ChristiesCapers

Thanks to @Cailey_Mac posting this…

At least in the US, today only all Agatha Christie titles are on sale for Kindle. In case you wish to stock up on some titles for future months!

To better help prepare for reading, here is the 2025 reading schedule! Note we will not be reading as a group the books under her Westmacott name, but they are worth reading.

Our first discussion is on the 26th!! #AgathaChristieClubR3 #ChristiesCapers

janeycanuck, Aims42, MallenNC, kspenmoll, BarbaraJean, JenlovesJT47, Lizpixie, MariaW, elkeOriginal, AnneCecilie, Gissy, mrp27, Deblovestoread, ferskner, Marmie7, MaleficentBookDragon, majkia, Bookwormjillk, StayCurious, Laughterhp, Sace, RainyDayReading, Skygoddess1, PathfinderNicole, dabbe, tdrosebud, TheAromaofBooks, Tineke, PageShifter, willaful, AnishaInkspill

Aims42 Thanks for the full schedule! 🙌 6d

Librarybelle You‘re welcome, @Aims42 ! 6d

Suet624 Can you add me to your list? I‘m not sure I‘ll actually get to any of them but I‘ve never read a Christie book and I would like to. 6d

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Librarybelle Of course, @Suet624 ! You‘re more than welcome to dip in and out as you would like. This is a good opportunity to try a Christie! 6d

MariaW Wow, thanks for the tip. I just bought the whole bunch for only 12 Euros. 🫶🫶🫶 6d

Librarybelle That‘s awesome, @MariaW !! 6d

MaleficentBookDragon Great catch! I think I have them all but I‘ll check my shelves. 🤞 6d

Sace I‘m definitely in for May-July! My library‘s hoopla has a lot of Agatha Christie. 6d

Librarybelle @MaleficentBookDragon 😁 6d

Librarybelle @Sace The library is another great source for these!! 6d

ferskner I put all of them on my calendar! 6d

Librarybelle Yay, @ferskner ! 6d

mrp27 Thanks for posting this. 6d

Librarybelle You‘re welcome, @mrp27 ! 6d

Deblovestoread Thanks for the schedule and the kindle tip! 6d

Librarybelle You‘re welcome, @Deblovestoread ! 6d

dabbe ALL the Christies are on sale? I don't know whether to laugh or cry! I have choices to make! 😅 6d

Sace @Librarybelle especially if it‘s hoopla. No waiting for a hold! 6d

Librarybelle @dabbe Admittedly, I did not explore the list of books, so it may not be all of them. But, a good many! 6d

Librarybelle @Sace 😁 6d

MallenNC Great! I picked up the ones that my library doesn‘t have on Libby 6d

Librarybelle Awesome, @MallenNC ! 6d

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Cailey_Mac

The Agatha Christie Book Club | C. A. Larmer

Hey! Looks like all Agatha Christie books are $2 today- which ones would you recommend? I‘m not going to get all of them but want to try out maybe 2 or 3, as I‘ve never read anything by her🙂📖

Librarybelle My favorite is And Then There Were None, which is more on the thriller side of mysteries. But, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is good. Incidentally, a group of us are reading through Christie‘s mysteries and starting with the first one, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Discussion on January 26th. Everything‘s posted through #ChristiesCapers . 6d

Cailey_Mac @Librarybelle oooo thank you! And omg really?! I might have to try to join- I love reading groups☺️ 6d

Librarybelle I‘ll add you to the list! Jump in and out whenever you like. Some are reading each title, and others are reading when they can. 6d

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DGRachel I‘m going to add my vote for And Then There Were None. It‘s my absolute favorite of hers and one I reread frequently. 6d

Cailey_Mac @Librarybelle yay thank you! I‘ll deff be in and out as I read slow, but it sounds fun! 6d

Cailey_Mac @DGRachel sweet thank you!☺️ 6d

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Bookwormjillk

The Mysterious Affair at Styles | Agatha Christie

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Read this a little early for #ChristiesCapers because the library wants it back.

I was positive I had figured it out but of course I hadn‘t. Christie really hits her stride right from the start.

