Bibliophile: Diverse Spines

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

#flatlayfriday

Another shameless attempt to import this Instagram trend to Litsy 🤣🤣

I just love making aesthetically pleasing pictures with my books!

These are all books about books 😊😇

Ruthiella Nothing wrong with doubling up your Litsy and Instagram pics! That‘s efficient. 👍 6mo

RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella Once I've got it all lined up I might as well post it everywhere haha 😁😇 6mo

rachaich That's so pretty:) 6mo

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Clare-Dragonfly I enjoy seeing yours! Way too much effort for me to bother with though 😂 6mo

RaeLovesToRead @rachaich Thank you!! 😊💕 6mo

RaeLovesToRead @Clare-Dragonfly Lining these bad boys up is more effort than it looks, haha!!! 😅 6mo

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

I love this idea. My 5 are somewhat obvious ones, but I can't help it. I love them. Make your list & share!
*“It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they elected the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York.“
*“All this happened, more or less.“
*“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
*“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.“
*(#5 in the comments)

vivastory “The terror, which would not end for another twenty-eight years-if it ever did end-began, so far as I know or can tell, with a boat made from a sheet of newspaper floating down a gutter swollen with rain.“
#firstlines @monalyisha
(Titles under spoilers below) 8mo

vivastory Bell Jar 8mo

vivastory Slaughterhouse 5 8mo

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vivastory 1984 8mo

vivastory Neuromancer 8mo

vivastory IT 8mo

monalyisha Such classics! ✨ 8mo

BarbaraBB Great choices and a great idea by @monalyisha ! I‘ll share mine tomorrow when I am home again 8mo

vivastory @BarbaraBB Looking forward to yr selections! 8mo

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CSeydel

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

Adding my #LastTenBooks to the discussion. I couldn‘t finish King Lear when we read it in my college Shakespeare class, so I watched the movie adaptation over Christmas break 😬
I don‘t know that I‘ve ever lost or couldn‘t find a book that I own? My house is … small.

Thanks for posting! Fun.

vivastory

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

I found the following circulating on a few book blogs & thought it would be fun to post here. #LastTenBooks I'd love to see your answers, too!
1)Last Book I Gave Up On:
Michael Wilson's “Girl In The Video.“ This is what I wrote in my reading journal: Just couldn't care anymore. Even if I had only 10 more pages. I could have lied & said that I finished it. This was lurking in the kindle graveyard & as King said, “sometimes dead is better.“
2 (CON)

vivastory 2)Last Book I Re-Reread:
Gaiman's Fragile Things (A favorite this year that I had originally read Oct. 2018)
3)Last Book I Bought:
Richard Swan's “The Justice Of Kings.“ (Bk 1 of a fantasy trilogy that I have heard high praises from booktubers that I trust)
4)Last Book I Said I Read But I Didn't:
I don't believe in guilty pleasures, so this one doesn't really apply
5)Last Book I Wrote In The Margins Of:
James Baldwin's “Price Of The Ticket“

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vivastory 6)Last Book I Had Signed:
I just received an order from B&N for Johnson's “Let's Go Play At The Adams“ signed by Grady Hendrix w/ a note “Enjoy the trauma“ Lol
7)Last Book I Lost
I have been in a mood for thrillers this week & while looking I could not find Raybourn's “Killers Of A Certain Age“
8) Last Book I Had To Replace
A few months ago I checked out a graphic novel that for the life of me I could not find when it was due, so I replaced it (edited) 10mo

vivastory 9) Last Book I Argued Over:
I don't really argue over books. I see that different books serve various purposes for different readers at stages in their lives.
10)Last Book I Couldn't Find:
Y'all, I have been meaning to get a better organizational method in my library for awhile now but it will be a project that would make Marie Kondo cry. I think the last book I couldn't find was “Killers Of A Certain Age“ bc I'm not giving it up for lost lol (edited) 10mo

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LeahBergen I love what Hendrix signed! 😆 10mo

vivastory @LeahBergen It was a nice surprise. I had no idea that it would be signed. 10mo

RaeLovesToRead Awesome! I am 100% answering these questions!!! 10mo

sarahbarnes Sometimes dead is better 😁 10mo

Branwen This is fantastic! I'm definitely going to do this too! Thanks for posting! 💜 Also I snorted at the fact that your reorganization project will bring Marie Kondo to tears! 😂 9mo

vivastory @Branwen Looking forward to yr answers! 9mo

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

*I def have a list of authors I would like to try: Robert R. McCammon, Michael McDowell, George Eliot, Stendhal, Jennifer Egan, Zora Neale Hurston, Barbara Pym, Peter Straub.
*Bird Box (although I do want to say I LOVE Malerman's other books), The Silent Patient
*The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll had a massive impact on me. It was my gateway to exploring poetry.
#wondrouswednesday @eggs

