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SPIN: Greatest Hits
SPIN: Greatest Hits: 25 Years of Heretics, Heroes, and the New Rock 'n' Roll | SPIN Magazine
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The official book celebrating the 25th anniversary of SPIN magazine From its first issue in 1985, SPIN has cultivated a reputation for brilliant writing and broad musical coverage, including genres and artists long abandoned by its competitors. From punk to electronica, goth to gangsta rap, emo to garage rock, and hip-hop to indie rock, SPIN has covered it all and featured interviews with leading artists through every musical wave of the last 25 years. SPIN: Greatest Hits brings together some of the classic stories that have appeared in the magazine, each with a new introduction by the author offering historical perspective on the article. Compiles the best articles from well-known writers such as Chuck Klosterman, Jonathan Ames, Elizabeth Gilbert, and David Hajdu Features the best SPIN interviews with Lou Reed, Noel Gallagher, Chuck D, and other influential musicians Includes hilarious sidebars such as "Six Extreme Metal Bands That Could Be Mistaken for Flavors of Herbal Tea," "Six Misguided Attempts to Falsify Rock History," and more Packed with great writing and information spanning a quarter-century of iconic music and musicians, SPIN: Greatest Hits is an essential keepsake for music fans and lovers of pop culture.
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I‘m in a short story mood right now, so I decided to make an all short story (or novel in stories) #bookspin list for August. Once again, I‘m not doing bingo, but I‘d like to try to read at least 5 of these. Some of these titles are quite a mouthful!! 😂😂

Cinfhen I hope you‘ll read this one 8mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen I hope I finally get to it too. #MoodReaderProblems 🫶🏻😂 8mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 8mo
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That calla lilies didn‘t disappoint this year!! (And this is after my mom‘s bestie took more than a dozen.)

I‘m skipping bingo in June because it‘s going to be a crazy month (and I want to mood read as much as possible 😂), but I can‘t miss regular #bookspin!

Cinfhen Oh no!! Reckless driver alert 🙊🙈You have some AWESOME books on that list🤩 10mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen hehe! Thanks! I‘m looking forward to the draw. 10mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 10mo
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Excited to try one of my @AardvarkBookClub picks and a backlist title of an author I‘m interested in! #bookspin #doublespin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 14mo
Lcsmcat I really liked The Dry. I hope you enjoy it. 14mo
Megabooks @Lcsmcat awesome! I‘ve read good things about it, so I couldn‘t pass it up at the used bookstore. A very good condition hard cover copy. 👍🏻 (edited) 14mo
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RebelReader I just read Yellow Wife so I‘m anxious to get my hands on 14mo
Cinfhen Awesomesauce 14mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen 😁😁💕 14mo
Megabooks @RebelReader I have not read YW yet, but I‘m excited to try Eve! 14mo
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Well, I woke up sick this morning. I hope it‘s just a cold. Trying to start a new book, but my eyes are struggling. Please no Covid!! (I am vaxxed and boosted.) But here‘s my #bookspin #bookspinbingo list. 🤧😷

Bookwormjillk Oh no! Fingers crossed! 14mo
Cinfhen Hope it‘s just a minor cold….I picked up a local stomach bug on Monday 🤢and I‘ve been feeling pretty cruddy🥴😪 14mo
youneverarrived I hope you feel better soon 💜 14mo
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squirrelbrain Oh no, feel better soon. 14mo
Megabooks @Bookwormjillk for sure! Thanks! 14mo
Megabooks @youneverarrived @squirrelbrain thank you both! 💕💕 14mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen oh C, I‘m so sorry! Are you still in Morocco? I hope you feel better soon! 💕💕 14mo
Soubhiville Uh oh! I hope you feel better fast! 14mo
RebelReader I was vaxxed and boosted too and still got it in November. I made it a long time, but it eventually got us both at my house. I hope you feeling fine soon❣️ 14mo
TheAromaofBooks Great list!!! 14mo
Deblovestoread Sorry you are sick..hope whatever it is is mild with a quick recovery 💜 14mo
sarahbarnes Feel better soon! 14mo
Megabooks @sarahbarnes @Deblovestoread I tested negative to Covid, so hopefully it‘s just a cold that will be over quickly! 🤞🏻🤞🏻 14mo
Megabooks @Soubhiville thanks!! 💜 14mo
Megabooks @RebelReader fortunately I tested negative for Covid, so I think it‘s just a cold, which is fantastic! I had Covid in 2020. I caught it at the dentist when I had to go in for a cracked tooth. Now I have long haul Covid. 👎🏻 14mo
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Very excited for my first #Bookspin #BookspinBingo of 2023! This list is heavily influenced by challenges and other fun stuff: #toblonglist #tob shortlist (5-10), #ALSpine (16-17), #roll100 (1), #botm (12-13) #aardvark (14-15), #ReadingTheAmericas2023 (14, 18), and #authoramonth (2) as well as some gifts (5, 18-20).

