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The Stone Angel | Margaret Laurence
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A successful #roll100 month! It‘s interesting at both at 17 were about fascism. My favorite was The Stone Angel, but I also enjoyed What She Ate, too. Woman was a bail, and I didn‘t attempt Arsonists‘.

BarbaraBB Glad you enjoyed The Stone Angel 2d
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Six bingos just under the wire! No 5⭐️ books this month, but Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe and It Won‘t Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib both got 4.75⭐️.

I prioritized more print reading in May and managed 5,511 pages along with 231 audiobook hours! #BookspinBingo

Cinfhen WOWZA!!! Super impressive month 🩵 2d
BarbaraBB Incredible 😀 2d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fabulous month!!! 1d
sarahbarnes I heard the author of It Won‘t Always Be Like This on NPR awhile back. I‘m very interested in reading it. Glad to see you liked it! 18h
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I came across both of these in the past couple of weeks and thought they were cool! The author (of course I can‘t remember who) used suzerainty in regards to a person, so I was really surprised when I looked it up.

Also amanuensis sounds so much better than assistant on a résumé! #WeirdWords

This background reminded me of our “Save the Drama for Your Mama Llama” unofficial mascot in vet school! ?

CBee Ha! I have a “no drama llama” sign at home 😂😂 2d
TrishB We use amanuensis in work as someone who takes notes/supports exams for students with disabilities who are not able to write quickly or at all. 2d
Megabooks @TrishB interesting! I had a note taker in some classes in college because I had two surgeries on my dominant arm in one year. I don‘t remember hearing it then, but that was more than 20 years ago now. Very cool to learn another usage!! 2d
Megabooks @CBee lol!! 😂 2d
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That calla lilies didn‘t disappoint this year!! (And this is after my mom‘s bestie took more than a dozen.)

I‘m skipping bingo in June because it‘s going to be a crazy month (and I want to mood read as much as possible 😂), but I can‘t miss regular #bookspin!

Cinfhen Oh no!! Reckless driver alert 🙊🙈You have some AWESOME books on that list🤩 4d
Megabooks @Cinfhen hehe! Thanks! I‘m looking forward to the draw. 3d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3d
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We‘ve got some beautiful EARLY lilies in this week‘s #BookReport thanks to the warm weather in February!

The tagged graphic memoir was my favorite book this week. Malaka looks back on her childhood visits to her dad and stepmom in Egypt and how their relationship evolved. Fancy Bear was an incredibly interesting look into the world of 5 noteworthy hacking incidents that show their evolution. Stone Angel was lovely @vivastory ! Thanks for ⬇️

Megabooks Putting it on your #nywd/#ALSpine list! I‘m glad I finally got to it. Honest is great if you love those messy family books like Jennifer Close‘s. A Southern family gets together for a funeral then a wedding. BQ reread for #CampLitsy23!! @BarbaraBB is so on top of it and has some great questions in store! Electric I just finished and learned a lot of about the history and cutting edge of study of our body‘s electrobiome! (edited) 5d
Megabooks Flux was really confusing and a bit of a disappointment. 🤷🏻‍♀️ glad it wasn‘t chosen for CL and I nominated it. 😂 Dear was an interesting look at ballet and its relationship to women and their bodies, particularly in regards to Balanchine. I probably wasn‘t interested enough in the topic to rate it high. Maame was a bit of a disappointment but 🤐 because it was for #LMPBC! (edited) 5d
squirrelbrain I agree Meg, @BarbaraBB has some fabulous questions for BQ! I have Maame on my physical TBR shelf, but I‘m not drawn to it at the moment. 🤷‍♀️ 5d
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Cinfhen I adored this one 5d
Cinfhen And I was MEH about 5d
Megabooks @Cinfhen I thought honest was really fun too! Great debut! 5d
Megabooks @Cinfhen I can‘t believe we agree about two books! Maame was definitely MEH. 🫤 (edited) 5d
Megabooks @squirrelbrain you can definitely put it off imo. Just okay. 5d
Cinfhen Hahaha ~ so true!!! 5d
mcctrish I just ordered Maame from book outlet, I knew I‘d seen it somewhere 🤣🤣 5d
vivastory Laurence 💙💙 5d
BarbaraBB Thank you dear friends 💕 @squirrelbrain @Megabooks 5d
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Greek Lessons | Han Kang
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I might‘ve gone a little crazy at the library yesterday looking for some holiday weekend reading material! I have the tagged and Homebodies from the #CampLitsy23 longlist, a couple of graphic memoirs, a Le Guin for June #AuthorAMonth, and three others just because!

Can anyone tell me why it is that I always forget my tote on days I checkout more than 4 books?? 🤣

squirrelbrain Great haul! ❤️ 7d
Hooked_on_books Looks like you were thinking spring with those spines! 7d
BarbaraBB Beautiful photo, great haul and I am looking forward to your thoughts on all of these! 7d
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sarahbarnes Great stack! I need to investigate a few of these! 7d
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books I‘m glad it worked out that way. I will admit to being swayed by and interesting cover/pretty spine! 7d
Megabooks @BarbaraBB thanks! I‘m hoping I‘ll find some winners! 7d
Megabooks @sarahbarnes thanks! Most I hadn‘t heard of, so I‘m excited to try! 7d
Cinfhen Such a great stack!! Hope you‘re enjoying your long weekend 💜 6d
Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks! I hope you‘re having a great weekend too! 6d
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Saturday Night | Susan Orlean
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Sometimes you find a book at the used bookstore and want to start it right away! This book has a copyright of 1990, and I think it‘s Orlean‘s debut. It should be very nostalgic to read about what people were doing on Saturday nights in the late 80s. I‘m sure the book would be really different now. There‘s a polka dance chapter but no TikTok dances! 🙃

Cinfhen Sounds great 😊 I love anything 80‘s related 1w
BarbaraBB That sounds real nice. I remember my Saturday nights in the 80s! 1w
Scochrane26 I‘m going to guess cruising was an activity. 1w
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Megabooks @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB yes! So far I‘m finding a lot relatable to my 90s high school and college years, including a chapter on cruising @Scochrane26 that is set in a nearby Indiana town! 1w
Cinfhen Cruising!!!! That brings back wayyyyy to many memories @Scochrane26 😂😂😂 1w
Bklover I remember cruising in the 70‘s! 😉😅 3d
Megabooks @Bklover I don‘t know who can afford to do it now! I burned up that under $1/gal gas in high school! 3d
Bklover No kidding! I seem to remember listening to a lot of Bad Company and “cruising the strip” for hours. And drinking, of course. 3d
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Book Report Beagle | Pamela Klawitter
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I lost a friend this week and just got back from the funeral. It was a beautiful service but also sad.

Hostile was funny and refreshing! Love Sam! Sorry was a great story about siblings and parents and love and codependency. Mother is relatable to any daughter who didn‘t appreciate her mom enough growing up. Weyward was a challenging but heartwarming witchy read about the bonds of women in families and how we protect each other. ⬇️ #BookReport

BookNAround I‘m sorry for your loss. 2w
Megabooks Ascension reminded me a bit of Lost. People gather to explore a mountain that suddenly appears in the Pacific Ocean. Grapples with theology and loss too. Ate has a lot of mixed reviews, but I enjoyed reading about these women‘s relationships to food. The chapter of Barbara Pym was delightful! Homesickness was a good Irish story collection. End was a memoir from a queer ex-Jehovah‘s Witness. Smart in the way he addressed contradictions! ⬇️ (edited) 2w
charl08 Sorry for your loss. 2w
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Megabooks ⬆️ #UnpopularOpinion on Moon. I felt like chatgpt wrote it. It was dull for long stretches and I barely connected with the characters. Chain Gang was another I didn‘t connect with until the very end. Disappointed. Red Pill was the worst navel gazing coastal liberal stuff. Idk how people were so surprised about the rise of American fascism because if the author had lived where I do, he wouldn‘t have been so shocked. (edited) 2w
Susanita I‘m sorry about your friend. 😢 2w
Librarybelle So sorry for your loss 2w
jlhammar Sorry to hear about your friend. My condolences. 2w
Bookzombie I‘m sorry to hear about your friend. Sending hugs. 2w
TiredLibrarian Sorry for the loss of your friend. 2w
Ruthiella So sorry to hear that. ❤️ 2w
rockpools Sorry for your loss, Meg. 2w
JenReadsAlot Sorry for your loss. 2w
Deblovestoread So sorry for your loss! 2w
MaureenMc I‘m sorry for your loss. 💗 2w
DivineDiana Sending condolences for the loss of your friend, ❤️ 2w
quietjenn I'm so sorry 2w
Megabooks @Susanita @Librarybelle @jlhammar @Bookzombie @TiredLibrarian @Ruthiella @rockpools @JenReadsAlot @Deblovestoread @MaureenMc @DivineDiana @quietjenn thanks y‘all! 💜 She and I didn‘t become friends until very late in her life. At first we thought we‘d have years, but we only had months. She was opinionated and funny and a talented baker and crafter and was a librarian until she became disabled. I wish we had had longer to be friends. 2w
Cinfhen Im so sorry to hear about your loss. I remember how excited you were to connect with this amazing person. It‘s very sad. 2w
Cinfhen Also I appreciate your thoughtful book report. There are a few books I want to pick up! 2w
BarbaraBB It is so sad you had to lose her already. You‘ve had way too little time indeed 💔 2w
LeahBergen Oh, I‘m so sorry for your loss 💔 2w
CarolynM I‘m sorry for your loss, Meg💕 Hold her memory close. 2w
batsy I'm sorry for your loss 💔 2w
Cathythoughts I‘m so sorry Meg ❤️ 2w
youneverarrived Sorry for your loss ❤️ 2w
britt_brooke ((hugs)) 2w
Megabooks @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB yes, I wish we had had more time too. The minister even said at the funeral that he though and she thought she would live in the hospice facility for a few weeks, but it was just days. She went peacefully and wasn‘t in pain so that‘s good. And she got the weekend at home with her cat that she desperately wanted. And her hairdresser took her cat, so knowing she had a good home gave M peace of mind. 1w
BarbaraBB That all sounds like you all and she herself did the best to give her piece of mind indeed. And that probably is some kind of consolation for you 💕 1w
Centique She sounds like a wonderful person and a sad loss. 😢 many hugs to you Meg xxx 1w
Chelsea.Poole So sorry for your loss. ♥️ 1w
janeycanuck Oh, I‘m so sorry for your loss 💔 1w
Megabooks @Centique @Chelsea.Poole @janeycanuck thanks to you all! She was a wonderful woman and I‘m so glad to have known her. 💜 7d
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Retrospective | Juan Gabriel Vsquez
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Small #bookhaul this week! BQ and YF for #CampLitsy23 then some literature in translation (tagged) from my favorite publisher @RiverheadBooks 👍🏻🙌🏻

