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Book Clubbing!: Successful Book Clubs for Young People | Carol Littlejohn
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Learn how to sponsor a successful, student-led book club for grades K through 12 that is fun, easy-to-implement, and encourages reading. * Bibliographic lists of works cited after each chapter * An index of authors, titles, and reading activities by age * Figures are included with selected activities and reading games
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britt_brooke
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We postponed this gathering because many of us, including the brewery, were still without power on the original evening. This is my local book moms #bookclub! We‘ve been going for two years and it‘s such a lovely group. We did a Blind Date with a Book Swap. So fun! 🎁📚🍺

AmyG So lovely! 10mo
LeahBergen How fun! ❤️ 10mo
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CrowCAH
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#SilentBookClub

Has anyone participated in a Silent Book Club?

Near me one is starting up. I plan on attending to see what it‘s all about.

LiteraryinPA I‘ve wanted to go but there isn‘t one nearby! It‘s sounds like a fun concept! 1y
Ruthiella Let us know how it turns out! I‘ve seen a couple of people on YouTube participate in these. 1y
lynneamch I hadn't heard of this. Planning to be in the mitten in September, so am putting it on the calendar! 1y
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gossamerchild I always wanted to start one at the library where I work. It sounds like so much fun, and low key. I hope you have a blast! 1y
fredthemoose This sounds so fun! 1y
IndoorDame Love the idea of these!!! 1y
TheLudicReader There is one in my hometown, but I haven‘t managed to make it to a meeting yet. Maybe this fall. (edited) 1y
CrowCAH @Ruthiella @lynneamch @gossamerchild @fredthemoose @IndoorDame @TheLudicReader I will report after the event how it went. It‘s an interesting concept for a “book club.” 1y
CrowCAH @lynneamch maybe I‘ll see you there! 😊 1y
lynneamch Are you still planning to go on Sunday? I may not stay to read but would enjoy meeting you during the social time. 14mo
CrowCAH @lynneamch my sister and nephews are in town this weekend, but will be leaving after lunch on Sunday, so I may still be able to attend for the last hour. I‘ll comment back, if I‘ll be there. 14mo
lynneamch Looks like a meetup will have to wait for another time. The first hour works for me and the last hour might work for you. Maybe we can try another time. I may be back in November so will check on events then. At least we are both enjoying time with family. 14mo
CrowCAH @lynneamch sounds good! Yes, it‘s good to see the nephews, they live three hours away. Yes, we‘ll try to connect in November! 14mo
CrowCAH @lynneamch looks like it will work out that I can be there for the beginning hour! 14mo
lynneamch Shoot! Sorry I ended up making other plans and didn't check back. So sorry. 14mo
CrowCAH @lynneamch no problem. I didn‘t give much notice. Hope you‘re having a great Sunday! 📖 14mo
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Eyelit
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While my intended January tbr is pretty large - these are the mandatory reads for the month for various book clubs or read-alongs 😂
Totally doable, if I don‘t get distracted by the holiday acquisitions or library books 📚🤞

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Magpiegem
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A new IN PERSON, actually even better IN THE PUB, book club has just been set up in my village and I have joined. I‘m so excited, we moved to the area in lockdown and I haven‘t had a chance to meet any fellow bookworms, or many other people really! Now I have to make a suggestion for a book I would like to read... but my TBR list is so long I don‘t even know where to start 😂 What books have your book clubs particularly enjoyed??

JillR I just joined a book group too and was so nervous at the start! We‘ve enjoyed Kim Jiyoung 1982, If I Had Your Face, The Long Afternoon. Some of us enjoyed Burnt Sugar and The Emperors Babe. We‘ve read books i perhaps wouldn‘t have picked but have gained from talking about them after! 3y
Magpiegem Thank you @JillR 😊 I love having new suggestions to look at. I‘m so excited to be introduced to books that I maybe wouldn‘t of read otherwise and have a chance for some good bookish discussion (I feel like my brain needs a good workout after lockdown!) xx 3y
wanderinglynn That‘s awesome! I can‘t wait to go back to in-person book clubs or writing groups. Enjoy! 3y
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staci.reads
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#GroupG does this look right for our #lmpbc ? @shellleigh33 @Jerdencon @laurenashley I'm excited for every single one of these!

TheBookHippie Enjoy every single one is good! 4y
Erinreadsthebooks Great choices!!! 4y
shellleigh33 This looks great. I am so excited for this round!!! 4y
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Chrissyreadit
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Sign ups are open for #lmpbc - I signed up for group C- anyone else interested in fantasy/Retellings? (Or more fantasy‘s and Retellings if you‘ve done this with me before) See @suvata to sign up. I LOVE this activity ❤️❤️❤️

Laughterhp Thanks for posting! I just signed up with you, because why not do another round together 😂 4y
SincerelyWinona I just signed up! Thanks for sharing this! 4y
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SamHeartCoffee
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@BethM I mailed your #coffeebeanbookclub package yesterday! It‘s on its way!!

@Mommamanzi

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RamsFan1963
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Book Haul Part 2

I recently joined My Sci-Fi Club, and this was my first shipment. For 17.99 a month, it's two hardback books plus one ebook. The huge Frank Herbert collection (almost 700 pages) was worth the money all by itself.