Happy New Year y‘all!! 🎉🥳🎉🥳

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
Cinfhen I know!!! Can‘t wait for tomorrow 🤗🤗🤗 1y
Deblovestoread Happy New Year, Meg. 🍾🎆🥂 1y
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Megabooks @Deblovestoread thanks! Happy New Year to you too! 1y
BookLineNSinker I need someone to help me get started with #bookspin #bookspinbingo. I understand the concept but I don't what I need to do to get started or how to find the prompts 1y
Megabooks @BookLineNSinker sure! @TheAromaofBooks runs it, and if you head to her page on litsy, she has a link to her blog post that explains everything. Sarah‘s great about answering questions and can probably explain it better than I! 1y
TheAromaofBooks @BookLineNSinker - I happened to see your post from earlier and commented on it, so just let me know if you have any questions!! 1y
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These are two books that weren‘t on my immediate read/super excited list for #bookspin titles, but they both fulfill reading goals, so I guess that‘s good.

Young Mungo = #toblonglist
Woman = #ReadingTheAmericas2023 for a very obvious country 🤣

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
BarbaraBB Curious about that book on Uruguay 1y
Cinfhen I almost bought the Uruguay book from BookOutlet but I think I deleted from cart last minute. I can‘t remember 🤷🏼‍♀️I‘ll know soon enough when I get to Miami 🤗🤗🤗🤗 1y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB running behind on reviews, but it was fine 🤷🏻‍♀️ the ending came out of nowhere!! 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I‘m so excited to see your book haul when you get there! Travel safe!! 💜💜💜 lmk if my present isn‘t there. 1y
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Here‘s my final #bookspin #BookspinBingo list of the year! Five from the #toblonglist plus a few for #ReadingTheAmericas2023 and a few short story collections just because I‘m in the mood. Can‘t wait to see what comes up Friday!

Thanks for continuing this fun challenge into 2023, Sarah! I appreciate the work you do. 💜

Also this harness and the matching leash are Molly‘s Christmas presents. She‘s such a girly girl! 🎄💕

squirrelbrain Oh, she‘s so cute, rocking the new outfit! 💕 1y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain thanks!! 💕 It reminds me of one of those Laura Ashley dresses. Or @Cinfhen said Lily Pulitzer, which I can see too. (edited) 1y
BarbaraBB Looking good!! 😍😍 1y
Cinfhen She‘s ready for the country club!!!! 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I'm stoked about spinning for another year!!! 1y
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!!! 1y
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My #bookspin is this month‘s #aardvark choice, and my #doublespin is my choice for #AuthorAMonth, which I‘ve already started. Yay!!

Librariana That lined up so nicely for you! 😊 1y
Megabooks @Librariana it really did! 👍🏻 1y
Cinfhen Cool!!! 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen 😁😁 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!!! 1y
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Now that BOTM and Aardvark are out, here‘s my #Bookspin #BookspinBingo list for November!

Cinfhen I wasn‘t too impressed with Aardvark‘s selections 🤷🏼‍♀️what did you choose?? 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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Eight books start with “The”? Put them together! Still waiting on a large Book Outlet order to arrive, but I‘ve gone ahead and added a few to the list. Plus, I‘ve got my first Aardvark book on there. 👍🏻

Excited for October! 🎃 #bookspin #BookspinBingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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Well I have time this morning to look at these picks but not enough to make my board! 👎🏻

Anyway, excited for how it turned out! I‘ve been putting Mercury off for August because I was intimidated by its (admittedly not super long) length, but I love Marra. Kleeman is another story…I HATED her book before this one, however the blurb on this sounded very different, so I took a risk at Book Outlet. 😬😬

AmyG Oooo let us know what you think of the Marra book. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Enjoy!! 2y
jlhammar I'm planning to read Marra this month as well. Hope it's as good as his last two! 2y
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Megabooks @AmyG so far I‘m having a bit of trouble getting into it. 🤔 2y
Megabooks @jlhammar I‘m not loving it as much as them so far, but I‘m only 25% in. 2y
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It‘s #BookspinBingo with kittens! Now that all my bookmail has arrived, I feel pretty confident with this list.