And Molly has been so naughty! She backed out of her harness and ran into some hostas earlier today and then chased a baby bunny and has been whining for an hour because I didn‘t let her grab it. When she whines too much, I sing Somebody I Used to know off key to add to her sorrow! 😂😂

Megabooks Also if you are also a fan of that song or cool mashups, check this out: https://youtu.be/mTXzFkYX7-g 2w
Susanita 🤣🤣🤣 2w
Ruthiella Poor Molly! Denied that bunny! 😂❤️🐶 PS that mash up is amazing! 🤩 (edited) 2w
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vivastory Speaking of mashups, check out this version of Beck's Loser as a square dance song (I laughed so hard at it):
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Cinfhen Tagged book sounds AMAZING!!! I think I still need a book for #Colombia #ReadingTheAmericas23 2w
Cinfhen Now to check out the mashups 2w
Cinfhen Ha, that was 🍌👖 @vivastory and I really enjoyed the Gotye & Astely mashup 2w
BarbaraBB Fun story! I love the Gotye song! 2w
Hooked_on_books My dog Greta, who died last year, once killed a bunny in my backyard. I found out about it because my now husband had left the door open to let the dogs come and go and she was chewing on something in the dining room that she didn‘t want me to see. It was the bunny‘s head. The body was never found. Dogs keep you on your toes! 2w
LoveToReadLiveToRead Haha, that mash up is great! 2w
Tamra Beautiful clematis! We have too many hungry deer in this neighborhood to have any. But I really enjoyed them at our former house. Pretty care free too. 2w
Megabooks @Ruthiella right?! So surprised it works! 1w
Megabooks @vivastory I love There I Ruined It on Instagram! They just posted Snoop Dogg‘s reaction to the Gin and Juice/Jungle Book mashup, which was funny. I also like when they did the yeah compilation https://youtu.be/-qhEzxlBBMA 1w
Megabooks @Cinfhen I‘m excited to read it. I need something different. I used this for Columbia, but it was a bit disappointing for me, which means you‘ll love it!! (The way we‘ve been going…😂😂) 1w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB me too! The mashup was really interesting. You wouldn‘t think Gotye and Rick Astley would work… 1w
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books for sure! To find that in the house…. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ The next day I went out and found a disembodied rabbit leg in the hostas, so I had to glove up and get it out. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ I didn‘t want her to have it. Unfortunately we have a number of feral and outdoor cats in the neighborhood, so it‘s not uncommon to find random things like that. (edited) 1w
Megabooks @LoveToReadLiveToRead it‘s just shocking it works! 1w
Megabooks @Tamra thank you!! We don‘t have deer in our neighborhood fortunately, but some years we‘ve had so many bunnies early that things don‘t even get a chance to really get started. There are several cats in the neighborhood now and I think some are truly feral while others are outdoor cats, but they‘ve kept the rabbits in check. 1w
Cinfhen I‘ll check out your Colombia choice because right now the print version of Retrospective is expensive and I didn‘t like the sample narration I listened too!! 1w
Megabooks @Cinfhen yes, looking more at my local library is really helping my wallet, especially since, after 2 years of dedicated service, my Beats earbuds broke. I can‘t do audiobooks without them, so I rush ordered a pair from Best Buy. Fortunately they‘re on sale but still expensive! 💸 1w
Cinfhen It‘s good to utilize the library but must haves are non negotiable 🎧 1w
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Weyward: A Novel | Emilia Hart
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A beautiful weekend day! Molly on the long leash, Weyward in my hands, and some Greek yogurt and coffee!

Cinfhen Sounds lovely 💚I enjoy seeing Molly on that long leash - she looks quite regal 👑 2w
squirrelbrain Enjoy! Hi Molly! 👋 2w
dabbe Hello, Marvelous Molly! 💙🐾💚 2w
BarbaraBB Happy Molly 💕 2w
Cathythoughts I enjoyed this one. Lovely pic 🥰 2w
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Forgetful | Nick Mann
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This #roll100 month is brought to you by F for forget because I‘ve forgotten that I even owned three of these books or what they‘re about! (New One, Mistakes, and Brides) 🤞🏻 my taste was on when I bought them. 😂 Burnt, Smart One, and Lies are all books I‘ve picked up and put down without finishing, so maybe June will be the month I don‘t bail. 🤔🤔

PuddleJumper 🤣🤣 2w
youneverarrived I wasn‘t that impressed by Burnt Sugar. Hopefully you have more luck with it this time 🤞 2w
BarbaraBB I hadn‘t noticed #Roll100 for June yet! 2w
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Megabooks @BarbaraBB yeah, I also forgot to post this about a week ago! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ 2w
Megabooks @youneverarrived I hope so! Sometimes Booker prize nominees don‘t work for me. Maybe I‘m too American! 😂😂 2w
Cinfhen I really liked 2w
BarbaraBB Me too @Cinfhen 💕 2w
sarahbarnes I also liked Burnt Sugar quite a bit @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB 2w
BarbaraBB Of course @sarahbarnes 👯‍♀️! Now it‘s waiting for @Megabooks verdict! 2w
Cinfhen That makes total sense @BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes 🫶🏼 2w
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The Half Moon: A Novel | Mary Beth Keane
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Molly has been so well behaved since she turned 2, I got her a 30ft leash so she can explore the yard while I lounge on the deck. I wish we had an easily fencable yard, but I think this is the next best thing. 💜🐶

The book is mediocre and boring, so I‘m mainly skimming, but it‘s my #bookspin, so I‘m trying not to bail! Really disappointed because I loved Ask Again Yes.

LoverOfLearning Looks like a cozy reading day for you! You and your pup enjoy it! 3w
sarahbarnes This gives me hope that perhaps when our dog turns 2 he will chill out a little. 😂 3w
dabbe Hello, Marvelous Molly! 💙🐾💚 3w
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squirrelbrain Yay! Explorer Molly! Sorry the book is a bit meh - I was looking forward to this one. 🤷‍♀️ 3w
dabbe @sarahbarnes Good luck with that. Our German shepherds are currently 3, and no such luck. 🤣🤩🤗 3w
Cinfhen Yeah this was #MoreMehThanYeah for me too!! 3w
willaful Huh, I saw several people saying they liked this so much more than Ask Again, Yes. I haven't read either so I don't know where I'd fall. 3w
AmyG Oh BOO. I enjoyed Ask Again, Yes too. 3w
BooksNBowls Hey I need one of those for my 3 year old 🤣🤣 3w
BarbaraBB Lounging on that deck sounds like a dream to me! I hope you‘re comfortable and enjoying your time reading with Molly nearby 🩷 3w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB it was a really nice hour! You and I live in such different places. Sometimes I‘d like the bustle, food, and culture in the city! 2w
Megabooks @BooksNBowls lol!! 😂😂 2w
Megabooks @AmyG yeah, it could be just me with this. Interested to see as more reviews roll in! 2w
Megabooks @willaful maybe it‘s just me. I‘m finding it so predictable as far as books about troubled marriages. It‘s as if chatgpt wrote it! 😂😂 2w
Megabooks @Cinfhen we agree! Twice in as many days! 🤩 2w
Megabooks @squirrelbrain maybe married folks will find it more relatable, but its predictability is killing me. 😵 2w
Megabooks @dabbe @sarahbarnes lol! I think it helps that I only have one because I‘ve had multiple dogs in the past and that definitely changes things. Plus Molly has always been a people pleaser, so since we‘re a quiet family, she‘s pretty chill. She is a tattletale though. And opinionated. If someone does something she doesn‘t like, she will absolutely run to another person and tattle! She‘ll even tattle on neighborhood dogs when they‘re talking trash! 2w
Megabooks @LoverOfLearning it was!! This is only the second time having her out on it, and I hope it continues to work! 2w
dabbe @Megabooks Way to go, Molly! 🤗🤣😍 2w
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Book Report Beagle | Pamela Klawitter
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Someone was kind enough to write my memoir, and I‘ve included it in this #BookReport! 😂 Maybe it‘s yours too? 😏

Love Songs was fantastic. Reviewed and great if you love stories about families! Devil is my favorite of the three I‘ve read for #AuthorAMonth, but the two stories were a bit disjointed. Paved: wow! A revelation! I had no idea that parking shaped so much of the post-WWII building in America! Why we don‘t have ⬇️

Megabooks affordable housing in many cities, and how parking requirements are creating a lot of waste in the cost of construction. Fascinating!! Dinner Party was a great short story collection. Consistently good with lots of surprises and twists! If you like New Yorker short stories, read this. ⬇️ (edited) 3w
SamAnne I really want to read the book on parking! Heard an interview with the author on Fresh Air last week. 3w
Megabooks Good Girls was an interesting book about anorexia, but the author was still a bit tied up in her own experiences for the sociology to be objective. Decent memoir though. Azadi was a #roll100 and fascinating to learn about fascism in India. Very scary things happening there! The menopause book had good advice, but was rather forgettable. Read this instead. 3w
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Megabooks @SamAnne I highly recommend it!! 👍🏻👍🏻 3w
Cinfhen Fantastic #BookReport 🙌🏻💜 3w
Soubhiville 🤣 I feel that title sometimes. 3w
squirrelbrain Great wrap up! 3w
Megabooks @Cinfhen it was a good week! 2w
Megabooks @Soubhiville yes!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 2w
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Red Lights | Georges Simenon, Norman Denny
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This week‘s #bookhaul! I had to pick up the UK Lessons before BD shut down. Such a better cover! I also picked up Sorry (another great cover) and I‘m a Fan, too. #BuyBuyBD I‘ll miss you! 😢

Had to go back to the NYRBs at the library. V picked over, but I got the tagged book. 👍🏻😁

I can‘t wait to read Hijab with everyone at #CampLitsy23, and I picked up Ascension from the longlist at the library!

