Hello Beautiful Bookish Friends! Here‘s my new #BookSpin list for June. Just a potpourri of books that I‘d love to finally read.
Happy Reading to all! 🤓📚
@TheAromaofBooks

Call me a sap for neatly spun happy endings, but I‘m marking this a pick. Ben and Sancho were thoroughly entertaining as well as the more spectacular(vs. darker)elements of the circus. Loved Bab showing up the boys with her archery skills and Betty stepping out of her shell to rescue Sancho. It definitely had some cringy moments, but that‘s a given for a 150-year-old classic. Alcott still rules in my book!
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@TheBookHippie

#MitchAlbom books always touch my heart! This one also has a strong “Tuesdays with Morrie” vibe. It‘s about two men of the cloth whose unique life journeys help Mitch revive his faltering faith, and get us readers to reflect on our own lives and priorities. Thrilled to hear Mitch is releasing a new novel with a Holocaust theme in November, which he says is the most important story he‘s ever written.
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#LitsyLoveReads

A cute picture book about pet adoption and celebrating our most unique qualities. I met the author years ago and was impressed by how she inspires kids to feel confident, strong and special about who they are…through her many books.
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@TheAromaofBooks

For my May #BookSpin list, I‘m going with all the ebooks that have lived on my Kindle long enough! 😁
@TheAromaofBooks

Just finished this vintage memoir by Patti Page, top-charting female vocalist in the 50s. She sold 100 million records in 6 decades & had over 80 top singles.That means you heard at least one of her songs!😉(Tennessee Waltz? Doggie in the Window?) My parents were huge fans & took us kids to many of her concerts & Vegas shows. We were thrilled to meet her in person in 1990. She was truly a class act and a beautiful soul!
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Check out this little message I just received inside a baby shower invitation for my godson‘s wife. What a cool idea! 👶🏻📚📚📚

Loved listening to Sir Michael Caine (now 90!) share stories about his early career, slew of movies (160!) and 50-year marriage to Shakira. It was love at first sight when he saw her in a 1970s Maxwell House TV commercial! Can you believe Michael “purposely” skipped several chapters on this audio version so the listener would buy the book and get the whole story? 😳 That‘s a first for me! Maybe an 80s marketing gimmick?
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I randomly grabbed this stack of celebrity memoirs/bios from my bookshelves (and Kindle) for this month‘s #BookSpin. Some of them are pretty dusty!
Thought I‘d also include this photo of Bowie, the adorable French Bulldog I‘m watching this week. He gives me this stare whenever I try to read! 😁
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I feel a special bond with author Farley since we both had uncles who passed their love of horses onto us. My Uncle Ninny(b&w pic)taught me how to ride when I was a kid & always laughed when I‘d have conversations with his horses! Farley received so much mail, he set up The Black Stallion Club to connect with his young fans. How cool is that! Here‘s a vintage button(eBay photo)that Farley designed in 1949.
#ChildrensClassicRead2023
@TheBookHippie

It was an emotionally charged month immersed in this moving novel along with journals & letters by one of my fave authors. Steinbeck certainly succeeded in his goal to “rip a reader‘s nerves to rags” and deeply experience the life of a Dust Bowl migrant…from the brutal oppression to the enduring human spirit and everything in between. It‘s no wonder JS collapsed from exhaustion after finishing it. Now to watch the film!
#AuthorAMonth
@Soubhiville

Fascinating read about how the octopus—usually portrayed as a menacing and monstrous creature, really has a unique personality, curious nature and perhaps an even deeper connection with us than we realize. And now I know that the plural of octopus is NOT octopi! 😆
Thx @HeathHof for the gift of this wonderful book.
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#LitsyLoveReads
(Author‘s Insta photo: #sytheauthor)

Cool rock memoir by another fearless women who smashed barriers in the music world. Grace Slick was a top female vocalist in the psychedelic 60s. She wrote White Rabbit as a rant against hypocritical parents who read drug-laced books(like Alice in Wonderland)to their kids! Hard to believe her album with Jefferson Airplane(now Starship) debuted 56 years ago.😳 Now 83, Grace is an artist(that‘s her Janis Joplin portrait) & only sings in her car.😉