#nevertoomanybooks #neverenoughshelves

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Caroline2
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Sara Cox has a book club on bbc iplayer called, ‘Between the covers‘. She just chats about books with funny people. It‘s really good and the perfect antidote to the depressing news at the mo. 😉 👍

squirrelbrain I‘ve watched both episodes so far and loved it! There‘s a different prog on tonight on Sky Arts. It‘s supposed to be a virtual book club, can‘t remember what it‘s called.... I‘ve set it to download and I‘ll watch it later in the week, see what it‘s like. 4y
Birdsong28 It is really funny. 📚 📖 4y
TrishB May check that out! 4y
Caroline2 @squirrelbrain @Birdsong28 It‘s really good isn‘t it. 😀 4y
Caroline2 @TrishB It‘s a bit of light relief!! 👍 4y
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bibliobard
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Guess it‘s my turn then! Help me pick a book —I have a bit of an eclectic mix here. Some from my TBR pile and others were on Top LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 book lists. #LMPBC #GroupL

@ads0123 @bluestocking.book.nerd @EliNeedsMoreShelves

bluestocking.book.nerd Hmm... I think my vote is Real Queer America. Second is All Boys. 4y
ads0123 OMG! Out of Salem sounds super good! 4y
bibliobard @ads0123 Right?! It reminds me a little of a book I've been trying to write myself, so part of me wants to read it to see how similar it is...but the other part of me is scared that if I read it that it will be TOO similar and I'll be less likely to publish my story if it ever gets done. 4y
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bibliobard @bluestocking.book.nerd Real Queer America has been on my TBR list for awhile, it just sounds interesting and since I live in a red state I'd love to hear these stories. 4y
EliNeedsMoreShelves Oooh, these are great choices. I agree Out of Salem would be a fun read, but I think my vote is for Real Queer America. 4y
bibliobard @bluestocking.book.nerd @ads0123 @EliNeedsMoreShelves Let‘s do Real Queer America then — it‘s been on my list awhile now and this is her perfect excuse to read it 4y
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TheBookKeepers
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Love this postal book club!!! @kellyann28 and I have spots open in Group Q if you want to join us! #lmpbc

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080444aead2ca0ff2-l...

TheBookKeepers @Johanna414 tagging you in case you want to do another round! ❤️ 4y
Johanna414 Just signed up! Thanks! 4y
Jerdencon Not sure how I missed the sign up but was able to join #groupq 4y
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kellyann28
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My favorite thing on Litsy is starting a new round: Litsy Markup Postal Book Club! #LMPBC ! @TheBookKeepers and I are in Group Q if anyone wants to participate in another round ❤

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Hestapleton
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Here are some ideas for #lmpbc #groupE - I‘ve tagged them all in the comments. The top four I own and the bottom five are on my TBR, but I just haven‘t gotten around to buying. I included page counts! I‘m fine reading something longer than 400 pages, but I want to be open to the group! Let me know what you‘re thinking!

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Victoriahoperose
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Hi Friends - should I have received another book for #lmpbc this month or no? I didn‘t so I just wanted to check and make sure something didn‘t get lost or anything!!

BookishBelle I think you should have received a June book by now. Not sure who is mailing to you but I haven‘t mailed the June book to @Kappadeemom yet. (Sorry. It‘s on my list for today!) So maybe they‘re just behind like me! 4y
Victoriahoperose @BookishBelle thanks for letting me know. I just want to make sure it didn‘t get lost in the mail or something! 4y
phatsallylee I mailed mine early to @BookishBelle because i finished so early in May. I haven't received mine yet for June but i haven't been at home for a few days so maybe it's there now 🤞 4y
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Victoriahoperose @phatsallylee I mailed yours at the end of May! You haven‘t received it? I think the receipt is at my house. I will have to check it now. I mailed you The Ballad of Black Tom I believe. 4y
phatsallylee @Victoriahoperose i had not received it as of last Thursday. I was a little concerned but figured i would wait until i got back in town before reaching out. 4y
Victoriahoperose @phatsallylee can you let me know if it‘s there when you get home? I will see if I can find the receipt when I get home from work 4y
Victoriahoperose @phatsallylee it says it was delivered today. Let me know that you got it when you can! No clue why it took that long since I‘m in Philly lol. But, it should be there 😊. Sorry about that!! 4y
Kappadeemom I have Company Town but I didn‘t get until a couple of weeks ago, so I hope to finish by the weekend 4y
Victoriahoperose @Kappadeemom no problem! Take your time. I just wanted to make sure it wasn‘t lost in the mail or anything 😊 4y
Kappadeemom I put them in the mail today @Victoriahoperose 4y
Victoriahoperose @Kappadeemom awesome! I will@keep my eye out ❤️ 4y
Victoriahoperose @Kappadeemom just received both books! Thank you! 4y
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Hestapleton
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Come join in me group E for some medical or history nonfiction!! #LMPBC @suvata

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080444aead2ca0ff2-l...

madams421 Yessss 🧡 4y
EadieB @madams421 @Hestapleton @Suvata I just signed up and look forward to reading some Medical or Historical NonFiction. 4y
Hestapleton @EadieB yay excited to read with you!! 4y
EadieB @Hestapleton Me too! I'll check my shelves and see what I have on hand! I read mostly Mystery/Suspense so I will be going off my comfort zone but nice to do that sometime. 4y
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Chrissyreadit
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I signed up! This is one of my favorite Litsy activities. Group I - anyone interested in either historical fiction, fantasy or retellings?

