murdered men.The islanders are tight lipped except to say the father was bad person, but they couldn‘t understand who would murder the son.I love Leon‘s mysteries, you always learn something about Italy! plus,Brunetti & family always take in & talk about wine & food.tenth in series.

TheSpineView Fantastic!📖📘📚 3w
vivastory Are you reading this series in order? I've been thinking about trying them. 3w
Leftcoastzen @vivastory very slowly but yes ! Thoughtful & interesting .I also get the feeling theres no Bureaucracy like Italian Bureaucracy! And of course, crime. His wife is a wonderful character. 3w
vivastory Very true about Italian bureaucracy! Monster in Florence was really revealing about the corruption there for me 3w
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏. A series I need to get back to, only read the first one. 3w
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#MayMontage #MothersDay I love the book and the movie. Shirley MacLaine brought Aurora Greenway to life!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 3w
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Gallery of Horror | Stephen King, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Eric Van Lustbader
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#MayMontage #ReadDuringStorm Dare I? 😁👀😳

Eggs A loaded question 🖤🖤🖤 4w
TheNeverendingTBR Which King stories are in this one? 4w
Leftcoastzen @TheNeverendingTBR just one “Nona” 4w
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Ever since the #NYRBbookclub read Malcom‘s In the Freud Archives , I seem to be finding Malcolm‘s or they keep finding me. Goodwill!

batsy Wow, nice find! Love the serendipity. This is one I really want to read. 4w
Leftcoastzen @batsy Serendipity one of my favorite things , I need to go slow enough to let it happen!😃 4w
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An Attic of Ideals | Karen Swenson
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It‘s weird when you go into Goodwill & find a book of poetry you end up loving. It‘s got some of that 60s & 70s feminism, linked with superb descriptions of life how it is in the everyday. I didn‘t know of her, reading the first poem gave me a hint I would like the book.

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#MayMontage #DesignOnCover two that have been in my collection for years , love these designs!

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Cassandra at the Wedding | Dorothy Baker
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#MayMontage #InvolvesAWedding Even though our #NYRBBookclub disbanded awhile ago, many of the titles we read stuck with me. This one would definitely be in the top 3 of all of them.

TheBookHippie I love these books. 1mo
Leftcoastzen @TheBookHippie yes their editors find great titles to get back into print. 1mo
Eggs Lovely choice👏🏻 1mo
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merelybookish One of many highlights!! 1mo
sarahbarnes I wasn‘t part of the book club for this one, but I have a copy and hope to read it soon! 1mo
Cuilin Great book. I enjoyed the movie adaptation too. 1mo
Leftcoastzen @Cuilin I haven‘t watched the film yet , thanks for the reminder! 1mo
Leftcoastzen @merelybookish I know, right? 1mo
LeahBergen I loved this one, too! 1mo
batsy Memories! This was so good. 1mo
youneverarrived Would be in my top 3 too! (edited) 1mo
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes Please do! It‘s fantastic! 1mo
BarbaraBB Yes!! It would be in my top 3 too. So good! Missing @vivastory 💔 1mo
sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB I‘m hoping to get to it this summer! And I know, I miss him too. 💔 4w
Leftcoastzen @BarbaraBB I miss him too! 4w
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Trespasses | Louise Kennedy
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Probably the best book I‘ve read this year. The Troubles are as much a character in this book as the people in it.Chusla lives with her mother , helps out at the family‘s pub.You feel the hope that she feels, that the children she teaches live to see better times. When she meets a handsome man in the family pub, she can‘t help her interest & things will get beyond complicated. A compelling read.

Tamra I agree - so great! 1mo
Cathythoughts Agreed ! A compelling read. 1mo
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#MayMontage #ScienceRelated I was supposed to read this for the Science Friday NPR book club , got busy , still on my TBR.Hardly a day goes by where you don‘t hear about climate change and odd weather events everywhere in the world.This specifically relates to the U.S. Hope to get to it soon.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 1mo
Eggs Good choice 👍🏼 1mo
Reggie I love this book and it makes me sad because ReadingEnvy is where I first heard about it. It‘s a great book. 4w
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Thought the #WhartonBuddyRead folks & others would enjoy the few #vintage Whartons I‘ve found . The two on each end are 2 of the 4 of the Old New York series.I found all of these at the big sale they have here in Phoenix in February a couple of years ago.

Lcsmcat So cool! I love old books. 1mo
Graywacke Those are gorgeous. Nice find 1mo
Leftcoastzen @Graywacke @Lcsmcat Thanks ! Granted they aren‘t minty but I am always surprised to find books from the 1920s anymore in a general sale , time marches on … (edited) 1mo
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Becker What is it about old books that we love? My heart did a pitter patter when I saw your picture. 1mo
Leftcoastzen @Becker I think part of it for me anyway is imagining walking in the store & buying the original edition , even if it‘s a later printing near the time it was published. Or just loving the fact it made it this long!😀 1mo
Tamra 😍 Fabulous finds! 1mo
CarolynM Very nice!😍 1mo
batsy 😍 1mo
LeahBergen Lovely! 😍😍 1mo
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I Thought of Daisy | Edmund Wilson
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#bookplates Haven‘t posted one of these in awhile. When I was reading things from the 1920s I was obsessed with finding this book, pre internet days . Wilson was primarily a critic , went to school with F.Scott Fitzgerald , his marriage to Mary McCarthy was tumultuous & detailed in several works. Not considered a great novel , more of interest because characters are based on people he hung with in Greenwich Village.Even kept hand written receipt!

