KindredspiritsChristmas

#LELH #LitsyEventsLittleHelper @LitsyEvents

Until (or if) this catches on, I'll periodically post the link to this spreadsheet (read info in the pic above) of all things Litsy. I'm also tagging everyone I could find who runs a Litsy Event in the hope that you'll look over the spreadsheet and correct/add/let me know of anything you'd like changed. ⬇️

janeycanuck, DebinHawaii, BookmarkTavern, Daisey, Hooked_on_books, Riveted_Reader_Melissa, melissajayne, Soubhiville, bookish_wookish, BarkingMadRead, GatheringBooks, Lcsmcat, Cuilin, TheBookHippie, BarbaraJean, Amiable, LeahBergen, JacqMac, Texreader, BookishMarginalia, Susanita, OriginalCyn620, julesG, TieDyeDude, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, thebacklistbook, Austen_meets_Annie, Eggs, Lauredhel, MatchlessMarie, Chrissyreadit, Bookwormjillk, monalyisha, Read4life, StayCurious, LeticiaToraci, TEArificbooks, rachelsbrittain, AudiobookingWithLeah, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Kerrbearlib, squirrelbrain, Jadams89, Avanders, BarbaraBB, Graywacke, BookwormAHN, CSeydel, Ruthiella, RamsFan1963, TheEllieMo, CBee, AsYouWish, Catsandbooks, Butterfinger, ShyBookOwl, TheAromaofBooks, Charityann, Jess861, ChaoticMissAdventures, RaeLovesToRead, Littlewolf1, Cupcake12, PuddleJumper, MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm, DinoMom, Lesliereadsalot, LiseWorks, julieclair, AllDebooks, Karisimo, Faranae, KadaGul, WildAlaskaBibliophile, AnishaInkspill

dabbe If you know of something I've forgotten, please let me know that, too. Thanks! 😍

Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xB17c0YZ6-IcngwWteNPyWiwoLn3bvcb7kjtqOLu... 6d

CSeydel What a great project! Thank you for investing the time to make this happen. I know it‘s going to be extremely helpful! 6d

Ruthiella Thank you! 🙏 6d

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Jadams89 What a great idea! I‘ve looked it over and everything looks good for WithTheBanned. 6d

merelybookish Wow! That is a job! 6d

dabbe @CSeydel TY! So many wonderful Littens and events! 🩶🤍🖤
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dabbe @Ruthiella YW! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @Jadams89 YAY! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @merelybookish TY! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

Amiable You da (wo)man! 🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6d

Daisey I looked through it and that is quite a list! I would say you could delete TolkienChristmas as I always use the FellowshipOfTolkien hashtag for any smaller readalong within that category. Also, check your spelling for @Karisimo 6d

WildAlaskaBibliophile Looks great, thank you!! 6d

Suet624 Denise, this spreadsheet is amazing. 6d

Susanita Holy moly! 6d

monalyisha You‘re a treasure. Thanks for doing the work for me (and all of us)! 6d

BookishMarginalia 💜💜💜 6d

Soubhiville Wow! Great job! I‘m sure gathering all this info was a lot of work. I didn‘t know about a lot of these things. 6d

LeahBergen Wow, this is amazing! Everything looks good with my groups but could you please add @Ruthiella as cohost of #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub ? Thank you for doing this!! 😘😘 6d

dabbe @Amiable You are too kind! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @Daisey Got 'em both changed. Thanks! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @WildAlaskaBibliophile Y! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @Suet624 TY! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @Susanita And as we say in the southwest, Holy guacamole! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @monalyisha Aww, thank you! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @BookishMarginalia 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @Soubhiville I'm learning as I go. I often wonder how many things I'm missing by not following people I don't even know or them not following me. Are there other things out there we're missing? Thanks for the support. 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @LeahBergen Done, and TY, and YW! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

Susanita Mmm guacamole 6d

OriginalCyn620 Denise, that is amazing! 🤩 6d

TheBookHippie #SpringCardSwap #SummerCardSwap #WinterNatureCardSwap #FallCardSwap #JuneSolace #WinterSolace #ValentineCardSwap & #HolidayCardSwap is Ryan but I ran it this year 😅😳♥️ 6d

