My #bookspin and #doublespin picks for this month.
Christmasy and snow.
@thearomaofbooks

My latest #netgalley approval!

Today‘s #shelfie contains my thriller/fiction, Agatha Christie, and #BOTM overflow piles. Yikes!
Santa, I need some bookshelves for Christmas. 🎅 😹

Today‘s #shelfie is my crafty book cart.

This is the only #CyberMonday deal I couldn't resist. I managed to get a few swap gifts (hoping their shipping is fast enough 🤞🤞🤞) as well as a few books for me. #bookoutlethaul

Here is my festive #bookspin list for December.
@thearomaofbooks

#Insomnia can be productive. Finished the Mesa Tunisian Crochet hat. It just needs a pompon now.
This is my first attempt at Tunisian Crochet.
#audiocrocheting 🧶 🎧
This BBC production of the unabridged book is great.

What did you pick this month?
#BOTM

I really need to stop with the #kindledailydeals.
But I just can't.

My eyes are crossing but ALL MATCHES HAVE BEEN SENT for #jolabokaflodswap
I was eating espresso chocolate bark while I made the matches.
Let the fun begin!

All non continental US matches have been sent for the #jolabokaflodswap.
I hope to have all the US ones sent by Monday. Thank you for you patience.
We have almost 200 participants this year!!!! I'm so happy you all love this swap as much as I do (I signed up for 5 matches).

The #kindledailydeals really got me this week.
The tagged book is FREE today!

Just finished this cowl. I‘m pretty proud of it. I 💜 colorwork. I will wear it every day this winter.
#audioknitting
#knittersoflitsy

LAST CALL to signup for this year's #jolabokaflodswap.

I am closing submissions tonight. We have close to 200 participants!

Amazon got me again with today's #KindleDailyDeals.

I do love my retro and kitschy cocktail books. I do NOT like to dust. 🧹☺️🥃🥂🍹🧉

I have been swamped at work, my first paper to write, plus I was down and out for two days from my booster shot.
However…I‘m relaxing tonight #audioknitting this fun cowl.
#knittersoflitsy

Loved this short story. Perfect McMahon blend of “real or supernatural?” for Halloween. The narrator for the #Audible version was also very good.
Poor Hannah-Beast.

My movie + stop at B&N habit is getting dangerous.

You could say I am a “collector” of #BOTM titles.
I haven‘t read any of these yet.😳

My #BOTM picks are unintentionally color coordinated.
Muffins really are just cupcakes without icing. 🧁 🙂

Here are my #bookspin and #doublespin picks for November. I've been trying to finish Capturing the Devil for a really long time, so hopefully I'll do it this month.
@thearomaofbooks

If I read this month's #bookspin or #doublespin I will FINALLY get my first #bookspinbingo of the year.
@thearomaofbooks

I know, Halloween is barely in its grave and we are thinking about holiday swaps.

I hope you all enjoyed the #AllHallowsReadSwap.
Now it is time to sign up for the third annual #JolabokaflodSwap.

This is a fun low pressure swap of one book and some chocolate that you open on Christmas Eve so you can spend the night in bed reading a new book and enjoying a sweet treat.

Sign up here until Nov 18th-
https://forms.gle/7U4U14U2BVBPKgU66

If you enjoyed the #basicwitchswap then you should sign up for the first ever #wintersolsticeswap hosted by @Chrissyreadit and @sprainedbrain.

Sign ups are open now through November 6th.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16O2znPvc6x0dn1ttkVQN43F-WdaBMlFmwj8UmSvcxJ4/edi....

My latest knitting 🧶 project goes nicely with my #allhallowsreadswap mug and bookmark from @MsRadioSilence
But now it‘s off to bed. I hope every had a great Halloween!🐈‍⬛🧛🏻‍♂️🧟🧙🏻‍♀️👻😈🎃
#knittersoflitsy

Thank you @Insightsintobooks for this lovely #basicwitchswap package! I love everything. In fact, I just hung up the owl and make a cup of tea in the mug. I am excited to get into the books you sent. And that bookmark is beautiful. Thank you again!
I 🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜 this swap; thank you @mklong and @sprainedbrain for hosting. This and #creepychristmas by @teebe are my favorites.

I hate this part of any swap.

So, who got tricked and still has not received their #AllHallowsReadSwap gifts? Let me know and I‘ll make it right.

And anyone who wants to be a Halloween angel email me. Thank you.

Yesterday I did a little reading but spent most of my day #audioknitting and then knitting while watching a Halloween marathon. I made it to 5. It‘s hard to find 6 streaming for free (probably because it was so bad 👻), so I moved on to Rob Zombie‘s versions (again, soooo bad). I‘m about to open my #basicwitchswap 📦.

It‘s opening day!!!!!
I‘m am so looking forward to seeing what everyone got, and to snuggle up tonight with my new books and treats.

So, what are your favorite Halloween treats?
I‘m all about the 3 Ps: Pop Rocks, Pocky (chocolate of course), and Peanut Butter Cups (regular Reeses only; I‘m a purist).
#AHRS #AllHallowsReadSwap

Pocky!!!
Thank you @MidnightBookGirl for this fantastic #AllHallowsReadSwap package!
Both books are on my wish list (and have now moved up on my TBR) and I appreciate the support of my Pocky habit. 😈
Thank you so much!