Eggs Thanks for playing! I had read House at the Bottom of a Lake (meh) so I read Bird Box but was disappointed; I didn‘t watch the film. Did you? 10mo

vivastory @Eggs Yeah, it was not memorable at all. Last month I listened to the following & loved it (if you want to give him another chance it is pretty short)

It Waits in the Woods

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Eggs @vivastory Thanks for the rec 🤗 10mo

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

Since the beginning of the year I have seen several videos from content creators speaking about how they want to read fewer books this year, Perhaps they feel they are Bibliobibuli. “The sort of people who read too much,“ created in 1957 by H. L. Mencken. To this I say hogwash. Or, if you prefer, codswallop. “language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense“ (Merriam Webster)
@cbee
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vivastory *sidenote (obviously if these creators wish to read less, then that is certainly their choice. It becomes a bit annoying when they start making sweeping generalizations on how reading habits can affect other readers)
#weirdwords (edited) 13mo

CSeydel That‘s so interesting. I can understand wanting to read fewer books if you want to dig into longer books, or slower reads that take time to digest. I myself don‘t like the competitive aspect of reading a certain number of books per month, because I get too focused on hitting my target book count and I don‘t really absorb what I read. (edited) 13mo

BarbaraBB Great illustration 13mo

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LeahBergen The only time I‘ve thought about actually reading fewer books is when I was previously caught up in my Goodreads count. Not any more! I‘m getting back to my love of big, honking, immersive novels and just allowing myself to READ. 13mo

Cathythoughts Lovely picture ♥️ 13mo

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen That‘s inspiring talk Leah 😘 13mo

batsy That is mind-blowing to me; I've never thought of reading fewer books 🤯 I'm on board with your response 📚📚📚 13mo

quietlycuriouskate I refuse to approach my reading as if it were a feckin' diet! 13mo

Tamra My reading plans are always quite achievable; read what I like, when I like. 😁 13mo

AmyG Ha! Who wants to read LESS? 😳 13mo

CBee @LeahBergen I actually just decreased my GR goal for this exact reason. I was too caught up in that “goal” and it was derailing me from really immersing myself. Which is the point of reading! ♥️ 13mo

MaureenMc @LeahBergen @CBee Yes, wholeheartedly agree! 13mo

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @CBee @MaureenMc 👏👏👏 13mo

Megabooks Thanks for sharing, Scott! I am reading less this year but it‘s a function of writing more. But I‘d never presume to tell anyone else how much or what to read. However, their pronouncements probably boost their engagement. 🙄 13mo

Hooked_on_books How bizarre that someone would want to read less? I have a feeling I read far more books than these people and I certainly don‘t want to read less. 12mo

Aimeesue I confess that I want to read fewer BAD books, but that‘s as far as I‘ll go with that. But I suppose it depends on why someone‘s been keeping count. I can see how it could become a performative thing that doesn‘t really bring the bookjoy, particularly among content creators. 12mo

vivastory @BarbaraBB @cathythoughts Here is a link to more Rick Beerhorst paintings, if interested:
https://lithub.com/im-obsessed-with-rick-beerhorsts-surrealist-odes-to-reading/ 12mo

vivastory @CSeydel I can see that. I don't aim for a certain number per month, but if I'm reading a lot & enjoying it then I'm going to keep reading 12mo

vivastory @LeahBergen There's nothing quite like getting lost in a 500 page novel 12mo

vivastory @batsy 🙌 🤘 12mo

vivastory @quietlycuriouskate Lol, right?! There's already enough rules we have to follow in the world. Our reading lives should be the one place for freedom 12mo

vivastory @Tamra That's my motto & it has yet to fail me 🙂 12mo

vivastory @AmyG Right?! 12mo

vivastory @Megabooks I suspect you're right re: engagement I hope your writing is going well! 12mo

vivastory @Hooked_on_books I def think you read more than a lot of the big content creators. It just seems like a weird thing to put out into the book community lol Like if you were involved in the movie community would you release a video to tell people to not watch as many movies? It's just strange to me 12mo

vivastory @Aimeesue There are some content creators that I genuinely enjoy but there are some that you can tell where it is a performative thing for them. 12mo

CSeydel @CBee @LeahBergen Yes, exactly! 12mo

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

1) Tie between Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived In the Castle & Edna O'Brien's Country Girls
2) Berserk vol. 2
3) Kuang's Yellowface/Tremblay Beast You Are
4) Holly by King
5) Andersen's Cryptid Club
6) Blood on the Tracks
7) Doris Lessing
8) Cait & Baba from O'Brien's trilogy
9) Teared up at parts of Orphan Master
10) Vacationland
11) Since I received my NYRB order today I'll say Stamaty's Macdoodle St
12) Whatever I want lol

Ruthiella I like your attitude toward the TBR pile! 😆 2y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