Librarybelle

Librarybelle Hooray! Yes, she‘s quite good at masking the real culprit! 3w

tpixie @Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk this was the book that Agatha Christie wrote right before she disappeared, & was the ‘muse‘ Marie Benedict used with

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie

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tpixie @Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk WRONG!! She named her house after this book!! The the book she wrote right before she disappeared, and Marie Benedict‘s muse was

Murder of Roger Ackroyd

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Librarybelle @tpixie I need to read The Mystery of Mrs. Christie! 3w

tpixie @Librarybelle yes you do! 😉 3w

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle it‘s a great book! 3w

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ferskner

The Ultimate Reading Challenge: Complete a Goal, Open an Envelope, and Reveal Your Bookish Prize! | Weldon Owen

Help a Litten out! I'm wanting to get back into reading challenges this year but I'm having a hard time figuring out what Litsy is hosting these days. It looks like a few I used to do aren't active anymore. Are there any I should know about? (I'm planning to do #bookspin with @TheAromaofBooks and #agathachristieclubR3 with @Librarybelle, of course!)

Picture of my dog's dumb teeth for tax!

TheAromaofBooks I'm participating in - #Pantone2025 and #FourFoursin25 with @lauredhel
- #WickedWords with @AsYouWish
- #Roll100 and #GottaCatchEmAll with @PuddleJumper
- #FictionalTraveler and #ReadorDonate with @julieclair
and my own other challenges, #ISpyBingo and #BookChain

Have you checked @LitsyEvents ? That account does a great job reposting all kinds of shenanigans!! 3w

Ruthiella You can follow @LitsyEvents for reposts of all the challenges, etc. Good luck! 😃 3w

AmyG There is #authoramonth @soubhiville where one reads 1+ books from that specific author for the month. #TBRTarot is where a card is chosen and you pick a corresponding book. #readyourkindle is like Bookspin but just for ereaders. Last two are with @Cbee (edited) 3w

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Jess861 Some of the ones I'm participating in and aren't listed above:

#BookedInTime @Cuilin
#FoodAndLit @Catsandbooks @Texreader
#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#OhCanada @jess861 (me) 3w

Cuilin #HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead #NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Dabbe & @Cuilin #NaturalLitsy @alldebooks #WhatTheDickens @Texreader & @Cuilin #literarycrew @Librarybelle 3w

dabbe Some others: #WithTheBanned2025 (host: @Jadams89); #NancyDrewBR (host: @Librarybelle); #ChristiesCapers (host: @Librarybelle); #teamlesmis (host: @TheBookHippie); #ShardlakeSeriesBR (host: @dabbe) 3w

TheBookHippie I do #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2025 #CHLOEGONGREADALONG #READLESMIS #JOURNALINGPROMPTS #KARENINAWINTER and #LITSOLACE with @AllDebooks & @Chrissyreadit 3w

Librarybelle @Cuilin @dabbe —thanks for mentioning the buddy reads I host! This is the last year for #192025 , which is reading a book originally published in each year from 1920-2025 (I‘ll post details later in the year for the next challenge, #192030 ). 3w

Texreader And #litsyatoz that I‘m hosting. 3w

AllDebooks #SeriesLove2025 challenge is a good one, hosted by @Andrew65 3w

AllDebooks Sorry, not finished. And @thelibraryview. I'm doing the Wild Moor reading challenge. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDKncU5i_Y7/?igsh=MXQ0a3U2cWZ1OHlieQ== 3w

AllDebooks Series love is also hosted by @TheSpineView having a brain malfunction 😅 3w

AllDebooks Thanks for the tags @TheBookHippie and @Cuilin 3w

julieclair In addition to those already mentioned (thanks, @TheAromaofBooks 💙), I also host #ThematicCozies , #AllergicToChunksters , and #MonthlyNonfiction2025 . Others I participate in that haven‘t been mentioned yet are #KindredSpirits with @BarbaraJean , #LittensLoveRomance with @StayCurious , #JaneAustenThenAndNownwith @Crinoline_Laphroaig , #HitchToScreen with @JenlovesJT47 , #FurrowedMiddleBrow and #PersephoneClub with @LeahBergen . 3w

julieclair Also #ClassicsChallenge with @Lunakay and #2025FairyTaleChallenge with @Charityann . Also Acquired Via Litsy #AVL25 with @MatchlessMarie . 3w

Andrew65 This just shows how much is going on, an impressive list. 3w

PuddleJumper Teeth! ❤️ I think my general ones have been mentioned. I also have #RiordanverseReadalong which is reading Rick Riordan books and #ReadYourDamnDanmei which is reading Chinese light novels. I also run seasonal challenges in October/December 3w

PuddleJumper Also #QueerBC Monthly LGBTQIA+ authors and you can read anything they've written 3w

LeahBergen @julieclair Wow, this is a big list! Thanks for tagging our little reading groups. 😘 3w