TheBookHippie Also WHEW 6d

TheBookHippie Thanks for this! 6d

BookmarkTavern Thank you so much for putting so much effort into this! It‘s amazing! I‘ve just started an #AmericanGirlReads reading challenge! And I run #JuneOfARC every June! 6d

dabbe @Susanita 🤣🤩😘 6d

dabbe @OriginalCyn620 TY! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

ferskner This is the Lord's work!!!!! Thank you so much for this! 6d

dabbe @TheBookHippie I think I have them all on there, you busy bee, you! I posted the most current posts I could find, but I couldn't find one for #wintercardswap or #junesolace. If you have those, let me know; otherwise, I'll post the new ones once you put them up if that's okay. 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @BookmarkTavern YW! I think I have them on there now. Check and let me know if I need to tweek! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

dabbe @ferskner 🤣 TY! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

BookmarkTavern They look great! And thank you so much for adding the January post for the American Girl Reads! 🩷🩷🩷 6d

RaeLovesToRead Awesome! I think @Ruthiella and I are planning on continuing the #christmascrimechallenge in the years to come. 1st Nov - 31st Dec (loosely) with prompts (x9) announced just before. 6d

dabbe @BookmarkTavern YAY! 🩶🤍🖤 (edited) 6d

dabbe @RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella I was hoping you both would! I'll leave this past December's link up in case a new Litten wants to know what it's about, and when you do your new one, I'll change it! 🩶🤍🖤 6d

MatchlessMarie Thank you for doing this!! 6d

RaeLovesToRead Oh, I didn't see it on the hashtag list! Sorry! 😅💕 6d

KadaGul @dabbe For NFL 🏈 Gridiron Gab add it as #GridironGab 6d

CBee This is amazing! 6d

julieclair This list is such a gift to all of us. Thank you so much! 🥰 A couple of changes: #FictionalTraveler and #AllergicToChunksters do not need the year in their name. And in one of the listings - I think it was the #FictionalTraveler one - there‘s an extra e on the end of my name. 😘 6d

Zuhkeeyah The spreadsheet is amazing. Thank you so much for putting it together! 6d

squirrelbrain This is wonderful - thank you! 🤩 6d

Deblovestoread Such a fantastic resource ❤️ 5d

Lauredhel Thanks! This might be a better link for #Pantone2026: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2924746 5d

Butterfinger Wonderful!!! Thank you. 5d

TheEllieMo Thank you so much for doing this, it‘s a great piece of work (and labour of love?!), so incredibly useful. 5d

LiseWorks Wow! You're awesome 5d

AnishaInkspill this is a fantastic idea to make it easier to find things, thanks for sorting this out🌞 5d

Gissy Incredible and thank you for taking time to create it and thank you for sharing. I am using it already 🤩👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 5d

AsYouWish Thank you!!!!!💙💙💙💙💙 5d

Cuilin The spreadsheet queen strikes again!!! You are amazing. This is fabulous. Thank you. 5d

TheBookHippie @dabbe #winternaturecardswap (edited) 5d

dabbe @MatchlessMarie YW! 🩶🤍🩶 5d

dabbe @RaeLovesToRead No need to be sorry! I love double-checking to make sure I caught everything with your help! 🩶🤍🩶 5d

dabbe @KadaGul Done. 🏈 5d

dabbe @CBee TY! 🩶🤍🩶 5d

dabbe @julieclair TY! I think I got all of the changes fixed. 🩶🤞🏻🩶 5d

dabbe @squirrelbrain YW! 🩶🤍🩶 5d

dabbe @Deblovestoread This ol' teacher is all about the resources! 🩶🤍🩶 5d

dabbe @Lauredhel Agreed and changed! https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2924746 5d

dabbe @Butterfinger YW! 🩶🤍🩶 5d

dabbe @TheEllieMo TY! 🩶🤍🩶 5d

dabbe @LiseWorks TY! 🩶🤍🩶 5d

dabbe @AnishaInkspill YW! 5d

dabbe @Gissy YAY! 🩶🤍🩶 5d

dabbe @AsYouWish YW! 🩶🤍🩶 5d

dabbe @Cuilin I wish I had these spreadsheets in college! TY, m'dear. 🩶🤍🩶 5d

dabbe @TheBookHippie All lowercase? Got it! 🩶🤍🩶 5d

KadaGul @dabbe You SWEET SWEET FRIEND thanks 🫶 a lot for taking the time 🕰to do this. All this info ℹ️will help 🆘 us stay S🤪Ne amidst Mango 🥭 Mafia‘s 2026 stupidity and chaos. 5d

