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July
#BookSpin - Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle #2) by Christopher Paolini
#DoubleSpin - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

@TheAromaofBooks

For today‘s #ranttime here are a couple stories that may have gone under the radar:
1. University of Virginia President resigns under pressure from the federal government because of “DEI” compliance. Note that UVa is a PUBLIC university.
2. Applicants for federal jobs will be asked to submit answers to essay questions. As a #longtimefed I can tell you this is stupid in addition to being troubling.
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Pub date was June 24th.
Book #2 in the Beatrice Steele series. Beatrice is determined to make her own way in Regency England. She and Inspector Drake start their own PI business, DS Investigations in London. When the bodies of the elite of the Sweetbriar neighborhood start appearing, she and Drake are in a race with Sir Huxley, London's premier (but inept) detective to solve the cases.
#NetGalley #ATerriblyNastyBusiness #Historicalfiction

Adventures with my book part #2
Reading in the gazebo in my back yard
#teachersoflitsy
#summer
June 27, 2025

#DrJuliaMcLewisMystety #2 #serieslove2025 #readyourkindle
Victorian England, London, 1887. When “Lady painters” complain to Scotland Yard of studio break-ins, they are ignored. Then their sitters start vanishing, a suicide occurs, & a much sought after model is murdered.Dr. Lewis, in her role as medical examiner, joins Insp.Tennant in investigating the cases. As they unravel the tangled threads, they discover layers of vice, deviance, & murders.

1. We used to play this word game that was kinda like Scrabble but one word at a time. I don‘t remember what it was called. Outside, my friends and I would make up elaborate scenarios and act them out then judge our acting.

2. I saw The Sound of Music with my family when I was pretty young, and I‘ve loved it ever since then.

#wondrouswednesday

Thanks for the tag @peaKnit and @Eggs

#wonderouswednesday

1. Indoor: uno or the game of life… outdoor: tag or ghosts in the graveyard
2. Number the stars… I credit this book for kickstarting my love of historical fiction

@BethM @JenReadsAlot

#PhyllidaBrightMystery #2 #readyourkindke #serieslove25
Phyllida Bright, the dogged & determined housekeeper extraordinaire for Agatha Christie‘s home,Mallowan Hall is once again involved in a murder investigation. The local town is holding a Fete to benefit an orphanage. The Detection Club, a group of celebrated mystery writers, including Christie, are gathered to to choose a winner for a writing contest. At the opening night cocktail party⬇️