Taylor Jenkins Reid is obsessed (like me!) with old Hollywood, all its glitter & scandal and all those steadfast, ballsy, enigmatic, fearless female movie icons like Ava Gardner who inspire us to speak our truth. This was like reading another juicy and riveting Hollywood memoir—only 100 times better!
#AuthorAMonth
#LitsyLoveReads
@Soubhiville
(Photos from Instagram:
#tjenkinsreid and #avagardnermuseum)

How could I resist reading the unfiltered diaries of the amazing Dame Joan Collins! Loved all the juicy Hollywood gossip, name-dropping & scathing behind the scenes drama, especially on Legends, a play I saw with Joan & Linda Evans.Thrilled to land this signed & numbered limited US edition. And had to include this photo of the biggest Dynasty fan I know:my 93-yr-old Mom, who met Joan at a Dynasty Reunion in 2014.Mom & I are bingeing Season 4 now!

Here‘s my #BookSpin list for Feb. Just a bunch of old favorites I really want to read. Wishing you all a fab February filled with much ❤️, 📚 and 🍫!
@TheAromaofBooks

This was such a fascinating, powerful and haunting look at nature—its blessings and its harsh realities—from the perspective of one of the most hunted animals. My respect and empathy for all of nature‘s creatures have grown even stronger now.
#ChildrensClassicRead2023
@TheBookHippie

Just what I needed this week—an amusing little book filled with laughs, and an author who truly understands the necessity of napping and the plight of having curly hair on a drizzly day! 😂🙌🏻
#LitsyLoveReads

What an amusing, imaginative and creative concept—giving inquisitive 8-yr-old Phoebe a magical unicorn with the coolest name as a friend! I would have loved reading this book when I was an awkward and shy youngster back in those “olden” days before the internet. 😂
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Thanks @PurpleyPumpkin for sending Phoebe my way. She‘s a hoot!

Kimberly!!! Wow!!! Your wonderful package just arrived, and now my New Year will be brimming with much joy, magical adventures, hidden treasures, playful moments, cheerful thoughts and plenty of great reads! Thank you, thank you, my friend! 🤗❤️🎉📚💃🏻🎆🎁
@PurpleyPumpkin

I‘m letting #BookSpin choose the genres for me to read again in January. Just because it‘s more fun that way! 😄 Happy New Year and Happy Reading to the best bunch of Bookish friends! 🤗❤️🎉📚🥂
@TheAromaofBooks

Misty!!! Thanks so much for this amazing surprise Christmas package. Wow! The Book Lover‘s Journal is so cool, the homemade soap smells divine, and the Peanuts pouch is the perfect size for my Kindle! Now I just need to use these notecards and my awesome new #LitsyLove pen to start catching up on my letters. I‘m sooooooooo behind. I‘m still answering mail from November! 😳 Sending a big hug of gratitude to you! ❤️
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Loved listening to this heartwarming memoir by beloved Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark—and that thick Bronx accent! Published in 2001, it‘s filled with laugh-out-loud stories about her writing life, her adventures as a Pan Am flight attendant & raising her 5 kids. She someone found the time to get up each morning before dawn, clear the kitchen table, pull out her typewriter & crank out those gripping novels.
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@TheAromaofBooks

I found this vintage VHS tape of the 1957 animated movie The Snow Queen at a library book sale. It was very similar to the enchanting book. And it even featured the voices of child stars from that era: Sandra Dee and Tommy Kirk, with a prologue by Art Linkletter. Definitely worth the 50 cents I paid for it! 😉
#ChildrensClassicRead2022
@TheBookHippie

I‘ve always been intrigued by this creepy classic, especially when they changed the ending of the 1977 movie so as not to spook the audience. But we could already see those feline features in Barbara Carrera‘s character!🙀 So…I really enjoyed this reimagined version spiced with much more history and details about the hybrids. Brava Silvia!
#AuthorAMonth
@Soubhiville
#LitsyLoveReads

I‘ve decided to let this month‘s #BookSpin choose the genre for me to read. But then, as a special Christmas present, I get to choose the book! 😊🎁
@TheAromaofBooks
Happy December to all! 🎄❤️☃️

