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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

I am adding the final two winners to the #CampLitsy25 reads. We‘ll be reading Tilt and King of Ashes in August. We are super excited about this mix of books and we hope you are too! I‘ll post an overview of all six books next so you know what books you might want to get a hold of!
Just a few weeks to get ready for 🏕️ !

BarbaraBB @peaKnit @Prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @Read4Life @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Roary47 @Ruthiella @Sace @Sapphire @Sarahbarnes 3d

Bookwormjillk I am so excited for all of these books! 3d

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BarbaraBB @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot @Mcctrish @maich @MeganAnn @Merelybookish @MicheleinPhilly @Meshell1313 @Monalyisha @Oryx (edited) 3d

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @Jas16 @Jenniferw88 @JenP @Jenreadsalot @Jess @Jhod @JoyBlue @JulesG @julieclair @KarenUK @Karisa @Kitta @Kristy-K @Kspenmoll (edited) 3d

BarbaraBB @Debinhawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @ErikasMindfulshelf @Flaneurette @fredthemoose @Gatheringbooks @Graciouswarriorprincess 3d

BarbaraBB @CarolynM @Cbee @CatMS @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe @Daisey 3d

BarbaraBB @Addison_Reads @AmyG @BarbaraJean @Bkclubcare @BooksandCoffee4me @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk @Butterfinger @Cariashley @Caroline2 @Catlass007 3d

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk I am happy you are. I was very happy with the voting too! 3d

TrishB Yay! Great choices again! Looking forward to it. 3d

mcctrish Can‘t wait to go camping ⛺️ 3d

CatLass007 I missed the announcements for June and July. 3d

Prairiegirl_reading I don‘t think I‘ll read the Cosby (I can‘t do violence like that) but I‘m excited for all the rest! Looking forward to camp!!🏕️ 3d

CatLass007 SA Cosby became a must-read last year so I definitely will read that one. I need to read up on the others. 3d

CBee I voted for both of these 👏🏻👏🏻 Very excited for camp!! Hoping to get to all six but I know for sure I‘ll read these plus Woodworking and WDS 👏🏻👏🏻 3d

Suet624 Thank you so much! I‘m thrilled. 3d

AmyG Oh NICE!!!!! Thank you! 3d

squirrelbrain Hooray - another 2 books I‘m really looking forward to discussing with everyone! 🏕️ 3d

BarbaraJean Like @Prairiegirl_reading I think I‘ll skip the Cosby because of the violence (the one book I skipped last year was All Fours and I don‘t regret that, so I‘m trusting my instincts here 😂) but I‘m super excited about reading the others with everyone!! 3d

Ruthiella Fantastic! Again , these are two books I normally would not have picked up, which is what I love about these kinds of challenges. 👍 3d

Deblovestoread So happy to see 2 of my nominees make the cut. 😍 3d

BarbaraBB @BarbaraJean @Prairiegirl_reading I haven‘t read the Cosby yet but it might be violent indeed. Happy you‘ll be joining for the others. And I know some people who would have loved to skip All Fours last year 🤣 3d

BarbaraBB @TrishB @mcctrish @CBee @Suet624 @AmyG @Ruthiella @Deblovestoread Glad you‘re happy with the outcomes. Most people voted for at least one of the six books fortunately! 3d

ChaoticMissAdventures YAY!! I LOVE Cosby, and Tilt is set in my home town. These should be fun reads. Cannot wait to join everyone for the discussions. 3d

Soubhiville Thanks to all our hosts! Fun lineup of books this summer! 3d

Hooked_on_books I was already looking forward to the Cosby and it‘ll be fun to discuss it. Tilt is very good and should prompt excellent discussions! 3d

Megabooks @Hooked_on_books I agree! Tilt will have such good discussions I think!! 3d

Megabooks Cosby won last year‘s Litsy ToB, but we didn‘t get a full discussion on it. I‘ll be interested to read what everyone thinks of his latest! 3d

BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures @Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books @Megabooks I have high hopes for some good reads and great discussions 👌🏽 (edited) 3d

Christine Yayyyyy, so into these! One I was 100% going to read (Cosby) and the other I was on the fence about but therefore (as others have noted) should be great for discussion!! 3d

BarbaraBB @Christine Happy you‘ll join us for both reads. Tilt is supposed to be very good. And it‘s short! 2d

Meshell1313 Ooh yay! Can‘t wait! 2d

Well-ReadNeck 🙌🏼👏🏻👊🏼 1d

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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

Once again I will be your camp counselor for July, and I am so excited to discuss these books!

I have already read Death of the Author, and I have been dying to discuss it because it is so unique. Woodworking is new to me, and I‘m so excited for us to explore it together.

I‘ll be posting page breaks later, but I hope you can join me July 5/6 and 12/13 for Author and July 19/20 and 26/27 for Woodworking! 🏕️😁 #CampLitsy25

squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

Megabooks @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe @Daisey @Debinhawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @ErikasMindfulshelf @Flaneurette @fredthemoose 4d

Megabooks @Gatheringbooks @Graciouswarriorprincess @Hooked_on_books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @Jas16 @Jenniferw88 @JenP @Jenreadsalot @Jess @Jhod @JoyBlue @JulesG @julieclair @KarenUK @Karisa 4d

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Megabooks @kitta @Kristy-K @Kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot @maich @Mcctrish @MeganAnn @Merelybookish @Meshell 1313 @Monalyisha @Oryx @peaKnit 4d

Megabooks @Prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @Read4Life @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Roary47 @Ruthiella @Sace @Sapphire @Sarahbarnes @Soubhiville @Skygoddess1 @Suet624 @Susanita 4d

Megabooks @TheBookHippie @Thekidupstairs @Triplem80 @TrishB @Vonnie862 @Well-ReadNeck @willaful @youneverarrived @Meshell1313 @Addison_Reads 4d

Prairiegirl_reading Yay!! I‘m excited to read both! 4d

AmyG Thank you! So excited. 4d

Deblovestoread Oooo, great choices! Can‘t wait to read them with you. 4d

TrishB Fabulous!! Can‘t wait. 4d

Ruthiella Awesome! These are two books I definitely would not have picked up on my own. Excited to try them. 👍 4d

Caroline2 Exciting! 😃 👏 4d

BarbaraBB Super excited about both of these! 4d

CBee Thank you!! Very excited 😊 4d

Christine Yesssss, these are great!! I needed this nudge to read the Okorafor and I LOVED Woodworking. 4d

TheKidUpstairs Two more great choices! It's going to be a great summer at camp! 4d

MeganAnn Yay! Death of the Author is one I was most hoping would be chosen since it‘s already on my shelf. 🎉 I‘m looking forward to reading Woodworking too. 4d

Bookwormjillk Yay! So excited for all the choices so far this year! 4d

Meshell1313 Hooray! These seem great! Can‘t wait! 4d

Oryx Sound great - neither on my radar so I'm excited for something new 4d

Jas16 I am so excited these books were chosen! 4d

monalyisha I‘m definitely going to try to join for Death of the Author! 4d

ChaoticMissAdventures Yay! One I nominated! And one I also really want to read!! Shaping up to be a fantastic summer camping! 4d

Hooked_on_books I‘m excited for Woodworking, but Death of the Author was a bail for me, so I won‘t be trying that again! 4d

TheBookHippie I‘m in for Woodworking. Trying to see if library will have it. 4d

squirrelbrain Two more fabulous books for camp! ❤️ 4d

JamieArc Interesting choices! If Death of the Author is tough to get through at least we can all struggle together 😂. I‘m still looking forward to trying it. (edited) 4d

RaeLovesToRead Excited! This will be my second Okorafor! 4d

JenP I read and liked Death of the author. I look forward to both discussions. 4d

BarbaraBB @JamieArc I agree! I expect to like it but if not, at least we‘re in it together! 4d

peaKnit Oooh I‘ve read neither, yay! 4d

Texreader I‘ve totally missed signing up. Too late? 4d

Lesliereadsalot I know absolutely nothing about either of these two books! Can‘t wait. @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain (edited) 4d

Megabooks @Prairiegirl_reading @amyg @deblovestoread @trishb @ruthiella @caroline2 @cbee @bookwormjillk @meshell1313 @oryx @jas16 So glad you will all be around the campfire discussing books this summer! 4d

Megabooks @Christine I'm so glad you loved Woodworking, and I hope you will enjoy Author just as much!
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Megabooks @MeganAnn I'm so glad we picked Author, too. I hope you love both! 4d

Megabooks @monalyisha Yay! 👍 👍 4d

Megabooks @Hooked_on_books So glad you'll join us for one! 😁 👍 4d

Megabooks @ChaoticMissAdventures Great! Looking forward to seeing what you think of your nominee! 4d

Megabooks @TheBookHippie Fantastic! I hope you can find a copy! 4d

Megabooks @JamieArc I loved it, but the structure of the plot is different, so we'll see! 4d

Megabooks @RaeLovesToRead It was my second, too! 4d

Megabooks @JenP Great!!! 4d

Megabooks @peaKnit 🎉 🎉 4d

Megabooks @Texreader Not at all! Let's get her added to the tag list @BarbaraBB and @squirrelbrain 👍 👍 4d

Megabooks @Lesliereadsalot So glad to have you join us! 4d

Megabooks Excited to be organizing with the two best co-counsellors! @barbaraBB @squirrelbrain 💜 💜 4d

Texreader @Megabooks Yay!!! Thank you! 3d

Addison_Reads I loved Death of the Author! I can't wait to discuss it. 3d

Suet624 Yay! Thank you!! 3d

Well-ReadNeck Oooooh! 👀 3d

BarbaraBB @Megabooks 🧡🧡 3d

Kitta Oh wow so far only one of my choices made the list (Wild dark shore) ! Excited to be introduced to some new stuff. @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks 3d

BkClubCare Haha LOVE the suspense you are creating!! 3d

KarenUK Woodworking! So excited for this one! 3d

julieclair I‘m looking forward to these! 3d

peanutnine Can I jump in for July? Both these books are on my TBR and I'd love to discuss with others! 2d

Megabooks @peanutnine sure! We‘d love to have you! @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain 2d

Megabooks @julieclair me too! 2d

Megabooks @KarenUK it was one of my nominees, so I‘m very excited it was picked! 2d

Megabooks @BkClubCare suspense over now!! 😂😂 I hope you like the picks!! 2d

Megabooks @Kitta that is the best part of camp! 2d

Megabooks @Kitta great! It‘s always so fun to see what‘s picked. Helen is very organized at recording the vote, and when we looked back almost all 71 voters had at least one of their six choices win, which is great! 2d

Megabooks @Well-ReadNeck @Suet624 so excited to have you both back at camp! 2d

Megabooks @Addison_Reads me too! I think it‘s going to be a great one to discuss! 2d

Kitta @Megabooks oh wow that‘s great! I‘m surprised it‘s not a drop down menu or something. The free text must be difficult to score! 2d

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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

Summer is here, campers! 🏕️ Thanks to all 71 of you who voted - we have our top 6 books for #camplitsy25!

In June, we‘ll start with Audition, followed by Wild Dark Shore.

I‘ll be back in a week or so with the page breaks for Audition, which we‘ll discuss over the weekends of 7th/8th and 14th/15th June.