1) The ONLY challenge I have at the moment is my GR reading challenge. I am currently on track to meeting it,
2) I would like to get caught up with the big horror releases of the past couple of years by the end of the year, but I am going to continue to mostly follow my mood. Life is stressful enough that if I force myself to read something that I am not in the mood for at the moment, it'll put me in a slump & I don't need the added stress.

vivastory #two4tuesday @thespineview
I know this tag is a few days old, but I just saw it & as I finished posting my best of the yr so far list earlier, it seemed like a fun tag to do. (edited) 2y

TheSpineView I am with on the mood reading! Thanks for playing! 2y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

I'm posting my bibliophile highlight of the week as a separate post & several days early because there's no way that it will be topped. A few days ago I had the extremely good fortune to spend a delightful evening with my fellow horror fanatic @reggie There was book shopping, dinner & lots & lots of great conversation. It was a fantastic evening!
#weeklyreport

TrishB Oh that‘s so cool 😁 although where‘s the real pics ❤️ 2y

Megabooks That is awesome!! 2y

youneverarrived Ah amazing!! 😁 2y

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vivastory @TrishB No pics, just hanging out. A true Gen X experience lol. In all seriousness I'm on computers/phone all day for work and I didn't even look at my phone once while we hung out except to look up the name of a movie. It was nice ignoring my phone for the evening 2y

vivastory @Megabooks @youneverarrived It was pretty spectacular 🙂 2y

TrishB Understand totally! They are the really good nights. 2y

Jas16 That is awesome. I am very jealous! 2y

Addison_Reads Love this! 2y

Centique This is the BEST update 🙌 Two Litsy legends in the same place at the same time! I‘m surprised lightning didn‘t strike as planets realigned or Stephen King turn up to make it a perfect trio. 😜 2y

vivastory @Jas16 He is as awesome as you would imagine 🤘 2y

vivastory @Addison_Reads 💙 2y

vivastory @Centique Legend? You're too kind, Paula! Reggie was one of the very first people I ever met on here so it was great meeting in person. I have seen King in person but he wasn't there that night lol 2y

batsy How fantastic! I agree with @Centique two Litsy legends meeting is a major event 😁❤️ 2y

sarahbarnes That is so cool! Two of my fave Litsy folks meeting up! 😃 2y

vivastory @batsy @sarahbarnes Thanks, friends! It felt like the meme “Introverted but willing to discuss books“ come to life lol 2y

Branwen Awww how wonderful! 🥰 Sounds like such a great night! 💕📚💕 2y

vivastory @Branwen It was fantastic 🙂 2y

Reggie 🖤🖤🖤 2y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

Pictured are my #favoritebookishpodcast There's almost always one that fits my mood, increases my TBR & in the case of Mallory & Brea provides a chuckle with the slide whistle. @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Hooked_on_books One of my favorites was For Real, exclusively about nonfiction reads. But it ended at the end of last year! 😫 I‘m still very sad that it‘s over and haven‘t found a replacement. 2y

Mitch @Hooked_on_books me too! It came as a bit of a shock ! 2y

Eggs Well done 👍🏼 Like your choices! 2y

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vivastory @Hooked_on_books @mitch I have noticed several defunct podcasts on BR over the past few years 2y

Suet624 Awww, this makes me think of Jenny of Reading Envy. I miss her. 2y

Aimeesue Backlisted is my absolute favorite ❤️ 2y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

No. The spoilers would kill me.
#sundayfunday
@ozma.of.oz

RedCurly Never! 2y

Steampunknoire1930 I do it to see how many pages there are for me to read. 2y

vivastory @Steampunknoire1930 I do check that, but I try to avoid looking at any of the text. 2y

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BookmarkTavern I‘ve never particularly cared about spoilers, but I totally get its different for other people! Thanks for posting! 2y

merelybookish I often read the last page to relieve anxiety. 🙈 2y

batsy I did it quite a bit when I was younger, mainly for the same reason as @merelybookish said, but also at times because it felt like I was breaking a sacred rule 😆 interestingly my self-spoiler habits didn't ruin any of the books for me back then! 2y

merelybookish @batsy It's amazing how little the last page reveals. 2y

KittenColossus After a couple chapters or so, (however long it takes me to get invested in the characters) I read the last line of the book. Really amps me up for some reason. 2y

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Johanna414

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

I work with some of the best people! Came in feeling grumpy this morning and found this on my desk, from one of the English teachers i work with ❤

CoverToCoverGirl How lovely! 🙂 2y

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rmaclean4

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

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This book was a comfort and a joy. I picked it up at the library, came home and read it cover to cover. If you ever need to forget the world and destress, may I suggest this book. A book for book lovers. #52bookclub23 #booksoncover @jlhammar @batsy @Deblovestoread @ravenlee @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Bluebird @Read4life @AshleyHoss820 @triplem80 @Librarybelle @Jennifer8 @BookBelle84 @Clwojick @LeeRHarry @Smarkies @CarolynM @britt_brooke @KarenUK

rmaclean4 @LauraReads 2y

KarenUK Loved this one too 💕 2y

Librarybelle I have to check this out! 2y

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squirrelbrain I‘ve nearly bought this a few times, but didn‘t. It looks amazing! (edited) 2y

britt_brooke I need to finally pick this one up - thanks for the rec! 2y

triplem80 I bought this one and the Diverse Covers one last year (even though I never buy books!), but haven't read either yet. Glad you enjoyed it! 2y

jlhammar I also got this one from my library a while back. Really enjoyed it. Wouldn‘t mind having my own copy someday. Love the artwork. 2y

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Liz_M

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

Weekly Report

I finished Cold Enough for Snow, my first book for #AuldLangSpine, which was lovely.