dabbe @KadaGul YW! 🩶🤍🖤 5d

BarbaraJean This is amazing! Thank you for putting it all together! For #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead, it's been so long I can't scroll back far enough to find my original post 😂 Here's the most recent schedule if you want to link that: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2933587 Would it be helpful if I sent you (or posted) a brief description? It's kind of three intertwined buddy reads with three “sub“ hashtags: #LMMJournals, #LMMRereads, and#LMMAdjacent 5d

BarbaraJean Oh, and there's a typo in #KindredSpiritsChristmas 😁 Since that's seasonal, the schedule changes annually & I don't have a great intro post to link! But here's the one from 2025: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2917513

Also, I have a challenge to add if you like! I haven't done a good job of posting about or working on this challenge (avoiding my impending 50th?!), but here's the intro post (from March 😂): https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2846737 5d

Librarybelle This is great! My only thing to note is that my handle on the #ChristiesCapers shows a “The” at the start, which does not need to be there. It‘s fine on the one tab but included on the other tab. Such a labor of love—thank you for doing this!! 5d

dabbe @BarbaraJean I have the current schedule posted. It would be helpful if you posted the description; I could then append that to the major title. 🤩 5d

dabbe @BarbaraJean Boy, that was one bad typo! Got that fixed, got it updated and added your 50 x 50 challenge, too! 😍 5d

dabbe @Librarybelle Even though you are THE one and only Librarybelle, I took the “the“ off. 🩶🤍🩶 5d

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I appreciate your efforts to compile all of this information! You're the best! 🏅 5d

dabbe @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick TY! 🩶🤍🖤 4d

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BarbaraJean

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | L. M. Montgomery

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It feels like cheating that this was my December #DoubleSpin, but I can‘t argue with the #BookSpin fates! I loved reading these cozy stories for #KindredSpiritsChristmas—a delightful respite from the busy-ness of the season.

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! A lil Christmas gift from the BookSpin Fates haha 1w

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sblbooks

Christmas in Bethel | Richard Paul Evans

#ChristmasReads 2025 #KindredspiritsChristmas
Well, I only read for Christmas books all month. They were mostly 4-star reads. The tagged book is my favorite at 4.5 Stars.
I did read a few short stories, as well. It's always a great time to read some LM Montgomery.
@BarbaraJean

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lauraisntwilder

Dan in Green Gables: A Graphic Novel: A Modern Reimagining of Anne of Green Gables | Rey Terciero

I finished my #kindredspiritschristmas reread of this book of stories by LM Montgomery last night, just in time to start reading one of the books my sister gave me for Christmas -- it's a graphic novel retelling of Anne of Green Gables. 💚

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BarbaraJean

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Oof. This line stood out to me—how easily can “sharpness” become a habit? Also: I love how deftly LMM draws even her side characters with just a few lines like this!

Our final #KindredSpiritsChristmas story this year is “Bertie's New Year,” from “Christmas with Anne.” It‘s also on Hoopla, or here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1905-1906/5/

Thank you all for reading along with me this year! A cozy, merry holiday to you all!

Jerdencon, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, lauraisntwilder, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

Jerdencon Thank you for hosting and organizing this… it was so nice to spend a few minutes a day escaping to something sweet and wholesome in the midst of all the crazy of the world and business of the holidays. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 2w

rubyslippersreads Thanks for leading this lovely group of #kindredspirits. I look forward to more LMM in 2026! 2w

lauraisntwilder I second @rubyslippersreads! I so appreciate this group. ♥️ 2w

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BarbaraJean @Jerdencon You‘re very welcome! These stories are so sweet and, like you, I loved the respite they provided during the busy season! 2w

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder Thank you both for reading along with me all this time! I love having your kindred spirits in this group! 🤗 2w

julieclair I managed to read NOT ONE of these stories all month. And I was really looking forward to them. Travel and busyness overcame me. 🙁 I do love this group. Thank you so much for hosting. 💙 2w

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BarbaraJean

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Another sweet story of a holiday mishap & giving to others! Also, an appearance from Josie Pye…but not THAT Josie Pye 😆 This story was published pre-Anne, before LMM wrote the familiar disagreeable Pyes! I wonder if she remembered using the name here?