BarbaraBB Wonderful haul! Chemistry is your kind of book I think 🤞🏽💕 3w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I LOVED Chemistry last year, which is why I wanted the fun copy! 3w
BarbaraBB I see! How could I even think for one moment you hadn‘t read it 😀? Got your email, thank you for it 🩷 I will reply tomorrow xxx 3w
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Small Mercies | Dennis Lehane
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This week in bails! Reading this week has been a struggle, so it may be me and not them. Take with a grain of 🧂

Mercies…I hate when an author goes on with a person doing something and various other characters telling them not to do it. I just got tired of Mary asking about her daughter and the goons saying stop asking questions. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Passage…really don‘t need another gun story now. Overwhelming these days.

Chain ⬇️

Megabooks Chain-gang…he did a lot of really interesting world building as far as the death sport itself and the rules and laws that allowed it, but to me, he sacrificed the heart of these prisoners and my emotional connection to them in trying to be so accurate and detailed. I‘m going to try audio though. I‘m in line at the library. 3w
TiredLibrarian Sorry to hear about Small Mercies. I usually love Dennis Lehane, and have a hold on this one from the library. 😕 3w
Megabooks @TiredLibrarian I have enjoyed him in the past. I definitely think it‘s a grain of salt moment with that one. The points he was making about racism and busing were very interesting, but the mystery part was a bit subpar for me. 🤷🏻‍♀️ (edited) 3w
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squirrelbrain Oh, I had high hopes for Chain-Gang. I have a digital ARC so I‘ll still read it anyway. 3w
BarbaraBB I had high hopes for Chain-gang and Small Mercies. But I am actually glad I won‘t need to run to get them 😉 3w
Cinfhen I bailed on Chain Gang this week too. I have audio and I ordered the book as I had MAJORLY HIGH expectations- I‘ll try again 3w
Megabooks @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen yeah, I was really hopeful at chain-gang because the idea is so cool and thought-provoking, but the execution didn‘t elevate it at all! 2w
BarbaraBB Simon bought Small Mercies because he loved Lehane‘s other books so I‘ll probably will read it too at some moment 🤷🏻‍♀️ (edited) 2w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I hope y‘all like it more. It just wasn‘t clicking for me. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2w
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The irises are in full bloom in our backyard!! 🤩🤩

Aims42 Gorgeous!!! 😍😍😍😍 3w
Soubhiville Oh how lovely! 3w
Christine Glorious! 💜 3w
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Jenken1998 I miss those! 3w
dabbe Breathtaking. 💜💜💜 3w
RobES So beautiful 😍 3w
squirrelbrain Lovely! 💜 3w
merelybookish Gorgeous! 3w
Daisey Beautiful! 💜 3w
NatalieR Wow! Beautiful!! 💜 3w
Cathythoughts Beautiful 😍 3w
batsy Wow, that's so lovely! 3w
Chelsea.Poole So pretty! Ours are up too! 3w
BarbaraBB It is so beautiful where you live 🤍 3w
youneverarrived They‘re beautiful! 3w
Tamra Love love love that color!💜 3w
Cinfhen I miss my irises 😩seeing your beautiful yard is always a bit bittersweet for me 💜 3w
TNbookworm Beautiful 💜 3w
Megabooks @Cinfhen I‘m sure it does. 💜 Your house in Philly was beautiful! You do have so many beautiful floral arrangements in Israel though! 💜💐 3w
CarolynM What a fabulous display😍 I love irises, but I‘ve never gotten around to planting them here. I‘m going to order some right now! 3w
Cinfhen Thanks so much for noticing how happy flowers make me 😄I love that you incorporate flowers & plants into your Mother‘s Day ritual 💜 3w
Centique That is stunning! 3w
Megabooks @Centique thank you!! 2w
Megabooks @CarolynM thanks!! It‘s the perfect time to plant bulbs there! 👍🏻👍🏻 2w
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Book Report Beagle | Pamela Klawitter
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Another week another late #BookReport! 😂 Chrysalis: review posted - loved it! Oak Flat had beautiful art! The landscapes looked organic and alive and just leapt off the page. Homegrown: Toobin does it again! One of the best narrative nonfictions this year. It‘s about McVeigh, the OKC bombing and the legacy it holds in the alt right and even mainstream right today.

Traffic: interesting about Buzzfeed and Gawker‘s strategies for going viral and ⬇️

Megabooks how they shaped the internet and social media. Pornography was fascinating and gave me a lot to think about in regards to the business side of the industry, treatment of performers, etc. She was careful to look at it from both pro- and anti-porn sides as well as the industry as a whole. This has been out since last year but is new to audio. 3w
Megabooks Game wasn‘t what I expected and ended quickly and abruptly. Thriller about a survival in the wilderness TV show. The Larson I reviewed. Wasn‘t my fave. The Cruz: great idea. Looking at the recession from the perspective for an older immigrant woman who lost her job. Liked the epistolary elements BUT a pet peeve: most of the book is supposed to be an interview, but they never gave the interviewer dialogue so it‘s just rambling…👎 3w
BarbaraBB At least you had a great reading week 🩵! love your reviews! 3w
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squirrelbrain Once again, my TBR grows as a result of your #wrapup! 3w
AmyG Ha @squirrelbrain agreed! 3w
Cinfhen Lots of genres!! Good mix of fiction and NF 😁 3w
Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks! This has definitely been a NF heavier month. I haven‘t felt much like fiction on audio! Returned this to the library 3w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I did! Thanks! 3w
Megabooks @squirrelbrain @AmyG thanks y‘all!! I wish I had more time for litsy these days, but stuff is calming down a bit here. 3w
Cinfhen I‘m curious about that one but I get what u mean about mood!!! Total #MoodReader / why are u awake??? 3w
Megabooks I went to bed at like 9:30 so I‘ve been up since 4. Stomach pain is really bothering me in the night. I can hardly wear pants anymore. ☹️ I‘m in a men‘s XL now and they feel uncomfortable. Still no idea what‘s wrong. Also, I can sit in a recliner or lie down in bed or stand, but sitting in a normal chair is awful. Really curious if they find anything on the test in June. It just doesn‘t make sense. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ forgot to tag @Cinfhen (edited) 3w
BarbaraBB Oh Meg that sounds tough. I wish someone could finally clear up what‘s happening. The waiting and not knowing is killing. Do you have elderly support now for your parents? Thinking of you 🩷 3w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB thanks B 💜💜 it‘s just really weird. I‘m hoping things calm down. No help yet. I‘m going to push mom on it a bit more though. The problem is our need is irregular times and people who work want regular hours. 🤔 3w
AmyG Oy, you have your hands full. I hope they find out what is going on with you soon. Thinking of you, too. 3w
Megabooks @AmyG thanks so much 💜 it‘s just been a really frustrating, painful time. ☹️ 3w
BarbaraBB I can see it‘s a difficult question you have with the irregular hours. I so hope you‘ll succeed 🤞🏽🍀 (edited) 3w
BarbaraBB And I am glad you‘re still reading. I hope that‘s a distraction 🤍 3w
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Just finished and still have tears in my eyes! This book takes you on a journey from Motown and the ‘67 riots in Detroit to 1990s Alabama and NYC. She writes beautifully about love, betrayal, and forgiveness.

Deborah hopes to get a Motown recording contract when she meets Ozro, a recent transplant from Alabama. They fall in love and have a daughter until he disappears one day. The book follows their stories from before and after Oz vanishes.

Megabooks We need to put fences around the peonies, but the blossoms are still beautiful! 3w
Cinfhen I was definitely intrigued by this title when u suggested it for #Camp - definitely adding to my #TBR 3w
Megabooks @Cinfhen v curious about what you‘ll think!! I feel like this type of book could go either way for you. 3w
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squirrelbrain Glad it was so good - it‘s one I can‘t get hold of over here yet. (Well, I can but it‘s nearly (d8! ?‍♀️) 3w
BarbaraBB I voted for this one. Do you think it‘s a book for me? 3w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I think you‘d like it but probably wait until it‘s less than $30 over there! 😬👍🏻 3w
Megabooks @squirrelbrain that is a lot of money! 🤞🏻 for a paperback release! 3w
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Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
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Crazy #bookhaul day y‘all! I‘ve got two official #CampLitsy23 choices, Romantic and Birnam; two from the longlist, Chain (#aardvark pick) plus Unfortunates nominated by @MicheleinPhilly , who steered me right with Chrysalis; and Moon from #botm, another nominee!