In the meantime, keep an eye out for bears, but also for Meg and Barbara who pop up over the weekend with the remaining 4 books!

squirrelbrain
@Addison_Reads @AmyG @BarbaraJean @Bkclubcare @BooksandCoffee4me @Bookbuyingaddict @booknaround @Bookwormjillk @Butterfinger @Cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM @Cbee 5d

squirrelbrain @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe @Daisey @Debinhawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @ErikasMindfulshelf @Flaneurette @fredthemoose 5d

squirrelbrain @Gatheringbooks @Graciouswarriorprincess @Hooked_on_books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @Jas16 @Jenniferw88 @JenP @Jenreadsalot @Jess @Jhod @JoyBlue @JulesG @julieclair @KarenUK @Karisa 5d

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squirrelbrain @kitta @Kristy-K @Kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot @maich @Mcctrish @MeganAnn @Merelybookish @Meshell 1313 @Monalyisha @Oryx @peaKnit 5d

squirrelbrain @Prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @Read4Life @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Roary47 @Ruthiella @Sace @Sapphire @Sarahbarnes @Soubhiville @Skygoddess1 @Suet624 @Susanita 5d

squirrelbrain @TheBookHippie @Thekidupstairs @Triplem80 @TrishB @Vonnie862 @Well-ReadNeck @willaful @youneverarrived @Meshell1313 @Addison_Reads 5d

BarbaraBB Yay, that‘s quite the kick-off! I think the Littens chose very wisely 😀 I am looking forward to a new Kitamura and as I‘ve been shouting out everywhere I LOVED Wild Dark Shore so can‘t wait to discuss it around the campfire 🔥 5d

Bookwormjillk Yay!!! Camp!!! 🏕️🐻❤️ 5d

Lesliereadsalot Very excited! ⛺️🪵🩷 5d

sarahbarnes Yay, so excited for these picks to kick us off! I‘m reading Audition right now and have WDS waiting! 5d

Bookwormjillk PS anyone listened to these on audio? 5d

CBee So glad that I waited to read Wild Dark Shore! Very excited! 5d

TheKidUpstairs Yay! I'm excited to discuss Audition, from reviews it looks like a great one to talk through with you all! And I'm also excited to give McConaghy another chance! 5d

Read4life Looks like a good start to camp!! 🏕️ 5d

Ruthiella Nice! I ha Audition out now from the library-great timing. 👍 5d

JenP 🥳 very excited! 5d

Susanita I‘ve put holds on them! 5d

Megabooks Yay!!! So glad camp starts soon!! 🏕️ 5d

Caroline2 Ohhhh exciting!! 👏 5d

mcctrish Omg I saw this post and squealed 🎉🎉camping time is here 5d

AmyG OH BOY!!!! Thank you. 5d

Deblovestoread Fantastic! Excited for both books and camp! 5d

TrishB Ready on the pile! Can‘t wait 😁. Great choices. 5d

ChaoticMissAdventures OMG OMG I am so excited!!!!! 5d

BarbaraJean 🎉🎉Now to hope and pray the library holds come in on time!! 5d

JenReadsAlot Yay!!! 5d

GatheringBooks Woohoo! Bought my copies! 🤞🏽📚📚📚 5d

Hooked_on_books I predicted these two would get picked. I loved WDS and look forward to discussing it but won‘t be reading Audition. I read her last 2 and she doesn‘t work for me. 5d

JamieArc Woohoo! Excited to see which books we are reading this summer! 5d

ImperfectCJ I love both authors and am very excited for these! I'll be traveling in June and library holds are iffy, so I just bought the ebooks for on my Kobo (and I almost never buy ebooks, so that shows how excited I am!) 5d

cariashley Rats, I didn‘t manage to get to vote, but I know I‘m in good hands here! Already excited about the first two picks! 5d

Jess Nice! I already read WDS but look forward to chatting with everyone about it. I just found Audition in Spotify so will probably use my June hours to listen to that one. Can‘t wait to see what else was chosen! 5d

MeganAnn Yay! 🎉 Looking forward to both and WDS especially since everyone seems to be raving about it. 🤞🏻My library holds will come through in time. Looks like WDS has been so popular they have added extra copies so that might help. 5d

squirrelbrain @Bookwormjillk @Lesliereadsalot @Read4life @JenP @Caroline2 @Deblovestoread @TrishB @ChaoticMissAdventures @JenReadsAlot @GatheringBooks @JamieArc - glad you‘re all so excited. The other 4 books are just as fabulous! 5d

squirrelbrain That‘s excellent timing! @sarahbarnes 5d

squirrelbrain @CBee - I‘ve been hanging back on reading a lot of books from the longlist, just in case! 🤪 5d

squirrelbrain @TheKidUpstairs - I get the feeling Audition might be a Marmite book, but certainly lots to discuss, if Chelsea.poole ‘s review is anything to go by! 😊 5d

squirrelbrain @mcctrish @AmyG - both your posts made me 🤭 and cheered up a grumpy work afternoon! ❤️ 5d

squirrelbrain I hope they do come in on time 🤞 @BarbaraJean 5d

squirrelbrain Yay! @GatheringBooks - and maybe some more to buy soon too…. 5d

squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books - no worries, not every book will work for everyone. 🫤 5d

squirrelbrain We are truly honoured @ImperfectCJ 🤪 that camp is so exciting you bought e-books! 5d

mcctrish I have ordered both books. I am not playing this year. I wasted time I will never get back waiting for library holds to never come in 🤣🤣 5d

squirrelbrain @cariashley - I‘m sure you‘ve got more important things to be thinking about than voting for camp! 😊 I hope you get to join in at some point over the summer! 5d

squirrelbrain @jess - Audition is quite short so will hopefully fit within your hours! 🤞 5d

squirrelbrain Yes @meganann - I‘m looking forward to WDS so much as well. @BarbaraBB loved it and we have very similar taste in books. 5d

KarenUK I just bought Audition and I LOVED the other! Great choices so far! 5d

ErikasMindfulShelf Two great books! 5d

squirrelbrain @KarenUK @ErikasMindfulShelf - the other 4 are just as good! 😊 5d

kspenmoll Can‘t wait for both books. I own WDS but not the other.. 5d

BarbaraBB @mcctrish a wise decision 😃😃 5d

CBee @squirrelbrain must know what a Marmite book means now - I feel like I should know this already 🤔 5d

Chelsea.Poole So exciting! I‘ve been waiting to read Wild Dark Shore because I adore her other two, and I‘d like to really savor this one. Looks like I‘ll get to really dive in deep with it. And I can see Audition leading to some really interesting discussions. Let‘s goooo 🏕️ 4d

squirrelbrain @ruthiella - perfect timing! ❤️ 4d

squirrelbrain @Chelsea.Poole your review of Audition really intrigued me! 4d

squirrelbrain @cbee - sorry! 🤪 Marmite is a yeast extract that we either spread on toast or make into a drink. In the UK, people either love it or hate it, hence things are ‘Marmite‘ if they are polarising. 4d

peaKnit Held audition! I have read the other, it will be an excellent conversation! 4d

CBee @squirrelbrain I knew what Marmite was and had a feeling that‘s what it meant 😂😂 Perfect description!! 4d

Christine Thrilled about these! Recently read Audition and liked it a lot but have been eager to hear others‘ takes/interpretations. And I‘ve been sad about not yet getting to WDS but now I‘m glad! 4d

kspenmoll Thanks for hosting this again! 4d

Meshell1313 Perfect! Can‘t wait! 4d

monalyisha If I can find the time, I‘ll dive into Wild Dark Shore with you all! 4d

TheBookHippie I‘m in for Audition! 4d

squirrelbrain @peaknit I‘m really looking forward to WDS - I loved the author‘s other books. 4d

squirrelbrain @christine - yes, it sounds like there‘s a lot to talk about with Audition. 🤔 4d

squirrelbrain You‘re welcome @kspenmoll - we can‘t wait! 4d

squirrelbrain We can‘t wait either! @meshell1313 4d

squirrelbrain Hooray @monalyisha - hopefully you can squeeze it in! 4d

squirrelbrain Yay! 🎉@TheBookHippie - looking forward to it! 4d

squirrelbrain You‘re welcome ☺️ @cbee 4d

peaKnit @squirrelbrain I need to get her other books, I don‘t think I‘ve read anything of her before. What a treat to know there is more! 4d

CBee @peaKnit I recommend starting with

Migrations: A Novel

Zuhkeeyah I just borrowed Audition through Libby and placed a hold on WDS. Excited for the discussion 4d

peaKnit @CBee would you believe I own that, haven‘t read it and didn‘t connect it to this author? I‘m ready to go☺️ 4d

CBee @peaKnit happens to me all the time 😂 I hope you enjoy it when you get to it! 4d

Addison_Reads Great choices! 3d

Well-ReadNeck 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3d

squirrelbrain Yes @peaKnit I preferred Migrations to Wolves, but loved both! @CBee 3d

squirrelbrain @Zuhkeeyah - glad you could get Audition, and hopefully WDS will come through in time. 🤞 3d

squirrelbrain @Addison_Reads @Well-ReadNeck - Littens always choose great books for camp! (Well, most of the time!) 🤣 3d

julieclair Excited! Let‘s go camping! 3d

youneverarrived Definitely want to read Audition so will try and join in with that! 23h

squirrelbrain Great! @youneverarrived - looking forward to it! 21h

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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

Thanks to all those who have voted already for our #camplitsy25 books! We love seeing all the votes coming in. If you still wish to vote you have until next Friday 9th May to do so.

We have a possible / probable top 3 currently, although even that could change! We then have TWENTY books vying for those other 3 places, with only 4 votes separating them all!

Here‘s the longlist: http://bit.ly/42N5OCt

Here you can vote: https://bit.ly/3ENlNbz

squirrelbrain @Addison_Reads @AmyG @BarbaraJean @Bkclubcare @BooksandCoffee4me @Bookbuyingaddict @Bookwormjillk @Butterfinger 2w

squirrelbrain @Cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM @Cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe @Daisey @Debinhawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel 2w

squirrelbrain @ErikasMindfulshelf @Flaneurette @fredthemoose @Gatheringbooks @Graciouswarriorprincess @Hooked_on_books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @Jas16 @Jenniferw88 @JenP @Jenreadsalot @Jess @Jhod 2w

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squirrelbrain @JoyBlue @JulesG @KarenUK @Karisa @Kitta @Kristy-K @Kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot @Mcctrish @MeganAnn @Merelybookish @Meshell 1313 2w

squirrelbrain @Meshell1313 @BookNAround @julieclair 2w

squirrelbrain @Monalyisha @Oryx @peaKnit @Prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @Read4Life @RaeLovesToRead @rockpools @Roary47 @Ruthiella @Sace @Sapphire @Sarahbarnes 2w

squirrelbrain @Soubhiville @Skygoddess1 @Suet624 @Susanita @TheBookHippie @Thekidupstairs @Triplem80 @TrishB @Vonnie862 @Well-ReadNeck @willaful @youneverarrived 2w

mcctrish I just want to know so badly 🤣🤣 2w

Kitta Ooo! I‘m so excited to find out. 2w

JenReadsAlot @mcctrish Me too! 😂 2w

TrishB Can‘t wait 😁 2w

Laughterhp Thanks for the reminder! Just voted. 2w

Meshell1313 Oooh a close one. Can‘t wait to see the winners! 2w

Bookwormjillk I want to know! 😂😂😂 2w

BkClubCare So exciting 🤩 2w

Leniverse What do you do if there's a multi-way draw? 😱 Draw lots, or release them back to us for a second round of votes? 2w

sarahbarnes An impossible task! Just voted. So many on here I want to read regardless - an embarrassment of riches. 😍 2w

RaeLovesToRead *dons fake mustache to vote again* hahahaha 2w

Lesliereadsalot Super excited about this! 2w

squirrelbrain @mcctrish @Kitta @JenReadsAlot @TrishB @Bookwormjillk @BkClubCare @Lesliereadsalot - we‘re lucky as we get to see the votes as they come in, which is just as exciting. Not long now until we find out who‘s coming to camp this year! 😜 2w

squirrelbrain @meshell1313 - yes, much closer than last year when James was way ahead of anything else. 2w

Kitta @RaeLovesToRead 😂 2w

squirrelbrain Thanks for voting @laughterhp @sarahbarnes - yes, I‘ve been ordering a fair few books over the last couple of weeks, whether they‘re going to make the final 6 or not! 2w

squirrelbrain @raelovestoread - nah, not happening, we can spot you a mile off! 🤣 Dressed in that bear costume from last year. 2w

Ruthiella This is as much fun as actually reading the books! I love the process and the possibilities. 😃 2w

Prairiegirl_reading @squirrelbrain @RaeLovesToRead 🤣🤣🐻🐻 2w

Prairiegirl_reading I‘ve been putting off book shopping until we find out the winners. It‘s been difficult!! I‘m not really surprised it‘s close. The long list had so many interesting titles. 2w

CSeydel Maybe we could have a second round of voting? I‘m betting a lot of books got only one vote 😅 2w

BkClubCare @CSeydel - I would vote for a round 2 vote if we need to narrow down - but I also don‘t want to make more work for our camp leaders. ❤️ 2w

JenReadsAlot Can we add another book and camp in September too?! 2w

squirrelbrain @Leniverse @CSeydel @BkClubCare - it‘s never been a problem before, somehow! There have been plenty of draws, of course, certainly lower down but even within the top 6. Just not where it mattered - places 5 / 6 / 7. We‘ll cross that bridge if / when we come to it this year. 2w

squirrelbrain We should camp all year round! @JenReadsAlot - the sun is always shining *somewhere* in the world! 😜 2w

BkClubCare @squirrelbrain - “We should camp all year round!” 🤣🏕️☀️ 2w

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @JenReadsAlot We should camp year round indeed!! ❤️ 2w

Hooked_on_books You‘re so cruel! Dangling tidbits but not telling us the identity of the books. Awful! 😉 2w

Sapphire Thank you! 2w

Sapphire @Hooked_on_books IKR 2w

squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books @Sapphire - I‘m the mean girl in camp who no-one likes! 😈 2w

Sapphire @squirrelbrain lol! 2w

Hooked_on_books 😂 2w

CBee @RaeLovesToRead 😂😂😂 2w

Chelsea.Poole I have a few guesses for the top picks I‘m TILTing towards… 2w

Kitta @squirrelbrain how do you determine the order of the books once you have the top 6? I always feel there‘s a flow or connections between them and am impressed. Is this intentional? (edited) 2w

squirrelbrain @Chelsea.Poole LOL! 🤐 2w

squirrelbrain @Kitta - that‘s very kind of you to say! We do try to link the books together somehow. It depends on who is hosting which month, and we try to host at least one book each that we haven‘t read before so it can take a bit of working out! @Megabooks @BarbaraBB 2w

Daisey Thanks for the reminder! Last year was the first time I participated, and I wasn‘t sure I would vote this year. There were enough books I had seen mentioned that I voted for those without more research. So curious to see the choices! 1w

squirrelbrain @Daisey - thanks for voting! Not long until we find out! 1w

Prairiegirl_reading So voting ends tomorrow and then how long until we find out? Is everything still super close? 5d

squirrelbrain @Prairiegirl_reading - we closed the voting overnight and, keep a look out, we *might* be starting to reveal the results today! 5d

Prairiegirl_reading @squirrelbrain YAY!!! Thank you!! 😊 5d

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I am finally submitting my nominations for #CampLitsy25. I tried to pick books that haven‘t been nominated yet. I particularly think Careless People would provide a lot of conversational fodder.

