AuldLangSpine

Auld Lang Syne: A Song and Its Culture | Morag Josephine Grant

Actual photographic evidence of me, working on #AuldLangSpine matches.

My plan is to begin the process this Friday or Saturday. And my goal will be to finish up by midnight on the following Sunday (December 7th). Announcements will follow immediately after!

That should give folks *more than enough* time to start compiling their stacks — and even to add titles to your holiday wishlists! 👇🏻

monalyisha History has shown that I tend to hyperfocus & knock them out in an obsessive flurry. But I‘m trying to be better about going to bed at a reasonable hour this year. 😅 So, less obsession is the goal. Stay tuned! 5h

TheBookHippie 🙃 4h

Ruthiella Did you get a makeover? You look fabulous! 😂🐸 3h

monalyisha @Ruthiella Thank you. Pond water works wonders. 💚 3h

Chelsea.Poole Watching you perform as Bob Cratchit on Muppets Christmas Carol at this very moment! 1h

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Billypar

Pew | Catherine Lacey

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The short plot description of this novel, 'a mostly mute young person of unidentified gender or race with memory loss is taken in by a family in a small southern town' doesn't begin to describe the experience of reading the novel because of how we view the events through that person's perspective. Instead of Pew being the focus of a mystery, we see various characters spreaking to them in long unanswered portions that almost remind me of a play, 👇

Billypar in that almost no one says what they really mean, and what outwardly passes for Christian hospitality is undercut with menace and anxiety in equal doses. It's less of a novel with some neat message about sexism or racism than one that looks into the core of what drives those behaviors in the first place. This was my first novel from Lacey, and I was very impressed with her lyricism, ear for dialogue, and just the right amount of humor mixed in. 1d

sarahbarnes Great review. I loved this one. 24h

Ruthiella @Billypar @sarahbarnes I feel like if you two did #AuldLangSpine you‘d be pretty well matched!😅 24h

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Billypar @sarahbarnes I was just looking back at a few older, very positive Litsy reviews when it came out, and I think I completely missed it. 15h

sarahbarnes @Ruthiella you might be right! I‘ve never done #AuldLangSpine! 15h

sarahbarnes @Billypar I just read her new one and really liked it. 15h

Billypar @Ruthiella Agreed! @sarahbarnes and I were both part of the #nyrbbookclub led by @vivastory, and I think that group was on the same wavelength - Pew would have fit right in with those picks. 14h

Suet624 I still think Pew is my favorite of hers. 10h

Reggie Oh, I loved this book so much. now

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Texreader

Auld Lang Syne (Classic Reprint) | Robert Burns

I‘ve registered! Thanks @monalyisha for doing this! How incredible! And thanks @KadaGul for reposting!

#auldlangspine

KadaGul 📚Yay🤗🤗 1d

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KadaGul

Auld Lang Syne (Classic Reprint) | Robert Burns

I signed up for #AuldLangSpineby @monalyisha

Repost:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2919572
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2920854

"#AuldLangSpine is an annual, month-long reading event, taking place throughout January.

To participate, you'll use this form to submit a curated list of the best books you read in 2025."

?‍?https://forms.gle/h23Juf2B35oYUEXn7

If you're tagged ?, feel free ?to share the word ? —no pressure to join.

BkClubCare, xicanti, mcctrish, DebinHawaii, CoffeeK8, Daisey, bookish_wookish, Cuilin, AmyG, Texreader, Sharpeipup, BookNAround, Susanita, Gissy, TheLudicReader, julesG, Deblovestoread, maich, CrowCAH, lauraisntwilder, BennettBookworm, JenReadsAlot, Sace, Princess.ofthe.pages, Princess-Kingofkings, Pogue, Ruthiella, jdiehr, dabbe, AsYouWish, ShelleyBooksie, ElizaMarie, wildwoodreads, Darklunarose, pyjamaviking, Jess861, bumpinthenight, Cupcake12, lil1inblue, Zuhkeeyah, Lesliereadsalot, RosePressedPages, PageShifter, Bookbuyingaddict

wildwoodreads Thanks for the tag! 1d

Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! One of my favorite Litsy activities 1d

KadaGul @Deblovestoread I have been participating for the past ✌️ years and thoroughly enjoyed it 🩷😍🤎📚❤️☺️🤍 1d

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CrowCAH Thanks! I‘ll reshare! 📚 (edited) 1d

Texreader I‘m going to sign up! Fun! I‘ve got to figure out my list first. Thanks for re-posting ! 1d

mcctrish Oh this sounds delightful- I‘ve got to curate a list 1d

KadaGul @Texreader Repost from @monalyisha
“Your list must be between 7 titles (minimum) and 20 titles (maximum). Longer lists are better for matching purposes but don't stretch it so much that you end up adding titles you didn't love” (edited) 1d

monalyisha Thanks for tagging your people, @KadaGul 🙌🏻! 1d

Lesliereadsalot Signed up today! 1d

Texreader @KadaGul 👍🏻 1d

KadaGul @monalyisha No problem ⚠️. At the end, we are all part of a wonderful community of fellow book lovers. 1d

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Mollyanna

Untitled | Untitled

This is my second year signing up for #AuldLangSpine I thoroughly enjoyed it last year, and although I didn't get through as many books as I hoped from the list I received from @DGRachel, I plan on continuing reading from it.

