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Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
30 posts | 6 read | 3 to read
Elaborates on the events recounted in the fairy tale, "Rumpelstiltskin," in which a strange little man helps a miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child. Reprint.
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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I had fun tracking my #Bookspin books with this graphic this year. I skipped October because of the hurricane. #Bookspin continues to be my favorite challenge. I always look forward to the drawings on the second of the month. Thanks @TheAromaofBooks !

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Fabulous progress this year!! And I SUPPOSE a horrific natural disaster is an okay excuse for skipping some spins 😂 But seriously, I haven't heard as much news coming up from NC now that the holidays are in full swing - have most people had power/water restored? Last I heard, many of the rural areas were still struggling. 5d
Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks there are still areas without water and power. Still bridges and big chunks of roadways gone. Still folks living in tents. The city of Asheville has water back and it‘s safe to use again, but you‘re correct that the rural areas still need a lot of work. I have heard that FEMA has begun getting housing in for some families though, and many organizations have gotten donations of tiny houses and RVs. But more are needed. 5d
Soubhiville It‘s sad but unsurprising that national media moved on so quickly. As we‘ve seen in so many cases before: Katrina, Flint Michigan, etc. 5d
AmyG People have such short attention spans….and so does the media. 😥 Loved seeing all your books! 5d
TheAromaofBooks Thank you for sharing an update - at least things are still moving forward, however slowly. Hopefully people are able to get the help they need!! So scary. 5d
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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Final #Bookspin list of the year! I‘ll definitely be reading 1 and 7 for bookclubs, we‘ll see what else @TheAromaofBooks chooses from her magic bowl of numbers! ❤️💚📚

AmyG Hamnet is wondeful. So is #8. Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. (edited) 3w
Soubhiville @AmyG I‘ve already started The God of the Woods on audio. She‘s a great writer! I loved Bright River. I did have a nice day with a small gathering in my little apartment. 🙂 Food from my favorite veggie restaurant. How was your day? 3w
AmyG How nice! Ours was lovely, quiet. Just us and our 2 daughters. 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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My November #bookspin list. I completely skipped October, for the first time since @TheAromaofBooks started Bookspin!

If you‘re following my Helene saga, this weekend I return to an almost-normal work schedule in a loaned salon space, which feels like such an enormous relief! I am glad that I‘ve had the free time to do some volunteer work, but I miss my routine and sense of stability.

The pets and I are doing well though! 💛🐱🐶💪💋

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I'm glad you are finding some semblance of normality after all the craziness!!! Various groups around here have been hauling supplies down so trying to send what we can when we can. We've vacationed in and around that area so many times; seeing the devastation seems so surreal. 2mo
Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks thank you. It‘s been a life changing experience. I count my blessings daily. 2mo
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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It‘s September #bookspin time! I‘ve already started Brave the Wild River on audio. And Wolfsong is for #AuthorAMonth so I‘ll definitely pick that up soon. What else will I be reading @TheAromaofBooks ? 🙂📚🩷

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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Since I have a ton of buddy reads and bookclub books in August, I‘m giving a bunch of books multiple numbers and using some short stories. New method for me 🤣. Making it work!
#bookspin

Librariana I like it! I think it's a smart, focused approach! 5mo
vonnie862 Great idea! 5mo
Prairiegirl_reading I‘m going to steal this at some point. ❤️ 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5mo
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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My July #Bookspin list is ready 📚😁📚.

I will definitely be reading:
4- Babel, for #AuthorAMonth
11- James, for #CampLitsy
17- Notes from a Young Black Chef, for bookclub

What will @TheAromaofBooks choose for me? We‘ll see in just a few days!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 6mo
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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My list is ready for June‘s #Bookspin! We‘ll see what @TheAromaofBooks pulls on the 2nd. I‘ll definitely be reading 15 for #camplitsy, and 4, 5, and 19 for bookclubs. So 🤞 at least one of those gets pulled!
📚📚📚‼️

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 7mo
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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My May #bookspin list 🙂📚🩷. I wonder what @TheAromaofBooks will draw for us this month?

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 8mo
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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It‘s always fun putting together my #Bookspin list for the month! What 2 will @TheAromaofBooks pull this time?

I will definitely be reading The Many Daughters of Afong Moy for bookclub and My Year of Meats for #AuthorAMoth. We‘ll see which of the others I‘ll get to!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 9mo
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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It‘s almost time for February‘s #bookspin drawing! Wonder which of these will be chosen this month? I know for sure I‘ll be reading The Trauma Cleaner and The Immortalists for bookclubs, and I‘ve started Crossings already.