Excited for Link‘s new short story collection. PLUS they had someone‘s lifetime #nyrb collection pristine as used books at the library!! I didn‘t have long but chose 4! 99 cents each! 🤯

Ruthiella Wow! The NYRB haul is awesome! I love it when the library sale delivers gems like that. 4w
MicheleinPhilly Nice! Excellent haul! 4w
squirrelbrain Wow - amazing! Camp is so bad / good for our TBR lists! ❤️ 4w
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jlhammar What a find with those NYRBs! Love Mrs Palfrey. 4w
Megabooks @jlhammar I always wanted to read a Taylor, so that was a lucky find! 4w
Megabooks @squirrelbrain truth!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 but quite helpful when making decisions at the library! 4w
Megabooks @Ruthiella yes! Our library always has interesting things! 4w
Cinfhen That‘s a gorgeous stack of books!!!! 😍 4w
BarbaraBB What a haul and what a library 😍 Of the NYRBs I loved (edited) 4w
batsy What a haul! Those NYRBs 😍 3w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I wish you could‘ve been with me to browse them!! Too many to choose from and too little time to read the blurbs! You definitely would‘ve taken some back! 😁💜 (edited) 3w
Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks, and I just realized I never shared my last BD haul! 3w
Megabooks @batsy you would‘ve died too! They were just too perfect! 3w
BarbaraBB That would have been so awesome!! 🥰 3w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I was back at the library today and got in one more #nyrb (pic soon) plus this from the CL long list. 🤫🤫 someday we‘ll go book shopping together! (edited) 3w
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Book Report Beagle | Pamela Klawitter
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So this is the #BookReport I would‘ve posted last week had I not been in the hospital. 😂 Three #BookspinBingos in April! 👍🏻

The Wager was a great adventure narrative nonfiction pick and one I‘ll relisten to with my dad. Unsettled was haunting and makes me excited for Fuller‘s latest at Camp Litsy in August! Liars blended science, nature and sociology well and linked human behavior with evolutionary tactics. ⬇️

Megabooks Love Medicine was not my favorite Erdrich, but I‘ll probably continue the series. The banana book (tagged) was for #roll100 and was the kind of history book I enjoy. I was not a fan of the Stradal. I think I just don‘t like his books. 🤷🏻‍♀️ End of the World House was fun but forgettable. 4w
Megabooks Golden Child was my #LMPBC pick, and it was a like not love. Otherwise 🤐 I keep meaning to use it for my #titlesandtunes too! 4w
britt_brooke Hope you‘re ok!! 4w
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Gissy Great! 📚📚📚📚👏👏👏 4w
AmyG Hope you are well! 4w
TheBookgeekFrau Hope all is well! 4w
Cinfhen I agree about Stradal - the “humor” doesn‘t work for me 🤷🏼‍♀️and I pre-ordered the Grann but haven‘t felt like listening yet🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ Hope you‘re feeling stronger every day ❣️❣️❣️ 4w
CarolynM Hope you‘re feeling better💕 4w
BarbaraBB I hope you are feeling better too dear friend 🤍 4w
TrishB Hope you‘re mend . 4w
Bookwormjillk I hope you have a better week this week! 4w
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous month!!! 4w
squirrelbrain I love seeing your wrap-up posts - so many ideas! 😁 4w
janeycanuck Oh no! Hope things are looking up now. 3w
Megabooks @TheAromaofBooks it did end up being a good bookspin month! 3w
Megabooks @Cinfhen exactly re: stradal! I think you‘ll like the wager when you‘re in the mood. Took me a sec to get into it but when I did, it was fantastic!! 3w
Megabooks @squirrelbrain thanks Helen! I‘m trying to post more, but life has gotten in the way a lot recently! 3w
Megabooks @britt_brooke thanks friend! I‘m going for additional testing at Vandy in June. 🤞🏻 it will tell us something! 3w
Megabooks @AmyG @TheBookgeekFrau @CarolynM @BarbaraBB @TrishB @Bookwormjillk @janeycanuck thanks for checking in!! I‘m having more Gi problems than usual this week, but it‘s more under control. 🤞🏻 it stays that way! 💜💕 3w
Megabooks @Gissy thanks! 😁📚 3w
BarbaraBB I so hope it stays that way. Any test results yet? I‘ll email you soon. Take care 💕 3w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB not yet! No more tests until June. 💜💜 3w
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Thank you to @JenReadsAlot for finding this US kindle deal on our July #CampLitsy23 pick! I hope this helps if your library doesn‘t have a copy.

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squirrelbrain A great deal! 4w
JenReadsAlot Glad I was book shopping this morning! 4w
Soubhiville 😁 thanks! 4w
Eggbeater I listened to this book on audio a few months ago. I really liked it. 4w
Larkken Thanks! Grabbed it! 4w
Laughterhp Awesome! Thanks! 4w
Cinfhen Cool! Great find @JenReadsAlot 🥳 4w
Deblovestoread Tried to get this at B&N yesterday but they didn‘t have it! Thank you, thank you! @JenReadsAlot 4w
DebinHawaii Perfect! Thank you @JenReadsAlot ! 4w
TheKidUpstairs Ooh, $2.99 on Kobo in Canada as well! 4w
JenniferP Thanks! I bought it too! 4w
BarbaraBB Thanks Meg and @JenReadsAlot 💕💕 4w
Hooked_on_books Thanks! I‘ll wait for my library copy, though, as I don‘t like to support Amazon. 4w
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books understandable 💯, but I did just check Kobo as well after reading @TheKidUpstairs ‘ comment, and it is $2.99 there too! 4w
Bklover Thanks!!! 4w
Meshell1313 Ooh perfect! Thanks! 4w
RebelReader Glad I could snatch this deal up! Thanks @Megabooks and @JenReadsAlot 4w
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Goodnight Moon | Margaret Wise Brown
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Tonight‘s pic of moon through clouds. It was a beautiful night!

Texreader Gorgeous! 4w
Ruthiella Beautiful! 🌙 4w
BarbaraBB Wow, almost a painting 🤩 4w
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batsy Lovely 🌕 4w
Cinfhen Oh that‘s fantastic 🤩🤩🤩amazing photo 4w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4w
Megabooks @Texreader @Ruthiella @BarbaraBB @batsy @Cinfhen @dabbe thanks everyone! I love when I can sneak in photos while walking Molly! 😁 4w
BarbaraBB It‘s really gorgeous 👌🏽 4w
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Chrysalis | Anna Metcalfe
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#CampLitsy23 longlist gem!! Thank to the Litten who nominated. 🤩 Now, please someone else read this because there is so much to discuss!!

Elliott, a misfit loner at the gym, notices a new woman. She seems self-possessed and strong in a way that is intriguing. He continues to get to know her as she transforms. Through him, her mother, and her friend, you get to know different facets of this enigmatic woman.

squirrelbrain I saw a really positive review of this in the UK Times last weekend. Trots off to #netgalley to have a looky-see. 🏃‍♀️ 4w
squirrelbrain It‘s available so I‘ve requested…. 🤞 4w
BarbaraBB I think @MicheleinPhilly nominated this one. I want to read it too! 4w
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JamieArc Intrigued… 4w
JamieArc And I have it waiting for me at the library, plan to pick it up tomorrow 😁 4w
Bookwormjillk I had been avoiding this one because the cover is a little gross but you have talked me into it 4w
Megabooks @Bookwormjillk it is a weird cover but a very cool premise! 4w
Megabooks @Bookwormjillk and we‘ll executed too! 4w
Megabooks @JamieArc I can‘t wait to read your opinion!! 4w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB thank you @MicheleinPhilly !! I hope you try it Barbara! 4w
Megabooks @squirrelbrain 🤞🏻🤞🏻 you get approved! 4w
JamieArc I saw on StoryGraph that @monalyisha is reading this right now. 4w
monalyisha I am! I‘ve only just started and we‘ve got a busy weekend ahead but I‘ll be sure to let you know once I‘ve got thoughts. 🦋 4w
Megabooks @monalyisha very excited to see what you think! Your reviews are alway insightful! 4w
MicheleinPhilly I did nominate this and I bought it last weekend! No promises when I‘ll read it though. 😂 4w
Cinfhen Im gonna look to #BorrowNotBuy because I‘ve been wayyyyyy out of control but it sounds fab!! 4w
monalyisha Thanks for the compliment, @Megabooks! I don't know what this says about me but I actually love the cover... 3w
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I probably should‘ve stayed away from this for #AuthorAMonth because 18 hours is a bit much for a subject I‘m not already interested in, but Larson changed my mind before (Dead Wake about the Lusitania). However, even his insightful writing couldn‘t make me interested in the tedious details of Churchill‘s first year as Prime Minister. Eh. 🤷🏻‍♀️

squirrelbrain I‘m about halfway through Dead Wake - it‘s my first Larson and enjoying it so far. 4w
Megabooks @squirrelbrain yes! I thought it was really well done. 4w
Soubhiville Well at least you checked Larson off for your every-month-club entry! 4w
Megabooks @Soubhiville I‘ve got two more checked out from the library that I hope to get to, but they came in a bit early, so I‘m going to have to get to them quickly! And you know I‘m that every month girl! 😂👍🏻 4w
Cinfhen I actually LOVED this one and was just meh about Dead wake 😜 4w
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Big Girl, Small Town | Michelle Gallen
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I just don‘t get this book! Majella is a young woman living in the Catholic enclave of a small town in Northern Ireland. She likes a few things and hates a lot. The people in her town are funny, but not having heard much of that dialect, making it and the slang out in writing was difficult. Also, Majella‘s grandmother was recently murdered, and despite her being M‘s fave person, she seems really strangely unconcerned about it! Bailed at 60%.

squirrelbrain I considered this recently - maybe it was on a 99p deal or similar. Even then I didn‘t go for it, and now I‘m glad I didn‘t. 1mo
Oryx @megabooks @squirrelbrain I bailed on this one too. I didn't enjoy it at all. And it wasn't helped by Nicola Coughlan narrating the audio - I thought she would be good, but she can't maintain a Northern Irish accent for that long unfortunately - it slips and she mispronounces slang. Luckily Derry Girls episodes are short! 1mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain I think you made the right call! 4w
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Megabooks @Oryx I‘m glad to know I wasn‘t alone! It is supposed to be a humor book, but it just wasn‘t funny to me. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ 4w
squirrelbrain Well if you didn‘t like it either @Oryx 🤷‍♀️ it certainly sounds like it‘s not the book for me! 4w
Oryx I've now found that the author has a glossary for the slang - good idea (but shame the book isn't worth going back to). But if you are ever in Northern Ireland, you can use it now to fit in with the locals 😊 https://www.michellegallen.com/glossary 4w
Megabooks @Oryx thanks for the link! Slang and colloquialisms from other places are fascinating but so much easier to understand when I‘ve heard them spoken more. I imagine people from other places might have difficulty with similar books with Appalachian or Deep Southern ones but those are native to me! 4w
CarolynM I‘m usually fine with dialect and/or heavy accents when I hear them, but really struggle with them in writing - I‘m often not sure what sound the writer is trying to represent. The story sounds interesting bt I think I‘ll pass on this one. 4w
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Yellowface | R F Kuang
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Hello campers! I‘m your main discussion leader for July. We‘ll start the month with the overall top vote-getter, Yellowface, and finish it with our first nonfiction title, the memoir Hijab Butch Blues. Very excited! 😁🏕️ #CampLitsy23

Important housekeeping note‼️‼️ We will be taking the first weekend off (July 1-2). July has 5 weekends, and many Americans travel then for the national holiday later that week.

