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99sinJuly #NoRain There's no rain or money in Barmy, Oklahoma, life is hard, & Black Sunday--one of the worst dust storms in American history, is on it's way. This prompt made me think of Beulah's House of Prayer--a book I read & loved last year & its setting of Oklahoma & the Dust Bowl. Here are a few books from my stacks that feature it. I read The Grapes of Wrath in high school and the bottom two books are still in my e-book #TBR stack.

#LyricalApril #TakeMeToChurch These books came to mind as faith, religion, &/or church (for better or worse) are central to the story. Joan of Arc is a new addition to my #TBR pile, Beulah's House of Prayer was a favorite 2016 read, The Guineveres is set in a convent, & Lincoln in the Bardo is my current audio book & is set in the space between life & death. The photos are from a work trip to Montreal a few years ago--my one free day in the city.

Day31 #SeasonsReadings2016 #TopReadsof2016 It was tough to choose my top reads from a truly great reading year but (in no particular order) these nine are the books that most entertained me, made me think, comforted me during the hard times, touched my heart, or transported me to another place.

Day30 #SeptemberPhotoChallenge #bestreadsofseptember #septemberstats Good reading month even being busy. 18 books finished (includes book of poetry & a cookbook for review) & 5 audio books (not counting an early bail). I started 3 books that are still in progress. So many great books & some good thrillers but my faves & the ones in my heart are the 2 listed & the awesome audio version of Sleeping Giants (a favorite July book).📚❤️#somethingforsept

This is such a quick but lovely little read. Set in the tiny downtrodden town of Barmy, OK in the 1930s with quirky and likable characters, a little magical realism, and the terrible 'Black Sunday' dust storm. This is my third book by Graham & I'm always amazed at how much story she packs in 220-ish pages. Full book review & recipe for Garlic-Potato Soup w/ Croutons (tonight's dinner) will be on my blog tomorrow for a TLC Book Tour stop. 📚🍴❤️👍

TGIF! A long week even w/ a holiday in it. My #fridayreads & #weekendreads book goals: getting through at least part of The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo so I'm not running so behind for virtual foodie book club, finishing Beulah's HOP for a book tour next week, picking a soup from Soup Swap to make for a blog event, & finishing Outrage because as good as it is, the subject is hard (abduction/child sex trafficking) & I keep needing to put it down😱😭

A bountiful bookmail week--the left two are prizes, the right four are for book tours--poetry, dramas, and Beulah's House of Prayer a little Oklahoma-set 'Depression-era literary novel with a touch of magical realism.' Love that description, the cover & the author's historical mystery series so I'm looking forward to it the most. #bookmail 📚💌📦📬👍