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080444aead2ca0ff2-l...

Sace *whispers* I signed up. 4y
Sace I had to drop out of the last one because life happened, but I am determined not to let it happen again. I can't wait to see what the rest of the group decides. 4y
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Sace Question - what do you have in mind for "retellings"? Just fairy tale or any retelling? 4y
Chrissyreadit @Sace any- I just did retellings and have @sprainedbrain ‘s book left- but I have loved three I‘ve read so far. Really the only genre I don‘t love is literary. But even that depends on the book. 4y
Laughterhp I decided to join you guys in retellings/fantasy or historical fiction! I have to see what I already own though! (edited) 4y
Chrissyreadit @Laughterhp so happy you joined us! 4y
LibrarianRyan Yeahh 4y
Sace @Laughterhp I have to meander through my shelves too! I really love historical fiction and I've read some retellings I've really enjoyed. I should confess that my tastes run toward the fluffy when it comes to books though. I hope that's ok. (edited) 4y
Chrissyreadit @Sace ahhh! Fluffy would be good! 4y
Sace Yay! Especially since I will be down to weekend reading when the school year starts (which could be early August or after Labor Day. We're sort of in limbo.) 4y
Chrissyreadit @Sace @Laughterhp @TheAromaofBooks I will try to post some options this weekend. Fluffy fantasy/retelling sounds like the plan? Is this ok for everyone? 4y
Laughterhp Sounds good! I‘ll also try to put together some selections. 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yes, I am all about fluffy right now!! @Sace @Laughterhp 4y
Sace Sounds great to me. I am a leeming so I might wait to see what you all post before I put my books together. 4y
Sace *lemming 🙄 4y
Chrissyreadit @Sace I am old and had to look up what that meant!!!! You are a rock star! And can‘t wait to see what you pick! 4y
Sace I'm looking forward to seeing other picks too. 4y
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Eyelit
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Another great virtual meeting of the #LitsyATXReadersSociety 😁 the theme this month was #chosenforitscover and as you can see we definitely have cool covers chosen!

We missed you @Soubhiville 😊
Looking forward to seeing everyone again next month!

Julsmarshall It was so much fun! 4y
Soubhiville I‘m so glad you had a good meeting, sorry I couldn‘t get home in time. I‘ll get my book and review posted. 4y
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Kshakal
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I am so glad that even in these crazy times we are living in I can meet with my book club ladies... even if it is virtually rather than face to face! I just finished with one book club and have another one at 8 tonight!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So awesome!! What are y‘all reading? 5y
Kshakal @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks we discussed where the crawdads sing for the first one and then for my one this evening we discussed the last mrs Parrish 5y
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hwestfall
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@Shadowfat @aeeklund @InBooksILive Just wondering what you thought about any of these books. The NK Jemisin book doesn‘t come out until March 24th but I think that I could stop reading everything else and finish it before the mail date. If you‘ve already read or don‘t care for any of these let me know. I have a few other ideas. #lmpbc #groupf

InBooksILive I've read the City of Brass, that series is one of my favorites, and Strange the Dreamer. Haven't read the other two, I've had His Majesty's Dragon on my TBR for awhile now but never got around to reading it and the City We Became sounds really good as well! Great choices!! 5y
aeeklund I‘ve read Strange the Dreamer and City of Brass. Been meaning to get to His Majesty‘s Dragon for forever. I‘ve actually also read some of the Jemisin because I have an ARC. I‘d totally be okay with starting over for this book club, though! 5y
hwestfall I think I am leaning towards His Majesty‘s Dragon. 5y
Shadowfat His Majesty's Dragon sounds great to me! 5y
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ads0123
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I was thinking one of these for #LMPBC #GroupI @Hazel2019 @Reggie @andrea_2016 what do y‘all think?

Reggie I vote the Crouch but haven‘t read any of them so any will work. 5y
Hazel2019 @andrea_2016 @ads0123 @Reggie I vote Recursion as well. 5y
ads0123 @Reggie @Hazel2019 @andrea_2016 well that makes my choice easy! 😂 Recursion it is! 5y
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andrea_2016 Agree 5y
Readergrrl Hi! I‘m in Group L with you. I‘m so glad you picked Recursion! I‘ve been dying to read it! 4y
ads0123 @Readergrrl this post was from last round! I haven‘t gotten my choices together for this round yet! 4y
Readergrrl Bummer! That‘s okay!! I‘ll read it someday soon, I‘m sure! 4y
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InBooksILive
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@Shadowfat @hwestfall @aeeklund #lmpbc #GroupF
hey guys! Have you guys figured out which books you're picking? I had a couple choices I wanted to run by you guys to see which y'all would want to read 😊 if none of these sound like what you guys wanna read, let me know!