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Megabooks Please join us for as many books as you‘d like this summer, and let us know if you‘d like to be added to or removed from the tag list! 1mo
jlhammar Fantastic! Thank you! 1mo
youneverarrived Fab! Glad to have a non-fiction read 😁 1mo
Bookwormjillk I didn‘t realize a NF book won. That‘s great! 1mo
squirrelbrain Exciting - I‘m really looking forward to both of these! 1mo
Cinfhen Wonderful ♥️ 1mo
Caroline2 Can‘t wait for Yellowface!! 😁 1mo
AmyG Wonderful. Thank you! 🙌🏻 1mo
Magpiegem I‘m so excited to read all of the picks! Everyone going to this camp has excellent taste 😎 1mo
Ruthiella Thanks counselor Meg! 😃 1mo
Larkken Wait… did I say the June books were my favs from the short list? I may have misspoke. I might be more excited for Hijab Butch Blues! 1mo
Megabooks @Larkken awesome!! I gave it 5⭐️ earlier this year, so I‘m super excited to read it again with everyone! 1mo
Megabooks @Ruthiella excited to have you at camp! 😁 1mo
Megabooks @Magpiegem I couldn‘t be happier with the vote winners! 👍🏻🏕️ 1mo
Megabooks @AmyG yay! 😁🏕️ glad to have you at camp! (edited) 1mo
Megabooks @Caroline2 me too! It‘s one of my most anticipated books this year! 👍🏻 1mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen excited to have you at camp again! 💜🏕️ 1mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain it‘s going to be a great summer!! 🏕️ 1mo
Megabooks @Bookwormjillk @youneverarrived I‘m excited to have a NF pick as well, especially one this good! 1mo
Megabooks @jlhammar looking forward to having you at camp! 😁🏕️ 1mo
BarbaraBB @merelybookish @CatLass007 And another tag (I forgot to add you both to the list I shared with Meg and @squirrelbrain ) 1mo
Chelsea.Poole Thanks @Megabooks !! Hijab Butch Blues was on my radar thanks to you! I‘m excited to read it for camp and discuss with everyone! 1mo
BarbaraBB So looking forward to both of them, and hosted by you 🩵 1mo
Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole yay! I‘m really excited to discuss this memoir with you! #MemoirConnoisseur 😁😁 1mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I‘m looking forward to your and @squirrelbrain ‘s months as well!! 👍🏻💜🏕️ 1mo
batsy Thank you! Looking forward to both! 1mo
dabbe Do we have exact date for July as to where we should be with both books? Thanks for organizing this and being such wonderful hostesses, @megabooks, @squirrelbrain, and @barbarabb! 🤗 1mo
Megabooks @dabbe no, I don‘t have the exact page numbers, but the first half of Yellowface will be July 8 and the full book will be July 15. The first half of HBB will be July 22, and the full book will be July 29. I will release exact page numbers closer to time as I don‘t have both books yet. 1mo
Megabooks @dabbe thanks for being so enthusiastic about camp!! 😁😁🏕️ 1mo
dabbe @Megabooks Thank you! 🤗💙😊 1mo
Megabooks @batsy so happy to have you back at camp! 😁🏕️ 1mo
Soubhiville Yay! Thank you, can‘t wait! 1mo
TrishB Thank you 1mo
BarbaraBB Here you go @Suet624 two more books for #CampLitsy23 ❣️ 1mo
sarahbarnes Yay, excited for both of these! 1mo
Meshell1313 This sounds perfect! Excited for these!! 1mo
Suet624 Thank you so much, Barbara! And thank you Meg! (edited) 1mo
TheBookStacker I can‘t wait for yellowface! I preordered it! 1mo
Megabooks @TheBookStacker I‘m excited to get my hands on it too! 1mo
Megabooks @Suet624 looking forward to you joining in some of the discussions! 1mo
Megabooks @Meshell1313 @sarahbarnes me too! I think they‘ll be interesting to discuss. Glad to have you both at camp! 1mo
Megabooks @TrishB 😁🏕️💜 happy to have you back this year! (edited) 1mo
Megabooks @Soubhiville we‘re excited too! Glad you‘ll be joining us! 1mo
CSeydel OMG my hold on Hijab Butch Blues already came in 😳 4w
Cinfhen My preorder arrived today!!!! 2w
Megabooks @CSeydel last year some people read early then joined in the discussion later! 2w
Cinfhen I‘ve started and it‘s EXCELLENT!!!! Will make good discussion 🤓 2w
Megabooks @Cinfhen you‘re not waiting for camp?!? Haha! #MoodReaderProblems! I‘m glad to hear that because it was the #1 choice as far as number of votes! 2w
Cinfhen Nope!! I couldn‘t wait but I‘ll join in for discussions 2w
Megabooks I looked back at your post and I had it backwards, and here‘s where I gave my schedule. Weird that we got each other‘s reversed! I‘ve just requested BQ be ready at the library, but I just read it last month so it should be pretty fresh! Good thing because my procedure at Vandy is right in the middle of it. 💜 @BarbaraBB 2w
BarbaraBB Nothing‘s more important than that appointment! I‘ll read BQ next week and wil reach out to @squirrelbrain and you about the questions for the first half. I hope you don‘t mind that. If it‘s too much for you right now, I am sure Helen and I will be able yo work something out! 🩵 2w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I‘m planning to read it next week too! I‘ve got 2 books to read before it so I‘ll likely start Tu/W. I should be fine for the first week, but the appointment is between the two BQ weekends (June 5). If everything goes normally, it shouldn‘t affect CL at all! 2w
BarbaraBB 🤞🏽👌🏽 2w
squirrelbrain I need to get BQ from the library when I get back…. Hopefully! I didn‘t reserve it so you can guarantee someone else will have borrowed it now. @BarbaraBB @Megabooks 2w
Megabooks Hey @GatheringBooks , here are the books for July and note we‘re taking the first weekend off since there are 5 in July. Excited to have you join us!! 👍🏻🏕️ 1d
GatheringBooks @Megabooks perfect! Thank you! 💕💕📚📚📚💕💕 23h
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Here are my #bookspin and #doublespin as well as my living shelf! I‘m excited to start Chrysalis soon, but I‘ll have to wait for my #botm box to arrive for Half Moon. It‘s cool that people nominated both for #CampLitsy23, especially since I hadn‘t heard of Chrysalis until it was nominated!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 1mo
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Here‘s my #BookspinBingo board. It‘s been working out well having the #bookspin and #doublespin in the same line lately!

I just finished Oak Flat this morning, and I started Big Girl Small Town in the hospital, and they‘re in line too. 👍🏻👍🏻

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!!! 1mo
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Well, I was halfway there finishing my #roll100 choices. All were good, none were great. I guess my favorite was the tagged, which is some interesting nonfiction about corporate takeover, corruption and coups associated with the banana industry and its one-time king. I bailed on The Birth of the Pill, a mood-reader moment.

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1mo
BarbaraBB You bailed on Tornado Weather! Interesting. I think I liked it but I can‘t remember a thing as of now. 1mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB no, I bailed on the birth of the pill. Tornado was definitely #GoodNotGreat. I think I gave it 3.25⭐️. 🤷🏻‍♀️ only remember parts already. 1mo
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miamorswife How do I get in on the next roll 100 1mo
Megabooks @PuddleJumper can you help out @miamorswife ?? Jo runs #roll100. 1mo
PuddleJumper @miamorswife Hi, I run #roll100 I can put you on the tag list for next month. Just make a list of 100 books you want to read. It's all very chill 1mo
PuddleJumper @Megabooks ❤️❤️ 1mo
miamorswife @PuddleJumper that would be amazing! Thanks 1mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Hey y‘all! I spent 36 hours in the hospital this weekend between ER and the observation floor. A lot of scary things ruled out but no answers. So I‘m going to try to get a few catch up posts done tonight. Thank you to my fellow #CampLitsy23 counselors for keeping things running on socials media!! 😘😘 @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain

Without further ado…here is my #bookspinbingo list! The Half Moon was my #botm pick and Chain Gang was my #aardvark one!

