Waiting to hear RuPaul at Book Fest. So excited! 😊
Waiting to hear RuPaul at Book Fest. So excited! 😊
This one took a bit to get going but is such an intriguing premise that it‘s a pick for me. It‘s set on a remote reservation in Canada. Even their small links (power, cell service) to the outside world start faltering and the group realizes they need to depend on each other and might have to return to the old ways to survive. There‘s such a pervasive sense of dread throughout the second half that now I really need to read the next book. 😅
What a wonderful bounty of beauty to wake up to this morning after traveling! Thank you, @TheBookHippie ! Every page is an art piece in this Rumi collection and the Whitman feels like a bible (cover is so soft)! Dark chocolate too and it all fits perfectly in the tote—I‘m ready to take some great books in it on my next adventure! You know me well!
Sorry, @KateReadsYA for the late post! Airport fun had me home past 1am. 😊 #LitsyFoundFamilySwap
On our DC 8th grade trip and one of the students posted this photo to the group chat. She wrote: “Out of all the amazing pictures I took today, I'm posting this one in honor of World War 2 and Women's history month. The name of the woman who spoke this quote was Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby. . .
The quote from our school's bulletin this morning. God, I love my school! 💗
Thought provoking read that was as much social commentary as it was story. It features 5 young women in Seoul working and reflecting on life. The societal pressures to be “perfect women” are high. Fascinating and insightful.
For my Korean food, I‘m using it as an excuse to go get some Somi Somi AhBoong down the street. I‘m sure my daughter will be wanting BonChon next week to while on spring break too.🍦
#FoodandLit #SouthKorea @Catsandbooks
*I have to read every night before sleep in bed
*Smart, helpful, magical Hermoine Granger. Maybe she‘d take pity on me and magically organize my house and garage 😂
*House on the Cerulean Sea and American Gods
*Foster (tagged), Kindred, Handmaid‘s Tale…
*I need reading glasses but am always losing them🤓
#LItsyFoundFamilySwap @KateReadsYA
On its way to you, @TheBookHippie ! So excited for #LitsyFoundFamilySwap opening day! Thanks, @KateReadsYA 😊
LA Festival of Books schedule is released 😊 https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/schedule/
Any others out there planning on attending?
Like many of you, Claire Keegan is fast becoming an auto-read author for me. Small Things like These manages to be powerful and descriptive while also being able to be read in about an hour. It takes on a big topic such as the mistreatment of unwed young women in Ireland in such a thought-provoking way too. Just brilliant.
Important and beautifully organized. This powerful book has a lot to say about our justice system and how we treat our prisoners today despite being set in the future. I found it tough to read at many points but I‘m glad to have done so—almost feels like bearing witness to a tragedy. Hamara, Loretta, and Sunset are so fully rendered and the footnotes pack a real punch… Just amazing
Tough but important fiction. Set in the near future, prisoners are given a chance at freedom—Hunger Games style. It is filled with footnotes giving insight into our prison system which is clearly its own blunt weapon disproportionately hurting people of color. This book does not let up the intensity. Whew!
Feels like a classic! Beautiful slim novel following a shipwrecked robot just trying to make sense of the world and make friends. Thanks for the recommendations here on Litsy, and I‘ll be sure to recommend this to my middle schoolers. 💗🤖🪿🌲
#LitsyFoubdFamily
This swap sounds like so much fun and perfect for many of us on Litsy! The theme is Found Family 💗Check it out on @KateReadsYA for more details. Link to sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemAWZtg0XYwqHIs2PvW_MQxyUlJZixHegQF0Nd...
Wowza! Only 25% into this book, but I don‘t think there‘s ever been a main character I‘ve needed to yell at more! This book comes in fast and packs a punch! Almost scared to read what June will do next… 😵💫
Fun adventure that‘s part folktale and part historical detective novel. One of the pov characters is a fox female who is straight out of a storybook. The other is an aging detective with a magical gift. It was enlightening to learn more about foxes (both feared and worshipped in some parts of Asia). Added bonus of this on audiobook is that it is read by the author—beautiful voice!
Special thanks to NetGally and MacMillan audio for early access.
Just started this audiobook on NetGalley and loving her voice! It‘s read by the author and is a cool mixture of folktale/detective novel. Delicious!
Imagine a life of tremendous fame and unparalleled singing talent. Diva shows the life of Maria Callas vividly. Filled with celebrities and abuse, her life was like a soap opera. I went into this book not knowing much about her but feel like I have a better appreciation for her strength. The audiobook is well performed by Lorelei King who took on a challenge bringing so many famous voices to life (Onassis, Monroe. . .).
#FactfromFiction
The famous opera singer Maria Callas actually was using a stage last name (real name Kalogeropoulos) and was pregnant at one point with Aristotle Onassis‘ child while he was still married to a lady named Tina. 🫣
Her life seems like a soap opera according to this historical fiction book! @ShyBookOwl
Missing the views but not the responsibility of being in charge on the sixth grade camp trip last week! Had some time to finish a couple of books though while sleeping little. 😂 One book completed there was Throne of Glass. Typical but solid YA fantasy—I enjoyed it. Tough, strong, smart protagonist gathering her allies while kicking butt. Celaena is a convicted assassin with a chance at freedom via an evil King‘s competition.
A fun blend of historical fiction and fantasy in the vein of Mary Stewart and Simone St. James. This novel follows Laura Iven, an injured Canadian WWI nurse, who longs to find her younger brother, Freddie, a missing soldier. She finds help in unexpected places. Reality blurs with some characters facing an impossible choice: to rejoin the harsh, fast-changing real world or hide in an enticing fantasy world.
Hey Litsy! What‘s a great picture book for fifth graders who are about to be in middle school? I‘ve been invited to read aloud at a school and want something good, inspiring, fun, etc!