aeeklund These all look great to me! 5y
hwestfall They all look awesome to me too! I haven‘t read any of them. 5y
InBooksILive @aeeklund @hwestfall do you guys have ideas or already pick for your choices? 5y
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hwestfall @InBooksILive I am trying to decide still. I love fantasy books but a lot of them are huge! I am trying to find one that isn‘t a mountain 😂 5y
InBooksILive @hwestfall I hear ya! Haha there are some monsters in fantasy! Well I'm excited to read everyones picks! 😁 5y
Shadowfat All of these sound great! I'm going to pick out a couple options this weekend. 5y
InBooksILive @Shadowfat awesome! 😁 I believe I'm going to go with the Queen's Assassin. @aeeklund @hwestfall 5y
InBooksILive Hope everyone's got their books picked and ready! I'm excited to read everyone's choices. I figured we could send in the order of the email Suellen sent. I'll send to @Shadowfat send to @hwestfall send to @aeeklund send to me. That work guys?? 5y
aeeklund @InBooksILive @hwestfall @Shadowfat Works for me! I should have book choices for you guys to vote on later today! Do we all want to pick colors to use? 5y
InBooksILive @aeeklund awesome! Excited to see what you pick! @hwestfall @Shadowfat I was going to use gold as my color. Kinda went with my picks book cover lol 5y
InBooksILive Hey guys @Shadowfat @hwestfall @aeeklund I'm changing my pick to The Unspoken Name. I read the Queen's Assassin and it was just honestly pretty terrible. I hope this is okay with you guys. If you'd rather one of the other books, please let me know! 5y
hwestfall @InBooksILive That is fine with me. Sorry QA wasn‘t that good! 5y
aeeklund @InBooksILive Works for me! I‘ve been wanting to read Unspoken Name. Sorry the other one didn‘t work out! 5y
Shadowfat That's also fine with me @InBooksILive 5y
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Tiffiney
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I love my book club! We meet at some amazing restaurants! 🍷🍽📚🤓

Geenie 😎 5y
Johanna414 Jealous! Our town only has 3 restaurants (and a 4th that‘s only open in the summer) so our book club has to just rotate between them... 5y
Vivlio_Gnosi Jealous! 5y
Tiffiney @Johanna414 I'm such a foodie...that would kill me! 5y
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Sharpeipup
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After another awful book club meeting, I want this...
Silent book club. Anyone been to one??

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7879567/amp/The-...

Soubhiville There‘s one in Austin I‘ve considered checking out, but haven‘t yet. 5y
Sharpeipup @Soubhiville If you do, please let me know! 5y
Graciouswarriorprincess I have been to the one in Durham. I actually really like it. 5y
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Sharpeipup @Graciouswarriorprincess Really? Where did it meet? 5y
Graciouswarriorprincess @Sharpeipup It meets once a month and in a local microbrewery. Tables are reserved and everyone just shows up at 6:30 pm, mingles and grabs food/drinks and at 7 pm, we read silently for an hour. It‘s a lot of fun to see what everyone is reading too. 5y
Amandajoy Maybe that‘s what I need. I‘m rushing to finish the pick for Wednesday & I‘m not super excited about the picks recently. 5y
Sharpeipup @Graciouswarriorprincess thanks for the details. I think that‘s the club for me. Tired of clubs that don‘t talk about the book. 5y
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CocoReads
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And while I was putting off my workout this morning (I did eventually get it in) I made a stack of my book group pics that I have so far. In order top to bottom: Feb, March, April, May, June, July, Dec. —I already had 3 of these on my TBR. Now to actually get them read!

CoverToCoverGirl Some lovely choices! 📖📖📖📖 5y
CocoReads @CoverToCoverGirl I thought so as well. Not really jazzed about Silent Spring as it‘s depressing but it was my bestie‘s only suggestion so I figured I could suck it up and reread it. 5y
CoverToCoverGirl Oh the things we do for our bestie! Lol 📖 5y
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MrBook
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Finished up the #2030SomethingBookClub‘s monthly meeting! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Our January meeting is unique in that we don‘t all read the same book; instead, we read the particular book we won in December‘s holiday grab bag and then talk about that one. *Great* way to rapidly build-up one‘s TBR list! At least two people can get your interest piqued, the receiver and the giver.

These are the 2 I read (don‘t know how I wound up with two 😆🤷🏼‍♂️).

marleed That‘s a great idea as it means I would have read 5y
BookPixie Glad you liked White Oleander :) 5y
meagankc21 My cousins and I did a book club like that for a while. We had such differing tastes and scheduled that the easiest way to discuss our current reads was to just make it a book club medley. It's really fun actually 5y
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MrBook
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Ladies! Fellow librarians! Reese Witherspoon is looking for YOU!!! A Resident Librarian for her book club!!! Here‘s the link: hello-sunshine.com/librarian !

Please spread the word to all Littens who are woman librarians!!!

Good luck!!! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

#LitsyLovesLibraries #ReesesBookClub

Branwen I'M TOTALLY GOING FOR IT!!!!! 😍 🙏 📚 5y
TheSpineView Good Luck!
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ladym30 Good luck!! 5y
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DaveGreen7777 @Branwen Go, Becky, Go! 😀🙌 5y
MrBook @Branwen Ohhh yeeaahhh! 😎🙌🏻🍻 5y
LibrarianRyan Mr. Book you should totally try too. It doesn't say woman librarian it says Librarian. They might like mans perspective. 5y
MrBook @LibrarianRyan , perhaps, maybe send in a question. I know it‘s a woman-centric bookclub, which I have no problem with, but I think I‘d be out of the running, lol. 5y
TheLibrarian If only I felt comfortable in front of a camera and interacting with people... 5y
Branwen @DaveGreen7777 @MrBook I know realistically the shot of me actually getting it is like one in a million! 😂🤣 But at least it will be fun to try! 😀📚💕 5y
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MrBook
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We had today our year-end combined meeting with all of the library‘s book clubs 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! 3 book clubs (the first time there is 3 since I started the new one at the main building last year) coming together with each person sharing his/her favorite 1 or 2 favorite reads of the past year. Lots of food and drinks, and we had a holiday grab bag (those books were behind me here, lol). 5 more members eventually showed up.