kspenmoll I hope you get the help you need soon! 1mo
Megabooks 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 15 were camp litsy nominees! I can‘t wait to read more from the longlist!! 1mo
Megabooks @kspenmoll me too. Thank you! 1mo
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Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
Bookwormjillk Oh no! I hope you get answers soon. Great list. 1mo
Gissy Hoping the best for you!❤️❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
Ruthiella Hope things start looking up! ❤️ 1mo
Jess Sending tons of positive vibes. 1mo
batsy Hope you're doing OK. Take care and sending lots of ❤️ 1mo
Bookzombie Oh no! Sending lots of positive vibes and I hope you get some answers soon. 💕💕 1mo
Bookzombie Also love the background photo! 1mo
willaful Good luck! 1mo
BarbaraBB Your longlist choices are on my tbr too! Glad you‘re up to posting again 🩵 xxx 1mo
Cinfhen Haunting photo and scary 36 hours. I was worried about you. Hope you‘re on the mend ❤️‍🩹 sending love 1mo
DebinHawaii Hope you are feeling better soon & that they can help you figure out what is going on. Sending you strength & lots of positive vibes. 💜💜💜 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Great list - hope you are feeling better and you find some answers!!!! 1mo
youneverarrived Hope you‘re ok 💜💜 1mo
Bookwomble Sorry to hear of your health worries, Meg. I hope you're on the mend soon ❤️‍🩹 1mo
DaveGreen7777 Hope you feel much better soon! 1mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks dear friend! I hope to write you soon. I‘ve just been so exhausted. My aunt and uncle came Saturday and I already wasn‘t doing well, but I went with it because I knew my mom wanted to see her sister. A few hours after they left, I was in the er. I‘m still pretty weak. And rn I feel bad after being poked and prodded at my gi dr. I promise I‘ll email soon. 🤞🏻 this is the catalyst for us to hire help! 1mo
Megabooks @Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk @Gissy @Ruthiella @Jess @batsy @Bookzombie @willaful @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @DebinHawaii @TheAromaofBooks @youneverarrived @Bookwomble @DaveGreen7777 thanks everyone! I really appreciate the support!! 💕💕💕 I‘m going to schedule further outpatient testing and hopefully find out what is wrong. 1mo
Centique I‘m sorry to hear it got so bad Meg. I really hope they find the cause 💕 1mo
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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader
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Attention campers! This weekend is the last chance to vote for the books we'll be reading at #CampLitsy23 this summer! You do not have to have nominated books to vote, and you don't have to vote to read with us this summer. Please let us know if you want to be added to our tag list!

Before you vote, check out the full longlist here: bit.ly/41VFK5X

And here is the voting form: https://forms.gle/9JQ3j35AtC5STjXt9

@barbarabb @squirrelbrain

RaeLovesToRead Excited for the results!!! 1mo
Megabooks @RaeLovesToRead We are too!! 1mo
squirrelbrain Can‘t wait to see the final results! It‘s close at the top, so every vote counts…. 1mo
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monalyisha I definitely would‘ve forgotten to vote if not for the reminder 🙈! Thanks so much! Will look deeply (and contentedly) at the longlist today. I love planning my reading. 🤗 1mo
Ruthiella My only prediction is that Birnem Wood will be one of the six…the rest is anyone‘s guess! Looking forward to seeing it and setting my library holds accordingly. 😃 1mo
squirrelbrain Looking forward to seeing your votes @monalyisha ! 1mo
squirrelbrain I wonder if you‘re correct?! @Ruthiella 🤔 1mo
Megabooks @monalyisha glad you‘re voting this weekend! The longlist has so many hidden gems. 1mo
Megabooks @Ruthiella my lips are sealed! 🤐 1mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain it is close at the top! 1mo
monalyisha @Megabooks No kidding! I just pre-ordered the audiobook for 1mo
dabbe May I please be included in this tag? #soundslikelotsoffun 🤗 1mo
Megabooks @dabbe yes! Welcome to camp! 😁🏕️ @BarbaraBB could you please add Denise to the tag list? 1mo
BarbaraBB @dabbe Hi Denise! We are happy to add you! If you want to vote, there is still time! 1mo
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Book Report Beagle | Pamela Klawitter
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A bit of a late #BookReport because I was very sick Sun-Tues. These are just what I read through Sun.

Old Flame was exceptional! It took on adoption, friendship, creativity, and motherhood just beautifully! I wanted it for #CampLitsy23, but there isn‘t a UK pub date. ☹️ JBLAH took on disability in the gay community with humor and heart. Pathogenesis is a must read for medical history and anthropology nerds. 🙋🏻‍♀️ more ⬇️

Megabooks Benediction wasn‘t as impressive as the rest of the Plainsong trilogy. The Last Animal was not out in the UK in time for CL, and the scientific parts were way off base, but read as a story of family and grief, it was good! Cabin 10 is my third and last Ware read for #authoramonth, and I enjoyed it! Koresh is the best of the three Waco books I‘ve read that came out this year, but at 14 hours, it‘s also the longest! More of a bio than others. 1mo
Megabooks Without Children was an interesting topic (about women who are not mothers, like me) but completely forgettable book. Upstairs was also forgettable. Survivors belongs on the row above but there was no room. It‘s one of the better Miranda books, and I liked the narration! 👍🏻👍🏻 (edited) 1mo
Soubhiville Hope you are feeling better. 1mo
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squirrelbrain Old Flame sounds fabulous! I shall keep an eye out for it coming out over here…. 🤞 1mo
Megabooks @Soubhiville I am! Thanks 💜 1mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain I think you‘d like it. 🤞🏻 for a UK release! 1mo
sarahbarnes Looks like some good reads! Hope you‘re on the mend. 1mo
AmyG Glad yo read you are better. Stacked Old Flame. 1mo
Cinfhen Excellent book report 😍sorry you weren‘t feeling well but im happy to know you‘re on the mend xx 1mo
Deblovestoread Glad you are on the mend. The pic in the lower left is very dramatic! 1mo
LeahBergen I‘m intrigued by the Koresh book. 1mo
Megabooks @sarahbarnes I am! Thanks 😁 1mo
Megabooks @AmyG fantastic!! I hope you enjoy it. 1mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks! There was a single cube of chicken in my vegetarian Chipotle, and I swallowed a bit and got very sick. I was shaking and weak and lost a couple of pounds, but fortunately it was only that little bit. So I guess I still can‘t eat meat. 🤷🏻‍♀️☹️ 1mo
Megabooks @Deblovestoread thanks! I‘ve really enjoyed snapping pics in the yard this spring and loved the drama of that night! 1mo
Megabooks @LeahBergen it was the best of the Waco books this year. I felt he did a better job of getting in Koresh‘s head rather than just the dynamics of the stand-off. 1mo
Cinfhen Wow! I hadn‘t realized you were still eating only vegetarian all this time! Sorry you had a flare up but glad you‘re feeling better. 1mo
LeahBergen Thanks! I‘ll add it to my list. 👍 1mo
Chelsea.Poole We are such #booktwins. So many of these are on my radar, but you always get to them first 👏 I trust your opinion so I always prioritize what you like. Old Flame just got bumped up!! Glad you‘re feeling better! 1mo
Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole we are!! And thank you. I always love seeing what you‘re reading! I am a bit partial to the new releases for better or worse. 😂 enjoy Old Flame! I‘m really glad my library put it on my radar. 1mo
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Homesickness: Stories | Colin Barrett
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I had a morning to myself so I went to the library because duh and got a smoothie too! 😁 #SelfCareSaturday

The tagged book is the short story collection you can‘t see due to glare. Excited to read Ferris‘ short stories, too, though he is hit or miss for me. Glad to dive into Fuller‘s backlist! Living Forever and Hotel I hope will be delightfully weird. I am most excited for the nonfiction graphic novel Oak Flat.

jlhammar I loved Oak Flat! Unsettled Ground is also great. 1mo
Cinfhen Sounds like a wonderful day to spend your Saturday 💜🌸📚 1mo
Ruthiella The Third Hotel is a fever dream of a novel. I‘m interested in your thoughts if you read it. 1mo
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mcctrish Sounds like the best day and that‘s a lovely stack of books 1mo
Suet624 So glad you got some alone time. 1mo
sarahbarnes Sounds amazing - yes what else would you have done?! 1mo
squirrelbrain Of course you need to go to the library - great choices! 1mo
vlwelser Obviously. Living Forever was my aardvark pick for April. Haven't started but keeping an eye out for your take on it. 1mo
BarbaraBB That sounds like the perfect me-time 🤍 Curious to hear what you‘ll make of the Van de Berg! 1mo
youneverarrived Lovely way to spend a morning 😁 1mo
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I‘m going to be real…this book is a little raunchy, but here is the first line. I couldn‘t not share. #FirstLineFridays

“My boyfriend Gus has a beautiful penis. It‘s big and thick without being too big or too thick.”

Thanks to @Reviewsbylola for putting this on my #ReadersRadar because it is really fun!

