#PoetryMatters Day 24: #Wake - this was one of the poems I asked family members to read during my mother‘s cremation service and my college kid read it aloud again during the December break when we finally released mother‘s ashes into the Persian Gulf. Found the poem in the exquisite tagged book that gave me comfort during my time of grief.
#25Alive @TheSpineView
#Celebrate
This one is on my TBR list. I never got to it over the holidays.
pickEveryone can make a difference. Even a small step against an injustice makes an impact.
This #Anthology of fictional stories for a #Teen audience shows characters from diverse backgrounds standing up for themselves, sometimes loudly and other times quietly. It takes lots of courage to do what some of these characters did to support themselves and their communities. A great book for a YA discussion group!
#LiteraryCrew : discussion on Monday!
mcctrish, mjdowens, melissajayne, Jerdencon, tpixie, LapReader, Cuilin, kspenmoll, PurpleyPumpkin, Deblovestoread, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, BookwormAHN, Pogue, dabbe, Sargar114, Karisa, bumpinthenight, julieclair, AllDebooks, Lkempf
I created a new Book Genre Bingo for 2025. Here is the blog post link with all the prompts: https://leticiatoraci.wordpress.com/2025/01/06/genre-bingo-2025/
I'm about halfway through this collection and enjoying it. Dark academia stories are a perfect winter read, and Edgar is the perfect reading buddy.
so-soThere‘s something stingy and mean in this collection, characters putting up barriers in self-preservation mode. But a few lovely ones: tender tourist in Hyderabad, urban tent housing vs. luxury safari tents, sentimental AI in Mall of America, Paul Yoon‘s mini-epic “Valley of the Moon,” Lori Ostlund‘s bubble family in “Just Another Family.” Preferred 2023 collection edited by Min Jin Lee. 2024
With over 600 pages of short stories, this was almost the only thing I read in September. Even if I had read more books, this might still be a pick. So many great stories by European & North American authors known (thanks to the 1001-Books list!) and quite a few new to me as well.
#12Booksof2024 @Andrew65
The voting is done, and here are the winners. The Martian Chronicles will be January's #ClassicLSFBC selection, and The Zero Stone will be the pick for February. The Martian Chronicles should be available at just about any public library, and I've seen The Zero Stone available on Ebay for as low as $5 dollars. Good luck & Happy New Year!!
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14 books out of the 346 I read in 2024 earned my 5 star rating! Looking forward to discovering more great reads in 2025 ❤📚 Happy New Year to all you amazing Litsy people!! I've loved reading reviews and getting ideas on which books to read next. Much love and good vibes to each of you.🎉