IndoorDame Looks like a great month!!! 11mo
Crazeedi Nice list, the Historian is good 11mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 11mo
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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#Bookspin remains my favorite monthly challenge, helping me choose a couple of the books off my shelf and library holds lists.

I actually started Starter Villain yesterday, so that‘s perfect! And my #Doublespin in January is Stories from the Tenants Downstairs, which I‘ve been wanting to read since the year I saw the author at #TXBookFest.

Thanks Sarah @TheAromaofBooks for continuing to host!

#readmyowndamnbooks 😆😁📚

Megabooks Starter Villain is hilarious!! 12mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! Love that cover for the Tenants Downstairs! 12mo
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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My December #bookspin stack. 🙂📚🩵 Can‘t wait to see which get drawn next month!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 13mo
Hooked_on_books Just wanted to let you know I ordered books for you for Christmas over the weekend and they‘re predicting extremely slow shipping (arrival Dec 21), but “updated” to that after I ordered. They‘re coming here, so if they really do take that long, your holiday gift will definitely be late this year, but I‘ll turn them around as quick as I can after they arrive! 13mo
Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books no worries! That just stretches the holiday cheer out longer. 🙂. 13mo
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Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books your box should arrive in about 10 days. There‘s a letter with my new address, it‘ll probably be safest to go ahead and send yours there if you think it‘ll arrive after Xmas. I‘m currently planning on doing the move the 26-27th, it‘s going to be a 2 day drive for me and the pets. Let me know if you might mail before you get your box and I‘ll email the address. 12mo
Hooked_on_books Thank you! I‘ll keep my eyes peeled for it. I‘ll just wait until after Christmas to send yours. Right now the tracking is saying the 18th for your books to arrive here, but with the shipping insanity lately, who knows. This way, it‘ll be a “welcome home” gift! I hope your move goes smoothly and carries few headaches for you. 12mo
Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books thank you! I can‘t wait to get there and settle in. If I wasn‘t booked at work with most of my favorite clients up until Christmas I‘d just go ahead and leave now! 12mo
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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It‘s almost #bookspin day! I‘ve got a few challenge and bookclub books here, then mostly fantasy and sci fi, cuz that‘s my current mood. And 3 exciting new releases this month! New Travis Baldree, Martha Wells, and Rebecca Yarro! Hope I can get to all of them.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 14mo
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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It‘s time already for September‘s #Bookspin list! I can‘t wait to see what you draw @TheAromaofBooks 🙂📚❤️

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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I‘m with you @TheAromaofBooks having a hard time believing it‘s almost July! I am hopeful I can finish my current read and my June doublespin book before July‘s numbers are pulled next weekend. 🤞😁📚

Kappadeemom Cultish is on my TBR too ;) 1y
sebrittainclark Some Desperate Glory is on my bookspin list too 1y
Soubhiville @sebrittainclark as soon as I saw she had a new book I preordered it! I‘ll be reading it in July whether it‘s a spin pick or not. Hope you‘ll love it! 1y
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Soubhiville @Kappadeemom it was my bookclub‘s June book, but I didn‘t get to it. So onto the July stack it goes! I‘ve been curious about it for a long time. 1y
CatLass007 I see all these really pretty artsy posts from people. And I have no idea how to do all of that stuff. I have seen pic collage on some posts, but I don‘t know what that is and I don‘t know how to use it. 1y
Soubhiville @CatLass007 I use Pic Collage. It‘s an ap. There is a free version, it‘s easy to use. You should give it a try! To make my post picture I just choose a square format, pick a background, and copy my list from my notes ap into the “add text” box, pinch and adjust to get the text box to the size and location I want. You can choose your text color and font. If you play around with it for just a little while you‘ll learn it fast! 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
TheAromaofBooks @CatLass007 - I also use Canva a lot - I've never used it on mobile, so I'm not sure if they have an app or how it works, but it's a great website on my desktop! 1y
bnp @CatLass007 IMO PicCollage is much easier to learn than Canva, which I use at work occasionally. 1y
Soubhiville I finished two of my July picks at the end of June, so had to edit my list twice 😆📚 1y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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Since I‘ll be traveling in June my #Bookspin list is mostly things already in my kindle and very short works, with the exception of #AuthorAMonth, #CampLitsy, and bookclub reads. 😁✈️📚

vonnie862 Happy travels! 2y
AmyG Safe travels!!! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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May is almost here already! Time to post my May #bookspin list. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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My February #bookspin list 💚. My topics bookclub is reading #OneWordTitles this month, so maybe you can help me choose @TheAromaofBooks 🙂📚.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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I can‘t believe it‘s already time for January‘s #Bookspin list! I‘ve already chosen my first book of 2023, which will be Black Sun for #auldlangspine, and my first audio will be What Moves the Dead. 😊

Here‘s to a New Year filled with amazing books!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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It‘s almost November, which means time to work on a #bookspin list! Mine is a little over half non fiction this time for #NonfictionNovember.