LeahBergen That‘s a stunner! 1mo
Bookwomble That illustration is fantastic ✨☄️✨ 1mo
Leftcoastzen @Bookwomble Glad you like it , pretty intense! 1mo
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The Last Templar | Michael Jecks
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When 27 of a 32 book run is at your library sale for 25 cents & 10 cents each , I grab them ! Hope I like them. 🤩

SaunteringVaguelyDownwards I once snagged the majority of the Discworld series in the same way. I didn't have a bag on me because I was just planning on returning 2 books - I had to beg one from the circ desk to get them all home! 1mo
Meshell1313 😮love it!!! 1mo
Leftcoastzen @SaunteringVaguelyDownwards thats funny ! I remembered I had a plastic grocery bag in the car, I put half in the bag, the security guard said , take those out ,l‘ll keep an eye on them. Came back & scooped up the rest ! That was a great score , I need to get back to Discworld! 1mo
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Better Than Sex | Hunter S. Thompson
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#MayMontage #SunSunglassesOnCover
I always wonder what Hunter would have wrote about the last 2 presidential cycles . 🤯

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🕶️ 1mo
Eggs 😎📚🕶️ 1mo
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Fresh Water for Flowers | Valrie Perrin
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#MayMontage #22ndOnYourTBR Is it really 22nd ?Honestly, I shuffle my TBR like poker players shuffle cards so 😁🤷‍♀️

Eggs 🤣🤣 1mo
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When Ada finds interviews on tape her art critic father recorded of friends discussing poet Frank O‘Hara, she feels she might be able to finish a biography that her dad didn‘t complete. She thought she could convince the executor of the estate to give permissions her father failed to secure. Nope . This book evolves into a memoir,a love letter to NYC, & the creative life.Despite differences w/ her father is grateful she grew up in St.Marks place !

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻📚👍🏻 1mo
Eggs Great choice 👍🏼 1mo
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When you find a book for 25 cents at the library and seeing the old Borders price tag makes you sad.

JenReadsAlot Oh I loved Borders.... 1mo
Aims42 RIP Borders 🙏😢 I miss them! 1mo
Pikathulhu I'm glad I'm not the only one still suffering from the loss! 1mo
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dabbe That was always our Saturday date night: My husband and I would eat at our favorite restaurant and then walk over to Borders to wander/read/buy/be. #sweetmemories 💚💙💚 1mo
Leftcoastzen @dabbe that sounds nice ! Date nights , movie nights, wander the Borders a bit! 1mo
dabbe @Leftcoastzen It was fun, and always something I looked forward to. I rarely came home without yet another book. 🤣 1mo
Ruthiella Me too. 😢❤️ Borders 1mo
sarahbarnes Yes! I loved Borders! ♥️ 1mo
Hooked_on_books I run into one of these on my own books sometimes. I always enjoyed going there. 1mo
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The Good Soldier | Ford Madox Ford
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LeahBergen This has been waiting on my shelves for ages! 1mo
Leftcoastzen @LeahBergen I remember liking it . I also struggled to find a nice copy in the pre internet years, more attached for that reason as well. 1mo
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The Last Word: A Novel | Taylor Adams
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This is what I picked ! #BOTM

reading_rainbow Same! 1mo
thereadingreference Me too!! Hope it's good 1mo
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#MayMontage #YellowColor A significant novel I hear that I haven‘t read yet . Found it at the big book sale in February. #Jamaica

Bookwomble Great film and one of the best soundtracks ever! 1mo
Leftcoastzen @Bookwomble indeed ! I need to watch again, it‘s been a long time! 1mo
Bookwomble Same here, although I regularly listen to the album 😊 1mo
Leftcoastzen @Bookwomble I do too ! 🙌 1mo
Eggs 💛❤️💛 1mo
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The last book from Book Depository .😔Came on Saturday.

Soubhiville 😞 such sad news. 1mo
Leftcoastzen @Soubhiville yes , I loved having a source for books we can‘t always find in the U.S. 1mo
LeahBergen 😭 1mo
batsy Brilliant choice! And yes the BD closure is too unreal. I hope another BD emerges 😢 1mo
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New Grub Street: A Novel | George Gissing
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#TemptingTitles #WithNew Been meaning to read this for years , I think I have a modern library edition around here somewhere , meanwhile , thanks internet!

Eggs Perfect 🖤🤍🖤 1mo
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