Chelsea.Poole I‘m really interested in Careless People! 4w

squirrelbrain Yay -I‘ve been waiting for your nominations - well done on finding ones not yet nominated! You‘re right about Careless People - it would make for great discussions! 4w

Deblovestoread I‘d love to read Careless People as a group! Now to check out the others. 4w

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Bookwormjillk Careless People is a good idea 4w

Ruthiella Definitely adding a nonfiction entry would be great! 👍 4w

BarbaraBB Thanks for nominating and adding these four books! All look Camp worthy! 4w

Megabooks These are great nominations!! Careless People was excellent, and I hope you and other folks read it regardless of CL. 3w

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Here are my nominations for #CampLitsy25. I read the first two in ARC form, and highly recommend both. The other two are on my precious Libby holds list.

The Love Haters, by Katherine Center

Head Cases (PAR Unit #1), by John McMahon

Kate & Frida, by Kim Fay

Atmosphere, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

@Megabooks, @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB

squirrelbrain Great choices - two I‘ve not even heard of before! 4w

BarbaraBB Glad you‘re in again! Thanks for nominating ❤️ 4w

JoyBlue @squirrelbrain 💙 Which two? 4w

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JoyBlue @BarbaraBB Thanks for hosting! 💙 4w

Kristy_K I loved Head Cases! And can‘t wait for the new TJR! 4w

squirrelbrain Your first two nominations. 4w

JoyBlue @Kristy_K Yay! 4w

JoyBlue @squirrelbrain I think you're in for a treat (if you like those kinds of things)! 4w

Megabooks These are great! I‘m really curious where TJR takes these astronauts! 3w

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CogsOfEncouragement

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Looking forward to #CampLitsy25

All The Other Mothers Hate Me, Sarah Harman
Three Days in June, Anne Tyler
My Name is Emilia Del Valle, Isabel Allende
Happy Land, Dolen Perkins-Valdez

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Ruthiella Great list! 👍I definitely want to read more Ann Tyler. 1mo

squirrelbrain I‘ve just got the Tyler on audio from the library - great choices! 1mo

Megabooks Nice choices!! I have Other Mothers out from the library now! 1mo

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Megabooks @squirrelbrain I read it on audio. Enjoyed it!! 1mo

GatheringBooks Oooh! A new Anne Tyler! Nice. 💕 1mo

MeganAnn Happy Land is on my list of must reads. 1mo

BennettBookworm I really want to read All The Other Mothers! 1mo

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Flaneurette

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Some books from my tbr that I don‘t think have been mentioned for #camplitsy25. Love seeing what everyone else has listed so far!

The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel

BarbaraBB A new Lacey and a new Wilson? My TBR is exploding! Thanks for nominating! 1mo

Megabooks I love Catherine Lacey, and I've signed up to see Kevin at Parnassus in May. Great nominations! Glad you're returning to Camp! 1mo

squirrelbrain Great picks! ❤️ 1mo

ErikasMindfulShelf Run for the Hills was great!! 1mo

Chelsea.Poole I almost nominated Idle Grounds. Looks good! 1mo

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Kitta

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My nominations for #camplitsy25! Always my favourite summer activity. Tags in comments!

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Bookwormjillk Death Takes Me is on my list too 1mo

BarbaraBB Thanks for nominating! I loved Wild Dark Shore and want to read the Vuong! 1mo

Kitta @BarbaraBB Im obsessed with Vuong, I will definitely read it either way! 1mo

Megabooks Even though I've already read WDS, I'm glad people are nominating it. It would make for good discussion! I'm with @BarbaraBB about the Vuong. I'm already on the list at the library! 1mo

Kitta @Megabooks I own a copy of WDS that I got through BOTM, so I‘ll get to it eventually even if it‘s not a pick! I want a hard copy for myself of the Vuong I think, but havent pre-ordered yet! I should get on that. I heard him speak once here in NYC and was blown away. It was when Time is a Mother had come out and I immediately bought everything available that day by him haha. 1mo

GatheringBooks I am intrigued by Death Takes Me! I also nominated the Vuong title. Yay! 1mo

Kitta @GatheringBooks yay fingers crossed it‘s a pick! 1mo

BennettBookworm I‘m loving the sirens so far!! 1mo

Kitta @BennettBookworm oh great!! I got the Barnes and Noble copy with the pretty edges. I‘ll be reading it for sure. 1mo

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I usually don‘t add to the long list for Camp Litsy because the books that are chosen are almost always waaaaaay outside my comfort zone, which is part of the fun for me. But, I thought I‘d fully participate this year with a few books I‘m looking forward to (and one I read as an ARC that was one of my absolute favorites last December). So, without further ado…#CampLitsy25

monalyisha Which was your absolute fave? 1mo

DGRachel @monalyisha The Bane Witch. It‘s SO good. I don‘t want to say much about it because I think it‘s one where you really should get to experience how things play out but also I want to say all the things. I need people to discuss this with. 😬

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Bookwormjillk I guess I have to add Bane Witch to my summer reading list no matter what based on how much you love it! 1mo

BarbaraBB Me too, very intrigued now by Bane Witch! Thanks for nominating! 1mo

Kristy_K I have an arc of Whack Job! I‘m looking forward to reading it. 1mo

Megabooks I did not realize there was a book about axe murder out. How fascinating! One of my most memorable books years later was the fictionalized Lizzy Borden book. (Because it was good and also because of all the vomiting...)

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dabbe

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#camplitsy25
Megabooks, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

For your humble consideration. 😊

squirrelbrain Great choices! ❤️ 1mo

GatheringBooks A stephen king title!!! Nice! 💕 1mo

Bookwormjillk I forgot the Stephen King is coming 1mo

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BarbaraBB Yay! Thank you! 1mo

Suet624 Ooh, a stephen king! That would be new for camplitsy. 1mo

AmyG I also forgot about Stephen King. (edited) 1mo

peaKnit Good picks! I have that King preordered on audio, can‘t wait! 1mo

mcctrish Everything tuberculosis is on my TBR ❤️❤️ 1mo

Meshell1313 Ooh these all sound amazing! 🤩 1mo

Kitta Ooo I added the sirens too! 1mo

Deblovestoread Oooo, I bet Odyssey is fantastic! 1mo

dabbe @squirrelbrain TY! 💙💚🩵 1mo

dabbe @GatheringBooks 💙💚🩵 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I got your back! 🤩🤣😍 1mo

dabbe @BarbaraBB YW! 💙💚🩵 1mo

dabbe @Suet624 IKR? 💙💚🩵 1mo

dabbe @AmyG You have stunned me to my knees. 🤩🤣😍 1mo

dabbe @peaKnit TY! 💙💚🩵 1mo

dabbe @mcctrish #metoo 💙💚🩵 1mo

dabbe @Meshell1313 🤩🤣😍 1mo

dabbe @Kitta #greatminds 💙💚🩵 1mo

dabbe @Deblovestoread IKR? 💙💚🩵 1mo

Megabooks I have to say after reading Tuberculosis that I like John's nonfiction more than his fiction. It was very thought-provoking. Thanks for nominating it and the others!

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dabbe @Megabooks I've seen enough on the Vlog Bros to know that it is his PASSION! 🤩 1mo

AmyG @dabbe HA! 1mo

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CBee

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My choices for #CampLitsy25 😊 Thanks again for organizing, @Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain ♥️♥️

BarbaraBB I am not surprised we share 2 out of 4 nominations ❤️ 1mo

squirrelbrain So looking forward to the new Cosby! 1mo

Leniverse Oh, I didn't realise there was a new Cosby or I would have nominated it. Glad someone else did! 😂 1mo

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Suet624 Wow! These all look so good! 1mo

CBee @BarbaraBB your post reminded me about Tilt, so thank you ♥️ It looks really good! 1mo

CBee @squirrelbrain same! 1mo

CBee @Leniverse more than one person did I think - I think it‘ll have a fighting chance 🤞🏻 1mo

CBee @Suet624 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1mo

Meshell1313 Ooh nice choices!! 😍 1mo

Deblovestoread I didn‘t know Annie Hartnett had a new book! Great choices! 1mo

CBee @Deblovestoread I‘ll read anything she writes ♥️ 1mo

Megabooks I would be fascinated to see if the Cosby gets chosen since he won our Litsy ToB in 2024. His books are so good! Like @deblovestoread, I'm a big Hartnett fan, so thanks for putting that on my radar.

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#camplitsy25
It was hard to only pick 4!

The Names: A Novel

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Heartwood: 'nearly impossible to put down' Jennifer Egan

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Home of the American Circus: A Novel

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Sleep

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BarbaraBB Heartwood seems so good! And that cover 🥰 1mo

squirrelbrain I started off with a list of about 30! 🤣 1mo

Kristy_K I almost nominated

The Names: A Novel

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ErikasMindfulShelf @squirrelbrain I‘m not surprised. 😂 1mo

ErikasMindfulShelf @Kristy_K I‘m really looking forward to reading it. 1mo

ErikasMindfulShelf @BarbaraBB I think I‘m reading Heartwood next. Seems great. 1mo

Megabooks Great nominations!! If Jennifer Egan blurbed Heartwood, I know I'll probably like it!

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CarolynM

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Here‘s my suggestions for #CampLitsy25

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Universality: A Novel

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The Wardrobe Department

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TheKidUpstairs The Wardrobe Department looks so good, but it's not put in North America until September (I'm anxiously awaiting its release!) 1mo

Ruthiella Great list. I definitely want to read Natasha Brown. I haven‘t yet gotten to

Assembly

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GatheringBooks Ooh! I have perfection, too! 💕💕💕 1mo

squirrelbrain I‘ve been eyeing up the Garvey for some time…. And Universality too, of course! 1mo

BarbaraBB I enjoyed Perfection a lot, it would make for a great discussion. 1mo

Deblovestoread Great choices. 1mo

Megabooks I just checked Universality out of the library last week. Looking forward to it! Glad you'll be joining us again this year!

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Here are my #camplitsy25 nominations. Please add me to the list.

Memorial Days: A Memoir

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Black Woods, Blue Sky

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The Lost House: A Novel

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Murder Takes a Vacation: A Novel

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GatheringBooks Awesome titles. Been meaning to get my hands on the Eowyn Ivey title too! 1mo

GatheringBooks And a new Geraldine Brooks! 💕 1mo

BarbaraJean I'm twinsies on half your list... 🙌 1mo

BarbaraBB Happy you‘re joining in! I‘ve added you to the taglist ❤️ 1mo

squirrelbrain Great choices! ❤️ 1mo

BarbaraBB Oh and I'd love to read a new Laura Lippman! 1mo

Megabooks @barbarabb I've meant to read her for a long time. Maybe I should start this year! Great choices!

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I‘ve seen so many books already that I‘d love to read at #CampLitsy25! Adding some more, here are my nominations (tags below)!

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How to Sleep at Night

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King of Ashes

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ChaoticMissAdventures Ohh when do you see King of Ashes coming out? I read it was August. I love his writing. 1mo

BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures August would be too late. I did a check but will double check now! 1mo

BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures It says June 10 in Europe and because he‘s American I think it‘ll be June in the US too? 1mo

Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures Everything I see says June 10 for the US as well. I‘m surprised it took this long for someone to nominate that one! 1mo

AmyG Oh right! The new SA Cosby! 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @BarbaraBB maybe the article I read was old! This is exciting news! 1mo

sarahbarnes Great list! I‘ve still never read anything from Cosby - I need to fix that. 1mo

Deblovestoread Yes! King of Ashes! Also, the others look great, too. 😀 1mo

fredthemoose Yes—King of Ashes was the first one I thought of to nominate! S.A. Cosby is so good! 1mo

GatheringBooks Small Boat!!! All great titles here. :) 1mo

squirrelbrain You definitely do need to fix that! @sarahbarnes 1mo

Bookwormjillk I had no idea there‘s a new Cosby coming! Yay! 1mo

Megabooks Tilt is calling to me from my new aardvark box...I don't know if I'm patient enough to wait! 😏

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BarbaraBB @Megabooks I can‘t imagine it being chosen, so we can probably read it before Camp 🤣 1mo

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My #camplitsy nominations (links and descriptions in the comments):

Free: My Search for Meaning, by Amanda Knox

Story of a Murder: the wives, the mistresses, and Doctor Crippen, by Hallie Rubenhold

Death of the Author, by Nnedi Okorafor

The Heart of Winter, by Jonathan Evison

#camplitsy25

Free: My Search for Meaning

CSeydel Amanda Knox reflects on her world-famous confinement in an Italian prison and her return to “ordinary” life. Though she was exonerated, it has taken more than a decade to reclaim her identity and truly feel free.