Yes-Anne Tyler also writes children‘s books! This one (from 1983 with illustrations by Anne‘s daughter Mitra) is a hoot, especially if you live amid book clutter!📚It‘s about a severely organized & tidy royal family who often complain about Princess Mollie‘s unkempt bedroom in the castle tower. But when the palace is flooded and everyone must retreat to Mollie‘s room, they suddenly find many blessings among the mess!
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@TheAromaofBooks

I love this guy & this book! Funniest Memoir Ever!!! No drama here—just tons of hilarious stories about Mel‘s childhood, the comical casts & comedians he worked with & priceless trivia about all of his beloved movies-some I didn‘t even know he created! Such a kind, generous soul who loves movies, life & doing anything to make people laugh. The world would be a much happier place if we followed his motto: “If you can laugh, you can get by.” 😁🙌🏻

Here‘s another thought-provoking short story by Anne Tyler that first appeared in Seventeen magazine back in 1981. It‘s set in the 60s, and the irony is heavy handed as clueless parents, teachers & a supposedly “hip” counselor try to understand a rebellious teen. I wonder if Anne was inspired to write this after listening to her daughter‘s Who‘s Next album. Pete Townshend might think so!😉🤔
#LitsyLoveReads
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@TheAromaofBooks

How did I miss this? I love Lorna‘s books!
Releases Dec 6. Woo hoo! 🎉

I‘m ready to curl up in a comfy blanket and read any of these for our November #BookSpin. 🤓📚
@TheAromaofBooks 🤗

After seeing so many films about King Arthur, I‘m glad to finally read this engaging classic. I still imagine dashing Robert Goulet as Lancelot.🥰Loved the tale of Sir Gawain & Lady Ragnelle. And what an evil sister Arthur had to endure! Now I need to see both Helen Mirren & Helena Bonham Carter portray Morgana. What fun! And yes, I do open all my #LitsyLove mail with my Excalibur letter opener!
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@TheBookHippie

Brava to author Yamile Mendez for stirring my fearless inner child who once yearned to play women‘s professional sports—back when they still weren‘t taken seriously. I‘m so glad that times are finally changing for today‘s young female athletes—and that authors like Yamile are empowering passionate young girls who really love sports! 🙌🏻⚽️🙌🏻
(Photo from Yamile‘s Insta)
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@TheAromaofBooks

How cool are these new #Peanuts stamps!!! 🥰🥰🥰 They‘re certainly inspiring me to catch up on my #LitsyLove mail today. ✍🏻💌📬

Hugs to @TheAromaofBooks @Pageturner1 @Jee_HookedOnBookz for surrounding me with the best reading material too! 🤗

It‘s too bad I‘m such a scaredy cat when it comes to reading horror because #AuthorAMonth Grady Hendrix seems like a cool author with a campy and irreverently funny side. I thought I‘d get a chuckle out of this 2016 comic parody of one of my favorite Alcott classics, but it was pretty lame.🙄
(Grady headshot from his Insta page)
@Soubhiville

Just found out about a free live discussion and poetry reading with author Barbara Kingsolver tomorrow (Wednesday, Oct. 5th) at noon EST(US & CAN) (9am PST) via Zoom. If you can‘t watch it live, they‘ll email you a recording of the event. FYI to #AuthorAMonth friends and #poetry fans!
See @barbara.kingsolver Instagram page for details.
@Soubhiville @slategreyskies @Eggs @PurpleyPumpkin

Thought I‘d include only ebooks on my October #BookSpin list. The amount of ebooks now living on my Kindle is pretty scary! 😱

Happy October to all! 🎃👻

@TheAromaofBooks 🤗

What a page-turner! Sharon takes a sharp turn away from a typical memoir template and takes on the gripes and criticisms flung her way throughout her 50-yr career. She‘s so open, candid and freakin hilarious 😂 as she bares her soul thru the juiciest, funniest, touching, and most memorable stories. Sharon‘s many groundbreaking roles (Cagney & Lacey 🙌🏻) have empowered us all, and so will this book.
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#LitsyLoveReads

