Sometimes it was an adventure, but I made it to Gladstone‘s Library!

After I stuff my face with fish n chips, I‘m probably going straight to bed. I think I‘ll be able to sleep on this quite firm mattress. In any case, I probably won‘t finish any more books for September.

Nothing I read this month is going to be a favorite for the year, but the tagged book was my favorite for the month. More thoughts in comments.

#wrapup

I picked up the tagged book at the community center LFL a few weeks ago. It may or may not be the first book I finish for the #20in4 readathon and the book I read on the plane and trains to the #readingretreat at Gladstone‘s library. For now I‘m still waiting to board (and getting bored).

1. I generally prefer more recent historical fiction.
2. However, I really liked the tagged book.
#two4tuesday

📙Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy
🖊️Jane Harper
📽️How to Train Your Dragon
🎤Hunter Hayes
🎶Heaven Only Knows (Richard Marx)
#manicmonday #letterH

Three books finished during the #readathon

One planned, two added when they came up sooner than expected on Libby.

From the original plan, one book was returned unread (for now), and the other is still in progress.

Pemberley! 😀

#sundayfunday

Background is from my last major work trip, to Colorado Springs. This building now houses a nice brewpub!

I finished the Todd yesterday and returned it with the rest of the physical library books I‘ve checked out over the last several weeks. The other two are on Libby, and it‘s possible I might even finish them before they disappear! 😆

Now to figure out the books to take to Gladstone‘s!

#weeklyforecast

The theme for this week is me not managing Libby very well and borrowing books that I meant to defer. Hence the Rivers of London, which I enjoyed with some caveats, and a couple others that I‘ll add to the mix. Meanwhile, I made a little bit of progress on a couple existing books, and I‘ll probably take the cat book back to the library to clean the slate before travel. #bookreport

I have a cupboard full of coffee cups, but I want this one!

A fun mix of mystery and paranormal/fantasy. I agree with an earlier comment that the two stories didn‘t really gel together, but I‘m looking forward to more from these characters.

📘Gathering Blue
🖊Sue Grafton
📽Gettysburg
🎤Gipsy Kings
🎶Glass (Thompson Square)
https://youtu.be/tPd1GIwjRFM

#manicmonday #letterG

Background is the garden outside the library at my old school. The inside of the building gave me anxiety, but the outside is always pretty.

I ended up finishing New Old Me last night, but I didn‘t feel like making a new collage. 😆

There are a couple new additions on my Kindle from Libby. I‘m not sure which one I‘ll start next.

#weeklyforecast

I finished Fast Pitch in a day for #AAM once I panicked and realized I never programmed it into my plan.

I returned Darkling Halls to ILL but can get it again later when I‘m “not so busy.” 😆

I brought the cat book with me for the weekend, but so far it‘s stayed in my bag because I added the tagged book which was “assigned” for the conference I‘m attending.

#bookreport

I‘m at a conference with my sister this weekend, so reading has taken a back seat for a couple days. Except for New Old Me, which is homework! But it‘s very interesting.
#readathon

1. Mysteries are like Mac and cheese in book (and TV) form.
2. But…I will reread Tolkien for comfort.
3. Tagged
#thoughtfulthursday

I enjoyed this book, especially the main character and her persistence. The ending was a bit rushed, but I liked the story overall. #authoramonth

1. I don‘t read a lot of either genre but…
2. Tagged book is on my TBR list.
#two4tuesday

📗Fear No Evil
🖊Tana French
📽Fantastic Mr. Fox
🎤Foreigner
🎶Fix You (Coldplay)
#manicmonday
#letterF

The second part of the Start Here news podcast on Friday dealt with the ongoing work to identify remains from 9/11 at WTC. Not only are the workers in the ME‘s office using new identification techniques from worldwide experts, but also they‘re helping to invent new techniques with their tireless work. https://overcast.fm/+d8ClMreDs

In the same way, nearly 100 years ago, the doctors who first set up the NYC ME office invented new methods & skills.

Middle-Earth, especially Rivendell
#sundayfunday

Continuing with this month‘s travel theme… This week‘s background is one of my favorite pictures from the cruise I took a few years ago. We were somewhere in the North Sea between Invergordon and the Orkneys.

My calendar is filling rapidly for the week, but I should be able to fit in some reading time.

#weeklyforecast

One book finished! Progress made on two more, and this afternoon I‘m going to take a walk and get started on the audiobook.

#bookreport

✨Tagged
✨ I‘m never really ready for autumn…
✨ Nelson Cruz and Luke Voit say sun‘s out, guns out
#thoughtfulthursday

🌸🇲🇽🇺🇸🩸☘️❤️🐢🔥
🪷Can‘t really think of one right now 🤷🏻‍♀️
🪺⭐️⭐️⭐️
#wondrouswednesday

Elisabetta: Why are you here?
Guido: I need to talk to you…about Bruno.
Me: We don‘t talk about Bruno, no no no!🤦🏻‍♀️

Anyway, this was an enjoyable return to the Guido Brunetti series. I read book 1 several years ago, and this is book 31 or so. The “mystery” here was a private request from Guido‘s childhood neighbor, which somehow ended up involving several of his colleagues on the force. More interesting was the look at post(?) COVID Venice.