My dad spotted these kittens chilling on our ramp a couple of weeks ago. We have a neighbor who will fix feral cats and adopt out the kittens when ready, so we get a fair number of dumps. ☹️ This was the first we saw of these adorable babies, though! 😻

Deblovestoread Glad you live a long way away cuz I would want one. 😊 2y
Megabooks @Deblovestoread I am always so tempted, but my dad is highly allergic! These ones were especially cute and playful. 💜 2y
Hooked_on_books I live right by a transfer station where people bring their trash. An unbelievable number and variety of animals are dumped there. On one hand, we wouldn‘t otherwise have our peacock, but animals are not garbage! It makes me really angry. 2y
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squirrelbrain Cute kitties! 🥰 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
Chelsea.Poole Adorable! 🐱 2y
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books agreed! It just sickens me that people think pets are disposable and dump instead of responsibly finding a new home. 2y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain @TheAromaofBooks @Chelsea.Poole thanks y‘all! It was fun having them around! 2y
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Well, I‘m more excited for these #bookspin #doublespin picks than my root canal this afternoon! Lol.

#3 is putting a few books I‘d like to reread into Spin the Wheel and seeing where it lands. I thought that would be a fun way to cut through my indecisiveness.

An Ocean of Minutes is a random find at my local used bookstore. I like that it has a blurb from Omar El-Akkad, so I‘m looking forward to it. 👍🏻👍🏻

Prairiegirl_reading Good luck with your root canal! 2y
BookmarkTavern Good luck at the dentist! 💕 2y
TheAromaofBooks Glad to hear BookSpin ranks above root canals! 😂 Hope it goes well!! 2y
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Megabooks @Prairiegirl_reading @ozma.of.oz thank you it did!! 2y
Megabooks @TheAromaofBooks lol of course!! Thank you, it went well! 2y
Prairiegirl_reading @Megabooks glad to hear it!! 2y
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Molly was being trained to hunt before I got her, and she still likes to to track squirrels. This one was totally oblivious chowing on mushroom. 😵‍💫🍄🐿 lol

#BOTM finally dropped, and I got 5-7. Excited for the Slaughter and Marra plus I‘m trying to read more gothic fiction (7).

8 & 9 are gifted copies from @VikingBooks and 19 & 20 are the final books for this year‘s #CampLitsy. 🏕 Should be a good month! #BookspinBingo #Bookspin

marleed I wanted 5 books this month. I‘m so tempted to set up a second botm account! 2y
rockpools Oooh, a reread wheel! I kind of want to start rereading, but it‘s never priority, so I never do. How do you work it? 2y
Megabooks @rockpools I‘m going to put 4-8 books I‘d like to reread into Spin the Wheel (an app on my iPhone) and it will randomly pick one. It‘s the same with my BOTM backlog and Mount TBR entries here, too! 2y
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Megabooks @marleed it‘s so interesting which months are fantastic and which are a bust. These three were perfect for me although I‘m hoping my library gets the Feeney and it already has the Moy. 👍🏻👍🏻 2y
marleed @Megabooks My library is what keeps me from that 2nd account as I try to convince myself that my Libby tags are actually physical books on my own shelves! Also, I found one of the June botm‘s I didn‘t get to select in a nearby LFL - made my day! 2y
squirrelbrain LOL! Did Molly think it was Pippa the squirrel?! 🐿 2y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain 🤔🤔🤔 maybe Pippa without a broken squeaker?? Lol. 😂 She did actually pull a baby bunny out of a hole last fall. I had to take it away, and she gave me the most wounded look. Like, “Mom, I was doing the right thing!” 2y
Megabooks @marleed right? I do have a second account that I‘ve used twice this year, but I try not to. 2y
squirrelbrain Oh no! Poor bunny! 😬 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
BkClubCare The Marra! Just got a copy from the library. 🌟 2y
Megabooks @BkClubCare lucky you!! 2y
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#bookspin #bookspinbingo July

Looking forward to another great month!