#LitsyLovesLibraries

ljuliel That sounds do like you had a good time. Do they all read the same sorts of books or all completely different ? 5y
MrBook @ljuliel , always a great time 😁☺️! All different types get read. One group is always a theme, one group is always one book, and one group switches between theme and one book. 5y
TiredLibrarian What a great idea! 5y
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Cinfhen
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If I could force my bookclub to read all my picks this would be #MyIdealBookClub for 2020!!! November we choose our January - June picks and I‘m putting this list forward 🤞🏼🤞🏼 @monalyisha please share what your bookclub actually chooses!! I love gathering bookclub suggestions ♥️📚

Chrissyreadit I loved The Gods of Gotham so much! I highly recommend it on audio if you do read it this year. Off to look up some of the books on your list! This hashtag might crash my TBR. 5y
Cinfhen I own the book but I‘ll look to see if Hoopla has GoG on audio ~ thanks for the heads up @Chrissyreadit and yes!!! I need to take screenshots of everyone‘s lists!!! 5y
alisiakae Wow, I‘ve only read one of these! 5y
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Cinfhen Well that‘s one more than I‘ve read @4thhouseontheleft I‘m hoping to get to all of these titles in 2020 5y
BarbaraBB I‘ve send you an email, if you have time please read it. It‘s a serious one 😢 5y
Cinfhen I‘ve responded and I‘m devastated @BarbaraBB 💔 5y
CafeMom Excellent choices. I ♥️ Cider House Rules, Alias Grace and What I Loved (best ending ever). 5y
marleed I read Flieshman is in trouble this month. I loved it and think it‘s a great book for discussion. 5y
Cinfhen I‘m so glad you agree with some of my book picks @marleed @CafeMom I take my bookclub suggestions very seriously 😂💕📚 5y
Kalalalatja I can‘t recommend the Hustvedt highly enough! 5y
Cinfhen I‘m pretty sure it was you and @squirrelbrain who convinced me to buy Hustvedt @Kalalalatja 5y
BarbaraBB And me maybe, I loooved the Hustvedt ❤️ 5y
Cinfhen And probably, definitely you too @BarbaraBB 😘 5y
Crazeedi @Cinfhen the five was very interesting 5y
Suet624 Maybe me too. Loved that book. 5y
AmyG I recently read an ARC that wpuld be a wonderful book club book...Creatures - Chrissy Van Meter. Lots to discuss. I‘m not sure when this will be released. 5y
Cinfhen I‘ll keep my eyes open @AmyG thanks for the recommendation 😘 5y
Cinfhen @suet624 Now, I really NEED my bookclub to read 5y
TheKidUpstairs Great selection! 5y
Bklover I‘ll come to your book club!!😘 5y
Cinfhen I wish @Bklover !!!! Thanks @TheKidUpstairs xx 5y
Crazeedi @Cinfhen yes it definitely would, because it shows a very different side of the victims than what I've always thought. Only one was really a prostitute 5y
Mdargusch I have not read any of these! Great list. 👍🏼 5y
Cinfhen So can I be an honorary Dargusch Family BookClub Member @Mdargusch ?!?!?!!!? ❤️📚 5y
Mdargusch Yes! @cinfhen. Always! 😊 5y
Cinfhen @Mdargusch 😘😘😘 5y
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LittleBug
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Repost von @julesG

Hallo ihr deutschsprachigen Littens!!!

Der #12Littens12Books Buchclub geht in die zweite Runde. Falls du Interesse hast, oder jemanden kennst, der sich einer solchen Runde anschließen möchte, lass es uns wissen.

#12Littens12BooksR2

LittleBug @Deifio vielleicht diesmal?🥴☺️ 5y
Deifio @LittleBug @julesG : Vielleicht. Wie funktioniert es denn? Jeder ein Buch und jeweils einen Monat pro Buch? 5y
julesG @Deifio Ja. Jeder ein Buch und ungefähr einen Monat pro Buch. Deshalb auch ein eher kürzeres Buch. 5y
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julesG
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Hallo ihr deutschsprachigen Littens!!!

Der #12Littens12Books Buchclub geht in die zweite Runde. Falls du Interesse hast, oder jemanden kennst, der sich einer solchen Runde anschließen möchte, lass es uns wissen.