After more than a year of (mostly not) reading it, I finally finished Blonde

Currently reading An Exquisite Corpse for bookclub, so Celestial Harmonies, The Rainbow, and The She-Devil in the Mirror are paused.

Also slowly reading through the tagged, which is excellent.

BarbaraBB I had no idea Blonde is such a chunkster! And I am enjoying the She-Devil a lot! 2y

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Liz_M

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

I might have accidentally started my Birthday book splurge a little early this year...

Aimeesue Whoops. 😂 2y

Chrissyreadit 😍😍😍😍😍 2y

vivastory I have that Bronte 💙 Great choices 2y

Liz_M @vivastory You still have a few hours to make the B&N in store 50% off all hardcovers (top 3) and 40% off everything else (Sandman) sale. 2y

vivastory I've been tempted by this sale 📚📚 2y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

Goodreads made me do it 🙃

LeahBergen Exactly! 2y

vivastory @LeahBergen 👏 2y

Bookwormjillk 👍 2y

Amiable Ha! 😄 2y

TieDyeDude Ha! 2y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

I usually set my annual goal to 200, however due to tracking a handful of random short stories that I read recently I bumped it up to 220. I celebrated as I always do. Dancing like nobody's watching to Queen and with a celebratory drink. Cheers, Littens!!

LeahBergen Congrats and cheers! 🥂 2y

vivastory @LeahBergen Thanks, friend! I read this one over the weekend. I didn't review it but if you haven't read it, I think that you would like it

Shaken and Stirred: Intoxicating Stories

LeahBergen That sounds fabulous! I‘ll add it to my shopping list. 😄 2y

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vivastory @LeahBergen There is an impressive range: from the humorous stories of Wodehouse & Twain to the more somber stories of Joy Williams & Jean Rhys. I loved it. 2y

Bookwomble Congratulations 🕺🎉📚 In interested to know what you think of the Tutuola 😊 2y

batsy Well done! 🙌🏾🥂 that's super impressive. 2y

RaeLovesToRead Woo! 🥳🥳🥳 2y

Aimeesue Whoohoo! Surpassing a goal is so satisfying! Congratulations! 🎈🎉 🎈 2y

MaureenMc 👏👏👏 2y

AmyG Wow! Amazing. That‘s about 3 years for me. 🤣 2y

jlhammar Cheers, that's fantastic! 2y

sarahbarnes Congrats!! 🍾 And great celebration strategy. Love Queen! 2y

Jas16 🙌🏽 2y

Deblovestoread Congrats 🎊🍾 2y

Smrloomis YES!!! 🥳🥳🥳 🍾 2y

vivastory @Bookwomble The Tutuola was WILD!! I loved it. A sadistic, surreal Gulliver's Travels in the afterlife of Africa. Incredible. 2y

Bookwomble @vivastory Yay! Really glad you enjoyed it 😊 2y

Suet624 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y

Megabooks Congratulations!! 🎉🎉 2y

Bookzombie Congratulations! 2y

Branwen WHOO HOO! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 CONGRATS, SCOTT! 💕📚💕📚💕📚💕📚💕📚💕📚 2y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

📚 Probably 98% of the time. If I don't I definitely don't feel like my normal self.
📚I don't watch TV, outside of movies & the occasional binge watch of a season. Reading is important to me, so I make time for it like people make time for important things in their lives.
📚 Probably thrillers or mysteries.
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

BarbaraBB Love your answers. I can relate to them so much! 3y

Eggs I‘m not a tv person either—it has to be a way way above average show for me to stop reading..🤗 3y

batsy Yep, what @BarbaraBB said—this feels so me 😆 3y

vivastory @BarbaraBB @batsy You are good people 🙂📚📚 3y

Branwen Big YES for your #1! I relate to it so much! 3y

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SleepyDragon

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Simply a beautiful, fun book.

#Alphabetgame #LetterB

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks On my list! Thank you for playing! 3y

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Caryl

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

July was a great reading month for me. I even got two BINGOs! That hasn‘t happened in a long time.

