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#TOBwaiting

In a recent post of @BkClubCare we‘ve been guessing about the ToB longlist, which will be published sometime in November. I thought why not make the most of our anticipation and share the six books we hope to see on that longlist?

It‘ll definitely give us some inspiration for books to check out - whether they make the longlist or not.

These are mine, I hope you‘ll share yours!

(Tagging the #CampLitsy24 participants for a start)

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, LitsyEvents

BarbaraBB @Addison_Reads @Amiable @AmyG @BarbaraJean @batsy @bennettBookworm @Bkclubcare @Bklover @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk 3w

BarbaraBB @BookWrym @cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM @Catlass007 @CatMS @Cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @Cseydel 3w

BarbaraBB @Cuilin @Cupcake12 @dabbe @Daisey @DebinHawaii @Deblovestoread @decalino @DGRachel @elizamarie @ErikasMindfulShelf @Flaneurette @GatheringBooks @Gissy 3w

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BarbaraBB @Graciouswarriorprincess @hes7 @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @jas16 @jenniferw88 @JenReadsAlot @Jess @jhod @jlhammar @JoyBlue @julesG 3w

BarbaraBB @julieclair @Julsmarshall @KarenUK @karisa @Karisimo @KateReadsYA @Kimberlone @Kitta @Kristy_K @kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse 3w

BarbaraBB @Lizpixie @maggie4483 @mcctrish @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @MicheleinPhilly @monalyisha @Nessavamusic @Oryx @peaKnit @prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper 3w

BarbaraBB @quietjenn @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @Readerann @RebelReader @Roary47 @rockpools @Ruthiella @SamAnne @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sblbooks 3w

BarbaraBB @Soubhiville @Suet624 @Susanita @TEArificbooks @Texreader @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @TheKidUpstairs @TrishB @well-readneck @willaful @youneverarrived @yourfavouritemixtape @zuhkeeyah 3w

Ruthiella Thanks for the tag! I‘ll take a crack at it! 🎶 It‘s the most wonderful time of the year 🎵 Rooster time! 🐓 3w

Bookwormjillk I don‘t even know where to start, but I‘ll give it a try! 2w

Hooked_on_books I like this idea, but like the others, I‘ll have to think about this a bit. I notice 5 of your books seem to have a color scheme theme. 2w

Bookwormjillk What are the guidelines for the tournament? Is it anything published in 2024? 2w

CatLass007 Thanks for the tag. What does #ToB stand for? Several of these books are on my wish list. 2w

cariashley Yay, I‘ve been waiting for TOB news! I‘m hoping to get back into it this time after not being able to do it last time (life…). Will have to think about this! 2w

Suet624 I rely solely on other Litsy recommendations and you all have never steered me wrong. 2w

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk Yes! Just books published in 2024. All choices are arbitrary as they say themselves! 2w

BarbaraBB @CatLass007 You can read all about it here: https://www.tournamentofbooks.com/about 2w

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB thanks! I wasn‘t sure if they removed the books from Camp TOB but couldn‘t find anything on their website. I‘ll have to go back to my #CampLitsy lists to see what I missed. 2w

BarbaraBB @cariashley I hope you‘ll be there again, we‘ve missed you! 2w

AmyG Thanks for the tag! I need to think about this. 2w

Susanita I‘ll have to think about it too… 2w

squirrelbrain Exciting! I‘ll post mine later (or tomorrow…. Or the weekend!) ❤️ 2w

Cathythoughts These all look good. I must investigate 👍🏻♥️ 2w

Larkken Ooh, fun! I‘ll have a snoop… 2w

sarahbarnes Fun list and fun idea! 😃 Mina‘s Matchbox is definitely on my list of books I‘m excited to read. I tried reading If Only recently and couldn‘t get into it, but I think it was just me at the time because I loved her other book. 2w

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes Wow, you did try If Only already! I just discovered its existence 🤩. But I loved her other book too so I have high hopes. I hope it just wasn‘t the moment to start it for you 🤞🏽

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sarahbarnes Honestly I think I had a book hangover from Intermezzo when I tried to start it. I‘ll likely try again. 2w

Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! Will give it some thought! 💜 2w

