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March 12 #ItTakesAllKinds With Therapist I never knew that John Lennon dealt with mental health issues. This song was a cry for help. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

My brain is tired and I am in need of book recommendations. I'm looking for a book published between 1800 and 1849 that is written by a woman (trying to kill 2 challenge prompts with 1 book). I'm trying to stay away from Austen-not because I don't love her books, but because I've already read a lot by her.

I need help!!

In general my life doesn‘t work smoothly without an audiobook option at all times, but I must have tried almost a dozen different audiobooks over the last few months and switched over to print versions of all of them because I couldn‘t concentrate on the audio for some reason…

Above are some of my favorite audiobooks from the past 5 odd years (my taste is somewhat eclectic). I‘d love recommendations of anything you loved on audio!!

Help Litsy friends! I got a new (android) phone and Litsy is not even showing up in the Google Play Store. It's one of my favourite apps! Has anyone else encountered this? Any words of wisdom? Workarounds? I would be so bummed if I couldn't post on Litsy anymore. #Litsy #ListyHelp

Hey @kspenmoll for our #LLFallSwap I‘m running little behind. Pls help me shortlist a book I can get you :) thx

Hey Litsy pals, I need some help!
I'm looking to get some local moms together in my area for a book club and I'm trying to think of some good beach reads that are not too cliche romance-y but are entertaining and maybe also on the shorter side, because we are all new moms so who has time? Hahaha!
Any suggestions are highly appreciated! Also doesn't have to be the "typical" beach read- we're all pretty open.

Leaving on a beach vacation in a couple of weeks and I have a book dilemma. Do I pack a bunch of “easy” reads or do I bring a more dense read? And if I bring more “easy” reads, how many do I bring?

Help!! When is opening day for #spookysummerswap and the #STAYCATIONINTIME SWAP? I lost my emails when my computer crashed.

Can anyone think of an author with the initials H.B?

Help you all! So, how do I play #bookspinbingo? Would love to join in!

Help a girl out? I'm trying to decide what to read for #Booked2021 - Underrated or Lesser Known Titles. What are your favourite reads that you think not enough people know about?

The Helpline is a book about Germaine. Germaine is in her late thirties, she‘s very good with numbers, she loves Soduku, and she very recently lost her job as senior mathematician at Wallace Insurance. This is more than just an office comedy with a light romantic sub-plot: it‘s a witty contemporary parable about how we decide what to value in life. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-helpline-katherine-collette/

I need you help littens. This is a question from a friend: My niece (six) has been teased at school for being in a wheelchair, are there any books and other media that I can get my sister to have at home that represent people with disabilities? She is also dealing with emotions about wanting fairer skin as she is mixed race and having racial remarks from children etc too. Any ideas gratefully received?

Are there any helpful tips as how I can interact better here that wouldn‘t cost me a lot of money?

Okay ya all, don‘t mean to sound like an informer ISL but If you wrap a lot of gifts you need to get an Elf. I got mine at BN as a fluke. I love it. Took a bit to get use to. But such a great idea. Now back to wrapping #creepychristmas and #elfswap

Okay all,

It's been a bit hectic for me. Can you tell me where all the Holiday bings for #WinterGames2020 are? I started to look through the tags but it's alot.

I have 2 down

#bookmasbingo by @midnightbookgirl
#verymerrybing by @jadams1776

What other ones do you know (besides #Bookspin).

Calling on Litsy! Within the past several months I saw another Litsy user posted about books they purchased that were paperbacks, but transformed into hardcover editions. Ring any bells for anyone? I think they were purchased through an Etsy shop. I'm looking for the name of the shop. Thank you!

Hello everyone, I was wondering something. It's not book related, but its really important to me. There is an organization called Rended Heart, they help survivors of Human trafficking with a place to stay, a way to get out, and clothing and basic neccsities (shampoo, toothbrushes, hair brushes, ect). I was wonderinv if maybe anyone had some old gently used clothes or things they don't use they would be willing to send me to donate to them? 👇cont

I recently moved into a nursing home, and all of my books are three hours away. If anyone has extra books pls send them! 😆😅 I am trying to read books on my phone, but its very challenging for me as I have never read an ebook and would much rather have the actual book in my hands.

Help me, Obi-Litten-Obi, you‘re my only hope!

But seriously, I wanted to see if my library had this book that I absolutely cannot remember the title of and can‘t find through Google. I‘ve seen it here recently but didn‘t stack it, apparently. M/M romance featuring a bookseller who runs a book club and his arrogant coworker (I think) who joins the romance book club and sparks fly. Ring any bells?

Here‘s my cat for your trouble.

Ehm, so I completely broke my phone 🙈 and all my apps are up and running on my new phone, except for Audible! I cannot find my books anywhere, and I had 106 beautiful titles in my cloud, and nothing 😭 has any of you ever experienced this? Tips for how to get my audiobooks back? Sympathy?

Up next. Listening to a story based around a help line has to be better then calling one, right?

I found several laugh out loud hidden in this book! I‘ll just use this one example on my husband who is an Engineer that loves Math! Me...not so much. “I‘m like a Math text book, I‘m full of problems.” He stared at me then started laughing. So that made this novel such a fun read, I was clueless as the other other characters in this book regarding mathematical equations. It just made Germaine that more humorous.