Today‘s #KindredSpiritsChristmas story is “Ida's New Year Cake,” from “Christmas with Anne.” It can also be found on Hoopla, or here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1905-1906/11/

Jerdencon, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, lauraisntwilder, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

BarbaraJean Tomorrow will be our last story for this year‘s Kindred Spirits Christmas: “Bertie's New Year,” from the “Christmas with Anne” collection. You can also find it on Hoopla, or here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1905-1906/5/ 2w

Jerdencon Love this one! 💕 2w

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BarbaraJean

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Today‘s #KindredSpiritsChristmas story is a New Year‘s one, and it‘s short and sweet. “Uncle Richard's New Year's Dinner” is in “Christmas with Anne,” and it can also be found on Hoopla, or here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1909-1922/26/

I do love these stories of long-held grudges and quarrels being overcome at the holidays! And I loved the little references to Prissy longing for her book.

Jerdencon, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, lauraisntwilder, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

BarbaraJean Tomorrow‘s story is “Ida's New Year Cake,” from the “Christmas with Anne” collection. You can also find it on Hoopla, or here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1905-1906/11/ 3w

Jerdencon I thought the same thing - alto of these stories are about forgiving grudges and moving on. Another cute one! 3w

JenlovesJT47 I just finished reading the rest of the stories today. Thank you for hosting!! ♥️💚🤍 3w

BarbaraJean @Jerdencon It seems like it‘s one of LMM‘s favorite themes… and I‘m not mad about it 😁 @JenlovesJT47 I‘ve been thinking I‘ll go ahead and finish the last two stories tonight! 3w

JenlovesJT47 I like them because they‘re sweet and cozy like all of LMM‘s books but they‘re not cheesy like Louisa May Alcott‘s Christmas stories. I read a couple of hers last year and wasn‘t a fan. And I think LMM‘s books remind us most of all to be kind to each other. ♥️💚🤍 3w

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BarbaraJean

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | Lucy Maud Montgomery

“The month before Christmas was always the most exciting and mysterious time in the Joseph household. Such scheming and planning, such putting of curly heads together in corners, such counting of small hoards, such hiding and smuggling of things out of sight, as went on among the little Josephs!”

Today‘s #KindredSpiritsChristmas story is “The Josephs‘ Christmas,” from “Christmas with Anne” (or on Hoopla, or at the link below) ⤵️

Jerdencon, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, lauraisntwilder, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

BarbaraJean Link to today‘s story: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1902-1903/13/

Tomorrow‘s story is “Uncle Richard's New Year's Dinner,” from the “Christmas with Anne” collection. You can also find it on Hoopla, or here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1909-1922/26/ 3w

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BarbaraJean

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Today‘s #KindredSpiritsChristmas story is another sweet tale of giving to others at Christmas.💚❤️

“A Christmas Inspiration” is from the “Christmas with Anne” collection. You can also find it on Hoopla, or here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1896-1901/2/

Tomorrow‘s story is “The Josephs‘ Christmas,” which can be found in “Christmas with Anne,” on Hoopla, or here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1902-1903/13/

Jerdencon, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, lauraisntwilder, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

JenlovesJT47 This is one of my favorites. Reminds me of being in college. 💚♥️🤍 3w

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BarbaraJean

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | Lucy Maud Montgomery

This sweet story combines several of LMM‘s favorite Christmas-story tropes: a Christmas mishap, a rich relative saves the day, and a misunderstanding comes right. (Also: I kind of want to read the tramp‘s side of the story…)

Today‘s #KindredSpiritsChristmas story is “The Falsoms‘ Christmas Dinner,” from “Christmas with Anne.” You can also find today‘s story on Hoopla, or here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1905-1906/19/

Jerdencon, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, lauraisntwilder, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

BarbaraJean Tomorrow‘s story is “A Christmas Inspiration,” from the “Christmas with Anne” collection. You can also find it on Hoopla, or here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1896-1901/2/ 3w

Jerdencon This was a cute one! 3w

tpixie How funny! And cute 3w

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