I thought this wildly eye-opening book(pictured)by S&S editor-in-chief would be all about Jackie Susann, since it became a cheesy-fun film with Bette Midler. Turns out Korda handled many 70s authors & sunk a shocking bundle of $$ publicizing their books. They even gave away silver ankhs to promote The Love Machine! He also handled McMurtry,& Joan Crawford—who gave advice on raising kids in her memoir. What?!?🤦🏻‍♀️😳
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@TheAromaofBooks

Gotta get this t-shirt! 😂🎸📚👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Nic Stone hit this one outta the park for me! (corny pun intended🤦🏻‍♀️) As a rabid softball player in HS, I loved getting back in the game through the experiences of 12-yr-old Shenice-captain of the first all-Black team in Georgia. So many powerful messages on friendship, discrimination, family legacy, being a team player on & off the field-all circling around Stone‘s masterful dialogue & engaging writing skills.🙌🏻
#AuthorAMonth
@Soubhiville

Just have to add one more post to thank all of my sweet #Litsy and #LitsyLove friends for the many cards, gifts, emails, messages, bookmarks, stickers, wishes and ❤️ you sent me for my birthday. You have made my day, month and year more special than you know and I am so blessed to have you in my life.
🤗❤️🤗❤️

Thank you, thank you, dear friend @PurpleyPumpkin for this coolest birthday box of goodies! I gotta say, our favorite bookstore #TheRippedBodice knows what we like & puts together the “funnest” packages! Gotta love a wedding planner who wants to crash her own event & some quirky Kiwis in LOTR country! The mug was MADE for me since I never know what day it is! 🤪 Thx Kimberly for such a sweet gift & for adding more romantsy reads to my TBR! 😉❤️

Stacy!!! Thx SO much for this amazing surprise birthday package! Woweeee! You put me in the perfect mood to park myself on the sand near the ocean here and enjoy these perfect beach reads! 🏖 Too bad I didn‘t sneak away today on National Coffee Ice Cream Day!!! 😁🍦And where did you find this gorgeous wrapping paper? You are a gem, my friend! 😘😘😘
@Sleepswithbooks

Good thing I‘m in California with a few extra hours to post my #September #BookSpin list before the month ends. 😁
Here you go!
See you in September...shortly!
@TheAromaofBooks 🤗

Sneaking in 2 more classic memoirs on #audiocassette. What fun to have Lauren Bacall and Nancy Sinatra read to me in my car—and even hear early recordings of Frank‘s music. Lauren had great advice on speaking your truth, while Frank professed inclusivity and equality. Nancy also dispelled many hurtful rumors about her dad. Lauren and Frank were such close friends, they almost married. Who knew? Thumbs up for both!
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@TheAromaofBooks

What do your books say about you? That‘s really the premise of this beautiful coffee table hardcover. Includes short interviews with noted writers & artists who reveal which 10 books shaped their lives AND a gorgeous custom illustration of each person‘s ideal bookshelf. Warning: Reading this book WILL add many more books to your TBR!
I know that‘s why you sent me this one @PurpleyPumpkin 😁😉❤️📚📚📚
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This classic certainly had me reaching for a few tissues.😭The mother‘s devotion to her family, the sweet sibling bonds, the overwhelming kindness and unconditional love—touched my heart. Living in today‘s crazy world, I‘m always up for a happy ending. And since Edith Nesbit had quite a tumultuous family life, I guess these happy endings made her feel better too.
#ChildrensClassicRead
@TheBookHippie
#SerialReader

This book was such a treat since I grew up on all those hilarious Hayley Mills movies! Loved her behind-the-scenes trivia and fond memories working with O‘Hara, Kerr, Russell, Gypsy Rose Lee and more! Her stories of mentor Walt Disney were the sweetest. Just heard she‘ll be back on stage in London this month in Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Wish I could go!
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@TheAromaofBooks

I wasn‘t ready to dive into a Naomi Novik fantasy series yet, so I found this graphic novel instead. It‘s a cute story about self-conscious, bumbling 16-yr-old Leah who‘s trying to fit in at Liberty Vocational school for future superheroes. I‘m very impressed with Naomi so far. She must be super cool herself since she likes wearing Spock socks! 😁🖖🏻
(Photos: Insta:naominovik)
#AuthorAMonth
@Soubhiville