Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading | 
My new reading chair in my bedroom. The best part was it was free from a friend!
My new reading chair. Living in a small apartment doesn‘t allow me to set up a reading nook or library, but there is space for a comfortable reading chair.
I‘m on the hunt for a reading chair.
I have some important specifications:
1) It can‘t break the bank.
2) I‘m looking for something that is cozy but will provide some back support/encourage good (read: just not *terrible*) posture.
3) It has to fit in a certain spot.
4) We‘re looking at a pretty dark couch so it‘s gotta add some light (or be a good neutral for a crazy throw pillow/blanket sitch).
Do any sing to you? Or scream “not it!”?
Day 14 of #30junebooks - U is for #unread. I‘m a huge library user, so I very rarely buy physical books I haven‘t read. (I do buy #audiobooks though, since sadly my library‘s digital audio selection is lacking.)
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We have around 1200 books in our house... but I think these are the only 3 “grown-up” books I haven‘t read. And I‘ve read a significant number of the kids‘ books too! 🙂📖
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How about you? Are you a book buyer?
pickThis was a quick, thoughtful (though slightly repetitive) read about how the author learned to move on after her sister‘s death by reading a book a day and writing a daily review for an entire year. Part family memoir, meditation on grief, blog on books, and exhortation to be kind and to read, it‘s worth reading.
#Currentlyreading about this author‘s year of #magical reading after her sister died.
#LiteraryLuck
I searched my goodreads shelves for #purplebooks for #riotgrams and was reminded of this book about the #readinglife. I really want to read this SOON. Just put it on hold for March.
pickI wasn‘t aware upon picking this book up that it would be a challenge brought about by grief. This was a beautiful book and a wonderful homage to a well-loved sister.
Check out today‘s fun #manicmonday #colorcollage
Lavender ice cream 🍦😋
Purple unicorn 🦄
Purple ankle boots
Book TBR
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so-soEvery now and then I like to read about other people reading, and Nina Sankovitch's year of reading a book a day for a year. Sort of envious of that. It was a nice, easy listen, but a bit too repetitive.
I'm reading this for the PopSugar 2018 prompt "favorite color in the title" (and to find a "book mentioned in another book" for another prompt) and this jumped out at me. The weird world rolls on. It does indeed.
Guys, I visited a home goods store while on a short getaway in Vermont last weekend. They had the reading chair of my dreams. I can‘t get it out of my head! Plenty of room to fold my legs & cozy up, supportive arms, & it rocked *and* swiveled! IS it better to have loved & lost? 😩
A book whose title I liked better than the book. But perfect for the prompt #chairs! #readingResolutions @Jess7
so-soI downloaded this audiobook because I was cleaning my house and wanted something short & easy & available on Overdrive. It was moderately interesting but never really captured me. It's about a project of reading one book a day for a year as a way of coping with her sister's early death; cool concept that would have made a great personal essay but didn't result in a coherent memoir narrative. Plus her unexamined privilege annoyed me after a while.
Your body will keep explaining to you...This is your first and final chance. . . The bowl of your life's soup.
"I am at peace at last. I fear nothing . I yearn for nothing."
My favorite read of 2017. I don't know what is with me and grief memoirs but it gave me all the feels. #TGIFGIVEAWAY @Liberty
pickI really enjoyed this memoir on the author's year of reading a book a day and working through the loss of her sister. I connected more with the first half of the book, and added a few of her reads to my already huge TBR.
She reads a book every day for a year? Me, too! Me, too! Please?
Because grief memoirs are in my wheelhouse and there can still be a bright side. #currentlyreading #books #areadinglife #reading
I read any and everywhere, but this is my favorite place. #riotgrams #whereiread The referenced book's title is better than its contents, I'm sorry to say. I love books about reading, but this one didn't live up to my expectations.
Thought I'd join the crowd and share my Goodreads stats. May have one more to add to the total before the evening is done (clearly I am partying like a true book nerd!). I am still mulling over my goals and possible reading challenges for next year...but more on that come 2017! 😉 Happy New Year to you all!!🎉🥂
Wonderful read: the author lost her sister to cancer & decided to try to connect with her through a year of deliberate reading. Heartbreaking & uplifting.
panI've never lost a sister but I just don't understand why three years after her sister's passing, Nina decides the way to deal with her grief is to read a book a day for a year. To me, it looked like an excuse to be selfish. I only kept listening because of the stories about her parents.
