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Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. No topics are off the table. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

kspenmoll I am here with my coffee. Planning to meet up with my best friend from HS this morning. I am soooo excited to see my soul sister, to walk & talk. Happy Saturday all! 9h

AllDebooks @kspenmoll this is so lovely. Have a great catch-up. X 9h

AllDebooks I'm running errands but calling at the library first. #Priorities 😊 9h

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Librarybelle I‘m going to the library later today too, @AllDebooks ! Next week starts my temp work at the library of my undergrad days, so lots to do to prep not being home all the time. I also realized I never posted about October‘s #LiteraryCrew book, need to finish the Agatha Christie for discussion tomorrow, and finalize the #192030 to post on Storygraph on Wednesday. Whew! I‘m going to be busy this weekend. 😂 8h

Librarybelle Enjoy your day, @kspenmoll ! 8h

Bookwormjillk @kspenmoll that sounds perfect! Enjoy! @Librarybelle @AllDebooks the library is one of my stops today too. I have to stop by the thrift store since the kids need costumes for spirit week at BBC school next week too. So errands, but fun ones. Then tonight I‘m going to put up some Halloween decorations. 8h

Bookperson96 Enjoy your time together @kspenmoll . 33m

Bookperson96 Lots of endurance @Librarybelle . 31m

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Librarybelle

Ragtime: A Novel | E.L. Doctorow

We‘re two weeks away from the next #LiteraryCrew discussion! Discussion on the 30th.

As we prepare for our next discussion, start thinking about titles for next year. I‘ll post a Google form soon to submit suggestions for our voting round. Everyone came with a great list of titles this year; can‘t wait to see next year‘s suggestions!

mcctrish, mjdowens, melissajayne, Jerdencon, tpixie, LapReader, Cuilin, kspenmoll, PurpleyPumpkin, Prairiegirl_reading, Deblovestoread, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, BookwormAHN, Pogue, dabbe, Sargar114, Karisa, bumpinthenight, Singout, julieclair, AllDebooks, IriDas, Lkempf

Cuilin Have my library copy but haven‘t opened it yet! 2w

Sargar114 Wasn‘t able to get this one. Happy reading everyone! 1w

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Sace

Ragtime: A Novel | E.L. Doctorow

I‘ve seen the movie and I‘ve had this book on my shelves forever. I was glad it was a #LiteraryCrew pick. That being said, there have been some pretty explicit episodes and not in a way I can tolerate. It feels more like stupid male fantasy writing and does not enhance the story. Am I alone in this? I swear I‘m not a prude! The nature of it just makes me roll my eyes and exclaim “C‘mon dude! Really?”

AmyG You‘re not wrong. 2w

mcctrish There were really only 2 kinds of women in this book - good and wrong 2w

AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 2w

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Prairiegirl_reading Oh wow. Maybe I‘m glad I couldn‘t get this one. 2w

Sace @AmyG he‘s not the only historical fiction author I‘ve come across who does this. Great storytelling and then…boom!…explicit scene for no real reason. Annoying. 2w

Sace @mcctrish yup. 2w

Sace @Prairiegirl_reading it‘s very frustrating to me because as far as storytelling goes I am enjoying it for the most part. I wonder if there is a similar book out there written by a woman. 2w

dabbe 🖤🐾🤍 2w

Librarybelle Oh dear… 2w

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mcctrish

Ragtime: A Novel | E.L. Doctorow

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My husband read this in Uni in a pop culture class where every week they read a book and watched a movie that connected together. I finally got around to reading it thx to #literarycrew What. A. Ride!

Librarybelle Glad you liked it! 2w

julieclair Ooohhh! Looking forward to it! Haven‘t started yet. 2w

mcctrish @Librarybelle there is so much story going on in this pretty slim book 🤯 2w

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mcctrish @julieclair I can‘t wait to talk about it, so much happens and it was a bit eye opening for me about some of the ‘real‘ characters 2w

Ruthiella I read this decades ago but really loved it. 2w

mcctrish @Ruthiella I can‘t believe I waited this long to read a Doctorow book 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2w

julieclair I‘ve never read a Doctorow book either! 2w

Prairiegirl_reading I wasn‘t able to get my hands on this one. 😞 2w

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melissajayne

Whale Fall | Elizabeth O'Connor

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4⭐️ I was quite surprised by this book and liked the descriptions of life in this remote Welsh fishing village prior to WWII. Read for the #literarycrew #readalong. #2025 #literaryfiction #historicalfiction #fiction

Librarybelle

Librarybelle I was very surprised by it too. Glad you liked this! 3w

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julieclair

Burial Rites | Hannah Kent

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I am not generally a fan of books that make me sad, but this one was an exception. It was so well written, so evocative of time and place, and so thought-provoking. A 5-Star read for sure.

This was the #LiteraryCrew selection for July, and I enjoyed our discussion, as always. @Librarybelle

#Pantone2025 #LyonsBlue @Lauredhel

Librarybelle So glad you loved this one! 3w

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mcctrish

The Weekenders: Travels in the Heart of Africa | Alex Garland

#weekendreads an audio: The Crow Trap for fun, the rest are buddy reads; Fearless #sundaybuddyread Assassins #littenslovesjm Brideshead #hashtagbrigade Ragtime #literarycrew

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julieclair

Whale Fall | Elizabeth O'Connor

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This book transports the reader to a small Welsh fishing island in the years leading up to World War II. The islanders live in the old traditional ways, but change is coming… indeed has already come to the mainland. The writing is spare but poignant, honest but nuanced, immersive but reflective. A true gem of a read. I feel like I lived this book.
Another fabulous #LiteraryCrew selection. You definitely know how to pick ‘em, @Librarybelle ! 👏

Librarybelle Love your review! 4w

Gissy Sold! 😊 3w

julieclair @Librarybelle Thank you! 💙 3w

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julieclair @Gissy I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! 😀 3w

kspenmoll I loved this book- spare & beautiful & heartbreaking. 3w

julieclair @kspenmoll 🎯👍 2w

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LitsyEvents

Ragtime: A Novel | E.L. Doctorow

Repost for @Librarybelle

Named by the Modern Library as one of the top 100 published of all time, Ragtime is the #LiteraryCrew ‘s selection for September.

We‘re a low key #BuddyRead . Read at your own pace throughout the month. I‘ll post periodic check-ins. Discussion on the 30th!

All are welcome to join. If you would like to be added/removed from the tag list, let me know!

Original post - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2896183

Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 4w

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Librarybelle

Ragtime: A Novel | E.L. Doctorow

Named by the Modern Library as one of the top 100 published of all time, Ragtime is the #LiteraryCrew ‘s selection for September.

We‘re a low key #BuddyRead . Read at your own pace throughout the month. I‘ll post periodic check-ins. Discussion on the 30th!

All are welcome to join. If you would like to be added/removed from the tag list, let me know!

Librarybelle @LitsyEvents 4w

kspenmoll I plan to join in. 4w

Librarybelle Yay, @kspenmoll ! 4w

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Jerdencon Just requested it from the library… should have it soon and hope to join 4w

Sace I‘ll dust off my copy and get started tomorrow! 4w

Librarybelle Yay, @Jerdencon @Sace ! 4w

julieclair Looking forward to this! 4w

CSeydel Oh man, this one has been on my list for years! I never manage to plan my timing well enough to join these 4w

Librarybelle Me too, @julieclair ! 4w

Librarybelle @CSeydel I hope you‘re able to join us! 4w

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