Meine Email Adresse: JulesGDSide@gmail.com

#12Littens12BooksR2

CoffeeAndABook Thanks for the tag @julesG !! I‘m so busy & emotionally exhausted right now, all I read is comfort books. So I‘ll pass this time - but it does sound like a great idea!!! Enjoy 💓 5y
julesG @CoffeeAndABook No problem. Enjoy your comfort reads and I hope the stress lessens soon. 5y
CoffeeAndABook Thx ? Gutes Nächtle ✨ 5y
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
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Hi friends! I was wondering if it was ok if we added a 5th member to our group? @BookishTrish would like to join us. We can add her to the rotation after me (as I have her info already). So the mailing order would be @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego ➡️ @BookishTrish ➡️ @StayCurious ➡️ @Jemmygem ➡️ @michellelav ➡️ @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

Would that make sense/ work for everyone? 😁

BookishTrish ❤️ 5y
StayCurious Of course! 5y
Jemmygem For sure could we switch me jemmygem with Michellelav in order as I will be living at a friends for part of the winter and Michelle‘s my daughter so she can hand me my book. 5y
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I think what will be fine! So friends the new sending order will be @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego ➡️ @BookishTrish ➡️ @StayCurious ➡️ @michellelav ➡️ @Jemmygem ➡️ @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Looking forward to this round of #lmpbc 😊 5y
Jemmygem Perfect thanks for the switch. We‘re very pumped for this new adventure eh @michellelav 5y
BookishTrish Thanks for making room for me on the team!!! 5y
michellelav So excited!! This is our first time ❤ 5y
BookishTrish Has anyone chosen their book yet? I should have some options ready today or tomorrow. I‘ll tag you all when I do. 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @BookishTrish No one has mentioned anything, I figured we're just picking and then it'll be a bit of a surprise. Lol. 5y
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rockpools
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Any UK littens feel like doing a round of #lmpbc? Sign ups are open for the next one, and there are still spaces...

I confess I‘m sitting this one out (cos I‘m barely getting through a book a month at the moment, and it‘s not fair on the next person in the queue. Sorry @Cathythoughts 😬), but I‘ve loved doing these.
You get to read things you really wouldn‘t, to know your fellow littens better,to receive bookmail...

Tagging a few peeps ICMY

jhod Oh no, I'm so sorry about that - you are an excellent member! Very happy to have the challenge of getting you out of your slump! 5y
rockpools @jhod Next time, hopefully! I love doing them - just too much of a slowcoach atm. How‘s your new home? Are you settling in? 5y
jhod We could do novellas? Its lovely, thank you! - great area and I love it - but it is stressing my partner out as the downstairs neighbours are really noisy. We are doing a lot of googling of sound proofing!! 5y
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Cathythoughts @RachelO there‘s no worry about the next book .... I‘ll be the last reader of it in the group .... and I‘m a little snowed under myself at the mo - and unsure about next round too. 5y
rockpools @jhod Ah no, neighbours! It‘s the one thing you really can‘t check on, isn‘t it? Acoustic hardboard and shag-pile carpet??! Good luck! And thank you for the novellas suggestion 😊 (v neat idea!) but I really need time out to catch up with myself this round. Sorry 😞 5y
rockpools @Cathythoughts Thanks Cathy! 😘😘 5y
jhod No need to apologise! I loved the tagged one, peaches, lullaby and Adele and on chesil beach - good luck!! 5y
jhod And thanks for the tips. Currently playing the radio very loudly to drown them out. We overheard them on the phone yesterday announcing they were pregnant too 😭😭😭 !! 5y
rockpools @jhod Oh ‘eck! Not good if you can hear actual conversations, never mind 👶... Thanks for the novella suggestions. Tagged is already on the tbr - I‘ve never read Shriver, so will look it out. It‘s not so much a slump - I‘m enjoying what I am reading- just getting through so little of it, and not much feeling like pushing it 🤷🏻‍♀️ I do have a friendly hurdy-gurdy player in the family (they‘re LOUD!) - do you want me to send him round? 5y
jhod That would be great! 😂 5y
Cathythoughts @jhod @jenniferw88 & Rachel - I‘m going to sit this one out too. Really loved the contact & the books .... and will join in again at another time. Life is busy just now 😘😘😘 5y
Cathythoughts @jhod oh man ! Neighbors! We had an old man , god love him - he was a pet. He was a bit deaf & stayed up ( or maybe fell asleep ) with the telly up REALLY loud most of the night .... the joys of it. Sounds like a lovely new place you have ... exciting 👍🏻♥️ 5y
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bookish_wookish
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BOTM October picks are up!

What is everyone thinking?!

Im thinking its a pass for me this month....

rather_be_reading I almost passed also but got the Hilderbrand one. I already read The Water Dancer. 5y
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Come-read-with-me
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Saw this and it made me laugh! Does anyone else need a book club helpline?

IamIamIam 🤣🤣🤣 That's spectacular!!! 5y
Come-read-with-me @lamlamlam I was crying with laughter when I first read it!! 5y
rather_be_reading omg! 🤣 5y
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robinb
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Just a heads up @Kdgordon88 that your #LMPBC book went out today, with arrival estimated at next Monday (7/29). 😊 Happy Reading!

Crazeedi Do you mean 7/29?? I😉💗 5y
robinb @Crazeedi 🤣🤣 Yes, thanks for catching that! 👍 5y
Deblovestoread Received and looking forward to diving in. @Crazeedi @megnews 5y
robinb @Kdgordon88 🎉🎉🎉👍👍😊 5y
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sprainedbrain
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Hi, ladies of Group R!

I‘m happy to be reading with Angel and Karen again, and excited to meet you, Jessica!

Do you all want to help each other pick our books for this round, or would you rather it be a surprise?