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CSeydel “No murderer should ever be the keeper of his victims‘ stories.” In this epic examination of one of the most infamous murders of the twentieth century, Rubenhold gives voice to those who have never properly been heard—the women.

Story of a Murder: A gripping, historical true crime tale from the bestselling author of The Five: The Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

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CSeydel One night after her life is upended, Zelu takes the risk that will define her life—she writes a book very unlike her others. A science fiction drama about androids and AI after the extinction of humanity. What follows is a tale of love and loss and extraordinary events in one world and another, and the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur.

Death of the Author: A Novel

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CSeydel Through the years, Abe and Ruth Winter have fallen in and out of lockstep, and from their haunting losses and guarded secrets, a dependable partnership has been forged. When Ruth‘s loose tooth turns out to be something malicious, their beautiful, reliable life together comes to a crisis. Evison explores 70 years of big moments in subtle ways, elegantly braiding the Winters‘ turbulent history with their present-day battles.

The Heart of Winter: A Novel

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Kristy_K I just got Amanda Knox‘s book and can‘t wait to read it! 1mo

TheBookHippie I‘ve got Story of a murder on my list to read at some point! 😂 1mo

Ruthiella Nice balance between fiction and nonfiction! 👍 1mo

CSeydel @Ruthiella I had to rein myself in on some of the nonfiction I‘m looking forward to this summer - because I knew nobody else would vote for it 🤣 1mo

squirrelbrain I‘ve seen good reviews for both the NF on your list! 1mo

BarbaraBB You know how to sell them! Now I want to read all of them! 1mo

CSeydel @BarbaraBB 🤩😉📚 1mo

Megabooks I'm really curious about the Amanda Knox book. I did not follow that case closely, but it so completely overtook America that you couldn't NOT know a little about it!

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I‘m excited to join in this summer with #CampLitsy25 ! These are my nominations. Whatever we end up reading, the experience and discussion are always enlightening.

Detransition, Baby: A Novel

ChaoticMissAdventures I am starting Stag Dance this week and am so excited! 1mo

Meshell1313 Ooh these look great! 1mo

Deblovestoread Great choices! Loved Wild Dark Shore 1mo

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Ruthiella @ChaoticMissAdventures I adored

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Ruthiella @Meshell1313 As @BarbaraBB mentioned, choosing the nominees is half the fun! 1mo

Ruthiella @Deblovestoread I have heard so many great things about it! 1mo

squirrelbrain I have Stag Dance reserved at the library. 1mo

sarahbarnes Great choices!! I want to read all of these! 1mo

Ruthiella @squirrelbrain Me too! 1mo

Ruthiella @sarahbarnes I know, right? I want a deserted island and a pile of books! 😅 1mo

AmyG Stag Dance…good choice. 1mo

Ruthiella @AmyG I‘m definitely going to read it! 1mo

sarahbarnes My dream 😆 1mo

BarbaraBB Such great choices. I want to read them all! 1mo

Ruthiella @BarbaraBB I know, right! ALL THE BOOKS! 🤪 1mo

Megabooks All of these are on my TBR besides WDS, which I've already read. Fantastic choices!

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Ruthiella @Megabooks I‘m definitely going to read (or at least try ) all of them, whether they make the short list or not. 👍 1mo

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Here we go! Audition by Kate Kitamura was at the top of my list but since @squirrelbrain nominated it I chose Penitence instead. Loving the nominations so far! So happy camp is back!

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Happiness Forever

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BarbaraBB Fab choices! I want to read all four of them! 1mo

Meshell1313 Ooh good picks!! 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures I am excited to read Tilt! It is set in my hometown. 1mo

squirrelbrain Sorry to ruin your list! 🤣 I loved Tilt. 1mo

Deblovestoread @squirrelbrain Not ruined! Opened up a slot for another nominee! Can‘t have an exploding TBR without ALL the choices. 🎆📚🎆 1mo

AmyG Oooo Tilt. Everyone has such great choices. 1mo

GatheringBooks Yay for We Do Not Part! We just discussed this in my book club last week. 💕 1mo

Megabooks Penitence is on my TBR as an audiobook. My all-time favorite narrator reads it. Glad you'll be joining us again!

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These are my nominations for #camplitsy25. I‘m excited to see what everyone else nominates - and I‘m prepared for the #tbrexplosion!

If you‘ve not heard of #camplitsy and want to know more, head over to look at @BarbaraBB ‘s recent post or ask any questions here.

squirrelbrain For some reason I can‘t tag you @BarbaraBB - which could be an issue. 😬 1mo

squirrelbrain Thanks for mentioning Elegy @Oryx - I may have stolen the idea from you. ☺️ 1mo

TheKidUpstairs Audition was number five on my list 🤣 great choices! 1mo

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squirrelbrain Great minds….! @TheKidUpstairs 😊 1mo

Cathythoughts I‘m looking them up 👍🏻😁❤️ 1mo

Ruthiella Katie Kitamura‘s is going on my list too! Such an interesting writer. 1mo

BarbaraBB Oooh you‘ve shared your choices already! Super excited. I am looking forward so much to checking out all those books that people nominate! 1mo

squirrelbrain I couldn‘t help it @barbarabb - I was too excited! 🤣 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures Luminous looks so good, all of these look so good! I like how I think ohh what is this then go to my TBR and it is already there.... :) 1mo

Deblovestoread So glad to see Audition on here! And the others look great too. 1mo

squirrelbrain I‘m really looking forward to Audition! @Ruthiella @Deblovestoread 1mo

squirrelbrain @ChaoticMissAdventures - our TBR lists are just TOO big to remember! 🤣 1mo

sarahbarnes Elegy and Audition are on my TBR! 1mo

Megabooks So glad we're doing this again this year friend! Can't wait to see what is chosen!

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Centique Ooh ive heard such good things about Audition! 4w

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After announcing the 6 fabulous books for #camplitsy24, Meg, Barbara and I thought you might like to see the 10 books that ‘nearly‘ made the list. (In no particular order)

James was by far our runaway winner, with 4 in 10 Littens voting for it. Next were Bear and Clear, with around a quarter of you voting for each one.

The other 3 winning books gained just a few more votes than these 10, so a close-run race!

We‘d love to hear your thoughts!

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@Addison_Reads @AmyG @BarbaraJean @batsy @bennettBookworm @Bkclubcare @Bklover @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk @cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM 12mo

squirrelbrain @Catlass007 @CatMS @Cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @Cseydel @Cuilin @Cupcake12 @dabbe @DebinHawaii @Deblovestoread 12mo

squirrelbrain @decalino @DGRachel @elizamarie @ErikasMindfulShelf @flaneurette @GatheringBooks @Gissy @hes7 (edited) 12mo

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squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @IndoorDame @JamieArc @jas16 @jenniferw88 12mo

squirrelbrain @JenReadsAlot @Jess @jhod @jlhammar @JoyBlue @julesG @julieclair @Julsmarshall @KarenUK @karisa @Karisimo @KateReadsYA @Kimberlone @Kitta @Kristy_K 12mo

squirrelbrain @kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lizpixie @mcctrish @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @MicheleinPhilly @monalyisha @Nessavamusic @Oryx 12mo

squirrelbrain @peaKnit @prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @Readerann @RebelReader @Roary47 @rockpools @Ruthiella @SamAnne @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sblbooks 12mo

squirrelbrain @Soubhiville @Suet624 @Susanita @Suzze @TEArificbooks @Texreader @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @TheKidUpstairs @TrishB @well-readneck @willaful @youneverarrived @yourfavouritemixtape 12mo

ChaoticMissAdventures Greta and Valdin has been one of my favorites of the year, I hope this post gets more to check in out!! Thank you hosts for all your work on Camp! 12mo

TheBookHippie Knife I‘m reading asap now 🙃 . 12mo

RaeLovesToRead I got Warm Hands of Ghosts, The Familiar and Book of Doors on my TBR.... looking at these covers though... I need to investigate the book with the trippy blue trees! 12mo

Kimberlone lol all but one of the books I voted for were on this list 12mo

Susanita Three of these were on my list! 12mo

squirrelbrain It‘s one of my favourites too @ChaoticMissAdventures - I wonder if it didn‘t get more votes because a lot of us have already read it? 12mo

dabbe Only one of my choices made the summer list. I'm a horrible picker! 😂 12mo

squirrelbrain @TheBookHippie - I have a #netgalley ARC of Knife. I was saving it just in case it got nominated (along with *many* other books 🤣) so probably need to get to it now. 12mo

squirrelbrain It‘s a fab cover isn‘t it?! @RaeLovesToRead 12mo

squirrelbrain @Kimberlone @Susanita @dabbe - there were SO many great books, though, the votes were bound to be reasonably spread out. 12mo

Leniverse I loved Greta & Valdin, but didn't vote for it since I've already read it. Two of my nominations are on that runner-up list, so I definitely have to read them! 12mo

BarbaraBB Great collection of books! I couldn‘t resist purchasing

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TrishB @BarbaraBB I‘ve brought that too. And Whale Fall. 12mo

Meshell1313 Ooh I‘ll def pick up a few of these to read soon. I‘m hearing fantastic things about Knife! 12mo

Hooked_on_books An interesting mix! I‘m glad the Emily Henry didn‘t make our list because I have zero interest in it. And I clearly have weird tastes, as nothing I voted for (or nominated) made it on here. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 12mo

youneverarrived Interesting to see what almost made it! None of these were on my list but I do want to read Greta and Valdin. 12mo

JamieArc Whale Fall is one that only got on my radar because of the nominations. I‘m super intrigued by it, so I‘m sure it‘s going to make its way to my summer reading list. 12mo

BarbaraJean This is so interesting to see! Several of these I thought (or hoped) would make it onto the final lineup, and several I‘m glad didn‘t 😂 Greta & Valdin is on my list to read. 12mo

Roary47 Aww so close. 🥰💛 12mo

Karisimo Several of these were my picks! 12mo

Suet624 @Hooked_on_books I‘m with you. 12mo

Suet624 Thank you for letting us see all of these. Really interesting. (edited) 12mo

Ruthiella Nice! I voted for the Leigh Bardugo because I wanted a good excuse to finally try one of her books! 😂 12mo

julieclair Thank you for this! And for ALL the work that goes into Camp! 12mo

Larkken Very cool! I love seeing what everyone is excited about this year! 12mo

Chelsea.Poole I was hoping the tagged would make the list. Really look forward to reading

Whale Fall

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Caroline2 These all sound so good. I want to read all the books!! I may swap Warm Hands for Bear if it proves too difficult to order it here. There‘s a long wait on Amazon at the moment. 😬 12mo

squirrelbrain @TrishB @JamieArc @chelsea.poole - I just finished Whale Fall. I liked it but not as much as I thought I would. And I‘m not sure how much discussion we would have had, as it‘s very short. 12mo

squirrelbrain @leniverse @youneverarrived - Greta is so good, but I also didn‘t vote for it as I‘d read it. I think you‘ll love it too, Katie. 12mo

squirrelbrain @Meshell1313 - I‘m going to read Knife soon as well. 12mo

squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books @suet624 - not weird tastes, just eclectic! 🤪 12mo

batsy I've got Irena Rey on hold and am excited to read it! 12mo

sarahbarnes Thanks for doing this! 12mo

Bookbuyingaddict They‘re all great 👍 thank you for organising ☺️looking forward to reading 📖 around the camp 🏕️ fire 🔥 starting 1st June 🙂 are posting our progress ? 😀 12mo

Bookbuyingaddict They‘re all great 👍 thank you for organising ☺️looking forward to reading 📖 around the camp 🏕️ fire 🔥 starting 1st June 🙂 are posting our progress ? 😀 @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @dabbe @TheAromaofBooks @TrishB @Kimberlone @Chelsea.Poole @Megabooks (edited) 12mo

squirrelbrain Hi @Bookbuyingaddict - we‘ll post the schedule soon. We read 1 book over 2 weeks and the host for each book posts some questions each weekend for us all to discuss. Looking forward to getting started! 🏕️ 12mo

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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

I‘m thrilled to be hosting your August #camplitsy24 books!

First, we‘ll be heading off to Ireland to read about 4 gifted sisters in The Alternatives, then heading to the Pacific Northwest to read Bear, which was our second most voted for book, after James.