My #cbbc book has returned home after a year away.
Thank you @ElizaMarie for a wonderful round of #coffeebeanbookclub
Your packages were always so fun snd I looked forward to them each month. Thank you!
BTW , the Bob Ross additions have been the BEST. I can‘t wait to make something from this cookbook.

Thank you @MsRadioSilence
You went above and beyond for #AllHallowsReadSwap!
🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜 everything in this package.
I plan on having my coffee (or tea) today in this fabulous moon phase mug.
You can never be too witchy and those socks are the best, I‘m thrilled to have a copy of my favorite ghost story Hell House.
🖤 the pop up haunted houses, bookmarks, and cat magnets. The little hand in the mini palmistry kit is so cool.

Thank you so much.

I almost skipped this month‘s #BOTM selections. I‘m glad I took the time to read all the descriptions because this thriller sounds good and I really wanted the new Liane Moriarty.
What did you all get?

Hades can‘t understand why I decided to go back to school after all these years either. 😳 (but he does like his crocheted blanket). 🧶
I‘m a bit overwhelmed and I don‘t see as much pleasure reading in my near future.

I‘m just sitting in the couch trying to decide what to read next, eating some of my favorite Halloween treats - Zachary Sour Pumpkins.

I want to check in with all my #AllHallowsReadSwap participants. Are all packages mailed out? Who hasn‘t gotten theirs yet? I got mine and the ones I sent have been received.
The only sourness I want on that day is from these pumpkins (couldn‘t resist) 🎃. Email me if you have any issues.

I have not read a good scary story this month. I hope this one changes that.
Harpy doesn‘t think so. She‘s only scared that I will run out of soft food.

What do you do after you see Halloween Kills? You go to the B&N across the parking lot of course.

My latest sewing project is a witchy #booksleeve with ghosts haunting the inside.

😕
I wanted to love this book. I really did. It had a great premise. But I didn‘t like the vague writing, all the characters were super annoying and one dimensional, and the end fell flat for me.
Hades didn‘t care for it either. 🐈‍⬛
Thank you to #netgalley for a copy of this novella in exchange for an honest review.

Sorry I've been MIA. Two of my three person staff had quit and I was training their replacements. Plus, I started a second graduate class this week. I've been a bit overwhelmed.
As a mental break I made my November #Bookspin collage. I think it's a nice mix of cozy and thrilling. 😊
I reserve the right to change some books out depending on my Halloween swaps at the end of the month.
@thearomaofbooks.

Hades has spoken. 🐈‍⬛
I very scientifically put the three books in a circle on the floor. I then placed treats on the bottom of the books near the center of the circle and called the cats. Hades ate the treat on Winter at Death‘s Hotel first so we will be reading that for #round13 #GroupW of #LMPBC
Are you three okay with that?
PS -does this make me the crazy 🐈‍⬛ lady now? 😹

Here are my top 5 choices up for your review in #round13 #LMPBC #GroupW
Let me know what you think. I‘m thrilled to read any of these (maybe all of them this winter).
I threw The Shining in because I‘ve never read it. It scared me as a kid and I only made it through the first few chapters.

We have our 4th for #Round13 #LMPBC #GroupW
Horror, mystery or thriller set in the winter.
@MaleficentBookDragon
@MKLong
@Avanders
@carlthecattt

I'm excited for this round.
@suvata

UPDATE: WE HAVE OUR 4TH!

We need one more person for #GroupW #Round13 of the #LMPBC.
We are reading winter based books in horror, mystery, or thriller.

Here are the 4 I'm putting up to the group for review. @mklong @avanders

Litsy Markup Postal Book Club (Round 013)“ page for Group W https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080444aead2ca0ff2-litsy13

@suvata

Since I am such a mood reader, every round I say that I‘m not signing up for the next #LMPBC.
Every time I cannot resist; especially when #GroupW is available. Who‘s interested in a winter set/themed mystery, horror, or thriller for #round13?

I just signed up on the “Litsy Markup Postal Book Club (Round 013)“ page for Group W https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080444aead2ca0ff2-litsy13

I‘m in town for tomorrow‘s Chocolate Walk and decided to hit the local bookstore a day early. This impulse buy looks very interesting.

I‘m slowly getting better at making book sleeves. I just finished this fun retro one with sleepy owls inside. It‘s for a friend of mine that loves anything retro and colorful. Not perfect , but I‘m happy with it.
I almost have the measurements right. I need to add another half inch to the height. AND learn to cut straight. 😕

I received the last #cbbc book of this round. Thank you @ElizaMarie for the fun package! I‘m excited to try the hot cocoa bomb!☕️🍫 YayBob Ross! I ❤️ him. I think that yarn will make a cozy hat or mittens.
I also got my #basicwitchswap box too. Now the agonizing wait begins…🧙🏻‍♀️

My mom has nine #audible credits she wants to get rid of and give to me. I need some recommendations for #audiobooks.
Generally I do not like to listen to fiction but there are a few exception like World War Z, YOU, and Rolling in the Deep. I often listen to autobiographies, inspiration, self help, and other non fiction.
What do you all think I should get? I‘m open to almost anything.