BarbaraBB 🤣 1mo
BarbaraBB Seeing @Reviewsbylola name. Still sorry she is no longer active on Litsy! 1mo
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Cinfhen That‘s quite the opening sentence!!! #HereForIt 😂😜 1mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I miss Steph too, especially since I haven‘t been on Insta in awhile. You can find her there under the same handle! 1mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen it ended up giving the right balance between funny and touching. I really enjoyed it! Steph gave it 4.75⭐️ and I gave it 4.5⭐️! 🎉🎉 1mo
Cinfhen Hoping to borrow because I‘ve been on a CRAZZZZZY spending spree 😅 1mo
BarbaraBB I know but it‘s not the same, Insta and books 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo
Prairiegirl_reading I heard about this on savagereads on YouTube this past summer. I sampled it on audible and the sample made me laugh within a minute. That never happens. I got immediately. It‘s doesn‘t disappoint!! 1mo
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The Stone Angel | Margaret Laurence
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May‘s #roll100 is brought to you by #ALSpine partner recs. The tagged was on @vivastory ‘s list last year (miss you!) and Azadi was not on @Emilymdxn ‘s list, but her review a couple of years ago made me pick it up. Red Pill was a #tob pick I never read. May should be an exciting month!

monalyisha That‘s fun! 1mo
Singout Margaret Laurence: one of my all-time role models. 1mo
miamorswife Hi. Could someone please explain to me how the roll100 works, please 1mo
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BarbaraBB The Margaret Laurence is fantastic 🩷 1mo
BarbaraBB I can‘t remember if I read Red Pill…. I think I did but it doesn‘t ring a bell 🤦🏻‍♀️ 1mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB it was a play in round pick during a year none of us were enthusiastic about the play in round. 🤷🏻‍♀️ v excited to read Margaret!! 1mo
Megabooks @miamorswife @PuddleJumper runs it. You make a list of 100 books you want to read. Then Jo rolls three dice sets each month and you try to read the books that correspond to those numbers on your list. It‘s a fun way to get through your TBR! I have 2 lists: one for audiobooks and another for print, which is why I have six books. (edited) 1mo
Megabooks @Singout so excited to read her!! 1mo
Megabooks @monalyisha you‘ve given me some really good matches!! 1mo
monalyisha @Megabooks You‘ve created some really good lists! Well-deserved. 😊 1mo
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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader
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ICYMI! We are pleased to announce #CampLitsy23! We‘re opening nominations for the longlist. We invite folks to suggest 6 books for campers to read this summer. Post your choices on Litsy with #CampLitsy23 and tag me, @BarbaraBB and @squirrelbrain . The nominated books need to be published in 2023 and by 15 June, so campers can procure the final choices.

Nominations are open until 25 April. Then we will publish the longlist for voting. Details ⬇️

Megabooks Camp Litsy is a summer event where Littens nominate books written in 2023, then we create a longlist, and you vote on which books to read. We read two books each month in June, July, and August. Every weekend one of the counselors will post discussion questions about that week‘s book. Campers choose their favorite book each month, and the monthly winners will face off to find the Camp Litsy favorite! Join us for individual books or all six. 1mo
Megabooks And I have LOVED seeing everyone‘s posts today. So pleased there‘s already so much excitement for the summer! 🏕️💜 1mo
IndoorDame I‘ve never participated in camp before… can I vote on books if I don‘t nominate any? 1mo
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Megabooks @IndoorDame yes! Anyone is welcome to vote and/or join in reading the final choices regardless of whether you nominate for the longlist. Glad to have you at camp! @BarbaraBB will add you to the tag list. 👍🏻 1mo
IndoorDame @Megabooks yay! Thanks ☺️ 1mo
Bookwormjillk I am beyond excited for summer reading 🍉⛱️🕶️🧴 1mo
Read4life I‘ve never participated before but I‘m in. Can I please be added to the tag list? 1mo
Megabooks @Bookwormjillk me too!! 🤩☀️ 1mo
Megabooks @Read4life yes! @BarbaraBB will add you. Welcome to camp! 😁🏕️ 1mo
JenReadsAlot I think I want in! I loved all the posts today! @BarbaraBB 1mo
Megabooks @JenReadsAlot yay!! Welcome to camp! 🏕️🎉 1mo
ErikasMindfulShelf Please add me to the list. 😊 1mo
BarbaraBB @ErikasMindfulShelf @JenReadsAlot @Read4life @IndoorDame I‘ve added you to our taglist! Welcome to Camp 🏕️ 💕 1mo
Jess This sounds fun and there are some great nominees so far. Can I be added to the tag list? I would love to join the other campers. 1mo
Megabooks @Jess yes! @BarbaraBB will add you. Welcome to camp!! 😁🏕️ 1mo
BarbaraBB Hi @Jess 👋🏽, welcome to camp! I have added you to the tag list! 1mo
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Endpapers | Jennifer Savran Kelly
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It seems Yellowface is really a popular choice in the #CampLitsy23 nominations, but I think some of these others are new. I have really enjoyed seeing everyone‘s nominees today! My wallet is going to hurt this Spring, but at least I saved some gift cards and audiobook credits. 😁

Endpapers is tagged above, and the others are tagged below. I‘m so glad to see many new and old faces at camp this year!

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squirrelbrain I‘m really excited for all of your choices! 1mo
BarbaraBB Me too. You chose so well. I want to go and order right now but I order myself to wait til the longlist. 1mo
BarbaraBB … which is probably a looooooooonglist 🙃🤣 @squirrelbrain 1mo
sarahbarnes Oh, Endpapers sounds really good! And I almost included Flux on my list! 1mo
TrishB I‘m going to enjoy looking up everyone‘s choices! 1mo
CSeydel Ooh I almost nominated 1mo
Chelsea.Poole great selections, as always! 🤗 1mo
Cinfhen Fantastic recommendations 😁 1mo
Ruthiella Another vote for Yellowface! 👍 And Flux looks most interesting! 🤔 1mo
Megabooks @Ruthiella I am really interested to see if the early enthusiasm will make YF a camp selection! 1mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen @Chelsea.Poole thanks! It was so fun sifting through books to find some hidden gems! 1mo
Megabooks @CSeydel I am so excited for that one! I loved 1mo
Megabooks @TrishB I cannot wait for @squirrelbrain ‘s longlist spreadsheet! 1mo
Megabooks @sarahbarnes I am so excited about Endpapers! It is on my likely to purchase regardless of whether it is chosen list. Flux sounds really interesting. I think it would be nice to have a genre fiction title or two. It all depends on the votes! 1mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain it has been so fun emailing with you two about our own choices, and now I‘m excited to see everyone else‘s! It going to be a great summer! 1mo
BarbaraBB I had no idea so many good books would be published this summer. I thought I had them all on my radar 😉 1mo
batsy I have Endpapers on my list too! 1mo
Larkken Happy to see Flux, as that book was almost on my list 😊 1mo
Megabooks @Larkken it sounds really cool! 1mo
Megabooks @batsy awesome!! 👍🏻 1mo
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Book Report Beagle | Pamela Klawitter
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Another week with a #BookReport and no reviews! 🤦🏻‍♀️ However I hope to make it up by posting about #CampLitsy later this week. Stay tuned!

A lot of #LikeNotLove books this week, so no hierarchy. I finished another for #AuthorAMonth, and it was a so-so. I read two books about the medical profession and was really moved by both. Chin-Quee did an excellent job of expressing the depression I felt during my training and how isolating it was. ⬇️

sarahbarnes Glad you had a good reading week! 2mo
Megabooks I wanted to love The Bandit Queens more than I did. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Tornado Weather and Ruthy Ramirez were literary mysteries I enjoyed reading but I don‘t think either will stick. Thank you for sending Grown Ups @squirrelbrain 💜 Ida was an interesting character. Definitely a sh!t stirrer! 🤣 Shrew is my fave Shakespeare play, but I didn‘t really care for Tyler‘s adaptation (Vinegar Girl). Also the bulb looks to be an atypical daffodil, Helen! (edited) 2mo
Megabooks Camp Zero and Bottoms Up were both bails deep into the book. Zero‘s main narrator didn‘t work, but I wasn‘t enjoying it enough to go back in print. Bottoms was a bizarre look at the Deep State but some of the descriptions of torture, I just couldn‘t stomach. It was interesting though! 2mo
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Megabooks @sarahbarnes thanks!! 2mo
Cinfhen Wow!!! You read a ton!!! A+ book report 🤓🙌🏻💕 2mo
squirrelbrain I could have sworn that looked just like my alliums! Looking forward to camp - I‘ve packed my bag already! 🏕️ 2mo
BarbaraBB You read a lot! I agree on Tornado Weather and Grown Ups. Looking forward to #CampLitsy23 with you and @squirrelbrain 2mo
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Dogwood Crossing | Steven Frye
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Just wanted to share this beautiful tree on this beautiful day!! Happy Spring! 🌷💕

AmyG Beautiful! 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau 😍😍 Happy Spring!! 🌷 2mo
TheBookHippie Love it!!! Nothing blooming here yet way too early! 2mo
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Leftcoastzen Thanks for sharing ! So pretty! 2mo
CoverToCoverGirl Magnificent ‼️ 2mo
Ruthiella Spring has sprung! 😃 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures Wow!! 😍💮💮 2mo
jlhammar So lovely! 2mo
Cinfhen I love spring 🌺🌻🌸 2mo
BarbaraBB How gorgeous. What a magnificent tree ☀️ 2mo
Suet624 Brilliant! 2mo
youneverarrived Beautiful! 2mo
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I‘m getting books in about 3x as fast as I‘m reading them! 😂 Behind these books is a mystery bulb that my mom planted in the fall. Any guesses?

My #botm and #aardvark boxes have arrived, so I‘m very excited for those. Thank you to #HachetteBooks for the hardcover copy of Long Illness. As soon as I can get a breath to focus on my own issues, it‘s at the top of my list!! And I couldn‘t resist End of the World House from the library.

#HBSocialClub

squirrelbrain Great stack, and that looks very like an allium to me…. 😁 2mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain thanks! Weyward is definitely a blame it on you!! 😁😁 I will pass your thoughts along to mom. 🌷 we‘re very excited to see it bloom! 2mo
Cinfhen Fantastic stack - spring reading 🤓 2mo
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AardvarkBookClub You‘re in for a great time with this stack!!! 🥳 2mo
Megabooks @AardvarkBookClub thanks! I‘m super excited for Ruthy! 🎉 2mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen yes, and it‘s gorgeous reading weather here! 😁🌷 2mo
BarbaraBB 🤍 2mo
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Book Report Beagle | Pamela Klawitter
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Happy Easter y‘all! It is dogwood/azalea time in my neighborhood, and hopefully I can share some gorgeous pictures next week!

I‘ve seen several people review Biography of X, and for me, it was a 5⭐️ brilliant book!! The new T. Egan history/true crime and Chung memoir were fantastic too.