Also this 💯 works for peaceful photo. I was so glad to find it on Google. Birds + water = calm for me. #ThoughtfulThursday

BarbaraBB I‘ve been meaning to read #17 and #20 too. I think I‘ve heard of them because of the #CampLitsy longlist! 2y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I‘m excited for both! What we do was on my radar already, but the zevin got pushed up d/t the many great arc reviews. So glad BOTM picked it! I tried to start you made a fool tonight, but I‘m too worried about my appointment tomorrow, so I figure I‘ll wait until Saturday. I‘m reading ghost lover (short stories) instead. 👍🏻💜 2y
BarbaraBB I can imagine your anxious about your appointment, it‘s been a tough ride so far. I hope it‘ll go well and will be thinking of you. And I owe you an email ❤️ 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Well, well what an auspicious drawing! There are five books I had committed to read this month, and these are two of them! (Both are this month‘s #LPMBC choices.)

Fantastic #bookspin and #doublespin for me! I hope everyone else is as lucky.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
squirrelbrain Be interested to see your views on both of these. I didn‘t love the Whitehead, and Lahiri is a recent new find for me, so want to read more of hers. 2y
Cinfhen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y
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Megabooks @squirrelbrain I bailed on HS as an audiobook, but it was more because I didn‘t like the narrator. I‘m hoping to enjoy it more in print. I‘ve read (and enjoyed) every Lahiri but this one, so I‘m excited to dive in! 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen 😁😁😁 2y
jlhammar I loved Interpreter of Maladies. Hope you enjoy! Harlem Shuffle was pretty good. Not my favorite Whitehead (I think I've read all his books now except for the The Noble Hustle), but still worth a read. Look forward to your thoughts! 2y
Megabooks @jlhammar whitehead is not my favorite author, but I‘m going to give him a fair shot, however I have read and enjoyed all of Lahiri‘s other books.👍🏻👍🏻 2y
Amiable I love Jhumpa Lahiri. You can never go wrong with one of her books. 2y
Megabooks @Amiable I very much agree! 2y
Amiable @Megabooks And I agree about Whitehead. I always think I should like his books better than I actually do— I WANT to like his books—but then I‘m usually “meh” about them. 2y
JamieArc @Megabooks Just an fyi that the book is finally on its way to you! I went in with very low expectations so I ended up enjoying it 😂 2y
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I told y‘all, these calla lilies grow like weeds in our yard, and they‘re so gorgeous! June is such a great month for gardens.

I finished my list now that I know #botm was a big skipola for me. #bookspin #BookspinBingo

Things I‘m looking forward to in June: seeing David Sedaris with my dad, rereading 6 & 12 for #CampLitsy 🏕, and my Mona Lisa lilies blooming!

squirrelbrain Such a vivid pink! 💕 2y
AlaMich I didn‘t know they came in that color. They‘re beautiful! 2y
sarahbarnes Just heard his interview on Fresh Air today - incredible as always. 2y
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Crazeedi I'd love to have these grow here, I dont think they would live! Very lovely 2y
Chelsea.Poole Lovely! 2y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain yes! 🥰💕💕 2y
Megabooks @AlaMich some years they‘re darker than others. This is a dark year. 👍🏻 thank you!! 2y
Megabooks @sarahbarnes he is one of the best writer/speakers creating today. And he‘s still getting better. 2y
Megabooks @Crazeedi thank you! I wish you could come cut a bouquet! (We have friends do that. 💕) 2y
Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole thank you! 2y
Cinfhen Flowers are amazing as is your list!!!! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I LOVE watching the garden come alive in June!!! 2y
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I was vaguely hoping my #bookspin or #doublespin would force me to read a mount TBR book I put on, but I am reasonably happy that they are two books I definitely planned to read.

I‘m going to try to follow the NYRB discussion on Basic Black with Pearls, but tbh, I‘m afraid I‘m not smart enough to hang. 🫣 The Novak is my #LPMBC #GroupC choice, so it‘s definitely happening too.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Good luck!! 2y
BarbaraBB Not smart enough? You have to be kidding! 2y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I‘m not! I don‘t feel as grounded in the classics as most of you seem to be. I‘m always impressed when I read the NYRB discussions. 2y
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I tinkered with it until yesterday, but I feel good about it now. #Bookspin #BookspinBingo

I had to do a Kentucky Derby background for May! 🐎 (No, I‘ve never been. Waaayyyy out of my price range. Even the infield, which used to be a cheap thing for locals, is too expensive now.)