#BookSpinBINGO

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Fantastic month!!! 3y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

I bought this as soon as I saw it just now. A lot of cool book shirts on the site Void Merch

Branwen This shirt rocks! 3y

vivastory Isn't it fantastic?! 💙 I would have ordered more but I have 3 other book shirts arriving in the mail 🙃 3y

wanderinglynn Fantastic! 3y

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LeahBergen Love it!! 3y

Leftcoastzen Omg! 3y

Leftcoastzen “Follow your Abyss” seems nice ! 3y

batsy Ahahaha! Perfect. 3y

sarahbarnes Amazing! 3y

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Caryl

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

Never too busy to make my #BookSpinBINGO list. Happy June, everyone!

TheAromaofBooks

Caryl (Oops! Number 6 should be the essay titled “Sugar.”) 3y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y

Caryl (Another oops! The “Race” essay was my #BookSpin pick last month, so I‘m changing number 5 to On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed.) 3y

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DebinHawaii

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

Post 2 of my #independentbookstoreday #bookhaul -just the books. Jane Mount the illustrator is a delight. I had to include a better pic of her card for my bookstore with local books that was a freebie in this one. I bought 2 Adam J. Kurtz books that he signed & then a book of his journal stickers. I have been wanting “The Book of Difficult Fruit” & got “The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy” because poetry was discounted & I vibed ⬇️

DebinHawaii …with it. The 4 books on the right were my freebies—a YA #ARC & then Oceanic (poetry), Swell (woman traveling alone on a sailboat) & Cereal (UK travel & style magazine with a collecting theme that I plan to use the images in for journaling). 3y

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LoverOfLearning

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

Found this gorgeous reading journal at Barnes and Noble earlier today.

It's on my list to purchase soon! 😍

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AnneCecilie

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

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A must read for any book lover

#BookSpin March
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y

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Magpiegem

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

I was so excited to pick up my two new books from my favorite indie today. I ordered them weeks ago but then… Covid. It‘s a rare occasion I buy new books, but I know these two will have pride of place on my book shelf for years to come so I treated myself.

SRWCF It looks like you make some great choices there! 3y

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AnneCecilie

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Such a treat. A book for any book lover.

My absolute favorites were the pages with bookstores and libraries. There‘s so many great one out there.

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Amandajoy

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

@DebinHawaii you are awesome! I am ridiculously excited about the books, though the tagged book looks like it‘s just going to increase my TBR exponentially. I‘m tempted to frame & hang all the notecards on my library wall (though I fear there won‘t be room. I‘ve had tea from this brand before & it‘s delicious - tea strainers are always welcome. I told my hubby I must be an adult because I got excited about stamps. Love the bookmarks & washi tape.

Amandajoy @Chelleo & @butterfinger - the kids will be home on Friday to open their packages, I will post photos then 😊 3y

Amandajoy Thank you @chelleo for a fun #blitsy swap! 3y

Chelleo What an amazing package! Looking forward to Friday! 3y

DebinHawaii Oh yay! I am glad you liked it all! 🤗 I am not here to judge if you want to hang up the cards rather than mail them to people & use the stamps for other things! 🤣 3y

riversong153 💜💜💜💜 3y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

📚📚 #FirstLove #ItHadToBeYou
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Leftcoastzen The phone one happens often to me.😄 3y

vivastory @Leftcoastzen Same here 🤣 3y

Branwen All of these are accurate! 😂🤣 3y

Eggs Love all of these 👏🏻📚👏🏻 3y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

If snowfall totals are accurate, starting tonight we will have the biggest storm in years. I informed my boss that I will definitely not be in tomorrow & it will be touch & go if I come in Thursday. Once I finish my shift today it'll be carryout pad thai & hunkering down in my fortress of solitude. 📚☕❄️📚

Prairiegirl_reading We are currently in the middle of a blizzard but the accumulation isn‘t supposed to bad. It‘s the blowing snow that is currently the problem, especially since we have so much already! I‘m so glad I‘m still working from home. I hate winter. 3y

Kayla.Adriena Us too! I'm in NW Ohio and what they're predicting is yowsa! We're stocked up on books and food! 3y

vivastory @Prairiegirl_reading I'm not a fan of winter either. Stay warm! 3y

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vivastory @Kayla.Adriena The essentials! Stay safe 📚🥣 3y

Suet624 Yippee! I love big storms even though I mutter through the cleanup. 3y

batsy Stay warm, safe, and loaded up with books! 3y

RaeLovesToRead Stay safe and stockpile snacks! ☕📚 3y

LiteraryinPA Enjoy your snowed in coziness! 3y

Addison_Reads Stay safe, stay warm. 💚 3y

vivastory @Suet624 The roads here are so impossible in winter that usually I just wait a couple of days for the sun to melt it 3y

vivastory @batsy @RaeLovesToRead @LiteraryinLawrence @Addison_Reads Thanks! I plan on making the best of it & making it through a book or two. 3y

LeahBergen Perfect!!! I hope you brought in some good wine, too. 3y

vivastory @LeahBergen I have a nice bottle of Cabernet set aside. Just the right occasion 🍷 3y

