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Nute
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Reposting for @Liz_M Thanks for the tag!💕

Ms. Liz has proposed a great idea to keep activities on Litsy easily assessable. Please add your thoughts and ideas to the mix.

https://litsy.com/p/bDI0bkZSNUlp

Hashtag LitsyList

coffeewithbooks Sound like a great idea and will love to help if possible 3y
Liz_M Thanks for reposting 😊 3y
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Tera66 I can't figure out how to comment, I feel like I'm always am having to ask how things work😄 3y
Nute @Tera66 Every question is a good question, Ms. Tera! You can connect inside Litsy by using the hashtag location ( #LitsyList ). And then you can read the thread from the first post and comment there.🙂 3y
Tera66 @Nute Thank you, friend!😊 3y
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julesG
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@Liz_M @Chrissyreadit @LitsyHappenings

Dear #LitsyLand, check out this post - especially the comments section - and add your thoughts.

https://litsy.com/p/bDI0bkZSNUlp

#LitsyList

Liz_M Thanks for reposting! 😊 3y
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LitsyHappenings
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The awesome @Chrissyreadit has a helpful post still going strong:

Hi friends! Comments on @TheAromaofBooks page made me realize how many activities have helped people join our community- I know joining my first swap changed litsy for me. Hashtag comments can lead to activities for people to see how amazing this community is- and much more than book reviews. I may miss some- feel free to add to it with any info!
#litsylist #litsywelcomewagon

TheAromaofBooks Yes!! The challenges & hashtags are a huge part of what make this community so special - it's so fun to get to know other people as we work together to check off a reading challenge!! 4y
Liz_M Hello friends! It seems as if LitsyHappenings is on hiatus -- I get it, we're all busy and there is really too much happening for any one person to be the town square. So I've been thinking. What if LitsyHappenings was divvied up into four accounts, each manned by two or three people, cover an aspect of Litsy. For example: Litsy-Swaps, Litsy-Readalongs, Litsy-Challenges, and then a catch-all (Litsy-RandomFun? Keep LitsyHappenings?)