We‘ll confirm all of the dates for each book shortly.

That‘s all 6 books revealed now, what do you think of our final two, and of the full selection for camp? 🏕️

squirrelbrain @Addison_Reads @AmyG @BarbaraJean @batsy @bennettBookworm @Bkclubcare @Bklover @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk @cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM 13mo

squirrelbrain @Catlass007 @CatMS @Cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @Cseydel @Cuilin @Cupcake12 @dabbe @DebinHawaii @Deblovestoread 13mo

squirrelbrain @decalino @DGRachel @elizamarie @ErikasMindfulShelf @flaneurette @GatheringBooks @Gissy @hes7 @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @IndoorDame 13mo

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squirrelbrain @JamieArc @Jas16 @jenniferw88 13mo

squirrelbrain @JenReadsAlot @Jess @jhod @jlhammar @JoyBlue @julesG @julieclair @Julsmarshall @KarenUK @karisa @Karisimo @KateReadsYA @Kimberlone @Kitta @Kristy_K 13mo

squirrelbrain @kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lizpixie @mcctrish @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @MicheleinPhilly @monalyisha @Nessavamusic @Oryx 13mo

squirrelbrain @peaKnit @prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @Readerann @RebelReader @Roary47 @rockpools @Ruthiella @SamAnne @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sblbooks 13mo

jenniferw88 I'm surprised Knife isn't on there! 13mo

Soubhiville I‘m excited for these two! 13mo

julesG Looking back at the longlist, I'm surprised we don't have six one word titles this year. That would have been awesome 🤣🤣 13mo

Bookwormjillk Yay Bear! I‘m excited that so many of these books aren‘t on my radar, but am happy this one made it. Can‘t wait for summer reading! 13mo

Hooked_on_books It‘s an interesting list! Like last year, I‘ve already read 2 (Clear and James) and the rest look promising! 13mo

Bookwormjillk @julesG ha! That does seem to be the trend this year. Thank goodness it has seemed to replace “The Girl” 13mo

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk 😂 ‘The Girl‘ 13mo

BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 Knife had many votes too. @squirrelbrain will share the runner-up‘s later this week! 13mo

squirrelbrain @jenniferw88 @julesG - look out for the ‘nearly-theres‘ later this week! 13mo

squirrelbrain @Bookwormjillk - it‘s great to have a mix of known and hitherto unknown books, isn‘t it?! 13mo

squirrelbrain @Soubhiville - glad you‘re pleased about these two! 13mo

squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books - I‘ve also read James, and would have probably read Clear as well, but I had insider information about how well it was doing in the voting, so I saved it. ☺️ 13mo

Caroline2 Oh intrigued by these two!! 😃 👍 13mo

Meshell1313 Exciting! Can‘t wait! 13mo

monalyisha I‘m thrilled! This went much better than when my book club (or ahem, my whole country) votes! 13mo

kspenmoll I am thrilled to be part of this group- some books I was aware of, some not. I have not read any of them. ❤️ 13mo

TrishB Brilliant ❤️ looking forward to them all. 13mo

CBee Yay! 13mo

JamieArc I‘m truly looking forward to reading all of these, and I believe 4 of them I either nominated or voted for. Though my own votes don‘t reflect this, I do with there were a nonfiction. Looking forward to the discussions! 13mo

AmyG Yay! I am so excited. Thank you all. 13mo

charl08 I have a feeling this is going to add to my wishlist... 13mo

batsy Don't know much about these two and look forward to finding out! 13mo

Suet624 Just broke down and ordered several books yesterday. I usually cross my fingers that a library will have the books but none of them did. I‘m very excited! 13mo

jlhammar Awesome! Beyond excited for both of these. 13mo

peaKnit Very excited to read some new book this summer! 13mo

squirrelbrain Glad you‘re all so excited! @Caroline2 @Meshell1313 @TrishB @CBee @AmyG @jlhammar @peaKnit 13mo

squirrelbrain @monalyisha - we‘re a good group here, as far as voting for the right things goes! 🤣 13mo

squirrelbrain @kspenmoll - I think we had a lot more ‘new to everyone‘ books this year, whereas last year some Littens had already read a few. 13mo

squirrelbrain @JamieArc - non-fiction didn‘t do so well in the voting this year. 🤷‍♀️ Only Knife ever really troubled the top 6. 13mo

squirrelbrain @charl08 - my TBR always explodes at this time of year! 13mo

squirrelbrain @batsy - I don‘t know much about these two either, that‘s the beauty of #camplitsy! 13mo

squirrelbrain Which ones tempted you? @Suet624 13mo

Suet624 Butter and All Fours 13mo

Megabooks So excited for these!! 🏕️🎉 13mo

squirrelbrain @Suet624 - glad you can join us for those two. Hopefully your library may get some of the others in soon. 13mo

Suet624 Thanks! Somehow or other I‘ll get the others. 😊 13mo

sarahbarnes These are two more great choices! I love camp this year!! 😁 13mo

Ruthiella These two are completely off my radar! I‘m so happy to be discovering them! 13mo

BarbaraJean These were nowhere near my radar until nominations—I‘ll be crossing my fingers for those library holds! 13mo

CBee @Suet624 I can‘t find Butter either - might have to order it! 13mo

Deblovestoread Ireland and the PNW 🙌🏼. Love camp!⛺️ 13mo

youneverarrived They sound interesting! Besides from All Fours none were on my radar, but I‘m looking forward to reading them all ❤️ 13mo

squirrelbrain @sarahbarnes - glad you‘re loving camp! ❤️ 13mo

squirrelbrain @Ruthiella @BarbaraJean - these two weren‘t on my radar either until they were nominated - the beauty of camp! 13mo

squirrelbrain @Deblovestoread - we‘ve got 6 fabulous books this year! 13mo

squirrelbrain @youneverarrived - I‘m looking forward to all of them too! ❤️ 13mo

Christine What a great bunch of books - summer can‘t come fast enough!! ❤️ 13mo

squirrelbrain I know @christine - I can‘t wait either! 13mo

Jess I am so excited about these selections! 4 of the 6 are either on my TBR or I was already planning on buying. The other 2 new to me picks sound great. Can‘t wait to get started! 13mo

Bookbuyingaddict Haven‘t heard of either of these two always love ❤️ a surprise 😮😆happy camp 🏕️ reading 📖😀 13mo

squirrelbrain It makes me happy that you‘re so excited! @jess 13mo

squirrelbrain @Bookbuyingaddict - these were new to me too, before Camp! 13mo

julieclair Looks like August will be Sisters Month! We really have a great selection lineup this year. None of the winners were on my radar, and that‘s what I love about camp! 12mo

GatheringBooks Thank you so so much for the tag! Great picks for #CampLitsy24 already bought 4 books out of 6. 📚📚📚📚 (edited) 12mo

squirrelbrain Great spot! @julieclair Glad you‘re pleased with the lineup! 12mo

squirrelbrain They are all fantastic picks aren‘t they? @GatheringBooks 12mo

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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

Repost for #Megabooks

I am incredibly excited to be your counselor for July! We‘ll start off with the #1 vote getter, James, and if you haven‘t read Everett, be ready to leap into his backlist after this because he‘s wonderful. Then very appropriately we‘ll move on to Miranda July‘s All Fours. An artist on the edge? Yes, please! I hope you‘ll join us for one or both books! #CampLitsy24

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2728511

BarbaraBB Thanks as always 🩷🩷 13mo

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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

Repost for @BarbaraBB

Meg, Helen and I are so glad you are as thrilled as we are about #CampLitsy24: 74 people voted, which is a new record!
Clear will be our first June read, followed by Butter. We hope you‘re happy with these first books!
I‘ll be your host in June & will get back to you with the reading schedule.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2728155

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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

I am incredibly excited to be your counselor for July! We‘ll start off with the #1 vote getter, James, and if you haven‘t read Everett, be ready to leap into his backlist after this because he‘s wonderful. Then very appropriately we‘ll move on to Miranda July‘s All Fours. An artist on the edge? Yes, please! I hope you‘ll join us for one or both books! #CampLitsy24

@squirrelbrain will announce August‘s books tomorrow!

Megabooks @Addison_Reads @AmyG @BarbaraJean @batsy @bennettBookworm @Bkclubcare @Bklover @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk @cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM 13mo

Megabooks @Catlass007 @CatMS @Cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @Cseydel @Cuilin @Cupcake12 @dabbe @DebinHawaii @Deblovestoread 13mo

Megabooks @JenReadsAlot @Jess @jhod @jlhammar @JoyBlue @julesG @julieclair @Julsmarshall @KarenUK @karisa @Karisimo @KateReadsYA @Kimberlone @Kitta @Kristy_K 13mo

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Megabooks @kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lizpixie @mcctrish @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @MicheleinPhilly @monalyisha @Nessavamusic @Oryx 13mo

Megabooks @peaKnit @prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @Readerann @RebelReader @Roary47 @rockpools @Ruthiella @SamAnne @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sblbooks 13mo

Megabooks @Soubhiville @Suet624 @Susanita @Suzze @TEArificbooks @Texreader @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @TheKidUpstairs @TrishB @well-readneck @willaful @youneverarrived @yourfavouritemixtape 13mo

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Suet624 Thank you!!! 13mo

jlhammar Exciting! I‘ve got James (though might be tempted to start it before July) and this will be my first experience with Miranda July. 13mo

CBee Thanks Meg! 13mo

sarahbarnes Yay!! Very excited for these two! 13mo

TheKidUpstairs Exciting! Very much looking forward to James. I'm not a huge Miranda July fan, but what better reason to give her another try! 13mo

Megabooks @Suet624 @CBee @sarahbarnes looking forward to seeing you at camp! 13mo

Megabooks @jlhammar James is the only one for camp I‘ve already read, and I loved it! Even if you give into temptation, I hope you‘ll join us for discussion. 😁 13mo

Megabooks @TheKidUpstairs I have her short story collection, but I haven‘t read it yet. I‘m going to try to get to it before I dive into this novel. I hope you will join us for both!

No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories

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Caroline2 Ohhhh seriously intrigued about these two. 👍 13mo

TrishB Thanks Meg 👍🏻 looking forward to them. 13mo

mcctrish Oh yay! I so wanted James to get picked ❤️❤️ (edited) 13mo

youneverarrived Happily surprised All Fours was chosen 😁 look forward to reading them both. 13mo

Megabooks @TrishB @mcctrish @youneverarrived so glad you‘ll be joining us!! 13mo

Megabooks @Caroline2 glad you‘re excited for camp, too! 13mo

TheBookHippie I‘m in! I‘m excited for these two!! A camp Litsy first for me! 13mo

BarbaraJean James was very high on my list and All Fours was very low on my list 😆 I have holds placed for James and I‘ll see if I can talk myself into the other before July! 13mo

Bookwormjillk I was going to vote for James but thought a lot of other people would so I gave my vote to a different book. Happy to see my gamble paid off! 13mo

batsy Fun! Need to brush up on my homework (read Huckleberry Finn 😁) 13mo

Oryx Excited for both of these! 13mo

Deblovestoread Looking forward to both of these! 💜🌸💜 13mo

Meshell1313 Hooray! Sounds great! 13mo

Ruthiella James is no surprise! 😅 I figured it would make it. Miranda July is so weird, so I can‘t wait to see what she‘s writing. 13mo

Daisey I‘ve got James on audio, so I may need to keep it for this summer and follow the discussion. 13mo

monalyisha Oh yay! I wasn‘t convinced All Fours would make it in. Love it! 🤩 13mo

Bookbuyingaddict Hooray 🙌🏻 great picks thanks ☺️ 13mo

Megabooks @TheBookHippie Awesome! 🎉 🎉 13mo

Megabooks @BarbaraJean even if you just join us for James, I'll be glad to have you! 13mo

Megabooks @Bookwormjillk yes! I don't remember the final number but about ⅓ of the campers voted for James. It was a very popular one! 13mo

Megabooks @batsy yes, I may reread it, too. I'm not a huge Twain fan, but I am a huge Everett fan, and I loved James the first time I read it. I'm really pleased to be leading the discussion. 13mo

Megabooks @Oryx @deblovestoread @meshell1313 really glad to have all of you at camp! 13mo

Megabooks @Ruthiella same! I think every camp needs a slightly (or maybe very!) weird book. 13mo

BarbaraBB @Daisey Please do! We would love you to join us for

James: A Novel

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Megabooks @Daisey I'd love for you to join us! 13mo

Megabooks @monalyisha yes! I'm very excited All Fours made it in, too! Glad you'll be joining us this summer. 13mo

Megabooks @Bookbuyingaddict yay! Glad you're excited! 13mo

BarbaraBB @Megabooks So glad most people love these winners and I certainly am looking forward to both of them and discussing them with you as our host 💓 13mo

TheBookHippie @batsy same… pulls out old book.. 13mo

Larkken @batsy same! I started with Tom Sawyer tho, so I've gotten sidetracked I fear... 13mo

kspenmoll All Fours I have not heard of & sounds intriguing! 13mo

BkClubCare Wowza! One I voted for (I think?) and one I am reading now. 😎 13mo

Chelsea.Poole @TheKidUpstairs I‘m not a huge fan of July either but I am willing to give her a shot too…I have a feeling camp will help me appreciate her! 13mo

JamieArc I‘ve been impatiently waiting all day to see this and I‘m glad I checked your page to discover you posted this hours ago! 😂😂. I‘ve been saving James, convinced it would make the cut. Glad to see it did! 13mo

Megabooks @JamieArc I don‘t know why you didn‘t make it on the tag list!! I assume you want to be added?? Glad you checked and are excited about James! 13mo

Megabooks @kspenmoll @BkClubCare so excited you‘re coming to camp! 13mo

AmyG Awesome! Thank you!!!! 13mo

Kitta Before reading James, should I read

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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JamieArc @Megabooks Yes, definitely add me to the tag list! 13mo

jenniferw88 @Megabooks, I should have been tagged, too! Can you add me to your list, please?! 13mo

Megabooks @JamieArc @jenniferw88 I think @squirrelbrain has added you! Glad you‘re coming to camp! 12mo

ImperfectCJ I just found out that I'm leading the discussion for All Fours on the CampToB site in August. Maybe we can compare notes as discussion leaders for this one. :-) 12mo

Megabooks @ImperfectCJ sounds good!! 👍🏻👍🏻 12mo

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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

Meg, Helen and I are so glad you are as thrilled as we are about #CampLitsy24: 74 people voted, which is a new record!
@Chelsea.Poole was it so CLEAR that Clear would be one of the selected books 🤣? You were right: it will be our first June read, followed by Butter. We hope you‘re happy with these first books!
I‘ll be your host in June & will get back to you with the reading schedule. Tomorrow check Meg‘s thread: she‘ll announce the July reads!