1. Skye
2. Tagged book plus several others for mood reading
#two4tuesday

📘Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
🖊Rachel Held Evans
🎥Encanto
🎤Earth, Wind & Fire
🎶Everyday People (Sly and the Family Stone)
#manicmonday #letterE

I would read these and give myself nightmares. Who knew academics could be so creepy and vengeful?!?

#sundayfunday

For September‘s #weeklyforecast backgrounds, I‘m using pictures from previous trips. In 2015 I had the opportunity to go to Los Angeles for a LOTR nerd group meetup, and my hotel had this cheeky Hollywood sign on the embankment behind the pool.

Anyway, I‘m going to concentrate on these four books this week and see what happens. The Chaperone is for an upcoming book club, and the others are ones I just need to finish and return.

It was a busy and (mostly) fun week, capped off with a good day at the book festival. It was great to meet @Chrissyreadit and @wanderinglynn and enjoy a yummy dinner with them!

I only finished one book, but it was very good!

In 27 days I will leave for the #Gladstones #readingretreat and I want to start over with a clean slate of library books when I get back, so that list will be “reshaped” over the next few weeks ⬇️

#bookreport

I‘m at the main info booth if anyone wants to come and say hello. I‘ll be staying for Jason Reynolds on the YA stage at 6:00 before I figure out what I‘m doing for dinner. I can‘t remember who else was on the list to tag…

#nationalbookfestival

This book has a pretty harrowing #childbirth scene…and other harrowing scenes. #indeliblemoments

Tagged book was the only one I finished during the #readathon but as usual I was reading bits and pieces of other books along the way.

In my defense, I got a last minute invitation to the ballgame Tuesday night, and that cut into my reading time. It was a lousy game, but I enjoyed the company.

I still don‘t know my volunteer assignment for the #NationalBookFestival but I have my shirt! I rode the subway from LOC to the ballpark for a game tonight. While I wait for the gates to open, I‘m enjoying a salad at one of the eateries, while listening to Grateful Dead and watching tennis. I can think of worse ways to spend a late summer afternoon.

I won‘t get to finish anything else today, so I‘m calling it for the month. Two very different books were the standout selections. #wrapup

1. So many choices! I just finished the tagged book, so I‘ll go with that.
2. Interesting story. Compelling characters (though one was a little tiresome at times). Lovely writing.
#two4tuesday

📘The Drifters
🖊Fiona Davis
🎥Doctor Zhivago ✳️
🎤John Denver
🎶The Dance (Garth Brooks)
✳️Note I did NOT name it as my favorite book 🤣 #manicmonday #letterD

My IRL name is Suzanne. I used to work for an organization focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. One of my coworkers started calling me Susanita one day many years ago, and I started using it on various social media sites. #littenswanttoknow

By the way, you never know what you might find when looking for books with your username in the title. 😳

A week ago, myspouse had a rare summer Sunday off, so I finally got my trip to the beach for a day. While we only saw the actual beach from a few blocks away, we did visit a friend who recently bought a condo on the bay side. The background photo is the view from his porch. I was also able to get some reading done on the drive.

Now it‘s a new week and almost a new month (!!), and I have new (and ongoing) books to read.

#weeklyforecast

I finished A Madness of Sunshine and Unthinkable. I have thoughts! Especially about Unthinkable. Will post more later.

I‘m making various degrees of progress with the rest. For now I‘m off to a long day at the ballpark, but I do have reading material tucked in my bag.

Background photo was taken from the Metro on my way home in August 2011. ⬇️

#bookreport

Two prompts in one! Mary wants to join the ranks of Civil War #doctors but she meets resistance from her family, from society, and from the medical establishment. #titlewithpersonsname #artfulaugust

There‘s definitely that #endofsummer feeling in the air. I‘d like to finish these three books…and maybe more.

This was a fun book and the start of an interesting series. #alphabetgame #letterZ

I especially suggest the audiobook version, if nothing else for the Patrick Stewart haikus. #alphabetgame #letterY

This is not my favorite Kinsey Millhone book, but it‘s my favorite (and only) book read that starts with the #letterX #alphabetgame

1. Just added for #sundayfunday
2. So far, The Four Winds
3. Peru, Scotland, Barbados
#wondrouswednesday

A late #wrapup to #awesomeaugust

I‘d wanted w#to finish three books, and I finished two. I also read several chapters of books that are are still in progress.

#alphabetgame #letterW

1. Probably. I know I‘ve done it for movies and songs.
2. I‘m always juggling multiple books. I‘ll probably turn to the tagged book next.
#two4tuesday

I‘ve only mentioned this book about fifty times, so of course it‘s my choice for the #letterV in the #alphabetgame