I look forward to the new list! Thanks for all your work hosting this @Monalyisha

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Born.A.Reader

Auld Lang Syne!: Reliving Your Scottish Childhood | Allan Morrison

Thank you for the reminder, @monalyisha for #AuldLangSpine 💕 I'd been keeping an eye out for it on Listy but must have missed the posts. All registered! I loved this event this year, so decided to come back for a 2nd year.

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monalyisha

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating | Elisabeth Tova Bailey

As it turns out, this is a slower year for sign-ups. Some years are like that. 🐌

We‘re just over halfway full for #AuldLangSpine2026. Remind your friends!

Registration can be found here:
https://forms.gle/h23Juf2B35oYUEXn7

Loving all your lists so far!

monalyisha 📸: Vyacheslav Mishchenko 2d

DebinHawaii OMG! I‘ve been so slammed I forgot! Signing up this morning! 2d

monalyisha @DebinHawaii I may have moseyed over to your page and liked some things, hoping you‘d mosey on over to mine. 😅 Didn‘t want to be pushy but I did want to quietly remind you! 😉 Glad it was effective, haha. 2d

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Amiable I mean, it is Thanksgiving week in the U.S. People might be traveling or shopping or baking? 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2d

monalyisha @Amiable Maybe! They may also have bonus time off from work. Registration goes live at this time every year for that reason. Usually gives me more time to stare at my spreadsheets. 😉 2d

JamieArc I thought I had put it in my calendar so I panicked when I saw registration was open last night and was way too tired to do it. I‘m glad there was still room today to submit 😊 2d

monalyisha @JamieArc It's an exhausting time of year, to be sure! Would never let you be left behind. 💞 1d

JamieArc @monalyisha I appreciate that 💛 1d

Amiable Honestly, I never remember when it‘s supposed to go live. I‘m always surprised to see the registration and think “holy crap how is it the end of the year again ALREADY??” 😄 1d

monalyisha @Amiable Relatable! 😅 1d

PurpleyPumpkin Just signed up for the first time! Looking forward to January. Thanks @monalyisha!☺️ 1d

monalyisha @PurpleyPumpkin 🥳💜🎃 1d

xicanti I‘m excited to see everyone else‘s lists, and sad I can‘t participate this year due to a seriously nomadic January with limited physical library access. 😔 Plus, I‘ve somehow only read six amazing books that aren‘t from fairly far along in series, so my list isn‘t quite up to snuff. 1d

monalyisha @xicanti That‘s okay! I hope your January is nomadic for exciting reasons! 1d

sebrittainclark Thank you for sending a reminder! I've been busy and haven't had much time for litsy this month, but #auldlangspine is one of my favorite things in January, and I would've hated to miss the sign up! 1d

CBee I just signed up! Thank you, Alyisha! 1d

JacqMac I‘m so glad it‘s slow. I‘ve been busy and I almost missed it. lol I loved this so much last year, I still have a few on my TBR. Going to see if it‘s still open now. 1d

DebinHawaii @monalyisha Your evil plan worked! 😂 I used my plane ride to Hilo to make my list & filled out the form in my meeting. I‘m ready to go & will post tonight! 1d

Clare-Dragonfly I appreciated your email! I Litsy on my phone but prefer to type lists on my laptop. The email made it easier! 1d

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Billypar

The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden

I'm all signed up for this year's #AuldLangSpine event! If you haven't participated before, I highly recommend it. @monalyisha matches you to another participant based on a list you submit of 7-20 of your favorite reads from the previous year. So you get recommendations of favorite reads from someone with similar reading tastes - a really fun way to connect with other readers and try something you may not have picked up otherwise.

Billypar Here is the Google form to complete if you want to sign up (it does close at 60 participants, so don't wait too long): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwHD7wJ_MUqGlP2XLeEf3shqsXkJ19KRzgw3PC... 2d

Billypar The tagged book is one that my match last year @JamieArc had on her list, and it wound up being one of my favorites of the year, so it's being passed along on my list this year. 2d

monalyisha Thanks for sharing! 2d

JamieArc A few of yours made my list too. I love when ALS books get passed along year after year. 1d

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KT1432

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies | Deesha Philyaw

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Putting together my #AuldLangSpine list I realized I have several unrated books. Let‘s start with this gem! Every single story resonated with me somehow.

A snapshot of the lives of 9 women, all with some connection to the stereotypical southern Black church. Many depicted the expectation of denial of desire and pervasive hypocrisy, but the core was mother-daughter relationships and adults failing their children (Peach Cobbler). A GEM! Cont.👇🏽

KT1432 Cue Beyoncé‘s “Church Girl” because if there was a feminist syllabus on the southern Black American church, this book and that song would be on it! Forgive me while I nerd out real quick…but the song embodies these stories and vice versa. From the deep soulful riffs, to the juxtaposition of being a “good girl” with wanting to feel free“…I‘m gonna love on me. Nobody can judge me but me, I was born free…church girl don‘t hurt nobody!” 5⭐️s!! 2d

TheBookHippie I loved this book. 23h

KT1432 @TheBookHippie it was so good!! 22h

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