MatchlessMarie When I have been away from Litsyland for a while I like to check out the @LitsyEvents page for most current things. But this is a great time of year to get back into them. It‘s hard to miss challenges since we are all abuzz with New Year wishful thinking 😂 3w

TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - I will be so excited to tackle another long-term project!! I actually think I'm going to complete #192025 which is pretty thrilling! 3w

Librarybelle That‘s so cool, @TheAromaofBooks ! I still have a bit to go but need to tally up my readings from the last half of 2024. I love the long term challenges! 3w

julieclair @LeahBergen I think it‘s more of a “wishful thinking” list! 😂 3w

LeahBergen @julieclair I think you‘re right. 😆 3w

Lauredhel I'm doing #Pantone2025 (two grids) #Fourfoursin25 #WickedWords #MonthlyNonfiction2025 #Bookchain2025 #LGBTQIA2025 #urc2025 #FictionalTraveler #readharder2025 #LitsyAtoZ2025 #booklistqueenchallenge25 #ISpyBingo 3w

Amiable Wanted to add #ChunksterChallenge2025, #DiseaseoftheMonthBookClub and #Nonfiction2025 (edited) 2w

staci.reads Also #SheSaid hosted by @Riveted_Reader_Melissa highlighting books by female authors and women's topics! 2w

ferskner @TheAromaofBooks @AmyG @Jess861 @Cuilin @dabbe @TheBookHippie @Ruthiella @Librarybelle @Texreader @AllDebooks @julieclair @PuddleJumper @MatchlessMarie @Lauredhel @Amiable @staci.reads thank you all for your help and ideas! I totally forgot about @LitsyEvents so thank you for that reminder too! I'll go through these and pick out a few. 2d

Texreader So great to have you back!! 2d

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Librarybelle

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Poirot) | Agatha Christie

Our journey through Agatha Christie‘s mysteries begins this month!

Read at your own pace during the month, with discussion on January 26th.

If you would like to be added or removed from the tag list, let me know!

I am also adding the link to a spreadsheet created by @TheAromaofBooks that better explains the pub order of the books as found on the official Christie website. Thanks, Sarah!!

#ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

janeycanuck, Aims42, kspenmoll, BarbaraJean, JenlovesJT47, Lizpixie, MariaW, AnneCecilie, Gissy, mrp27, Deblovestoread, ferskner, Marmie7, MaleficentBookDragon, majkia, Bookwormjillk, StayCurious, Laughterhp, RainyDayReading, Skygoddess1, PathfinderNicole, dabbe, tdrosebud, Tineke, PageShifter, willaful, AnishaInkspill

Librarybelle Spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S9ZuaXeMSsPq7hz_3HF0Lp3pjajJyFPPc9He1HPr... 3w

Librarybelle @LitsyEvents 3w

Bookwormjillk Looking forward to it! 3w

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Librarybelle I‘m so excited to do this, @Bookwormjillk ! 3w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w

Librarybelle @TheAromaofBooks 😁 3w

dabbe 🤩🥳🤗 3w

MaleficentBookDragon Excited to read them all from the beginning! 3w

Librarybelle Yes, @MaleficentBookDragon ! 3w

Larkken I'll lurk 😍 I love so many of her books. Are you doing the ones pub under her pseudonym? 3w

Librarybelle @Larkken Yay!! We‘re not going to read the 6 Westmacott titles, just focus on the books originally published under her Christie name. 3w

elkeOriginal This is a fun nudge to read more of her books that I have missed! 3w

Librarybelle It definitely is, @elkeOriginal ! Welcome! 3w

BarbaraJean I‘m looking forward to this! This month‘s is a re-read for me, so I may not get to it, but I‘ll lurk for the discussion! That‘s probably how it‘ll go for me in general—I may not jump in if it‘s a re-read and my reading calendar is more full (haha, when is it ever not full?!), but I‘m definitely all in for the ones I haven‘t read yet. 3w

Librarybelle Sounds good, @BarbaraJean Join in whenever! I think a few others plan to do that as well! 3w

BarbaraJean @Librarybelle 👍 I mean, I have a great #AuldLangSpine list I need to prioritize in January 😁 3w

Librarybelle @BarbaraJean 😁 I started True Biz a couple days ago and am enjoying it so far! 3w

Sace Could I be added to the tag list? Not sure how much I‘ll participate but the book I‘m reading for January #authoramonth has put me in the mood for some Christie reading this year. 3w

Librarybelle Of course, @Sace ! You‘re welcome to jump in and out! 3w

Sace Thank you! 3w

BarbaraJean @Librarybelle Yay!! I just finished Mrs Quinn and it was such a sweet read to start off the year. Need to post a review! 3w

Librarybelle @BarbaraJean 😁 3w

MallenNC Please add me to the tag list! I‘m going to try to read along as much as I can. 2w

Librarybelle Will do, @MallenNC ! 2w

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TheAromaofBooks

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Poirot) | Agatha Christie

I'm joining @Librarybelle for #ChristiesCapers and am super excited!! While our first read, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, has the same title in both the US and the UK, several of her later books have two different titles, which confuses the heck out of me. So, I made a table of her books with the publication date, UK title, US title, and a few notes. Feel free to save this, make a copy to edit for yourself, or whatever!!