BarbaraBB @Addison_Reads @AmyG @BarbaraJean @batsy @bennettBookworm @Bkclubcare @Bklover @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk @cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM 13mo

BarbaraBB @Catlass007 @CatMS @Cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @Cseydel @Cuilin @Cupcake12 @dabbe @DebinHawaii @Deblovestoread 13mo

BarbaraBB @JenReadsAlot @Jess @jhod @jlhammar @JoyBlue @julesG @julieclair @Julsmarshall @KarenUK @karisa @Karisimo @KateReadsYA @Kimberlone @Kitta @Kristy_K 13mo

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BarbaraBB @kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @Lizpixie @mcctrish @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @MicheleinPhilly @monalyisha @Nessavamusic @Oryx 13mo

BarbaraBB @peaKnit @prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper @quietjenn @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @Readerann @RebelReader @Roary47 @rockpools @Ruthiella @SamAnne @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sblbooks 13mo

BarbaraBB @Soubhiville @Suet624 @Susanita @Suzze @TEArificbooks @Texreader @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @TheKidUpstairs @TrishB @well-readneck @willaful @youneverarrived @yourfavouritemixtape 13mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @BarbaraBB Excited! Getting on those library lists! 13mo

BarbaraBB @decalino @DGRachel @elizamarie @ErikasMindfulShelf @Flaneurette @GatheringBooks @Gissy @hes7 @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @IndoorDame @JamieArc @jas16 @jenniferw88 13mo

Prairiegirl_reading This is great! I already got Clear just because of the long list! I‘m excited to read it! Thanks for taking the time to encourage me to join! 😊 13mo

BarbaraBB @Prairiegirl_reading And there‘s more to come. We‘ll be reading some great books and it will be so fun to discuss them during Camp! Glad you‘ve joined! 13mo

sarahbarnes Very excited for these choices! I just learned that a friend‘s daughter was the editor for Clear so now I‘m even more excited to read it. 13mo

batsy Nice! Very keen to read both 😍 13mo

Leniverse Oh! Yes, super happy. I voted for both of those, and I'm especially looking forward to Clear ❤️ 13mo

BarbaraBB @Leniverse Did I tag you twice again?? 13mo

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes @batsy @Leniverse Glad you like them! We‘re happy too! Littens do have great taste 😀 13mo

RaeLovesToRead Ooh! Not surprised by Butter... not investigated Clear yet though! 💕💕 13mo

Leniverse @BarbaraBB Yes, you did 😂 13mo

ImperfectCJ I didn't have the bandwidth for voting this time, but I'm totally comfortable having put myself in y'all's capable hands. 😀 Quite excited to read these! 13mo

TheBookHippie I‘m in for Clear. 🙃 13mo

Kitta So excited for these! I voted for Clear so glad to see it up there 13mo

BarbaraBB @Leniverse 🤣 I‘m sorry! 13mo

BarbaraBB @ImperfectCJ I missed your votes but you are right, you will enjoy the books votes for! 13mo

BarbaraBB @TheBookHippie 👍🏽👍🏽 13mo

BarbaraBB @RaeLovesToRead It‘s a short one. I read an earlier book by the author and that one was very readable! 13mo

BarbaraBB @Kitta Glad you like them! 13mo

Deblovestoread Excited to read both of these! 13mo

BarbaraBB @Deblovestoread Yay! I thought you would! 13mo

TrishB Brilliant ❤️ look forward to it. 13mo

monalyisha Hooray! Thanks for all of your work! 13mo

julesG This is what I like about Camp Litsy, it drags me out of my comfort zone. 😉 I had neither book on my radar; well, apart from the nominations. 13mo

TheBookHippie @julesG SAME!! It‘s never a book I‘d read 😅 13mo

JamieArc Woohoo 🎉 Glad for an excuse to hit the bookstore this weekend to pick them up! And looking forward to what @Megabooks has for us tomorrow! 13mo

JenReadsAlot @julesG @TheBookHippie Same!! 13mo

Suet624 Thank you so much!!! 13mo

CBee Thank you ladies ♥️♥️ 13mo

jlhammar Yay! I already have Clear and Butter sounds great. Can‘t wait! 13mo

kspenmoll Thanks! 13mo

Bookwormjillk Yay! 13mo

Caroline2 Yay! Very happy these two got selected. Can‘t wait!! 😃 13mo

AmyG Ooooooo thank you! So excited! 13mo

youneverarrived Fab! Look forward to reading them ❤️ 13mo

BarbaraJean So excited!! Clear was one of my top choices, but I marked Butter with an “eh” ranking 😂 I‘ve put it on hold anyway and will give it a shot if I can get it in time! 13mo

Megabooks Clear just came in at the library for me!! 13mo

peaKnit Got my holds placed! 13mo

KateReadsYA Yayyy! I voted for Clear. I've placed my hold at the library (: 13mo

Soubhiville Woohoo! Can‘t wait to read with you all! 13mo

BarbaraBB @TrishB @monalyisha @julesG @TheBookHippie @JamieArc @JenReadsAlot @Suet624 @CBee @jlhammar @kspenmoll @Bookwormjillk @Caroline2 @AmyG @youneverarrived @BarbaraJean @peaKnit @KateReadsYA @Soubhiville I was out tonight, it‘s our King‘s Night, a big celebration where I live, and when I came home I read your reactions and they warm my heart! Looking forward to Camp with you all🤍 13mo

TheBookHippie @BarbaraBB my annual summertime snark 😅😘🤭🤷🏻‍♀️ I‘m looking forward to reading with you all!!! 13mo

Megabooks @JamieArc idk 😏🏕️🤔🤔🚣🏿‍♀️ 13mo

Chelsea.Poole A CLEAR favorite! Glad to see it make camp! Pretty surprised about Butter, but very much looking forward to it as well 🧈 13mo

Chelsea.Poole @TheKidUpstairs I feel like Clear is such a you-book!! 13mo

TheKidUpstairs @Chelsea.Poole you're so right! I already own a copy (I had it pre-ordered). I was about to start reading it, but then I saw there was a lot of camp interest! Can't wait to read it with everyone 13mo

TheKidUpstairs @BarbaraJean I had the same reaction to Butter. But that's one of the great things about camp, it paid you to try books you might pass up otherwise. Who knows, it could be a total hit! 13mo

Roary47 I‘m excited to try these out with everyone. 🥰 13mo

Hooked_on_books I read about Clear shortly before it came out and knew I had to read it immediately, so I did so when it showed up at my library. It‘s slim but I think there‘s a lot to talk about. I know almost nothing about Butter, so we‘ll see what I think about it when my hold comes in! 13mo

Bookbuyingaddict Amazing. 🤩 I purchased clear in London yesterday and already ordered butter 🧈 from the library 📚 thank you ☺️ for organising this #camplitsy24 which do we read first ? @BarbaraBB 13mo

Meshell1313 Hooray! Sounds great!! 13mo

BarbaraBB @Bookbuyingaddict Such coincidence! I hope you‘ll like them. We‘ll read Clear first (edited) 13mo

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Soubhiville

Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

I am amazed at all of the nominations for #camplitsy this year. This was a really tough decision, and there are so many more I‘m just as interested in reading. But after spending an enjoyable afternoon reading as many blurbs as I could, I wound up voting for these 6. I wonder if any of them will wind up on our camp roster. We‘ll see!

Thank you so much to our hardworking hosts!

Bookwormjillk I have high hopes for Bear! 13mo

Soubhiville @Bookwormjillk me too, Disappearing Earth was just so good. 13mo

Megabooks I‘m hoping to see Phillips at Parnassus in July! Nice choices. Thanks for voting! 13mo

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JamieArc Bear feels likely to make the list. It got one of my votes too! 13mo

BarbaraBB Great choices. I want to read Bear too. And Plaka! And A Woman of Pleasure and The Alternatives! (edited) 13mo

Caroline2 Great choices! I want to read Bear too. 😃 13mo

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DebinHawaii

Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader

Well that was difficult! (I mean that in the best way!) 😆 Just picked 6 books off the long list for #CampLitsy24
So many great books to pick from & so many I wasn‘t familiar with-which is kind of the beauty of it. Can‘t wait to see what‘s picked!

Check out @BarbaraBB ‘s posts for the list & voting link if you haven‘t yet & want to get your vote in.

Thank you @BarbaraBB @Megabooks & @squirrelbrain for all of the work that goes into camp!🏕️

Megabooks You‘re welcome! So glad you loved the longlist too! 13mo

Prairiegirl_reading The longlist really blew up my tbr but making my picks was fun! 13mo

BarbaraBB All those books I hadn‘t heard of yet made my head spin 😀 13mo

squirrelbrain Such a great longlist! 13mo

SaceReads I‘m looking forward to seeing the results. If I may, I will be a lurker. 😊 13mo

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JamieArc

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You know it‘s serious work when I pull out my computer for Litsy. Worked on my shortlist for #CampLitsy24 and my votes are in! It was hard to narrow down. I‘m curious what the shortlist will be!
Mad props to whoever prepared the spreadsheet - that made it much easier!

Megabooks That would be @squirrelbrain !! She‘s amazing at spreadsheets!! Glad you enjoyed pursuing it. 😁 13mo

squirrelbrain You know I love a spreadsheet @Megabooks ! 🤣 Off to check out your votes now, Jamie, and add them on to my *other* spreadsheet! 13mo

BarbaraBB Helen is a real spreadsheet 🧙 wizard! Thanks for joining Jamie! 13mo

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Prairiegirl_reading Can I still join? I‘m not 100% clear on how it works and am reluctant to join because of that but also always regretful when it‘s actually happening. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 13mo

JamieArc @Prairiegirl_reading After we all vote, our Camp Litsy Counselors will announce the 6 books that we will be reading together this summer. 2 books each month. They will post a schedule, and there will be questions each week for us to discuss. You can join for as many or as few as you like. If you check out @LitsyEvents you can find the list of all books submitted to choose from as well as a link to a form for your 6 top choices. 13mo

JamieArc @squirrelbrain I love a good spreadsheet too 🤓. I appreciated how easy it was to copy from the master list into my own spreadsheet! 13mo

squirrelbrain Of course you can still join in @Prairiegirl_reading ! As Jamie said, check out either @LitsyEvents or @BarbaraBB for the long list of books to choose from, and the voting form. Once the 6 books have been chosen, you can join in buddy reads of some or all of them - it‘s all very flexible! 13mo

squirrelbrain You should see my spreadsheet that minters the voting, Jamie! I keep sharing updates with @BarbaraBB and @Megabooks - I get so excited by it! 🤪 13mo

JamieArc @squirrelbrain I can only imagine 😂 13mo

monalyisha I grabbed my laptop, too. 😂 13mo

yourfavouritemixtape Haha, I did the same! Can‘t remember the last time I logged into Litsy via computer-browser :) 13mo

youneverarrived Just done the same 😂 13mo

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The First Bad Man: A Novel

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Original post https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2726565

#CampLitsy24 longlist!!
Although we limited the amount of nominations to 4 this year, we still have an extensive list of over a 100 books!
List
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1iQ7oQlt8wDxGcYpALoW0aPaCQXD-SeMQ/edit?usp=docsli...
Vote
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetrJPkP9fSZSNIy-KnMrx-OhqbKlz_EJ2LVjQe...