Bookwormjillk Enjoy! 3y

Centique Yum pad Thai! Stay safe and best wishes for some great reading 💕 3y

Branwen YASSSSS! This is so true! 😁 We're supposed to get somewhere between 15-18 inches between tomorrow morning and Thursday night! I made sure to check out all my library holds plus a few extra just in case- not like I don't already have a gazillion unread books already at home! 😂🤣 Hoping for a snow day! 🤞 Stay warm and safe, and ENJOY THOSE BOOKS AND PAD THAI, MY FRIEND! 3y

MittenGirlPeach We‘re forecast for up to 16 inches here in southern Michigan, but no complaints, since we don‘t have to go out in it. Stocked up on goodies today, and got my library holds last week! 3y

vivastory @Branwen 15-18 inches?! I haven't seen that much snow since I lived in Minneapolis! Although I left the Boy Scouts after one meeting, I have always adhered to the motto of Be Prepared when it comes to stretches of potential glorious cozy reading time! Fingers crossed for you that you get a snow day! I'm curious-how far in advance do they notify you? I ask bc I work in the health field & for the past couple of days I have been receiving (cont.) 3y

vivastory @Branwen calls from dr. offices notifying of closures, but I don't see anything on my library site about possible weather related closure. 3y

vivastory @MittenGirlPeach Nice!! Enjoy 3y

Branwen @vivastory Thanks! I will be keeping my fingers crossed for sure! 🤞🤞🤞 Usually though, it takes A LOT for us to be closed. If your library is anything like mine- they hate confusing/inconveniencing patrons and will mostly stay open through just about anything! In any case, it's usually a last minute decision. I am reeeaaaally hoping that this time there will be enough snow to actually close! I doubt we will tomorrow, but I'm hoping for Thursday! 3y

NikkiM5 Sounds dreamy lol stay warm 📚 3y

Reggie I hope you get all the warm reading you can handle. Stay warm, Scott. 3y

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Momma

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Jane Mount begins with “The goal of this book is to triple the size of your to be read pile.” Mission accomplished. Filled with beautiful artwork of books, authors, and bookstores, Bibliophile is a necessary addition to any devout reader‘s home library.

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mabell

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Gisela, what a lovely package! ❤️❤️❤️ I am so excited to read the books you choose (and I absolutely love the covers!) and what a pretty book journal! Such a cool idea for saving thoughts, quotes, etc. from books read. A fun mug for fall with its own matching coaster (I always need coasters!), P&P socks?, and very cool bookends! Bell and Ted totally approve ?? And the most delicious turrón! Thank you so much!

Gissy

LeahBergen What a gorgeous parcel. I love the bookends! 3y

Chrissyreadit 😍😍😍🙌😍😍😍 3y

Gissy I‘m glad you liked it. I thought the bookends were so cute. It took forever but finally it arrives🤗❤️❤️❤️ I gave that turrón to some friends this year and they love it. They said that I need to give them it every Christmas as a tradicional gift☺️ 3y

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batsy Lovely gifts 😍 Those bookends are fab! 3y

mabell @LeahBergen @Chrissyreadit @batsy Such a fun package! The bookends are truly unique - and quite fitting for my golden age mysteries 😄 3y

mabell @Gissy I love everything! I‘ve been meaning to redo my mantel, so I think I will put the bookends there with special books I‘m looking forward to reading ? The turrón is just so good! It really could be a delicious tradition! ? Thank you so much! ❤️ 3y

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readingjedi

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

🎶It's my birthday and I'll pretend I'm 25 if I want to🎶

Received this lovely gift today. My family know me so well 🥰

Everyone is SO surprised (cough, cough) when I admit I'm 47 today! Feel so young, how did that happen? *puts back out picking coffee mug up* 🤣

Caroline2 Happy Birthday 🥳 3y

RaeLovesToRead Happy birthday!!! 🎉🎉🎂🍰 3y

KateReadsYA Happy birthday 🧁☀️🦄⚘ 3y

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squirrelbrain Happy Birthday! 🎉🎉🎉 3y

Prairiegirl_reading Happy Birthday!!! 🥳🎂🎈 3y

xicanti Happy birthday! 3y

DivineDiana Wishing you a “forever young” birthday! 🥳 3y

Ruthiella Happy Birthday ! 🥳🥳🥳 3y

Nute Happy Birthday, Belinda! Have the BEST day!🎂🥳 3y

KellyK Happy birthday 🎂🥳 3y

quietlycuriouskate Happy birthday! 🎂 3y

AmyK1 Happy birthday! 3y

MaureenMc Happy birthday! 🎉 3y

shanaqui Happy birthday!