I need help!! I‘m trying to find a book I read as kid and can‘t remember the title, only that it was about 2 kids coming down the Mississippi River on a pontoon boat. The name smith-smith figures in somewhere. @MrBook help!!

Help! Has anyone ever sent anything media mail and the package didn't track for over a week. Did it make it to where it should have been or did the USPS loss the package? I sent a package out last weekend and it hasn't tracked since last Monday. I am on hold with the USPS but I don't know if I will get to talk to them before my break is over.

I‘m here to ask Litsy for help: I seem to be at a crossroads. My job is inadequate, I‘m looking for work but have the impending recession looming over me now, my car needs 1000‘s of dollars or repairs to be safe to drive (I‘m lucky I have a good support system, so getting to my job won‘t be a problem). I‘m starting to see depression looming again. What books made a mark on you during a crossroads in your life? #help #crossroads #recommendations

#netgalley #reviewathon book 7. The description promised a friendship between an awkward younger woman and a lonely older woman which I was there for. The book did not deliver. Another ASD MC acting awkwardly and making cringe worthy errors. Predictable plot, awkward dialog, too many side characters with no depth. Disappointing for sure. ⭐️ ⭐️

I wanted a copy of this book because of the comparison to Eleanor Oliphant and The Rose Project. I just adored these books so much. However The Helpline was so different with the exception that these protagonists have some major peculiarities

For my full review, please visit my blog at: https://obsessedbookaholic.com/2019/07/24/the-helpline/

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I‘m in a funk. I think I‘ve figured out what I want to read, but I need your help, Litsy! I want a fast-paced read that will scare the bejeesus out of me, but that also isn‘t gory and the dog must not die (the book doesn‘t have to have a dog, but if it does, the dog must live). Does such a thing exist? (I‘ve read Bird Box already, which was great right up until the crappy ending).

I'm moving back into classroom teaching this year and need to build my library up a bit. I'm teaching 8th grade ELA. The area that needs the most help is poetry and non-fiction. There are only a handful of both in the classroom now. What titles (poetry and non-fiction esp.) would you recommend as must-haves? Also what titles do think 8th graders would WANT to read (whether or not you think they are high literature. haha)

A friend of mine is trying to find a book. Does the above description sound familiar to anyone? A married couple, both second marriages who each had a teenager who died in a car accident.

I'm hunting for a gift. I'm looking for a British Mystery book subscription box. Does this exist? Thank you so much for any help you can offer.

http://rbf.wtf

Hey #LitsyLove members, I need help figuring out who this postcard is from! It looks like tape was used on the back of it and it tore off the layer of writing for who to tag. Can someone help?!

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Ok Littens I need some serious help with my swaps. Where do you get your bookish items? I‘ve tried Target, Hot Topic, other bookstores, B&N, BAM, and random gift shops to no avail. I‘m wondering if I‘m budgeting too low? I tend to keep it $10 or less for bookish items.
#pleasehelp #swaphelp

I usually keep all types of genres in my shelves so that when I'm craving for a specific one, I have some to read. I'm craving for some fantasy/magical realism but I'm all out of stock, can anyone recommend me some please?

Not bookish but you guys are all so awesome and creative so I'm coming for help!
My (soon-to-be) new boss has tasked me with coming up with a job title for a new position (mine!) and I am at a loss! This combines Payroll, Reception, Procurement, Expediting and Buying Support. Big shoes need a kick ass title!
Note: CEO of Getting Shit Done, Office Goddess and Master of All have already been turned down 😔
Ideas? Help me brainstorm!!

Littens, I need help!! I tried to do #LitsyAtoZ in 2018 with all the books in translation, but I didn‘t quite make it. I‘m looking for recommendations of your favorite books in translation, bonus points for non-European countries!!

Interesting to see this guarantee on the back, as most of the reviews about this book haven‘t had great things to say. I get the problems people have with the book, but I‘ve also giggled a bit while reading it & haven‘t wanted to put it down, so I have no idea how I‘ll rate it in the end

I‘m bailing on this - I don‘t hate it but it‘s not for me. The protagonist is arrogant & unlikeable. She seems to be on the spectrum but this is done clunkily & wears thin (one or two methodical, logical routines are enough). The story is implausible (Local Council meets spy caper) but this would be fine if I enjoyed the writing or characters. Unfortunately not! 😬

I started reading Becoming before bed last night and enjoyed what I read but I am not sure I am in the mood for memoir.

What was the last book you read that blew your socks off?

I hate to say it, but I‘ve now bailed on two books in a row. 👎 I only got about 16% into this one before I decided to cut my losses. I don‘t know what vibe the author was going for, but I found the main character to be pretty unlikeable and the whole story just wasn‘t drawing me in.

Onward and hopefully upward!

Meh. I didn't hate it, but I found the central character very unsympathetic and the story was predictable but I'm feeling generous so I won't pan it. #ozfiction

1. Some classic cars were cruising down Spring St when I was in the city last week. This one was stopped at the traffic lights.
2. Tagged, it's not very good, I might bail.
3. Friend from out of town staying Friday night, we might go to hear a band. Might go to a movie Sunday night.
4. A wilting rose in a vase on the mantelpiece.
5. Here I go again
I hear the trumpets blow again
All aglow again
Taking a chance on love🎤

#HumpDayPost

😂😂😂

Saw this on Shelf Awareness and had to share!!

I need help! Everytime I try to post a picture, the app closes. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app. I have rebooted the phone. Still the same problem. Any suggestions?