pickI started reading this when the daffodils were out then misplaced the book! I ended up listening to the rest on audio before finally finding it again this week. An #auldlangspine pick from @Singout about a Vietnamese family in Australian whose perfect son (high school age) is murdered. Their grown daughter, Ky, returns home to investigate. Though this is a propulsive plot point, the author is more concerned with showing the immigrant experience.
pickFun and quick read about the guys who made watching arguments entertaining. 👍🏼 I always enjoyed “Siskel & Ebert” — they were smart, sharp and opinionated. In this bio Siskel comes across as a jerk, though. 👎🏼 The “pranks” he played on Ebert behind the scenes weren‘t very funny — it sounds more like bullying to me. 😖 Thanks to @JoeMo and #AuldLangSpine for putting this one on my radar!
pickI love a good road lit novel. My college English capstone course was solely road lit and I loved it. This small book took me back to that course, referencing others in the genre. Witty and reflective, a young man drives across the US thinking about his life, as one does. The format and book as an object were really interesting too. Another one that wouldn‘t have been on my radar if not for #AuldLangSpine
pickThis was EXCELLENT. It‘s the story (or rather, the stories) of a house and its surrounding forest in New England; a multigenerational saga of sorts—but of a place instead of a family. We follow the people who come and go, but also the trees, the beetles, a catamount—as they both shape and are shaped by the unique history of the place in which they dwell, a place that outlasts them all. Each section has a very different feel, and between each, ⤵️
Recently discovered Valérie Perrin thanks to @CBee and #AuldLangSpine. I‘m looking forward to reading more of her work!
Let‘s see, who else hasn‘t played yet … What about you, @BarbaraJean or @5feet.of.fury - discovered any new authors lately?
#two4tuesday
pickA fantasy folklore sapphic love story. Set in 1832 on the south shore of NS. About a married selkie and the midwife who delivers her baby. “She held her love in an open hand.” It‘s beautiful. Another great one from @DebinHawaii and #AuldLangSpine @monalyisha
I‘m a little slow with my #ShelfSweeper #4Elizabeth I had a busy week, but I‘m hoping to have a book filled weekend. @Andrew65 @Tove_Reads
April Recap: A great reading month where I finished 20 books thanks to lots of commuter flights & airport reading.
I read books for: #SundayBuddyRead #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #LiteraryCrew
#AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025
#RiseUpReads #Roll100 #FictionalTraveler #ThematicCozies #MonthlyNonFiction2025
#JaneAustenThenAndNow #Naturalitsy & 2 #AuldLangSpine ⬇️
I didn‘t finish Rabbits for LSFBC but hope to finish in May
Riveted_Reader_Melissa, Soubhiville, TheBookHippie, JacqMac, Librarybelle, monalyisha, Ruthiella, TheSpineView, Catsandbooks, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, julieclair, AllDebooks
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I‘m catching up on my April reviews this weekend & I loved this book! A good thing as it was a trifecta of challenge prompts: #AuthorAMonth #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead & one of the books from @JacqMac ‘s #AuldLangSpine list. This is my third Kate Quinn book & maybe my favorite. The audiobook was stellar & I finished & listened to the author notes twice + an interview with the author & narrator who really brought the characters to life. ⬇️
pickAn adventure on the high seas with a talented junior mapmaker. I never really thought about how ships figured out where to go to “discover” a new landmass. There was definite emphasis on how there were already people in these places that were claimed to have been found by the empire.
#auldlangspine list keeps giving wins @MeganAnn
@monalyisha