I think I have the postcard set by this artist! I use it in Postcrossing all the time. It's so fun. 3y

Simona Happy birthday 🍾🥂 3y

Tera66 Happy Birthday 🎂🎁🎉🎊🎈 3y

Avanders Happy birthday!! 🎊🎈🎂 3y

IuliaC Happy birthday! 💐🥳 3y

JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 3y

batsy Happy birthday! 📚🧁🎉 3y

humouress Happy birthday! Great present 3y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

Happy New Year's 📚🎉🍾
Wishing you joy, peace, & plenty of great reads in '22!

Jess_Read_This 🎉Happy New Year! 🎉 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Lol!! Happy New Year!! 🎊🎈🎆 📚 3y

Ruthiella Happy New Year! 🥳🥂 3y

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LeahBergen 😆 Happy New Year! 3y

RaeLovesToRead Happy New Year!!! 🎉🎉🎉 3y

kplovesbooks Nope. There are none. 😂😂 3y

MaureenMc Happy New Year! 🎊 3y

Cupcake12 Happy new year 🥳 3y

Suet624 Goodreads challenge is the only goal I set for the year. 🥴 3y

Bookzombie Happy New Year! 🎆 3y

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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

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This book is as stunning as you would expect. So many books to add to my TBR. 🖤💛

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I loved the ones on the cover photo I have read already…. I might have to check out the book and the rest 3y

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Christine

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

What a beautiful way to start the day! I am so thrilled to receive this much-hoped-for book and yummy chocolates and other sweet things - thank you so much, @guinsgirlreads !!!🎄❤️ #JolabokaflodSwap

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guinsgirlreads I‘m in love with that book and I‘ve never even opened it lol.. glad you like!! 3y

Christine @guinsgirlreads I wish you had read it before you sent!! 😁 Maybe Santa will bring you your own copy! 3y

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Reecaspieces

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Review is up…tons of books to add to your tumbling tbr. Check out my review. https://reecaspieces.com/2021/12/20/bibliophile-diverse-spines-by-jane-mount-and...

megnews I‘m so afraid to read this book for that very reason! 😂 3y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

Truth🎄📚📚

Librarianaut So much truth. 3y

Bookzombie So true! 3y

Megabooks Yup 3y

TrishB Yes please. 3y

JamieArc Naturally. 3y

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Hooked_on_books

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If you loved Bibliophile, you‘ll love this one, too—a book about books dedicated to books by authors and illustrators of color. Fabulous! And may I state for the record that I feel all books should come with their own attached ribbon bookmark.

vivastory I hope to get this over the next week or so. And I completely agree about the ribbons! 3y

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Kangaj1

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Pixel was not impressed with my 4 bingos...
#bookspin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Fantastic month, no matter what Pixel says! 😂 3y

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Mitch

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

Because life‘s too short not to have PomPom lights on your bookshelves! 🤣

Ruthiella Lovely! 🤩 3y

RaeLovesToRead I love your choices on your Jane Mount bookshelf! 3y

Mitch @RaeLovesToRead thank you. It was a birthday present aldrin a few years ago and i absolutely love it x 3y

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Mitch @Ruthiella thank you x 3y

AmyG Oooo lovely 3y

tpixie Yes!! And great books on your shelves I absolutely love

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

tpixie Are these your lights?? White Pom Pom LED Fairy String Lights Battery Operated Indoor Decor Party Wedding Home Bedroom Wall Garden Ornament Decoration https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N3VKSSW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_ZNPDKWQRER0CPBW... 3y

Deblovestoread Beautiful! 3y

Mitch @tpixie they‘re very similar to those one. They‘re these https://melanieporter.co.uk/all/pompom-garland-lights 3y

Mitch @tpixie my husband ( a non reader!) chose it for me last Christmas Eve … he chose well! 3y

tpixie @Mitch he picked a perfect book!! ❤️ 👦🏼 🐴 🦊 (edited) 3y

tpixie @Mitch thanks for the link! 3y

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Mitch

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

This book is packed with recommendations and general@bookish wonderfulness! #christmascomesearly !

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Mitch

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

I‘m a bit of a Jane Mount fangirl - but this is gorgeous! And full of so many new to me authors, books, bookstores - it‘s a delight 🥳

Amandajoy I just got a print done from her! I can‘t wait to hang it up! 3y

Mitch @Amandajoy you will not be disappointed. I love mine ♥️ 3y

Amandajoy It came in about a week ago & I love it! I‘m sad I had to pack it up to reno the basement. 3y

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vivastory

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

I can't believe it's been 5 years since I joined my favorite bookish corner of the internet! I'm glad that several of the people that I first interacted with are still on here. I've enjoyed meeting new littens as well! Keep reading. Keep being awesome. 📚📚📚

julesG Happy Litsyversary! 3y

LeahBergen Woohoo! Happy Litsyversary! ❤️❤️ 3y

RaeLovesToRead Happy Litsyversary! 😊 3y

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ValerieAndBooks Happy Litsyversary 📚📚📚📚📚 I can‘t believe it‘s been 5 years either — time flies! 3y

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batsy Happy Litserversary to our #nyrbbookclub founder 😁🥂 3y

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Linsy

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

My #Scarathlon2021 total is 44,000!

