I got a gift card to the local bookstore for a gift swap at work! I spent like 3x what the card was worth, but that's okay. 😂📚

This book has a really interesting premise: what if the US was run by a monarchy? It subtly criticizes our government which was pretty clever, but it was probably 100 pages too long. I would've liked more focus on Beatrice and less on Daphne, Sam, and Nina. They just got under my skin and I ended up skimming their chapters toward the end.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yes, Winston has a bloody cleaver on the bed. How else do you think we got our turkey (see the top right corner of the photo 🤣🦃).

Decided to rip all of these books off the shelves and finally organize them. 😅 I'm sure I'll regret this in 20 minutes.

My mom sent me this book as a birthday gift. I've been looking through it and it's really inspiring.

This book is going to keep me up all night. ☕

Starting American Royals 👑

Winnie is upset that today was a rainy, cold Sunday. Great for the reading marathon that his humans had...bad for walkies.

Next up 🤓

This is easily one of the most interesting memoirs I've ever read. Stephanie Land really highlighted the challenges and utter bullshit that she went through as a single mom who did everything in her power to escape an abusive relationship and protect her young daughter. It also made me realize what my life could have been if my grandma wasn't around when my mom left my father. I'm very grateful that many of the challenges were hidden from me.

I'm just going to have a reading marathon of one until I can watch Taylor Swift on SNL tonight. ❤ Up next: Maid - Stephanie Land.

This book was incredible. I sometimes wonder how an author can bring something new to the writing craft when so much has already been published, yet Amor Towles did it. The count down of chapters to mimick Emmett's state of mind. The various narrators. The flawless interweaving of mythological stories. The commentary on human nature. I just adored this book. 600 pages felt like it wasn't enough.

I'll admit, I did not finish this book in one day. I got through about 450 pages in one sitting and got restless. 😂 But I'm all cozied up in the blanket made by Lucas and I'm ready to marathon read! 🤓📚

I'm challenging myself to get through this whole book today. 🤓

Anyone else feel like they have so much time to read today? Daylight savings is good for something, I guess. 😂

This book was so stinking cute. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. 😍

This is a really cute read so far! I started it an hour ago and I'm already 100 pages in. I'll probably finish it today. 🤗

Amor Towles debut novel is so beautiful. I kept pausing while reading to jot down quotes that I loved which I've only ever done before with The Gentleman in Moscow.

I'm not kidding when I tell you that one of the best things about living in Omaha is the monthly friends of the library book sale. 😍 I got all of these for $50. 📚

My book order came in today. 😍

In a weird, roundabout way, this book may have helped my husband figure out where his great grandparents came from. We're deep into researching the Jewish migration to Alaska after WW2. If you know of any good books on the topic, let me know. 👀

Nov. box is gonna be great! 😍

I have a student who is OBSESSED with the Grishaverse. She has re-read the 6th book in the series more than 13 times to try to understand the ending. She even drew an elaborate map to explain the universe to me. So, I'm going to start reading the series so I can understand what she's talking about. In the meantime, can anyone tell me about this series? Spoilers are welcome!

Happy Saturday. 🤗

Winston decided to take a nap right where I set my book instead of his usual spot on his bed. I reached down to grab it and got a handful of fuzzy ear instead. 🥺

Happy Saturday 🤗

I now have all of his books, and this one is signed. 😍

I've visited Hemingway's grave, but I've never actually read a book by him. I just brewed some fresh coffee so I can dive into my first one. 🤓

This is my favorite book of the year so far. I already have plans to re-read it. My god is Towles a talented writer. That ending was so unexpected, and I admire the craftsmanship on the part of the author and his characters.

It's nice to know that other people have just as terrible of a memory as I do. 😅

This is easily the most random bookmark I've ever gotten in a second hand book. It's a pamphlet for birth control. 😂

What's the most random bookmark you've ever found?

Such a great box this month. 😍

Good night 🔥📖🐶

Uhm...I'm on a "book ban" right now. Yep.

Book haul from the library sale today! $30 for all of these. 😁📚

I wrote a letter gushing about books and sent it to Purdue. They sent back an acceptance letter to their grad school. 🤓📚 #FutureLibrarian

Diving right in on this cloudy Saturday morning. 🤓 I'm heading out to a Friends of the Library book sale in a couple hours! 📚📚

Okay I think this is an unpopular opinion, but I didn't think The Road was boring at all. I think the pared back language set a bleak and pessimistic mood in a way that vivid imagery of a walk through a barren, post-apocalyptic landscape wouldn't have been able to accomplish. I think it's harder to forgo embellishments and trust one's reader. I give this book five stars, easily.

🥳🥳🥳 #botm

Ahhh, I'm so torn on whether I should order this book! My interest is piqued since I recently moved to Nebraska & have driven this highway like 10 times this year, but historical fiction has sort of felt like a drag lately. Thoughts?

My sinus infection got the best of me today. I had to take a sick day, but I've gotten through most of this novel. 🙌 Also, I'm strangely craving chocolate so thank goodness these Raisinets were buried in my cabinet. 🤣

My little reading buddy has been taking good care of me as I battle a sinus infection this weekend. His sweater arrived today and he was thrilled to put it on. 🤗

The end of this book fell flat for me. 😕

Popped into a thrift shop while Lucas was at the barber and casually grabbed 15 books. 📚

New mug 🌸

Since Winston is more of a fan of clothes than we thought he'd be, we bought him his first ever Halloween costume! Inspired by his favorite toy as a puppy, we decided to make him a dragon. 🐲

His neck is a little too floofy for the hood to stay on and he tries to attack the wings (hence why they're down for the photo), but it's still pretty cute. 🤣

As a first year teacher, I have no clue how Erin Gruwell was able to pull off this amazing feat. It''s hard not to compare myself to her and feel inadequate. I know that's not what she intended, but I feel like I could never draw that same passion and ambition from my students. Have any other teachers read this and felt that way?

Happy for a day off so I can start this book! It's been on my TBR ever since I saw it on a few BookToks. 🤓

This was SUCH a perfect prequel to The Hate U Give. 👏👏

Not book related, but I had to show off Winston's first sweatshirt. 🥺 I always thought he'd hate clothes, but his little nub wiggled like crazy when we put it on him. The sleeves just need to be rolled bc his legs are too short. 😭🥺