Great on audiobook read by the author. It alternates between fascinating, sad, and funny often in the same sentence. The historical sexual slang terms were hilarious (flapdoodle?!) and the author often cites the year said slang was first used. The topics range from serious (sexual assault) to odd (what was first used for condoms). Thanks, @thewallflower0707 for the #AuldLangSpine recommendation! @monalyisha 😊
Ok, Spotify, how can an audiobook be “included in premium” but your service only allow a certain amount of time to listen to audiobooks? And if you listen at a faster rate, it still counts it as regular speed. Irritating! 😤
I‘m audiobooking in the new year with a book from my #AuldLangSpine and this amazing memoir (maybe my daughter showing me how to listen to audiobooks while playing Stardew is dangerous—lol).
In her book, Lamya H. uses a pseudonym to protect her identity and help her tell her stories of being an immigrant, Muslim, and queer more honestly. Her life stories and insights are powerfully organized around different prophets. This book is a must read!
A fictionalized true crime podcast wrapped in a book. I listened to it as an audiobook via Spotify and that just added to the feel of authenticity. Clark captures the callousness and the fixation of this style of news(?) story(?) so perfectly. I found myself getting frustrated that the victim becomes lost then realized, yep that‘s what happens. She captures the warped online worlds of fandom too well as well. Great pick, @thewallflower0707
Happy New Year‘s Eve, Everyone! 🎆🎉
Warm and fuzzy novel set in the UK mostly in a small library and homes. It‘s a book about the power of books to bring people together and to help heal from grief. Just lovely!
#JolabokaflodSwap Thank you, @Lovesbooks87 for the sweet book pick! Perfect for traveling and vacation time with family!
This book looks perfect for me! I‘m a sucker for books about books and those that love them! 💗 Thank you for the great book pick, @Lovesbooks87 ! You nailed it for me on the chocolate choice too. I‘m going to start the book while on the road this morning. 😊🎄 Happy #Jolabokaflod!
So excited to read from @thewallflower0707 ‘s list for this year‘s #AuldLangSpine! These are the three I plan to read in January (Libby-willing). I‘m especially excited for the tagged book. I‘m a sucker for books about fellow book lovers. Thanks again, @monalyisha for another great match! 💗📚🎊
Hi @dabbe your #JolabokaflodSwap is on its way from me. 😊 @Lovesbooks87 the package from you arrived yesterday—thank you! I love this swap with two of my favorite things so much! Thank you for organizing it, @MaleficentBookDragon !
📕 +🍫 = 🥰
I enjoyed this historical fiction book on audiobook so much. It reminded me of stories my grandmother still tells of her family who had come over to California from Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl. She was born in CA—the youngest of 9. The events and people captured in this novel bring the Great Depression to life vividly.
I couldn‘t put it down! Practically perfect novel set on a cherry farm during the quarantine. It explores family, sharing memories, choices, and fame. Comparing family in quarantine sharing a life story to Our Town was a stroke of genius.
Swashbuckling tale of a pirate captain who sails the Indian Ocean with her motley (but lovable) crew. So much fun!
Thank you, @DinoMom for the sweet bookish mail! You made my day yesterday! #athingaday You rock!😊
Watching Apple TV‘s adaptation of Dear Edward… I‘ve given it several episodes and am about to bail. It‘s just cringey at times. The book is soooo much better!
Wow! Another stunning book by Ann Napolitano. Like her book Hello Beautiful, it deals with the themes of grief, family, and love. This one is equally powerful but not to be read on a plane journey.
It centers around a the sole survivor of a commercial plane crash and is based on a real 2010 story! Now I‘m going to have to check out the Apple TV series.
Thank you for the sweet book mail, @TheBookHippie! I‘ve already found the perfect spot for one of the book stickers! 💗📚
The line up for #SundayBuddyRead 2024 looks fantastic!
Interesting book set in New Zealand with worlds colliding (an American billionaire meets an eco-farming collective meets an aristocrat). This book has elements of techno-thriller (drones tracking every move) and lots of political philosophizing (a la Ayn Rand).
The first part was a bit dry. Then the story really got going. Then it went off the rails and landed in batshit crazytown. Can‘t say that I loved it or hated it, but it kept my attention!
So disappointing! This felt more like a draft of a book than a finished book. The characters were not relatable, and the plot made little sense. Friedland‘s book Last Summer at the Golden Hotel was much more enjoyable. I only stuck with it for the beloved #SundayBuddyRead 😅
Maggie O‘Farrell‘s historical fiction books are a joy and a wonder. I finally got my turn with this one after the longest library hold wait time ever. It was worth the wait and I loved every minute of this look at Shakespeare‘s life and times through the eyes of his family. Just a beautiful read!
Took my distracted self awhile to get through, but this book is indeed beautiful. Sisters, grief, mothers/daughters, love, Chicago, and a little basketball, books, and art thrown in for good measure. Plus, Whitman is mentioned in a few key moments. What‘s not to love?
This guy has kept me hopping the last couple of weeks! Been reading at a much slower rate (probably also because this teacher is back to school too). Can‘t wait until he‘s finished his puppy vaccinations and can go for a proper walk. Then I can dive into some audiobooks!
Just saw this post on FB and am so excited! SAA is an auto-read author for me. 😍
Fun, feel good summer read about a teenage girl in 70s Baltimore. Mary Jane gets to see beyond her country club upbringing when she takes a summer nanny job with the groovy Coens (and their rockstar houseguests).
Would make a fantastic book club read and I‘d love to watch a screen adaptation! Audiobook was great especially with the singing. 🎶🎵
Bake Off + Cozy Mystery = Fun, fast read that‘ll make you hungry 😂
How this reader is dealing with a puppy to be joining our family in August! 🐶😅