It made me so weirdly happy that it ended up so even like that, lol. I read 8 novels, 2 novellas, 1 graphic novel, 2 collections and 102 picture books; I listened to 2 novellas and a bunch of spooky short stories.

Thanks @Clwojick & @StayCurious for all your hard work!!! It was, as always, so much fun! ❤🖤🤍

Clwojick You did brilliant this month! Thank you so much for joining us! 🖤 3y

StayCurious Amazing job! 3y

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RaeLovesToRead

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

Look what just came through my letterbox 💕 @Graciouswarriorprincess

(I already had the original Bibliophile) the goal of which was to triple my TBR (ha!). The goal of Diverse Spines is to find and read lots of books written by people from different backgrounds ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

I think I'm going to retreat from the world into my bookish cave for a while 😊🦋

Graciouswarriorprincess I have both books! Enjoy!!!! 3y

RaeLovesToRead @Graciouswarriorprincess Thanks! 😁😊 3y

vivastory I can't wait to get the new Bibliophile book! I hope to order a print from her sometime next year. Narrowing down the books to include will be agony 📚📚📚 3y

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RaeLovesToRead @vivastory Oh my goodness... I didn't realise she did prints... and mugs too 🥰 Wow!!! I think my 10 would be One Day (Nicholls), Royal Assassin (Hobb), A Game of Thrones (Martin), A Prayer for Owen Meany (Irving), Catch-22 (Heller), Noughts & Crosses (Blackman), Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Christie), Norwegian Wood (Murakami), The Bell Jar (Plath) and then either Saga or something by David Mitchell 😄 3y

RaeLovesToRead @vivastory She doesn't have my favourite book (Glass Books of the Dreameaters) & she doesn't have Strangers on a Train which would definitely be a pick!!! There are so many books on the list that I suspect I will love once I've read them too... gaahhh again 🤣 3y

RaeLovesToRead @vivastory Oh wait!!!! Hyperion (Simmons), that's got to be my 10th... but then what about Dune which was also awesome 3y

vivastory Your 10 choices are excellent! I have read most of them & just added Noughts & Crosses to my TBR. I have read only 2 David Mitchell books (Slade House & Cloud Atlas) but I *loved* both of them. I read Patricia Highsmith for the first time during the past year & am def planning on diving into more of her work, including Strangers on a Train. I love the Hitchcock film. I have heard nothing but great things about Hyperion. There are a couple of 3y

vivastory Simmons books that I have been meaning to read & that is def on the list! 3y

RaeLovesToRead @vivastory Aww thank you! 😊 Noughts and Crosses is YA, I read it when I was in my teens, so if you don't like it, blame my younger self, haha. David Mitchell is a beautiful writer. Strangers on a train is even better than the film (and different). Highly recommend it. I've got Carol & Mr Ripley on my shelf to read too. Hyperion is incredible. Canterbury Tales in space! One of my top 5 probably. Weirdly, I haven't yet read the follow up (it 3y

RaeLovesToRead doesn't exactly stand alone), but that's on my to read once I've re-read the first. You'll have to let me know which 10 you eventually choose! 3y

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Graciouswarriorprincess

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

So very blessed to attend a wonderful evening with @jane_mount and @bibliophilediversespines !

So informative and fun!! You must buy this book about diverse books, authors and bookstores!

#diversebooks #diversereads #booktour #bibliophilediversespines

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Graciouswarriorprincess

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

At the release with the authors tonight.

kspenmoll Lucky you!!! 3y

RaeLovesToRead I've pre-ordered this!! 😀 3y

Graciouswarriorprincess @kspenmoll Thanks. It was so fun! @RaeLovesToRead You will love it!! 3y

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Amandajoy

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines | Jane Mount, Jamise Harper

Y‘all. When I sold my townhouse earlier this summer, my husband said I should get one thing I really, really wanted. I have been wanting a custom picture from Ideal Bookshelf for about a decade. I am so excited about this! It came out fantastic & I love it! I can‘t wait till there are walls in my library to hang this up on!

LeahBergen It‘s wonderful! 😍 3y

quietjenn Lovely! 3y

Crazeedi Just fabulous!!🥰 3y

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Soubhiville I love it so much! 3y

vivastory Amazing!! 3y

AmyG I love this so much. It‘s just beautiful. 3y

TiredLibrarian ❤📚❤ 3y

Amiable That‘s gorgeous! 3y

Deblovestoread 💜💜💜 3y

Linsy Beautiful!!! 😍 3y

rachelsbrittain Gorgeous! 3y

staci.reads Oh wow 😍 3y

Amandajoy Thank you! @LeahBergen @quietjenn @Crazeedi @Soubhiville @vivastory @AmyG @TiredLibrarian @Amiable @Kdgordon88 @Linsy @rachelsbrittain @staci.reads 3y

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