CatLass007 Thank you for the link! 2w

Meshell1313 Ooh fun! I think James for sure will make the cut! 2w

Chelsea.Poole Very exciting! This will be fun! 2w

Chelsea.Poole Also, great guesses! I really want to read Liars. I‘m on hold for the audio. 2w

dabbe Thanks for the inspiration! 🤩😀🤗 2w

Caroline2 Ohhh exciting!! 😃 2w

BkClubCare Oh MY!! 👏😆🎉 2w

CarolynM All the books on the ToB list are usually new to me. I‘ll have a look at these that you have chosen🙂 2w

Megabooks Liars made me so angry!! I think you‘re right on target with Fruit, and I enjoyed it. I checked out Mina‘s again today. Hopefully I‘ll get to it this time!! 2w

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kspenmoll

James: A Novel | Percival Everett

Yay! James by P. Everett was one of the winners in the National Book Award Fiction category! #camplitsy24

Megabooks, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

Megabooks And All Fours, but I‘m really excited about Martyr, too. I loved all three! 2mo

Avanders Hiya! Checking in to see if you‘ve had a chance to open your #fffs package yet? ☺️🍁🍎🍂 @Chrissyreadit 2mo

kspenmoll @Avanders Apologies! I did; will post later. 2mo

Avanders Ok awesome - thanks! 2mo

Suet624 @Megabooks same!!! 2mo

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BarbaraBB

Rejection: Fiction | Tony Tulathimutte

#WeeklyForecast 40/24

I just started a book from Percival Everett‘s backlist and it has drawn me in immediately, as usual.
Next will be either the tagged one, from the NBA longlist, or Irena Rey, which I have been interested in ever since it was longlisted for #CampLitsy24.

Ruthiella I admire your focus when reading a favorite author‘s backlist. 😃 2mo

squirrelbrain I keep considering reading Irena Rey, then getting sidetracked…. 🤷‍♀️ 2mo

BarbaraBB @Ruthiella I am always so happy to find a new author I love lol! 2mo

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Yes me too! Hopefully this week! 2mo

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Centique

Memory Piece | Lisa Ko

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I think a lot of people are going to dislike this book. I didnt entirely like it - BUT i keep thinking about it. It‘s an “idea” book, rather than driven by plot or character development. Three Chinese American girls meet in their early teens. Each one is very driven by a passion which will steer their lives - art, technology, activism. I think many readers will want to get into their heads & emotions but this is more about their achievements ⬇️

Centique their impact. As the 1990s roll through we look at their lives, their accomplishments, during the growth of consumerism and corporate greed - then a violent jump 50 years ahead and into a dystopian reality that is never fully explained. Messy but in parts its brilliant and thought provoking. If im still thinking about this book at the end of the year then ill need to up my GR rating! 2mo

squirrelbrain Great review! I‘ve picked this up at the library a couple of times but never borrowed it but your comments make it sound intriguing…. 2mo

Ruthiella Your description ot the book makes me think of this book read for #CampLitsy24 where early sister seemed more to represent a way of living than be a real person

The Alternatives: A Novel

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Centique @squirrelbrain i‘m going to be so interested to read other peoples reviews! On GR there has been some negativity but it may be because its so different to The Leavers. 2mo

Centique @Ruthiella the blurb for that really does sound similar! I might try it just to compare. 2mo

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DebinHawaii

August | Judith Rossner

I feel good about my August reading. I managed 17 books (including one story & one children‘s book) & made it partially through two more. A mix of genres & lots of series books. Favorites were The Forty Elephants for #SundayBuddyRead & Incidents Around the House, 😱 Hello Stranger & The Undermining of Twyla & Frank. Bear for #CampLitsy24 & Unwell Women for #SheSaid & Black Sheep were also of note. I managed all three of my #Roll100 books too.🎉📚

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kspenmoll

Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Lady Macbeth | Isabelle Schuler

#AugustStats
Total books:25
~Fiction:23
~Nonfiction: 2
~Buddy Reads:9
~Audio books:4

#literarycrew #Camplitsy24 #hyggeread #sundaybuddyread #nunlit #NancyDrewBR #ASByatt #AdventuresinPhilosophy #BookedinTime #readyourkindle