Comedy and Community were both very cute! Adelaide did not work for me, but I think it‘s more to do with the character than the writing. #BookReport More ⬇️

Megabooks I didn‘t know much about professional running or the John Birch Society before reading Goucher and Dallek‘s books, but I enjoyed learning. Ahdoot‘s food/comedy memoir was fine, but 6 hours was enough! 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ (edited) 2mo
BarbaraBB Great overview of what seems a very good reading week! 2mo
Cinfhen The Chung is high on my MUST GET TO list ☺️ looks like you had an excellent reading week 🥳 2mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen it is heartbreaking but very good!!! 2mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB it was a good week! 🤩 2mo
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Community Board | Tara Conklin
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First #botm box plus library trip! The bookmark is perfect! Community Board sounds like my life before Dad‘s stroke. 🤣🤣

JamieArc I chortled and said “Don‘t you know it” when I saw my bookmark as well 😏 2mo
BarbaraBB How cool your library has already got the book! You must be the first one to borrow it! 2mo
sarahbarnes Great stack! 2mo
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Megabooks @Soubhiville @Bookwormjillk hey! So I was working out the wording on the Camp Litsy post and didn‘t intend to make the final post yet 🤦🏻‍♀️, but I‘ll make sure you‘re both on our tag list. 🏕️ Thanks!! (edited) 2mo
Bookwormjillk @Megabooks ha! Thanks! I was just going back to look for that and thought maybe I imagined it. 2mo
Soubhiville I kind of thought that might be the case since it looked incomplete. But I‘m excited just FYI, can‘t wait! 2mo
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Book Report Beagle | Pamela Klawitter
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Yay Spring! Great on top, good in the middle, so-so on bottom. Ari‘s memoir was sensational! Thank you @squirrelbrain for the rec of Marriage and the credit I used to by Lobster! I enjoyed both. I preferred Out There (speculative) to Cursed Bunny (MR/horror), but glad I read both. Henry Clay my dog was named for the 19th c politician from KY, so I had to read the bio. Lapidarium is a must read if you enjoy geology or gemology! #BookReport

Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole you must get your hands on Ari‘s memoir if you haven‘t already! I‘d say Windfall is a skip. Ducks is a much better memoir about oil issues. 2mo
Megabooks Cursed Bunny and Out There are both short story collections, which I why I compared them. 2mo
Cinfhen I‘m of course most curious about Ari Shapiro‘s memoir 2mo
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Cinfhen A+ book report 😘🤓 2mo
Chelsea.Poole Lovely report, as always! And noted! I keep trying to get to Ducks but also thought Windfall seemed interesting. The tagged I‘ve seen in passing but hadn‘t put much thought into it so now it‘s going TBR! Thanks ☺️ 2mo
squirrelbrain The Shapiro sounds great - off to have a look, see if I can get it over here. 🤞 2mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks! I definitely think you‘d enjoy Ari‘s memoir! Same to you @squirrelbrain ! 🤞🏻 it‘s available in the UK or on scribd or Hoopla for you C. 👍🏻 2mo
Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole windfall started strong but the second half blew it for me. She bit off too much and the organization and inclusions seemed forced. She explained her decisions in an epilogue and it shone a light 💡 like, yes this forced structure ruined it! I was lucky that my Libby library had Ducks but it seems like something that would come to hoopla because they have so many graphic titles. 🤔 interested in what you think of all 3! (edited) 2mo
Cinfhen I saw the Shapiro on Scribd yesterday! Will definitely be checking it out later this month 😁along with Pais Hilton 😂 2mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen two of my fave recent memoirs! @britt_brooke liked Paris‘ too! 2mo
britt_brooke @Megabooks Stacking the Shapiro memoir - thanks! 2mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Here is my #BookspinBingo board in one of my favorite colors for Spring. 💜🌷 Thanks for taking the time to helm this each month, Sarah!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks fantastic!! I also have a purple theme going on this month! 💜 2mo
Megabooks @TheAromaofBooks awesome!! It‘s such a great color for spring! 2mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Here are my #bookspin and #doublespin: a #botm pick from this month and an old BOTM pick that is for #AuthorAMonth!

Also, here is my #BookspinBingo shelf minus my book club picks and my current read, The Turning of the Key, also by Ware. 🤞🏻 I can get to a lot of these!

Cinfhen Fantastic 🤩 2mo
squirrelbrain I cheated a bit for #aam by starting The It Girl on audio a little early - I‘m enjoying it so far. 2mo
AmyG I also listened to The It Girl (early) and really enjoyed it. 2mo
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Soubhiville Perfect! 2mo
sblbooks I love your book ends! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks! 2mo
Megabooks @squirrelbrain good to know! She‘s a pretty reliable pick for me for thrillers. 2mo
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Another walk with Molly and another cool photo!

Monthly book clubs: #BOTM was a mess! Originally I had gone with Adelaide to close out my second account. But I forgot that I set my bday month to April on my bff account, so I ended up with a second box with Advika and Weyward.

I like TV show within a book as a plot device, so I had to go with Ruthy Ramirez as my #aardvark pick, but I was tempted by A Likely Story, too.

jlhammar That sky! I‘m giving Adelaide a try as well. 2mo
Prairiegirl_reading So much green!! I can‘t wait. We still have so much snow. 😩 2mo
Cinfhen I FINALLY closed out my BOTM last month but I really wanted the Sittenfield - I have a feeling I can find it on Scribd 🤞🏽And yes, another great photo 😊 2mo
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BarbaraBB Gorgeous photo again! Were you not tempted by the Sittenfeld? 2mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen definitely going audio on that. I love Kristen Seih‘s narration!! I requested it so I‘m first at the library! 2mo
Megabooks @Prairiegirl_reading oh boo! It would be hard to have snow this late! 2mo
Megabooks @jlhammar thanks! I‘m looking forward to it too! 2mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Here‘s my #bookspin #bookspinbingo list!

Sorry I‘ve been quiet on here recently. I‘m just exhausted from taking care of my parents and my own chronically ill self too. (Physical exhaustion leads to mental exhaustion for me.) I appreciate everyone being so supportive here!! I‘m hoping I can be back to writing reviews later this month because I‘ve read some really great books! 💜💜

Megabooks Also, I‘ve caught some amazing pictures while walking Molly recently! 2mo
Cinfhen Awesome photo 🤩sending love 💕 2mo
TrishB Look after yourself ♥️ 2mo
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TheBookHippie Take care of you. 💕💕💕 2mo
Jari-chan Sending you lots of strength ❤️ 2mo
RaeLovesToRead Sending soothing cups of tea your way 🫂💙 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Lovely list!! Hope everyone starts feeling better as spring arrives!! 2mo
Megabooks @TheAromaofBooks thank you! 💜 2mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks dear friend! 💕😘 2mo
Megabooks @RaeLovesToRead gratefully accepted! Thank you! 💜💜☕️ 2mo
Megabooks @TrishB @TheBookHippie @Jari-chan thank you so much!! 💜💕💜 2mo
CarolynM Take care of yourself Meg💕 2mo
Reggie Take care of yourself Meg. I hope things get better. 2mo
Megabooks @CarolynM thank you Carolyn! 💕 2mo
Megabooks @Reggie thanks so much Reggie! 💜 2mo
BarbaraBB Take care dear friend 🤍 2mo
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Not a great #BookspinBingo board, but I did finish two more unplanned books beyond my free spaces. Thanks library! Lots of really incredible books here like Hello Beautiful, Bliss Montage, Ducks (🇨🇦 reads), Singer‘s Gun, High 🏔️, and Big Swiss.

Cinfhen Still a fabulous month of reading 💜 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 2mo
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Love Marriage | Monica Ali
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I managed to read 4/6 #roll100 books in April! My favorite was Love Marriage, which I‘ll hopefully review this weekend. Thanks for the rec on that one @squirrelbrain ! 💜👍🏻

I probably won‘t write a full review of Fear and Loathing because I‘m really far behind, and it was just okay. Glad to knock it off the TBR though!

I didn‘t get to either on 36. Maybe next time!

Cinfhen A bit of a mixed bag 🤪 2mo
BarbaraBB Kudos for finishing Fear and Loathing 😉🤣 2mo
PuddleJumper Brilliant! 2mo
squirrelbrain Sounds like you enjoyed Love Marriage, Meg - I‘m glad! I look forward to your review (maybe when I get home… we‘re camping at the mo and have next to nothing in terms of wi-Fi! 2mo
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I just happened to catch this cool photo tonight while Molly was sniffing for bunnies!

AlaMich Baby bunny season! There was an Unfortunate Incident in our yard when Nelson, our greyhound, found the bunny burrow and proceeded to extract the tiniest bunny. I will say that when a baby bunny squeals in terror, it sounds like Silence of the Lambs. 🥺 2mo
Deblovestoread Great photo! 2mo
Megabooks @AlaMich yes! Molly got one when she was a puppy, but I have her urinate around all the known holes in our yard, so they don‘t come back. Only one other immediate neighbor has dogs, so they have plenty of safe places to nest, but I try to keep dens out of our yard. They still come around to eat our grass. 🙄😂 gives molly fun sniffing times though! (edited) 2mo
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Texreader What a photo! Beautiful! 2mo
Megabooks @Texreader thank you! 💜 2mo
BarbaraBB Wow, what a photo. So very beautiful 🤩 2mo
Cinfhen Beautiful 🤩 love the neighborhood- so peaceful 2mo
squirrelbrain Lovely! ❤️ 2mo
Cathythoughts Beautiful 2mo
batsy Looks serene and lovely! 2mo
jlhammar Awesome photo! 2mo
Megabooks @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @squirrelbrain @Cathythoughts @batsy @jlhammar thanks y‘all! It was a lovely night, unlike tonight when tornados are a possibility. 😬😬 2mo
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