This came a few days ago, but it‘s been insane this week so I haven‘t really been on here much. Thank you, @TheReadingMermaid !! Your package just went out today, so be on the lookout! 😊😊 #summerbookswap

“Marriage is between two people. There is no studio audience.” Love this quote!

I just woke up from napping and now it‘s time for some Sunday afternoon reads with this lunatic cat 🐱 📚 #sundayreads

Guys, I found Powell‘s yesterday! 📚 ☕️ #independentbookstores

I finally finished this book. I was so excited to read it, but within the first 40-50 pages I knew it wasn‘t for me. I could not get invested in any of the characters honestly. Other than a few good lines, I did not retain any of the plot of significance that Saunders attempted to convey. I did finish, but it felt more like a chore.

A lovely Saturday evening reading and drinking some Sam Adams. I will admit though that I don‘t know how I feel about this particular book. 😬

Wow! This was one of those books that made me cry, and I don‘t cry easily when I read. Thomas gives so much perspective about race relations in the U.S. through the lens of a teenage girl. Raw and unfiltered, it is one of the most important books of modern literature. I hope Thomas continues to write because she really is a talented writer.

I‘ll do it. I have so,e time off before my new starts! Will post my pile later 🤓😎 @TheReadingMermaid #makemereadit

This was a great debut! Thanks to the @bookriot All the Books podcast for the recommendation. I really liked the character development of Andrea as well as the shifting perspectives. It‘s complex with beautiful description and prose. Yet, it‘s still accessible and not overly flowery. Overall, it‘s fast-moving but does not compromise character development.

This was a great debut! Thanks to the @bookriot All the Books podcast for the recommendation. I really liked the character development of Andrea as welll as the shifting perspectives. It‘s complex with beautiful description and prose. Yet, it‘s still accessible and not overly flowery. Overall, it‘s fast-moving but does not compromise character development.

Finished Stray City which was excellent. To the right is my TBR pile. Which one should be next? 🤔 📚 #summerreading #tbr

“Elegance has a bad effect on my constitution.”

Story of my life, Louisa May Alcott. 😳 #literaryclassics #longweekendreads

Highlighted portion=story of my life 😳😂

#literaryclassics #saturdayreads

1.) Currently reading: Red Queen and Little Women
2.) Partly my mom and partly doing Reading Olympics in middle school
3.) Afternoon or evening
4.) Hermione Granger from Harry Potter.

#manicmonday

@JoScho

I‘ve been absent from Litsy for a while, so here‘s a picture of the book I‘m currently devouring.

#sundayreads #YA

Bookhaul from Big Blue Marble Bookstore in Philly yesterday 🤓😍 📚 #indiebookstores #bookhaul

1.) Fiction/Humor
2.) Taking out my neighbor‘s dog everyday
3.) Speech-Language Pathologist
4.) Writer/blogger of some variety
5.) Coffee to start and tea to finish

#manicmonday
@JoScho

This made me chuckle 😂

From the other day...how I spend my snow day when a Nor‘easter slams Jersey #snowdayreads #catsoflitsy

Pretend it‘s still Thursday 😂

Catcher in the Rye was my favorite book in high school. I read it in AP Lit and loved it! #tbt #fbf

@MidnightBookGirl

Overall, I enjoyed the book. I thought the approach of telling it through the child‘s perspective was pretty creative. I could imagine Jack as one of my students with the broken syntax and child-like description of things. The most interesting part of Jack‘s character was how he reacted to sensory input in the second half of the story (don‘t want to give too much away). Ma seemed fairly relatable to me as a hero to a flawed character as well.

Blue
Fall
Literary Fiction and Memoir
Running/biking
Anything salty
Coffee, craft beer, or a good whiskey
My banned books scarf

@MicheleinPhilly @Tiffy_Reads

I am love love loving this book. I seriously want to devour the whole thing 📚 🤓 #fridaynightreads

Rainy Sunday night read

@jesshowbooks

1.) Crunchy
2.) The Sun Is Also A Star
3.) Brunch, long run, baby shower, painting, reading 4.) Speak every language
5.) No minor in college

#friyayintro

Eh I didn‘t hate it, but I didn‘t love it either. The characters weren‘t all that interesting. The main character seemed like she was the queen of oblivious humble-bragging. Overall, a light read but there are better light reads out there.

My reading buddy is clearly excited for my new book 📖 📚 🐱

@DebbieGrillo I got cancelled at work today and had a snow day yesterday. So what do I do? Finish this book and drink some coffee. And hopefully unpack some more boxes from moving last week. #SnowDayReads

@DebbieGrillo Here is my #SnowDayRead. I‘m almost done with it, but even with moving, I still have access to my books. Because priorities 😂

Some of those choices were tough!! #genrethisorthat

My reading buddy

Last day of winter break=reading and tea in new house

Book haul from the last two days (Also The Glass Castle not pictured) #bookhaul

When you‘re home sick and need a break from Game of Thrones 🔬

I loved this excerpt from Wonder. This year, I'm doing a kindness and acceptance theme in my therapy room. Even though my students are young, the world can be cruel. So, I give them a reminder to be kind to others, even if they don't deserve it. In these times, we all need that. #wordsofwisdom

Pumpkin 🎃
Cozy book 📚
Haunted Hayride 😜
Hot chocolate ☕️ 🍫
Corn maze 🌽
Bonfires with s'mores 🔥
Football only if it's the Eagles 🦅

#falltimefavorites

#GoT #Winteriscoming #fantasy

Tyrion decided to make GoT his bed 😂 #catsoflitsy

I figured after watching most of the series I should give the book a try. This will count toward the Modern Mrs. Darcy 2017 reading challenge for a book longer than 600 pages 🐉 🦁 🐺 🦌 #GoT #fantasy #winteriscoming

One of the best releases of this year in my opinion. It offers much more substance than the typical celebrity memoir in that Noah provides an insider perspective on growing up biracial in apartheid/post-apartheid South Africa and how it compares to our country. He discusses tribal dynamics, interracial relationships, as well as the impact of systemic racism after Apartheid.

One of my beach reads in OBX this week 😎📚

Needing an escape from all the sadness and anger in the news #litsypartyofone #selfcare

If there was ever a time where this book is culturally relevant, this is it. Whether you are liberal or conservative, you should read this book in order to understand an oft misunderstood portion of the population.

My 20 Things About Me. #20thingsaboutme #litsyfriends

I think about this as I work with minority kids in lower socio-economic neighborhoods. How will their experience differ from mine? I often have to think about my own privilege as a white woman while working with my students. This gives me a lot of perspective to help me have some inkling of understanding of what they face as they get older.

Roxane Gay is keeping me company while my husband and I are driving to Colorado today. 😀

I can attest that this fact. #litsypartyofone #shortgirlproblems #fridaynightsalrightforreading

My Friday evening reading cycling between this and Nick Offerman's book #litsypartyofone #parksandrec

It's summertime which means time for light and ridiculous reads.

It took me a while to finish this (~2 months). I loved the first few chapters, but it rapidly became too disjointed. The book seems to explore too many plot points that I didn't know what was relevant. I've heard that his other works are better, and I may attempt them down the line. I'm in the minority in saying that this did not work for me.