Megabooks, sprainedbrain, Cuilin, TheBookHippie, Librarybelle, BarbaraBB, Graywacke, jlhammar, GingerAntics, AllDebooks

BarbaraBB Wow, what an impressive amount of books! 3mo

Gissy Wow 🤩 25 books!!! Amazing! 📚 👏👏👏 3mo

AllDebooks Wow, well done 👏 3mo

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Librarybelle Awesome!!! 3mo

Cuilin Amazing month!! Wow. ✅🎉 3mo

Megabooks Fantastic! 3mo

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Texreader

The Alternatives: A Novel | Caoilinn Hughes

I‘m joining the readathon #fortheloveofbooks this weekend. I really hope to finish the tagged book tomorrow for very very late #camplitsy24. I‘m less than 100 pages from finishing so it‘s kinda possible. I‘ll also squeeze in time for my audiobook and ebook the rest of the weekend.

Thanks for hosting @TheSpineView

TheSpineView So happy you could join in!💜📖 3mo

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Chelsea.Poole

James: A Novel | Percival Everett

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Turns out I neglected to post a review of James here after reading it the week it came out (months ago at this point). I realized I couldn‘t find my review of this after it was the winner of #camplitsy24. Kinda makes me wonder how many other books I‘ve missed over the years. Anyhoo, as many have already mentioned here, it‘s a great read, and I‘m glad to see Everett being more widely read.

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BarbaraBB

James: A Novel | Percival Everett

We do have our #CampLitsy24 winner and it‘s a good one. James received by far the most votes, followed by Clear.

Meg, Helen and I have so enjoyed camp with all of you and we are very happy with all your thoughts and insights during the discussions, which have add so much to the books and the reading experience.

We thank you all and hope to see you next year again, or maybe during #LitsyToB25 😀🤍

Megabooks, squirrelbrain

BarbaraBB @Addison_Reads @Amiable @AmyG @BarbaraJean @batsy @bennettBookworm @Bkclubcare @Bklover @Bookbuyingaddict @BookNAround @Bookwormjillk 3mo

BarbaraBB @BookWrym @cariashley @Caroline2 @CarolynM @Catlass007 @CatMS @Cbee @ChaoticMissAdventures @Chelsea.Poole @Christine @CogsOfEncouragement @CSeydel 3mo

DGRachel Thank you all for a wonderful summer event! This is the first year that I at least attempted all of the books and I only DNFd one! 3mo

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BarbaraBB @Cuilin @Cupcake12 @dabbe @Daisey @DebinHawaii @Deblovestoread @decalino @DGRachel @elizamarie @ErikasMindfulShelf @Flaneurette @GatheringBooks @Gissy 3mo

BarbaraBB @Graciouswarriorprincess @hes7 @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @JamieArc @jas16 @jenniferw88 @JenReadsAlot @Jess @jhod @jlhammar @JoyBlue @julesG 3mo

BarbaraBB @julieclair @Julsmarshall @KarenUK @karisa @Karisimo @KateReadsYA @Kimberlone @Kitta @Kristy_K @kspenmoll @kwmg40 @Larkken @Laughterhp @LeeRHarry @Leniverse 3mo

BarbaraBB @Lizpixie @maggie4483 @mcctrish @Merelybookish @Meshell1313 @MicheleinPhilly @monalyisha @Nessavamusic @Oryx @peaKnit @prairiegirl_reading @PuddleJumper 3mo

BarbaraBB @quietjenn @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @Readerann @RebelReader @Roary47 @rockpools @Ruthiella @SamAnne @Sapphire @sarahbarnes @sblbooks 3mo

BarbaraBB @DGRachel So you‘ll be definitely returning next year 😉😘 3mo

AmyG Thank you all for a wonderful summer at Camp Litsy! Until next year…. (edited) 3mo

Read4life Thank you for another wonderful camp experience! 3mo

Chelsea.Poole It was a great summer of reading. Thanks to the hosts of camp! 3mo

julieclair Thank you so much for another fun Camp Litsy summer! 3mo

Amiable I haven't read “Clear“ yet (still on library wait list) but “James“ was excellent, so I applaud this result! 3mo