If you want to help me pick, I have some suggestions ready to go! 😉

#LMPBC #Round6 #GroupR

Chili @sprainedbrain I‘m up for either. I pulled six books. They are ARC‘s and I think only one is actually out now. So I doubt anyone has read them. 5y
ItsAngel I think we should keep it a secret lol (think we can actually manage that? 😂😂) 5y
Ajessgirl So excited to read with you ladies! I‘m up for either, but if we keep it a secret, maybe we can preview genre? I love fiction and mystery/thriller, am open to non-fiction, and am generally not a big fan of science fiction and hard core fantasy. 5y
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sprainedbrain @Ajessgirl @ItsAngel @Chili I‘m good with secret! I like Jessica‘s idea... I‘m good with anything, but I‘m not crazy about nonfiction. I will avoid sci-fi and fantasy! 5y
Chili @sprainedbrain @ItsAngel @Ajessgirl I‘m good with keeping it a secret. I am so not a fan of dystopian/post apocalyptic. 5y
Ajessgirl Hi ladies! Just checking in. I‘m ready to send my book to Karen - how are you guys tracking? @sprainedbrain @Chili @ItsAngel (edited) 5y
sprainedbrain @Ajessgirl I sent mine to @ItsAngel yesterday. 😃 5y
ItsAngel I am behind, but Jenni and Karen are used to that from me. 😂 I don‘t think I‘ll get it marked up before I send it but I‘ll get it mailed in a day or so. 5y
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robinb
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I think I‘ve narrowed down my pick to one of these. I didn‘t want to choose one that someone‘s already read...no fun discovery there. The others were mostly historical mysteries and not sure everyone loves those. And these two definitely fit the historical fiction category. Please let me know which you all prefer. 😊They both rank closely here and on Amazon.

@Crazeedi @Kdgordon88 @megnews
#LMPBC @suvata

Crazeedi Either one, but I'll vote for the other alcott 5y
megnews I really think I‘d enjoy either one! 5y
Deblovestoread I vote The Other Alcott. I hadn‘t heard of this book until you brought to my attention and I‘m intrigued. 5y
robinb @Kdgordon88 @megnews @Crazeedi Great! I‘ll go with The Other Alcott for my pick. Thanks all! 😊👍 5y
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OnePageAtATime
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Hello everyone!! I'm super pumped to let you know my Facebook group for my postal book club is up and accepting members if youre interested feel free to join and share with your friends. https://www.facebook.com/groups/700733777030141/

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robinb
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Here‘s my stack of possibilities for #LMPBC for Group I. I also sent an email about them as well. Just let me know if any catch your eye or if you‘ve already read any. 😊

#LMPBC @suvata
@Crazeedi @Kdgordon88 @megnews

megnews I haven‘t read any of these. I have My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She‘s Sorry on my tbr, as well as Caroline. I‘d be interested in those or Britt Marie or The Other Alcott. 5y
Crazeedi I've read both backmans, they were great, I'd reread, the others I've not read 5y
Deblovestoread I haven‘t read any of these. I am in the minority with A Man Called Ove and would be willing to give Backman another chance and all the rest look good. 5y
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Shadowfat
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I'm excited to join another round of #LMPBC! I started off Group T if anyone would like to join me 🙂 @suvata

leslieseidel I just joined group T. Excited for another round!! 🤗 5y
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umbrellagirl
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BookishBelle Hey, I‘m in group n too! Yay! 5y
umbrellagirl @BookishBelle Yay! I didn‘t tag anyone since I didn‘t know the user names. Round 5 was my first time signing up and we‘ve had a really good group. I‘m excited for new book choices. 5y
BookishBelle I don‘t know who our other members are. I‘m not sure how to figure it out either. I‘m guessing we‘ll get an email at some point so we can start figuring out our genre. 5y
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umbrellagirl @BookishBelle Last time we got an email with everyone‘s info including Litsy handles. It was right after the signup closed. We all then sent an introductory email and agreed we‘d send small goodies with our monthly packages. 5y
BookishBelle Sounds good! 😊 5y
nomadreader Me too! Hooray!
5y
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RavenLovelyReads
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Round six already! If anyone would like to join me for #LMPBC I signed up as group O (for Ohio:) let me know if any if you all join me in #GroupO @suvata Thanks for hosting the book club!

suvata My pleasure 5y
bibliobard Hey! That‘s the group I signed up for. 5y
RavenLovelyReads @Shakespearience Great!! I‘m looking forward to the next round 😀 5y
bibliobard @RavenLovelyReads This will be my first time. I picked O because everyone seemed to enjoy book clubs for the ability to get out of our comfort zones! 5y
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OnePageAtATime
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Hey guys so alot of people have been asking me on my social media about postal markup book clubs so I started one on Facebook that's going to be starting in July. If your interested it's a group called OnePageAtATime Postal Markup Book Club! Everyone is welcome! Tag your friends!

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DivineDiana
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Yesterday, my Book Club said good bye to a long time member who is moving across the country. This was her cake!
Farewell Lisa
By The Ardmore Library Book Club

RealLifeReading Cute cake! 5y
suvata Love it 😊 5y
alec_bradley Great cake idea. Big fan 5y
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Tanisha_A Cake 😍! Also, now I feel like eating one. 🤤 5y
CollapsingLibrary So cute! 5y
readordierachel What an awesome cake! 5y
britt_brooke Cute!! 5y
Purrfectpages What a thoughtful goodbye! 5y
Reggie Omg!!! This cake looks amazing. Sorry ya‘ll are losing Lisa. 5y
DivineDiana @Reggie I thought the same thing. Thank you. Lisa added so much to our Group. 5y
RohitSawant This is so lovely! 💕 5y
DivineDiana @rohit-sawant 💗 5y
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Sarz
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Do you wish YOU had read these awesome books recently? Are you looking for a monthly book club that is relaxed and ONLINE? Join us!!