If the US Title is ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) blank, it means the book had the same title both places. Some of the short story collections were only published in the UK, or only published in the US, so that's noted as well. If a book was published earlier in one place or the other, I used the earliest copyright date, regardless of location.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S9ZuaXeMSsPq7hz_3HF0Lp3pjajJyFPPc9He1HPr... 3w

Librarybelle Wow! I was just using the list from the Agatha Christie site and hoping I kept everything straight. Thanks! The short story collections are tricky. 3w

Librarybelle Just had some time to look at this more…I love that you also have the series listed! Thanks for doing this! 3w

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ImperfectCJ For the past few years, I've been following a Goodreads group doing this same thing (finishing up early 2026), but I've had a similar challenge with the titles/collections. Your list will be very helpful, even now in the home stretch! 3w

Deblovestoread You are a rock star! My kind of list ❤️ 3w

TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - I started with the website you had linked and worked from there!! I figured even if we decide to not read the Mary Westmacott books or all the short story collections (especially since I think some stories are in multiple collections), it's still handy to have it all in one place!! At some point I may get crazy and list which stories are in which collections 😂 3w

TheAromaofBooks @ImperfectCJ @Deblovestoread - Yay!! Those double titles always get me confused. I've definitely started to read one before and then gone... wait... I read this already... as something else 😂 3w

Librarybelle Maybe I‘ll list out the short stories to help, since I think some appear in multiple collections. I‘m thinking we‘ll focus on just the books published under her name and not Westmacott, since @CSeydel recently led a group reading those. 3w

TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - We may not have to reinvent the wheel - this list seems fairly cohesive - https://agathachristie.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_short_stories_by_Agatha_Christie - and also here - https://www.agathachristie.com/en/stories?format=short-story&character=all - theoretically in publication order haha I've run into similar issues reading all of P.G. Wodehouse's works - so prolific, different titles, the same stories in multiple collections, etc 3w

Librarybelle Excellent! Are you willing for me to share your spreadsheet with the group? I can include the link with my reminder on the 1st. Thank you for all of this research and work!! 3w

TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - Oh absolutely!! Spreadsheets are always for sharing 😂 3w

Librarybelle Yay!! 3w

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MaleficentBookDragon

Start Spinning | Maggie Casey

My wintery bookspin list for January 2025.
It may not be that cold in Virginia but it is in my #TBR. 😁

@thearomaofbooks

12/31/24 Updated with 4 new choices. including January's #LitsySciFiBookClub ( #LSFBC ) and #AgathaChristieClubR3 ( #ChristiesCapers ) picks.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Love the wintry theme!! 4w

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LitsyEvents

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Poirot) | Agatha Christie

Repost for @Librarybelle

January starts the new round of #AgathaChristieClubR3 , and we‘ll read these #ChristiesCapers in original publication order.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first book. Published in 1920, this book introduced the world to Hercule Poirot.

Read at your own pace. Discussion on January 26th.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2817944

Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 1mo

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Librarybelle

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Poirot) | Agatha Christie

January starts the new round of #AgathaChristieClubR3 , and we‘ll read these #ChristiesCapers in original publication order.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first book. Published in 1920, this book introduced the world to Hercule Poirot.

Read at your own pace. Discussion on January 26th.

Let me know if you would like to be added to the tag last. And, feel free to post the cover of your edition!