LitsyEvents @BarbaraBB 13mo

LitsyEvents @squirrelbrain @Megabooks 13mo

Megabooks Thank you for sharing both links!! 13mo

BarbaraBB Thank you so much 😊 13mo

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JenReadsAlot

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I'm so excited to see what gets picked! @BarbaraBB @Megabooks @squirrelbrain

BarbaraBB Me too! So many good ones!! Thank you for joining and sharing 🩵 13mo

Megabooks Me too! Thank you for voting! 13mo

squirrelbrain Thanks for voting! It‘s exciting watching the results coming in. 😃 13mo

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Karisimo

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My #camplitsy24 nominations are:
~Murder Road by Simone St. James
~Family Family by Laurie Frankel
~Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray
~The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams

@squirrelbrain @megabooks @barbarabb

squirrelbrain Thanks for nominating! 😍 13mo

Lesliereadsalot Family Family is a good one! 13mo

BarbaraBB Wow, they all seem so good!! 13mo

Megabooks Nice choices!! 13mo

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sarahbarnes

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Very excited for #CampLitsy24! Under the wire, here are my four nominations. Thank you for hosting again this year @BarbaraBB @Megabooks @squirrelbrain !

Ruthiella I‘m definitely eyeing the new Miranda July title. I read her first novel and it was so weird but also kinda great

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sarahbarnes @ruthiella that one by her also sounds very intriguing! 13mo

Megabooks Great nominations! I‘m excited about All Fours, too, Sarah and @Ruthiella ! 13mo

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AmyG Oooo new Miranda July. I love seeing all the new books being released. 13mo

BarbaraBB They all seem great - as expected 👯 13mo

sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB I felt the same about your nominations. 😁 13mo

TheKidUpstairs Great choices! I just picked up my pre-order of The Alternatives today! 13mo

squirrelbrain Great choices! It‘s going to be so difficult to pick just 6. 13mo

sarahbarnes @TheKidUpstairs oh fun! I‘ll be interested to hear what you think of it! And thank you! 13mo

sarahbarnes @squirrelbrain I‘ve been thinking the same thing as I see everyone‘s nominations!! 13mo

jlhammar I just voted for The Alternatives - sounds fantastic! 13mo

sarahbarnes @jlhammar I‘m glad you think so, too! 😃 13mo

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ICYMI Camp Litsy is back! You still have until Sunday to nominate up to four books for #CampLitsy24. The books need to be published in 2024 but before mid-June.

In June, July, and August, we will read two books a month with discussion led by Me, @squirrelbrain or @BarbaraBB each Saturday. After we publish the longlist of nominees, we‘ll have voting by Google Doc to come up with the six books for Camp. Lmk if you‘d like to be tagged in posts!

squirrelbrain So exciting! And so many great books nominated already! 13mo

BarbaraBB I can‘t wait for the longlist. And I doubt it will be shorter than last year‘s even though we decreased the nominations from 6 to 4 😀💖 13mo

Chelsea.Poole Looking forward to it! 🏕️ 13mo

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Bookbuyingaddict

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#campLitsy24 @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks
It‘s late ⏰😣 but if nominations still open …here we go 👆 thanks 🙏 for doing this can‘t wait to see the winners and read along … 🏕️ 📚🤓

BarbaraBB Yes they are! Welcome to camp! 13mo

Megabooks So glad you‘re joining us!! 13mo

TheKidUpstairs List of Suspicious Things looks so good, I wish there was a North American publishing date! 13mo

squirrelbrain Some great choices! I loved The List. 13mo

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I‘ve spent way too much time obsessing over this!

#CampLitsy24

Caledonian Road: A Novel

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Deblovestoread I almost picked Sociopath. Glad to see it nominated! 13mo

The God of the Woods

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Sociopath: A Memoir

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Perris, California: A Novel

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squirrelbrain Perfect timing - I‘m currently embroiled in creating the mammoth spreadsheet! 🤣 I read a review of Sociopath in the paper at the weekend - definitely on my TBR list! 13mo

MicheleinPhilly @squirrelbrain A mammoth spreadsheet. So basically it‘s like Christmas morning for you. 😉 13mo

Caroline2 Ohhhhh great choices! 😃 13mo

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @MicheleinPhilly A mammoth spreadsheet and Christmas morning 🤣🤣🤣 13mo

TrishB 😂😂 oh these look good….. 13mo

monalyisha I‘m not sure I‘d read Sociopath on my own but I think I‘d be very into reading it with a group! 13mo

Megabooks Another nomination for Liz Moore! I've also read great things about the memoir. My library's list is looooong! 13mo

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Here are my nominees for #camplitsy24 @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their stories are better than the bestsellers

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The Cemetery of Untold Stories: A Novel

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My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me

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The Wild Date Palm

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BarbaraBB Welcome to camp Karen 🩵 13mo

squirrelbrain I was eyeing up The Secret Lives in a bookshop the other day….. 13mo

Megabooks Nice choices! Glad you'll be joining us! 13mo

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I‘m seeing some great nominees for #CampLitsy24 (voting is going to be hard)! I‘d like to throw these 4 into the ring as my nominees.

Your Utopia: Stories

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Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story

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My Friends: From the Pulitzer-prize winning author of THE RETURN

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Smoke Kings

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BarbaraBB A new Matar! To be honest all four sound great! 13mo

squirrelbrain You always pick such good books! 13mo

Megabooks I just bought the Chung and hate the idea of holding off reading it, lol! Thanks for the great nominations! 13mo

Hooked_on_books @Megabooks I know, that‘s the hard part! 😂 13mo

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Nessavamusic

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Here are my nominations for #CampLitsy24
Excited to see what gets picked!

See the post from @BarbaraBB if you‘d like to participate.

The Kamogawa Food Detectives: The Heartwarming Japanese Bestseller

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Nessavamusic Hell for Hire by Rachel Aaron is not on Litsy yet! 13mo

squirrelbrain Thanks for nominating! 🏕️ 13mo

BarbaraBB That Japanese one looks great! Thanks for joining! 13mo

Caroline2 Ohhh Horror movie looks fab!! 😮 13mo

Megabooks Love Tremblay! Thanks for nominating! 13mo

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Here are my nominations for #CampLitsy2024

See the post from @BarbaraBB if you‘d like to join in the fun!

squirrelbrain Ooh, Latinoland sounds interesting! Thanks for nominating. 13mo

BarbaraBB Irena sounds right up my alley! 13mo

batsy I've placed a hold on Irena. It sounds so good! 13mo

Megabooks Latinoland looks fantastic! Thanks for nominating! 13mo

Karisimo Irena Rey sounds very intriguing!! 13mo

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Meshell1313

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I cannot wait for #CampLitsy24 ! I absolutely loved it last summer and still think about the fantastic books we read! Can‘t wait to see everyone‘s picks and see which ones win! Here‘s my four picks to add to the mix! All great new 2024 releases I‘m excited for! Thank you soo much for hosting this awesome event again camp counselors! 🏕️

KateReadsYA OMG the book of doors sounds seriously amazing!!!! Adding to my tbr 13mo

KateReadsYA I'm convinced we have identical reading tastes haha because I've added them all to my TBR 13mo

Meshell1313 @KateReadsYA Same!!!! I‘m surprised our 4 choices weren‘t exactly the same! The only reason I did t choose the familiar is that I‘m reading it right now 🤣🤣🤣 ❤️❤️❤️ 13mo

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KateReadsYA @Meshell1313 Hahahah the fact that I looked for it on my Libby app after I posted it 🤭😅 it isn't available just yet! 13mo

JamieArc I just got A Short Walk with my most recent BOTM box so I wouldn‘t be mad if that were chosen! 13mo

kspenmoll Clear looks good! 13mo

squirrelbrain Great choices - I nominated Clear too! 13mo

BarbaraBB They all seem great! And James is everywhere 💕 13mo

Meshell1313 @BarbaraBB yeah I bet that will be one of our reads for sure. Everyone seems into it. Soo many great choices you can‘t go wrong. We‘ll have a great list! 13mo

Megabooks So excited you'll be joining us again! Thanks for nominating! 13mo

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CBee

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Here are my choices! Thanks to you lovely ladies for hosting again ♥️ @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @Megabooks #CampLitsy24

ChaoticMissAdventures I am glad someone nominated Greta! I wasn't sure if it qualified since the NZ pub date was in 2021 but it is so, so good and I want to read it again. 13mo

squirrelbrain Greta and Valdin is SO good! 13mo

BarbaraBB They‘ve all been on my radar! I want to read all of them! 13mo

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Suzze I bought James recently and can‘t wait to read it! 13mo

Kitta I had clear as my tentative 5th nomination. It looks good!! 13mo

AmyG Great choices!!! 13mo

Megabooks Glad Murder Road got a nod!! 👍🏻👍🏻 13mo

Leniverse Greta&Valdin ❤️ 13mo

CBee @ChaoticMissAdventures I had no idea! I was just going off of the US pub date - wonder why that took so long? I actually made a special request with my library and they‘re ordering it for me this month, can‘t wait!! 13mo

CBee @Megabooks had to throw a thriller in there 😁😁 13mo

CBee @squirrelbrain even if it doesn‘t get picked, I‘ll be reading it very soon! I‘ve heard nothing but good things 😊 13mo

mcctrish I want to read James too ( I‘m trying to figure out this camp Litsy thing ) 13mo

CBee @mcctrish did you check the post about it that @BarbaraBB has on her page? It‘s super easy and really fun. Last year was my first time participating and I loved it 😊 13mo

mcctrish I did read it, besides publishing date books can be anything as long as publishing date is June? 13mo

squirrelbrain @mcctrish - yes, books can be fiction or NF, as long as they‘re published in 2024, and before June. At this stage, nominate 4 books you‘d like to see on the longlist. We (your hosts) collate them all together and we all vote. We discuss 2 in June, 2 in July and 2 in August. You can join in with any or all parts of #camplitsy24. We‘d love you to join! 13mo

CarolynM What @ChaoticMissAdventures said! 13mo

Chelsea.Poole @Kitta I also nearly added Clear! 13mo

CBee @Chelsea.Poole didn‘t you say you‘d like to read Telephone by Percival Everett? I just finished it and can send it along to you if you‘d like! 13mo

Chelsea.Poole @cbee How did you like it? That‘s so kind of you to offer, but I have access to a library copy 😊 I always wonder why I haven‘t read more of Everett‘s books each time I finish one of his. I have read Trees, Erasure, and James and loved every one! 13mo

CBee @Chelsea.Poole I liked it a lot! Not sure if you know about the different endings? I got the good ending apparently 😂 13mo

Chelsea.Poole @CBee what?? No, I had no idea about the different endings!! 13mo

CBee @Chelsea.Poole yep, three different endings 😊 13mo

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I‘m so excited that we‘ve launched #camplitsy24 - here are my 4 nominations.

Looking forward to seeing what everyone else picks, and to my TBR list growing exponentially!

If #camplitsy24 is new to you, take a look at @BarbaraBB ‘s post from earlier today and make your own 4 nominations. We‘ll then all vote for 6 books from the long list and discuss them throughout the summer here on Litsy.

BarbaraBB I was thinking about The Sleepwalkers too! 13mo

Megabooks I‘m on the list at my library for Clear! 13mo

batsy Yes to The Sleepwalkers and Clear! 13mo

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Bookwormjillk The Coast Road has such a good cover 13mo

sarahbarnes Ohh fun picks! 13mo

AmyG I almost added Clear to my list. Good list! 13mo

squirrelbrain It‘s gorgeous isn‘t it? @Bookwormjillk 13mo

squirrelbrain I‘m glad you all like my picks - praise indeed! @batsy @sarahbarnes @AmyG 13mo

TrishB Oh look at that cover on Clear! I want to read it now and know nothing about it. 13mo

Chelsea.Poole I just read about The Coast Road last week I‘m glad to see it nominated 😊 13mo

JamieArc The Sleepwalkers and Clear almost made my list too. 13mo

squirrelbrain Oh, I‘m glad it‘s being talked about in the US too. @Chelsea.Poole 13mo

squirrelbrain There are too many great-sounding books to choose from, aren‘t there?! @JamieArc 13mo

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Yes, the rumors are true…Camp Litsy is back! Please check @BarbaraBB ‘s page for details!! Here are my nominees for #CampLitsy24. 😁👍🏻🏕️ We can‘t wait to see you there!

