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Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom | John O'Donohue

April‘s #DoubleSpin is clear—and is also my #44 pick for #50x50. For my #BookSpin, I get to pick a book published in the 1950s—70s for #192025. Above are the three I‘m thinking about… any recommendations?

TheAromaofBooks

Suet624 Yay for Anam Cara. I‘ve only read A Separate Peace (as a teenager) out of the three and I liked it. (edited) 2w

TheBookHippie I like them all 👀🤫🙃 2w

BarbaraJean @Suet624 I'm really looking forward to Anam Cara. It's been on my list for so long and it's nice to have the “assignment“ to read it! @TheBookHippie Good news is I'll be reading them all at some point before the end of the year!! 2w

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TheBookHippie @BarbaraJean literal DECADES since my reading of them 😂 2w

TheAromaofBooks Oh Black Sheep is one of my favorite Heyer romances!! 2w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Oh, that‘s good to know! I‘ve been leaning toward Black Sheep anyway because I‘m pretty sure that will be a nice escapist read—the other two, not so much 😆 2w

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BarbaraJean

The Library at Night | Alberto Manguel

My birthday is tomorrow, which means my #50x50 reading challenge kicks off tomorrow! I‘m planning to read 50 books from my TBR before my 50th birthday (which is in 2028). I‘m planning to start with one of these:

Raybearer—30: gifted w/in last 5 years
Bird by Bird—9: about writing
Anam Cara—44: related to my vocation
The Library at Night—7: about books/reading

If you‘d like to join in, the link to the StoryGraph challenge is in the comments. ⤵️

BarbaraJean Link to challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ab3488e6-d99a-4172-a099-3fc97c2... 3w

BarbaraJean Reminder tags for people who‘ve joined the challenge! @julesG @TheBookHippie @CSeydel @Librarybelle @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage @Bookwormjillk 3w

CSeydel Happy birthday! 3w

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Bookwormjillk Thanks for the tag! I need to make my list. 3w

TheBookHippie Working on my list!!! I‘m excited! 3w

TheBookHippie Happiest of birthdays to you!! 3w

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Happy birthday! I read bird by bird in college and liked it 🐦‍⬛ 3w

Butterfinger Happy birthday!!!! 3w

Librarybelle I was thinking about this challenge this morning! I have to do my #bookspinbingo list today, so maybe I‘ll start strategizing this as well! Happy birthday! 3w

julesG I'll probably put my list together tomorrow. 3w

BarbaraJean @CSeydel @TheBookHippie @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage @Butterfinger Thank you!! @Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle @julesG It‘s been fun seeing what others have added to the challenge on SG! 3w

kspenmoll Thanks! Just joined your challenge! Happy birthday! 3w

Deblovestoread Joined! Happy birthday 🎂🎈📚🎉 3w

BarbaraJean @kspenmoll @Deblovestoread Thank you! Yay!! Glad to have you along for the ride! 3w

MemoirsForMe Happy Birthday! You‘ll love Bird by Bird! 🥳🎉🎂📚 3w

BarbaraJean @MemoirsForMe Thank you! I‘m sure I will! 3w

Bookwormjillk I hope you had a happy birthday. Story Graph is giving me fits right now but I am in. I am considering re-reading 50 books I've loved in the past. (I turn 50 in 2027) 2w

BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk Thank you--it was a happy birthday! I love your re-read idea--that sounds like a great way to read into to your 50th. 😊 2w

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BarbaraJean

BookSpinBingo | Untitled

#BookSpin list for April (even though I haven‘t even started my BookSpin or #DoubleSpin from March yet 😬)

Lots of challenge/buddy read picks on this list, with #192025, #ChristiesCapers, #OokBOokClub, and my own #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and #50x50. But it also stays pretty close to my physical TBR—which is ostensibly my goal with BookSpin! Looking forward to the numbers next week!

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! The Man in the Brown Suit is one of my favorite Christie books, even though (because??) it's completely ridiculous 😂 Is All Creatures Great and Small a buddy read? I love those books so much!! 3w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks All Creatures is on my list for #192025, and so is The Man in the Brown Suit, for that matter (with a nice #ChristiesCapers overlap)! I've never read either and both feel like fun & cozy reads, which I need more and more these days. 3w

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Birthdays Happen | Herbert Kavet

@BarbaraJean birthday fun 🎉

My birthday is in just under 3 weeks & l've been putting together a multi-year reading challenge to complete before 3/31/28 (my 50th birthday). I went through my physical shelves & TBR lists and chose 50 books l'd really like to finish before I turn 50. Then, I wrote prompts for each-so anyone who'd like to join me can choose their own books for the challenge. Who wants to read #50x50 along with me?

LitsyEvents Storygraph. https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ab3488e6-d99a-4172-a099-3fc97c2... 1mo

BarbaraJean Thanks for re-posting! 1mo

Bookwormjillk Great idea! We‘re about the same age. I‘ll make a list too. 1mo

BarbaraJean @Bookwormjillk 🎉🎉Yay! Glad to have you join the fun! 1mo

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BarbaraJean

Birthdays Happen | Herbert Kavet

My birthday is in just under 3 weeks & I‘ve been putting together a multi-year reading challenge to complete before 3/31/28 (my 50th birthday 😱). I went through my physical shelves & TBR lists and chose 50 books I‘d really like to finish before I turn 50. Then, I wrote prompts for each—so anyone who‘d like to join me can choose their own books for the challenge. Who wants to read #50x50 along with me? Link to StoryGraph challenge in the comments!

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BarbaraJean Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/ab3488e6-d99a-4172-a099-3fc97c2...
Tagging a few friends & my March 31 birthday buddies @julesG and @Cathythoughts, but all are welcome! @TheAromaofBooks @julieclair @lauraisntwilder @librarybelle @TheSpineView @Amiable @monalyisha @CSeydel @TheBookHippie @Ruthiella @Daisey @quietjenn @MommyWantsToReadHerBook (edited) 1mo

CSeydel 🎂🎈🎉📚 1mo

Librarybelle Oh! This sounds like fun! 1mo

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TheBookHippie Well I‘m past 50 - however my 50th birthday was so much fun. 😂 I loved my 40s -enjoy the last of yours!!! (Also I had a baby then instead of menopause) I‘m in for the challenge 🙃 1mo

BookmarkTavern Happy birthday in three weeks! 🎉🎉🎉 1mo

daena Love this! 1mo

BarbaraJean @CSeydel @Librarybelle @TheBookHippie Yay! Thanks for joining in! @BookmarkTavern @daena Thank you!! 💜 1mo

julesG Cool idea!! I'll have a look at it. (my 50th is in 2030, that's close to yours) 1mo

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