I‘m looking forward to the drawing on Wednesday @TheAromaofBooks 😁📚💛

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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I had fun putting together this collage of my #bookspin and #doublespin books for the year so far. Just 2 days until we know what we read in October!

Inspired by @MaleficentBookDragon 😊

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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It‘s already time for August‘s #BookSpin list! Quite a few of these are already on my holds list from the library, a couple are for bookclubs, and one for #AuthorAMonth. I‘m ready to see what numbers are pulled @TheAromaofBooks 💕📚💕

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! I'm hoping to read His Majesty's Dragon this month as well!! 2y
Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks I‘ve had mixed feelings about Novik before- I love the Scholomance books but didn‘t care for Uprooted… so I hope this series is good! 2y
TheAromaofBooks I loved the first Scholomance book but am waiting until the third one comes out to read the second so I can read them all at once!! 2y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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It‘s almost June! My favorite month; my birthday month. I‘ve pinned down my #bookspin list. I‘m hoping either my book club picks or the #camplitsy books get picked, but all of these are on the TBR shelf. Woo hoo, looking forward to the drawing @TheAromaofBooks 😁📚🧁.

Suet624 👊🏻 me too on the birthday month. 🎁🎉 3y
Kimzey Happy birth month! 🎉📚 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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Since the drawing is tomorrow, I guess I better settle on my #bookspin choices for April! I‘ll go with these 😉📚💜.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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I‘m ready to dive into some March reading! Ready for first glimpses of spring!

I‘m hoping at least one of the numbers drawn will fit with my bookclub‘s theme for the month: A Color in the Title.

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
coffeewithbooks What book are you reading for #authorofmonth? 3y
Soubhiville @coffeewithbooks I have China Dolls, On Gold Mountain, and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. I will probably read China Dolls since there is also a buddyread for it this month. 😊. How about you? 3y
coffeewithbooks @Soubhiville I was just about to ask you if you want to do a Buddy read LOL 😂 . If you want to do one I can see if my library has China Dolls (edited) 3y
Soubhiville @coffeewithbooks look at #literarycrew for the #buddyread hosted by @Librarybelle for the schedule 👍 3y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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Alright I‘m doing it! I‘m committing to my #bookspin and #bookspinbingo list for January 2022.

I‘m still hopeful I might finish my current books before tomorrow at midnight, we‘ll see…

Thank you for your continuing support and hosting @TheAromaofBooks . I love getting ready for this challenge every month, and the prod to get to TBR books that would have languished longer otherwise 😁📚.

CBee I read The Bean Trees years ago and really loved it! ♥️ 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!!! 3y
elkeOriginal Piranesi is on my To-Read-Soon list as well! (edited) 3y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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@TheAromaofBooks I‘ll be joining in for #bookspin as always, and I‘ll return to #bookspinbingo this month. I left a few on from my September list, and almost all are seasonally flavored. To be read with PSL or a hot chai 😋☕️🍁🎃

Read-y_Picker Oooh you have some great ones there! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
BkClubCare I've read Washington Black 👍 Best to you on the spin number! 3y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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Here‘s my list for August #Bookspin and #BookspinBingo. I‘m looking forward to seeing which numbers get pulled this time 🙂📚.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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I don‘t expect to get to any more of these in the next few days, so here‘s my April #bookspin list 😁📚

I can‘t wait to see what you draw for us @TheAromaofBooks ! As usual I‘ll do BS, DS, and bingo. Thanks for running this 🤗

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks great!! 4y
Megabooks Several great ones on your list! 4y
Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks I just edited my list since I finished three books since I first made it! Edited list in photo above. 😁 4y
TheAromaofBooks Three more books!!! Nice!!! 4y
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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I think I‘ve finalized my #bookspin and #bookspinbingo list. This is also my February TBR and the books I‘ll be drawing from for the #24in48 the 6th and 7th. I‘m so excited my favorite readathon is back!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4y
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