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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I can‘t believe I got four bingos! This is the most print books I‘ve read in a month since I started reading mainly audiobooks. Very excited! Plus the board looks pretty. 🤩🤩 #BookspinBingo

I‘m off on a first visit to an indie in Indiana for #IndependentBookstoreDay. Looking to add another book or two to next month‘s list! 😀📚

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Fantastic month!! And I'm a little jealous of your bookstore visit!!! 2y
Cinfhen Enjoy your bookstore visit!!! Board looks fabulous!! Great READING month 2y
BarbaraBB Great reading month indeed. Looking forward to what book you‘ll buy! 2y
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Megabooks @TheAromaofBooks Thank you for doing this every month! It brings me so much joy! And I did enjoy my trip. 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB thank you both!! Just tagged you in my bookstore haul! I think you‘d both love it there. A great quirky local place. I felt at home. 💜 2y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! So glad that you're enjoying this challenge - it's honestly such fun to host!! 2y
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Last weekend for this great Easter background, so I thought I‘d share my progress. One bingo and close to two more! This is a really favorable board for how I usually read, so I‘m hoping for a few bingos. I‘m currently working on Percival Everett and my Group C #LPMBC round. 👍🏻🐣✝️ #BookspinBingo

Happy Easter to those who celebrate!

Cinfhen Love the graphics 💜💜💜 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen thanks! I‘ve never made Easter eggs like that though. 😀 2y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Looks great!!! 2y
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New season, new board! Second month in a row that BOTM has claimed the center square. Interesting how those four free spaces fell as well. I guess I better get reading! #BookspinBingo

TheAromaofBooks You should hear me talking to myself when I am drawing out the numbers. I couldn't believe the free spaces were making a square! 😂 2y
Megabooks @TheAromaofBooks lol randomness sometimes looks like order! 2y
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Dr;tl 😉

I thought this would be the month that nothing changed, but apparently not. I‘m first at the library for The Candy House and Sea of Tranquility, so I can‘t justify buying them (yet), so they have been removed and other print books subbed in.

Cheers other spinners! 🥂 #bookspin #BookspinBingo

mrp27 🥂 2y
Bookzombie Cheers! 🥂 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Lots of repeats this month, but I want to keep my reading more loosey goosey this year with fewer set books. I‘m excited to see what comes up on Wednesday! #bookspin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Bit of a hasty #Bookspin #Doublespin list. Not sure how difficult the month will be so I‘m skipping bingo, but you can keep me on the tag list, Sarah. Thanks!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Last minute jostling, of course! #Bookspin

I hope you‘re having fun with your sister @TheAromaofBooks 🎉💜

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! We had SO much fun, and my husband even cooked us breakfast!! 😁 2y
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I am a bit overbooked for reading in January, so I doubled my chances for specific books for #NewYearWhoDis, #ReadingAfrica2022, #FoodAndLit, #Booked2022, and #AuthorAMonth. I haven‘t even looked at #pop22. 😬

I have a busy month ahead, so I‘m just going to do #bookspin and #doublespin in January, but you can tag me in both. Thanks, Sarah!!

BarbaraBB Excited you‘re going to read The True Deceiver. 2y
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charl08 Chernobyl is amazing 2y
TheAromaofBooks I know I've gone overboard on challenges, but I can't resist!! I like to start with a bunch and then see which ones stick LOL 2y
Megabooks @Cinfhen yes! I‘m using that for booked! 2y
Megabooks @charl08 I‘m very excited to read it. 👍🏻 2y
Megabooks @TheAromaofBooks same, and I don‘t get angry with myself if I don‘t finish them. Reading is fun, and I like stretching my horizons with challenges, but I don‘t want it to become stressful! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Exactly, I do the same thing. I'm pretty chill about bailing on stuff that isn't working for me. Especially with reading, which is SUPPOSED to be a fun hobby!! 😂 2y
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I‘m not doing bingo this month, so I‘m just committing to the two. One a gift from @BarbaraBB 🥰 and the other a current #BookToScreen adaptation. Looks good!! #bookspin #doublespin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
Cathythoughts I loved Small Pleasures 😍 2y
BarbaraBB I think I bought it for Meg based on your review @Cathythoughts 🤍 2y
Megabooks @Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB I am quite excited for it! I will read it after I finish 2y
BarbaraBB Looking forward to your thoughts on that one too! 2y
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Good morning, everyone! The moment you have all been waiting for!! Our official #BookSpin number is TEN!! Our official #DoubleSpin number is FOURTEEN!! I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at everyone's lists & am really looking forward to seeing your reviews!

