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@Amiable @ncsufoxes @Hazel2019 I tried my best to finish this fascinating novel but I just couldn't get into the writing style. I mailed it out today, on your way Ida.

#LMPBC #ROUND12 #GROUPN @suvata

I hated to bail on this book since it was a #LPMBC book but I just couldn‘t get into it (or past page 50). It was interesting but I had a hard time focusing. I‘m not sure if it‘s because things got so busy in August with kids getting ready to go back to school & then starting or what. I have been a real reading funk all month long. Finally got it in the mail. @sharread it‘s on its way to you, should be there by Friday. Sorry to not finish the book

First off for #LMPBC #Round12 #GroupN. This book is a bit dry and overly detailed in some spots. In others it‘s a rollicking ride—especially the chapter on the treachery of Benedict Arnold and the capture of Major John Andre. In the end I learned interesting things about an important but overlooked component of the Revolutionary War. If it weren‘t for the actions of the Culper Spy Ring, the war may have ended very differently. Off to the mailbox!

Chugging away at my #LMPBC #GroupN #Round12 book selection while simultaneously notching another entry into @Lauram ‘s #Summer2021 giveaway: “Read during a storm.” Bucket included in photo to demonstrate how much rain we‘ve gotten over the past few days — more than 2 inches so far.

I‘m eating a fruit salad for lunch today. Does this count as two entries for your #summer2021 giveaway, @Lauram ? 😀

Read with summer fruit
Read on a lunch break

#Top10oftheDecade #NonFictionEdition @Cinfhen

Washington's Spies - Alexander Rose
Born A Crime - Trevor Noah
Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
As You Wish - Cary Else's
Yes, I Can - Sammy Davis Jr.
I Am Malala - Malala Yousafzai
Night - Elie Weisel
The Pulps 50 Years of American Pop Culture - edited by Tony Goodstone
Dear Fahrenheit 451 - Annie Spence
Handmade Marketplace - Kari Chapin

Hour Twelve Challenge : BookShelfie

Spending #24in48 reading with my sister @CaitMobley ❤️📚☕️

My father's favorite series on Netflix was Turn: Washington's Spies based on this book.

#Father #Readingresolutions @Jess7

Another awesome place I visited was the Amazon bookstore in DC! If you are a Prime member, they match the price online and you can even pay with your Amazon app! This was a great medium sized bookstore that I wish we had in the south! #bookporn

Really enjoying my vacation in DC! Here is a bookstore I checked out in nearby Virginia for your viewing pleasure #bookporn #nicestack

Alright Littens, I need some help! I‘m presenting at the African Literature Conference in DC at the end of May. Give me all your suggestions for bookstores and other cool places to hit while I‘m there!

Finally watching the last season of Turn. I highly recommend.

Happy Independence Day America! On this day in 1776 Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence (the signing wouldn't happen for another month). Colonial history has always been my favorite in American history, with Lafayette being one of my favorites - such an adorable little Frenchman! #bookster #bookish #booklover #bookworm #bookporn #independenceday #fourthofjuly #americanhistory #usa

I wrote my thesis on female spies in the American Revolution and Rose's book was very, very helpful. My copy is totally destroyed with pages falling out because I referenced it so much during my research. #moreorless

Haven't watched this show, or read the book, but I hear great things about it! #spynovel #photoadaynov16

#SpyNovels
I haven't read the Rose book, however despite the occasional uneven quality "Turn" is one of my favorite TV shows. This is on my nonfiction TBR.