Real Americans

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Bookwormjillk YAAYYYY 🌻🌻🌻🌻👙🍉🌞☀️😎 13mo

Memory Piece

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Megabooks @Bookwormjillk so excited to see you there!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 13mo

All Fours

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Margo's Got Money Troubles: A Novel

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BarbaraBB Great choices Meg!!! 13mo

ChaoticMissAdventures I almost picked Real Americans too! These are all great choices. voting is going to be so hard. 13mo

Ruthiella Oh, I would definitely vote for Rachel Khong. I loved

Goodbye, Vitamin: A Novel

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squirrelbrain I did pick Real Americans @ChaoticMissAdventures 🤪 as I have the ARC. I was going to swap it, but couldn‘t find anything else I wanted to read as much. 13mo

sarahbarnes Oh great list!! 13mo

Megabooks @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain so glad to be hosting with y‘all again!! 13mo

Megabooks @ChaoticMissAdventures @Ruthiella I love that real Americans is so popular!! 13mo

Megabooks @sarahbarnes thanks!! 13mo

JamieArc When searching, I came across this book that looked interesting, and it made me think of you. Do you have this one on your radar?

FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB: A Family Memoir

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Megabooks @JamieArc No I don't, but thanks for letting me know about it!! Looks interesting. 13mo

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We are pleased to announce a new edition of Camp Litsy🏕️

We're opening nominations for the longlist now. We invite you all to suggest 4 books to read this summer. Post your choices on Litsy with #CampLitsy24 and tag @Megabooks, @squirrelbrain and @BarbaraBB The nominated books need to be published in 2024 and by 15 June so campers can procure the final choices.

Nominations are open until 21 April. Then we'll publish the longlist for voting

squirrelbrain Thanks for posting! 🙏 13mo

Megabooks Thank you! 😁😁 13mo

BarbaraBB Thanks for the repost 💖 13mo

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Megabooks @Debinhawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @eraderneely @ErikasMindfulShelf @GatheringBooks @Gissy @hes7 @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @IndoorDame 2y

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Time to vote on which July #CampLitsy23 book was your favorite Yellowface or Hijab Butch Blues. I really enjoyed both books and discussions!

I‘ll announce the winner Wednesday morning, so get your vote in before then. The winner will face Bandit Queens and August‘s winner for Best of Camp.

squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

Megabooks @JamieArc @JenniferP @jenniferw88 @JenReadsAlot @Jess @jhod @jlhammar @JulesG @julieclair @Kangaj1 @Addison_Reads @AmyG @batsy @Bkclubcare @Bklover @Kitta @Julsmarshall 2y

Megabooks @BookBosomed1 @BookNAround @Books_et_al @Bookwormjillk @Caroline2 @CarolynM @Catlass007 @CatMS @Cbee @TrishB @YourFavouriteMixTape @ChaoticMissAdventures
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Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @Cinfhen @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe @Kempfme @Kimberlone @Kristy_K @LaraReads @Larkken @Laughterhp @Leniverse @willaful @KarenUK 2y

Megabooks @LeticiaToraci @Lizpixie @Magpiegem @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @MicheleinPhilly @MittenGirlPeach @Oryx @Peaknit @quietjenn @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @youneverarrived
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Megabooks @RebelReader @rockpools @Ruthiella @SamAnne @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sblbooks @Soubhiville @Suet624 @Susanita @Tea_and_Starstuff @TEArificbooks @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @TheKidUpstairs 2y

Megabooks @joyblue @beckywiththegoodbooks @e.bolhafner @sbolhafner
@monalyisha @britt_brooke @thewallflower0707 2y

TheKidUpstairs This is a tough choice. I'm glad to have read both, but I think I'm going with

jenniferw88 Yellowface just edges it out for me - there's .25 of a star between them! 2y

GatheringBooks Tough one. I vote for

Laughterhp I haven‘t finished either one yet. 🤦‍♀️ 2y

batsy Both were so-so for me for different reasons, but I'll go with HBB because it's brave and takes risks

TrishB Yellowface for me. Thanks for the discussions 😁 2y

JenReadsAlot Going with Yellowface! Thanks for hosting this month! 2y

rockpools I‘m doing a great job of lurking rather than joining in at the mo - sorry! I am reading along though, and I enjoyed both of these. I‘m going with HBB because it made me think! This might be a very tight vote.

eraderneely Really difficult choice, but Yellowface for me 2y

Meshell1313 Ooh both so good! But Yellowface wins for me. ❤️ 2y

ImperfectCJ I vote for Yellowface. 2y

DebinHawaii A tough choice, but I am going to go with Yellowface. Both books made me think & I admire Lamya‘s courage, but I had a hard time putting down Yellowface in between reading sessions which is what I want in a summer camp book.🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y

Oryx Both were so great - but voting for Yellowface 2y

CatLass007 Hands down choice for me!

Oryx @rockpools I feel like I've been lurking too! Reading along, but haven't managed to join in. But really enjoying all the reads. 2y

squirrelbrain So difficult to choose between these two books but I‘m going to go with this one as I‘m still thinking about it

SamAnne It‘s hard to choose between these two books. Apples and oranges. I liked them equally. I will flip the proverbial coin and say Hijab Butch Blues. 2y

Cinfhen Great job, Meg 💜I vote for

ChaoticMissAdventures Unfortunately HBB hit me at the wrong time and I wasn't in the mood for it, started it but then put it down twice. My vote is for the one that I flew through and is one of the few 5⭐ of the year

BkClubCare Yes to everyone‘s comments in the discussions 👏 and yikes, this is a difficult choice. I think I am going to vote for Yellowface because … fiction. But tough decision! 2y

peaKnit Yellowface for me. Thank you for being our camp counselor. 🥰 2y

Ruthiella Because I learned alot, I‘ll pick

BarbaraBB Although I rated Yellowface higher I keep thinking of Lamya and so will vote for

Deblovestoread Thanks for the great discussions! Even though I couldn‘t put down Yellowface I liked HBB more so my vote is

sarahbarnes I‘ve been traveling and am sad I missed the discussion the last two weeks! Thanks so much for hosting! I‘ll vote for Yellowface. 2y

dabbe YELLOWFACE for me. Thanks for hosting! 🤩🤩🤩 2y

CSeydel

willaful It's hard for me to choose because one is a memoir and a very brave one but for pure reading pleasure I'm voting Yellowface.

(Litsy needs a poll option!) 2y

merelybookish I only read 1/2 books so doesn't really feel fair to vote. But I am ready for August. 👍 🙂 2y

Soubhiville This is a difficult choice! For me

Jess

Hooked_on_books I liked both of these books. But I thought HBB was such a beautiful look at how someone deeply connects with their religion (a trait I do not share) and a demonstration of how to find your way in the world when you don‘t fit what others want you to be. So my vote goes to

jlhammar

Bookwormjillk @SamAnne I agree. I really liked both but for different reasons. I‘ll cancel your vote and pick

Chelsea.Poole

JamieArc Like others, while I couldn‘t put Yellowface down, my vote goes to HBB because I will be thinking about it for a while. 2y

thewallflower0707 Yellowface just felt so original and was so funny & quick to read, my vote goes to R F Kuang. She never disappoints! 2y

Christine I‘m voting too late and not sure I should because I haven‘t been able to finish HBB yet, though I enjoyed the first half! Yellowface is a fave of the year so far for me, though, so it gets my vote. 💛 (edited) 2y

Megabooks @Christine thank you for reminding me to post the winner! I did count your vote, but Yellowface was ahead already by a few. I hope you finish and enjoy HBB. (edited) 2y

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Your camp hosts thought you‘d like to see the next 6 books for #camplitsy23 - those that nearly made it but didn‘t!

It was very close with the winners changing with almost every vote. Questions and August Blue were very close, only missing out by a single vote each. The remaining 4 books received a few votes less, but all were on the same score.

And I make no apologies for using the UK cover of Big Swiss; so much nicer than the US one! 🤣

squirrelbrain @Debinhawaii @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @eraderneely @ErikasMindfulShelf @Gissy @hes7 @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @IndoorDame @JamieArc @jenniferw88 @JenReadsAlot @Jess @jhod @jlhammar @JulesG @julieclair 2y

squirrelbrain @Addison_Reads @AmyG @batsy @Bkclubcare @Bklover @BookBosomed1 @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk @Caroline2 @CarolynM @CatMS @Cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @Cinfhen @Cseydel @Cuilin @Dabbe 2y

squirrelbrain @KarenUK @Kempfme @Kimberlone @Kristy_K @LaraReads @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse @LeticiaToraci @Lizpixie @Magpiegem @Meshell1313 @MicheleinPhilly @monalyisha @Oryx @Peaknit @quietjenn @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life 2y

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squirrelbrain @RebelReader @rockpools @Ruthiella @SamAnne @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sblbooks @Soubhiville @Susanita @TEArificbooks @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @TheKidUpstairs @TrishB @willaful @youneverarrived 2y

squirrelbrain @CSeydel @CatLass007 2y

JenReadsAlot That cover is much better! 2y

TheBookHippie Thank god no Emily Henry 😵‍💫 2y

TheBookHippie I agree about the cover!!! 2y

Cinfhen Thanks for sharing 😁I‘m actually thrilled with the 6 we got but there were so many great outcomes 2y

julesG @TheBookHippie Agree! And I read Henry as an ARC. 2y

monalyisha @TheBookHippie Oh, pshaw! 😜 I love Emily Henry‘s books…but I agree that I don‘t need a whole community read or discussion about them. 😉 It‘s a little bittersweet to know that Questions was so close! You‘re right in thinking that some of us might want a peek into the workings behind-the-scenes, though. Interesting post! Thank you! ✨ (edited) 2y

TheBookHippie @julesG She‘s an alt right religious zealot that does harm 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 (edited) 2y

TheBookHippie @monalyisha I don‘t like her. As a person. The genre is fine. 2y

julesG @TheBookHippie Didn't know that. 2y

TheBookHippie @julesG she went to college here I can‘t separate person from book in this case 😵‍💫😅😂🤦🏻‍♀️ 2y

monalyisha @TheBookHippie Where did you see that? Before I deleted my social media accounts, I followed her on Instagram and subscribed to her newsletter and never got that impression! I‘d love to follow-up and read more about her, though, if you can direct me! (edited) 2y

TheBookHippie @monalyisha she went to college here. She was and could still be a member of Hillsong church. I don‘t follow her. One of her first books we read and her author note was what made me put the two together. I didn‘t realize they were the same person. 2y

TheBookHippie @monalyisha it all use to be in her bio on her web page -she deleted it. 2y

monalyisha @TheBookHippie Hmm. Something to keep an eye out for, I guess…but I‘m going to reserve judgment. College is a weird time. Everyone‘s still forming themselves and their own opinions, separating their individuality out from how they were raised. Maybe (hopefully) she‘s changed her stance. At the very least, it seems like it‘d be challenging to write & widely publish so much steamy sex before marriage while pursuing an evangelical Christian ideology. 2y

monalyisha @TheBookHippie But I totally get and respect your decision not to read her! 2y

sarahbarnes I voted for four of these! 😃 Thanks for posting this as well! 2y

TheBookHippie @monalyisha There‘s always that hope. I agree about college. I only know as recent as 2017 which is 5 years after.. . And a long time ago. People change -let‘s hope she has. I can‘t unsee the damage. Many books to read. I just chose not to read these. 2y

Larkken I‘m excited to read several of these! The nonfiction about the museum looks esp good and wouldn‘t have been on my radar if not for the long list. Hooray for camp Litsy already! 🥰 2y

BarbaraBB Thanks Helen for sharing and keeping track of all those votes! You‘re the best 🩵 2y

Soubhiville I so agree about the big Swiss cover! Thanks for sharing these, BS is the only one I‘ve read, so onto my TBR with the other 5, of course! 💕📚 2y

batsy Cool! One I really enjoyed (Big Swiss) and about three others on my TBR. 2y

AmyG @TheBookHippie Ha! I so enjoyed People we Meet on Vacation and bailed on Book Lovers. So I agree with you. I am very happy with the chosen books. Good job everyone. (edited) 2y

RaeLovesToRead I'm totally happy with the picks we have for camp, but there are some intriguing books here too... 😯 2y

peaKnit The UK cover is waaay better! 2y

dabbe The American cover of Big Swiss scared the ___ out of me! 🤣 2y

jlhammar Thanks for sharing. Very interesting. I agree, I just can‘t with the US cover of Big Swiss. 2y

squirrelbrain @JenReadsAlot @TheBookHippie @Soubhiville @peaknit @dabbe @jlhammar - how about the US cover of this one, which @megabooks spotted when we were pulling together the long list? We nearly disqualified it for that! 🤣

Close to Home: A Novel

squirrelbrain @Larkken - the museum one sounds fabulous doesn‘t it? 2y

TheBookHippie @squirrelbrain 😵‍💫 2y

TheBookHippie @dabbe 😵‍💫 2y

Soubhiville Huh, the close to home cover is strange, but I don‘t mind it quite as much as Big Swiss, possibly because it‘s a child? 2y

jlhammar @squirrelbrain 😂 Yikes! That one is also terrible. 2y

Caroline2 Oh interesting! Thanks for sharing!! 😀 2y

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