Megabooks Thanks so much to my co-counselors!! Y‘all make it so fun!! @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain 💜🏕️ also to the campers - we couldn‘t do it without you either!! 🙌🏻🏕️ 3mo

JenReadsAlot Thanks all! See you next year 😊 3mo

TheKidUpstairs Thank you EVERYONE! Hosts and fellow campers alike, it was another great summer of reading and discussions. 3mo

BarbaraJean Thank you all so much for hosting!! This was my first year participating, and I‘m so glad I did. I read books I‘d been wanting to read as well as ones that would never have been on my radar otherwise—and every discussion enriched my reading, whether I was enthusiastic about the book or not 😆 I‘m already looking forward to next year‘s camp! 3mo

CBee Thanks to you lovely ladies for hosting again! Such fun 😊 3mo

Jess Thanks so much. Another great summer! 3mo

Kitta Thanks for hosting! It was a great summer. 3mo

TrishB Thanks all ♥️ the discussions are always great and really enhance the reading- even if you hate the book!! 3mo

sarahbarnes Thank you all! ♥️♥️ 3mo

Deblovestoread Love camp! ⛺️ 3mo

Ruthiella Thanks to everyone for the fantastic discussion! 👏👏👏 3mo

Suet624 Thank you so much for all you did to make this possible. 3mo

squirrelbrain Yes, I agree @Megabooks, Barbara - we have such fun, but we definitely couldn‘t do it without everyone else! 3mo

Bookwormjillk Thank you so much! Great summer! 3mo

dabbe Thank you all for being such fantastic hosts! Looking forward to next year! 🩶🧡🩶 3mo

Soubhiville Thank you all for hosting and coming up with such thoughtful discussion questions! I always enjoy it so much! 3mo

willaful I love how camp expands my reading. Didn't do as much as I wanted this year because of a very complicated summer but I really enjoyed what I did. 3mo

mcctrish I had so much fun, even if I only read half the books ( holidays got in my way not procuring and reading wise 🤦🏻‍♀️) I just got All Fours from the library today, finally. Thank you so much to the hosts, tagging all of alone is an Olympic level sport 😘😘😘 3mo

Hooked_on_books Another fun year at camp! Thank you all for hosting and I can‘t wait for our turkey tourney next year! 3mo

Leniverse I'm already looking forward to next summer! 👏 3mo

Meshell1313 Fantastic! This was so fun and I love getting to read new releases I would normally miss out on. Thank you alll for hosting! ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo

Prairiegirl_reading Thanks for hosting!! It was fun. I will get to James before the year is out. I never would have read the book I enjoyed the most which was Butter as I had not even heard of it before camp! @Megabooks @squirrelbrain 3mo

Larkken Thanjs for hosting! I love all of this event, from seeing what everyone nominates through to the discussions. 🥰 and much love to James, too lol 3mo

DebinHawaii Awesome! Thanks to all of you for hosting another great camp! @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks 💚🏕️💚 3mo

Christine Thank you so much for being the best hosts, as ever! ❤️ @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @megabooks 3mo

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ItsAnotherJen

All Fours | Miranda July

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I wish I knew someone else who has read this so we could talk about it! I figured this would be right up my alley being the same age as the main character. Trying to figure out peri menopause/menopause and how it will impact life. But I couldn't really relate to her mid-life sexual awakening and/or crisis. Her personality is def different from mine. I had a hard time with some of the scenarios she gets herself into. I'll give it a light pick -⭐⭐⭐

BarbaraBB If you‘re interested, we‘ve discussed this book on Litsy and for me that added a lot to the book. If you scroll back on @Megabooks page you‘ll find 6 questions about it! #CampLitsy24 3mo

ItsAnotherJen @BarbaraBB Thank you! 3mo

Megabooks I hope you enjoy reading the discussion!! 3mo

ItsAnotherJen @Megabooks I did! I really wish I read it at the same time you all did. It was interesting to see how many of my own thoughts were shared by others 3mo

Megabooks Yes! Check out the books for Camp Litsy when we announce next April/May. A lot of folks just join us for a book or two, but it would be great to have you the whole summer, too. Littens nominate and vote on the books to read, too, so watch for that announcement in early April if you‘re interested. @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain and I have done it for 3 summers now! 3mo

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