Aims42, kspenmoll, BarbaraJean, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, mrp27, Deblovestoread, ferskner, Marmie7, MaleficentBookDragon, Bookwormjillk, StayCurious, Laughterhp, RainyDayReading, Skygoddess1, PathfinderNicole, dabbe, tdrosebud, TheAromaofBooks, Tineke, PageShifter, willaful, AnishaInkspill

Librarybelle @LitsyEvents 1mo

Aims42 Ooo, yay! I‘m still in 🤩 My bday is Jan. 25 so I might just have to give myself a bday gift of unlimited reading 😏🙌 (edited) 1mo

Librarybelle That sounds like a wonderful way to spend your birthday, @Aims42 ! 1mo

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Aims42 @Librarybelle 🥳🥳🥳 1mo

kspenmoll @Aims42 And my birthday is January 26- we are fellow Aquarians! 🧜🏻‍♀️ (edited) 1mo

kspenmoll I am excited about #ChristieCapers #AgathaChrisieClubR3 1mo

willaful Just ran across this article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/agatha-christie-surfing

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Gissy Great! I read that one already but I can participate in the discussion 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I am so ready to try getting through the entire Christie catalogue AGAIN 😂 1mo

Librarybelle I‘m looking forward to it, @kspenmoll and @TheAromaofBooks ! 1mo

Librarybelle Great article, @willaful ! I had no clue she was a surfer! 1mo

Librarybelle Wonderful, @Gissy ! 1mo

Aims42 @kspenmoll Wohoo!! ♒️💕 1mo

MariaW I‘d like to be in on this one as well. @Librarybelle 1mo

Librarybelle Yay, @MariaW ! I‘ll add you to the list! 1mo

majkia Please add me to the list. 1mo

Librarybelle Got you on the list, @majkia ! 😁 1mo

MaleficentBookDragon Yes, please add me to the tag list. Thank you! (edited) 4w

Librarybelle You‘re on, @MaleficentBookDragon ! 😁 4w

Lizpixie I‘m in! My Dame Agatha shelf has been begging me to reread for ages. 4w

Librarybelle Great, @Lizpixie ! Welcome! 4w

janeycanuck Oh, I failed miserably on the R2 version and I've been meaning to get back in. I think I fell off somewhere around 1935. Could I be added to the tag list? I'll probably participate only lightly for the titles I've already read and jump in more when R3 syncs up to where I am. Thanks!! 3w

Librarybelle Yes, @janeycanuck ! Welcome! 3w

StayCurious I think our next #IDLR book has a Christie flare to it @Librarybelle so should be fun! 3w

Librarybelle That‘s so cool, @StayCurious !! 3w

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Librarybelle

The Mysterious Affair at Styles | Agatha Christie

January 2025 begins a new round of Agatha Christie reading in publication order, as per the Agatha Christie website (link in comments).

The first is the 1920 The Mysterious Affair at Styles, the first Hercule Poirot book.

I‘ll post an official Styles graphic closer to January, but wanted to give a reminder that our reading starts soon!

Comment below to be added to the tag list!

#ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Aims42, kspenmoll, BarbaraJean, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, mrp27, Deblovestoread, ferskner, MaleficentBookDragon, Bookwormjillk, StayCurious, Laughterhp, Skygoddess1, dabbe, tdrosebud, TheAromaofBooks, PageShifter, willaful, Seabreeze_Reader, AnishaInkspill

Librarybelle Reading list: https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList... 2mo

Librarybelle @LitsyEvents 2mo

Aims42 Thanks for the reminder! 💗 2mo

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Librarybelle You‘re welcome, @Aims42 ! 2mo

dabbe Thanks! 💙❄️💙 2mo

Librarybelle You‘re welcome, @dabbe ! 2mo

mrp27 Should be fun! 2mo

Librarybelle @mrp27 😁 2mo

RainyDayReading I‘ve always been meaning to do this! I‘d love to be added to the tag list. 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I'm looking forward to trying again! 😂 2mo

Librarybelle Welcome, @RainyDayReading ! 2mo

Librarybelle @TheAromaofBooks I know! I fizzled out in both rounds in the past! 2mo

PathfinderNicole I‘d love to be added to the tag list! 2mo

Librarybelle Welcome, @PathfinderNicole ! 2mo

StayCurious I‘m gonna give it a go!! 2mo

Librarybelle Yay, @StayCurious ! 2mo

kspenmoll Yes!!! 2mo

Librarybelle @kspenmoll 😁 2mo

Tineke Add me to the list please! I will read along with as many books as I can get. 2mo

Librarybelle Wonderful, @Tineke ! Welcome! 2mo

Marmie7 I'd like to give this try! 2mo

Librarybelle Hooray, @Marmie7 ! 2mo

Seabreeze_Reader @Librarybelle Could you please remove me from the tag list? Thank you. I think I've overextended myself and need to focus on my tbr reading. I might read a few Christie novels if the mood strikes but I usually see your posts in my homefeed anyway. 2mo

Librarybelle Sure, @Seabreeze_Reader ! 2mo

majkia Please add me to the list! 1mo

Librarybelle Of course, @majkia ! Welcome! 1mo

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