My next post will be the #BookSpinBingo card!!!

Just a few quick housekeeping items that I would really appreciate if you would take a moment to read!! I know I'm rambly so sorry!! ⬇

TheAromaofBooks 1 - Remember, this is a no-pressure challenge!! You can read one or both of these books. You can bail on them. You can bail on the whole challenge and try again next month. Whatever works!! This is supposed to be fun not stressful!! If you can't remember exactly how this challenge works, please check out my master post here https://www.litsy.com/web/post/1989556 or just ask!! ⬇ 2y
TheAromaofBooks 2 - I am planning to have a giveaway at the end of the year. Entries are reviews of #BookSpin & #DoubleSpin books, but I will only know about them if you tag me, so please tag me whenever you read & review your book for the month. DNFs count! The goal for #BookSpin is to get a book off your TBR, so if you decide not to finish it, it's still off the list, so tag me & tell me why you bailed. 2021 DEADLINE IS JANUARY 3!!! ⬇ 2y
TheAromaofBooks 3 - I am tagging everyone who posted a list THIS MONTH (my tag list changes every month!!), so if you posted a list & you do not get tagged here, please let me know! It means I either accidentally missed your original #BookSpin post OR I wrote down your username wrong. Either way, I'm really sorry. Everyone is welcome to join this challenge, so if I missed you it was entirely by mistake - just let me know!! ⬇ 2y
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TheAromaofBooks 4 - If you do not finish your #BookSpin/#DoubleSpin book this month it is STILL ELIGIBLE for a giveaway entry as long as you complete it by January 3, 2022!! Whenever you review it, just tag me as usual be sure to let me know which month it is for - there is a maximum of 2 entries per month, so if you don't let me know it's for a different month, it may not count. ⬇ 2y
TheAromaofBooks 5 & final - While I don't have time to reply to all of the comments to this post, I do read every one and love seeing which books got picked for you!! I do respond to any direct questions or confusion, so please feel free to ask away if something doesn't make sense or you need some clarifications. Thank you all so much for your enthusiasm, and happy reading!!! 2y
TheAromaofBooks PS I ALMOST FORGOT: For those of you participating in #WinterGames ALL books read for #BookSpinBingo count towards your readathon points PLUS you can score bingo points by scoring bingos!!! 2y
Bklover Thank you my dear! You are amazing as always!!❤️ 2y
TheSpineView I'll be reading A Holiday by Gaslight and Merry Happy Valkyrie 2y
Kristelh Thank you! 2y
OriginalCyn620 Yay! Thank you so much, Sarah! 😀 2y
keys_on_fire I‘ll be reading Christmas in Ardmore and The Christmas Contest. Thanks for all you do! 2y
SusanLee Noted with thanks 😘 2y
rmaclean4 Let the reading fun begin!! 2y
melissajayne Haven‘t been tagged 2y
mrsmarch OH THIS IS GLORIOUS. I started a book in November and just finished it last night. Since I knew I was going to finish it in December, I put it on my bookspin board in case I was going to get credit for it -- what are the chances that out of 20 titles, it would be chosen? 5%, obviously. It randomly landed in spot 10 and I finished it last night while River was in dance class. 1 down 1 to go!! 😁 2y
claudiuo Thank you so much: I have this book on my list for so long and I keep reading about how great it is... Thank you! (edited) 2y
AmyG Thank you! I will be reading (edited) 2y
melissajayne Why have t I been tagged? I put out a list!!! 2y
melissajayne WHERE‘S MY TAG?!?! 2y
melissajayne You are deliberately ignoring me!!!! 2y
TheAromaofBooks @melissajayne - So sorry!!! For some reason I commented on your list but then forgot to actually write you down on MY list!!! I'm really sorry!!! 2y
Librarybelle Hooray! It looks like I have Sigh, Gone and The Final Girl Support Group! 2y
DrexEdit Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! This is going to be good! Can't wait to get started! Woot! 2y