We use Discord to discuss our chosen book each month. We also have an ongoing group chat throughout the month where we talk about books and life in general.

Because we're online, there are no geographical boundaries - we have (or have had) people in the US, UK, Middle East and Australia.

More details ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Sarz Our chat times change every month, but they usually end up being Saturday or Sunday afternoons (for those in the US - it's Sunday or Monday mornings for us in Aust). Always outside of regular business hours though. 6y
Sarz Let me know if you're interested or have any questions! 6y
LapReader I like the sound of this my friend. 6y
Sarz @LapReader you'd be welcome to join! We're about to start a new book soon (although we haven't chosen what it'll be yet). 6y
LapReader Ok please keep me updated. 6y
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bookish_wookish
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BOTM is up!! I had my fingers crossed that Miracle Creek would be a choice! 🤞🏼So excited! What is everyone thinking?

maleahrae I'm thinking either Normal People or Beyond the Point. 6y
Mtroiano I‘m thinking Lost and Wanted 🤔 6y
Redwritinghood Definitely got Miracle Creek. Also got Lost and Wanted. 6y
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InLibrisVeritas
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It's time to vote #BBBBC! I apologize for being late, I have a new job lined up and I am kind of out of sorts right now 😅

But as always you guys have some epic suggestions and now have a difficult task ahead of you!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y7MWK7H

wanderinglynn Congrats on the new job! 👏🏻🥳 6y
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wordslinger42 Congratulations on your new job! 😊 6y
TheSpineView Wow, new job! Congratulations!😀 6y
daena Congratulations on your new job! 6y
LittleBug Congrats on the new job!🥳 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Good for you! Good luck, you got this!! 6y
Eyelit Voted. Congrats on job!! 6y
Laughterhp Voted! Good luck with the new job! 6y
phatsallylee Voted and good luck! 6y
BookwormAHN Done and congratulations on the new job 😸 6y
Caroline2 Done! And good luck with the new job! 👍🏻 6y
bookandcat Voted and gl w work! 6y
Gezemice thank you and good luck with the new job! 6y
BethM Done! 6y
mutlee Voted! Lots of good options. 6y
tonyahoswalt Voted! Looking forward to seeing the results. 6y
jpmcwisemorgan I voted yesterday! It was so hard! 6y
jpmcwisemorgan Yay for a new job! 6y
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monalyisha
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Just sitting at home on a Friday night, thinking about book clubs & writing implements. You know, like you do...if you‘re really exciting. 😆

(Honestly, my husband‘s at beer-tasting plans in Boston that I opted out of, & I‘m wrapped in a blanket burrito & couldn‘t be happier 🤷‍♀️).

Has anyone in my #LMPBC group given thought to what they‘ll use to annotate? I‘m kinda leaning towards pencil.

#LMPBCnC 🍫

suvata ♥️ 6y
TheLibrarian I‘m thinking about a purple pen. 6y
monalyisha @TheLibrarian Purple‘s pretty! 💜 6y
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monalyisha @MirrorMask Blue is one of my favorite colors. 💙 6y
MirrorMask I used a blue pen the last time. I might stick with it or use a different color pen 6y
MirrorMask I have a bunch of gel pens ( I remember when those were all the rage, lol). 6y
monalyisha @MirrorMask I just watched the awesome but horrifically-embarrassing Pen15 on Hulu, in which one middle-school-aged protagonist (played by an adult actress) tells the other, “you are my actual rainbow gel pen in a sea of blue & black writing utensils.” 😅 It‘s set in the early 2000‘s (obviously). (edited) 6y
MirrorMask I watched the pilot of that and it was painfully accurate. LOL 6y
Elma I was thinking of using a green pen. 6y
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RavenLovelyReads
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@ads0123 @Jerdencon @Amabear for #LMPBC #Round5 would you ladies please let me know which of these books you would like to read? I‘ve put a lot of thought and these are the front runners 🤓 1. The Time Machine- HG Wells 2. The Haunting of Hill House- Shirley Jackson 3. Dubliners- James Joyce and 5.The Catcher in the Rye- JD Sallinger

gradcat You have very good choices here, so much so that any one of them would be great. My personal favorite is 6y
Amabear I vote the catcher in the rye! 6y
Amabear But ultimately I just vote against the scary book 🙈 6y
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RavenLovelyReads @Amabear 😂😂 Good to know! So scary book is out of the running 😀 6y
Amabear @RavenLovelyReads bahaha thank you 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ I‘m a baby 6y
ads0123 I vote Time Machine, but I would be ok with either of them! 6y
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Skeebies05
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Alright, I‘m going with Rebecca!! Excited!
#LMPBC #groupl
@Kayla.Adriena @shellleigh33 @Crazeedi

shellleigh33 Can‘t wait to read this one!! 6y
Crazeedi Excellent! 6y
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