Zuhkeeyah Oh man. Both my picks are hefty. Radium Girls and Plain Bad Heroines. Thankfully I‘ve already started PBH and it‘s good but definitely going to take a minute to finish. Challenge accepted. 2y
BarkingMadRead Ohhhhh a Christmas Carol is my #bookspin and I‘ve started it already, woohoo! 2y
Grrlbrarian So so excited to get reading!!! 🎉 2y
Cinfhen Yay!!! I almost forgot what today‘s date was!!! I have a Kindle pick and one from my NetGalley cue ….hmmmm, choices 💕🎊🤪 2y
Lcsmcat And double spin is 2y
ravenlee I‘ve got The Matzah Ball and Reading Lolita in Tehran - the two books I‘ve already started! The book gods want me to finish them. 2y
BarbaraJean I‘ve got The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde for my #DoubleSpin, and The Last of the Spirits for #MGBuddyRead for my #BookSpin! However, I‘m beginning to despair over whether Last of the Spirits will ever come in for me at the library. I may have to swap that one out for something else if it doesn‘t materialize before I go out of town on the 14th. 😩 2y
Julsmarshall Woohoo! My #bookspin is East of Eden which is a chunkster I've been meaning to read for years! It will be a good pairing with all of the holiday reads I have planned. Thanks, @thearomaofbooks ! 2y
kellyann28 Thank you for organizing! My number 10 was 2y
Suet624 So thankful that be encouraged to get this off my shelf. 2y
Deblovestoread Yay! #Bookspin in A Very Nantucket Christmas and #Doublespin is 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Work has kicked my butt this week and I missed it! January for sure!! ❤️ 2y
maich I got 2 audiobooks which I really want to read. No. 10 is winter FF romance which is new subgenre for me. 2y
TheAromaofBooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks - No worries!! There is always next month!! Hopefully things calm down for you! ❤ 2y
maich No. 14 is YA which I adore to read/listen. Can't wait to start it. 2y
night_shift 😲 I got the buddy read for winter games and an Xmas fluff book, which so works - yay! 2y
BookmarkTavern Woohoo! Can‘t wait to get started! 2y
CaitZ No.10 is my team read - Let It Snow and No.14 is On Christmas Day 2y
Bookzombie My bookspin is Mean Spirit and my doublespin is A Holiday by Gaslight. I‘m excited to get to both! 2y
Clare-Dragonfly Yay! I don‘t really think I‘ll get to it but my spin for December is 2y
Soubhiville Yay! Persephone Station and The Meaning of Birds for me 😁. Excellent. Thank you Sarah! (Of course I‘m still working on my November DS too. The holiday season is so busy for me at work. Hopefully I‘ll have some catch up time this weekend.) 2y
robinb My #BookSpin is An Invincible Summer; #DoubleSpin is The Ippos King. The first is a contemporary romance, the second a fantasy romance. The Ippos King is third in a series. The first two I read years ago...I'm going to be TOTALLY lost. 😵 😲 😂 (edited) 2y
NikkiM5 Yay #bookspin Free #doublespin The Song of Achilles. 2y
Eggs Thanks ❤️❤️ 2y
CarolynM Thank you Sarah💕 2y
Crazeedi Thanks Sarah!! 2y
TheAromaofBooks @robinb - I read the third book in a series in November and it had been a minute since I had read the first two, and I genuinely appreciated the fact that they had put a little “when we last saw our intrepid heroes...“ at the beginning, kind of rehashing who the main players were and what was going on. I wish they all did that!!! 2y
robinb @TheAromaofBooks Totally true!!! It depends on your perspective. It is a lifesaver when you've forgotten key parts of the previous plot, but it also tests my patience when I want to move on in a plot that I'm very familiar with. LOL 2y
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Here is my #bookspin #BookspinBingo list! Very few physical books, as I haven‘t finished one since I got Molly almost a week ago. 🤞🏻 September goes better in that regard.

Thanks for continuing with this fun challenge @TheAromaofBooks !! 🤩

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!!! 3y
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