Thoughts?
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sprainedbrain @Liz_M I think that‘s a great idea. Happy to help in any way I can as well! 3y
Chrissyreadit I love that idea! I think that would help significantly! If there are 2 people at least for each group they could alternate. 3y
Andrew65 Sounds a great idea. 3y
Liz_M @sprainedbrain please start by sharing this post? 😁 3y
sprainedbrain @Liz_M Do you mean tag people in the comments or actually share the old post about LitsyHappenings? 3y
Liz_M @sprainedbrain Both? You should be able to share a link to this specific post/discussion, I think. 3y
MoonWitch94 @Liz_M What a fantastic idea! So great! I‘ll share! 3y
SamanthaMarie That's a great idea!!! 3y
CBee @Liz_M fantastic idea! I‘ll share on my page. 3y
squirrelbrain Great idea! I‘m already a #birthdayfairy on LitsyBirthdays so won‘t volunteer to host one of the accounts, but happy to help by sharing etc - just let me know! 3y
Soubhiville I definitely think this could be helpful, for new folks especially. I have my hands full with the things I organize already, but I‘m happy to share posts when I see them. 😊 3y
Lcsmcat I‘m willing to help, but need to understand what‘s involved. Would a host of one of these sites, say readalongs, create a separate account? Would that require a different email address, or can you have multiple accounts attached to one email? And what is expected. Reposting events as the host informs you? Or searching them out? Trying to gauge the time commitment. 3y
MatchlessMarie I‘m glad this conversation is happening. A few months ago I thought about making some TikTok videos about Litsy because I‘m always trying to convert people but then I realized that LitsyHappenings hadn‘t been active and it used to be a really great way to stay on top of giveaways, photo challenges, swaps, et cetera. I would love to have one central place for events like a Litsy Newsletter of sorts 3y
rsteve388 I would be willing to help with LitsySwaps as long as it isn't just me. I think this is a great idea and I am glad we can find a solution to ensuring the community stays engaged while ensuring we are taking care of ourselves and not doing all the work. 3y
Librarybelle @Liz_M I think it‘s a good idea - a lot of work, for sure, but you‘re right in that there is so much happening and not one specific place where everyone can go to find it. That‘s what made LitsyHappenings so helpful! 3y
Q84 @Liz_M I would be willing to help out with this. 3y
Chrissyreadit @Liz_M I think if the pages are set up and have a host, the responsibility for tagging the appropriate page would be on the activity, then the host of the page would create a post? 3y
wanderinglynn @Liz_M I think this is a great idea! And I agree with @rsteve388 that it will probably work better if there‘s at least 2 people assigned to each subcategory. I‘m thinking a group of 4 would probably be ideal for each subcategory. You want enough people that no one is overwhelmed with keeping up but not so many that there‘s too many cooks so to speak. 3y
Butterfinger I will do whatever is asked. I love Litsy and am so grateful to its members. 3y
robinb Fabulous idea! Even though I'm not a big joiner on lots of things, I do like to keep up and see other's posts! And the plus side of dividing it up into categories is that each Litten can go to whichever category they're interested in and not have to wade through to find something of interest...if that makes sense! 😂 I'll re-post this! 3y
coffees Really like this idea and would be up to helping :) 3y
LibrarianRyan @MatchlessMarie I can make a few TikTok a too. I talk about it seminfrequently on there. 3y
LibrarianRyan I‘m down for it. Who ever does swaps can totally use the primer I made. Between #bbrc, swaps, and #litsyawards I‘m a little jammed but am always happy to help promote. Just take me and I‘ll share. 3y
Crazeedi @Liz_M this is a great idea, I am a fairy and part of #litsylove right now, but I can spread the word and help as I can 3y
Crazeedi I shared the post 3y
Catsandbooks Such a great idea! There's so many things happening that's it's hard to keep track of everything! I'm able to help with whatever is needed! 3y
julesG Great idea! I'm happy to share. 3y
Nute Great idea! Happy to help. Sharing this post. Volunteering service. I really like this special place!🤗 3y
Liz_M @Lcsmcat I think, as someone posted further down, that once the new accounts are up and running, it would mostly be reposting events. I am hoping that by having multiple people for each account and a couple of reservists, the time commitment would be reasonable - 10 minutes a day, an hour a week, whatever works. 3y
Liz_M @Chrissyreadit This makes sense -- So, for example SprainedBrain would tag Litsy.swaps on her initial Basic Witch Swap post and the volunteer(s) manning the Litsy.Swap account would repost it. 3y
Liz_M @robinb Yes, I also thought some people might only be interested in reading challenges and others really only want to do the photo challenges... 😄 3y
Liz_M @Nute @Catsandbooks @coffees @Butterfinger @Q84 @rsteve388 @Lcsmcat @sprainedbrain Thanks for offering to help! I think there should be a minimum of 10 people for this to work, but perhaps we have enough to start.

I've set up a slack team (group? channel? help? 😅) as a place to continue brainstorming and coordinating. Anyone interested in volunteering, please email Litsy dot readalong at gmail dot com and I'll invite you to slack.

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Liz_M @coffeewithbooks see comment above. 😊 3y
sprainedbrain @Liz_M email sent! 3y
Butterfinger @Liz_M I don't know anything about slack, but I am emailing and then looking for slack. ☺️ 3y
coffeewithbooks @Liz_M okay thank you . I will email now . 3y
Nute Email sent! 3y
coffees @Liz_M just sent the email 📨 3y
Catsandbooks @Liz_M sent an email! 3y
Liz_M @squirrelbrain @Crazeedi How do birthday fairies work -- how do you coordinate and divvy up tasks? Can you email a quick explanation at Litsy dot readalong at gmail dot com? Thanks so much! 3y
squirrelbrain Of course @Liz_M I‘ll do that now. @Crazeedi - just letting you know so you don‘t respond too, although of course you‘re more than welcome to if you wish! 3y
Crazeedi @squirrelbrain thank you Helen!! 3y
Crazeedi @Liz_M let me know if you need any more from me!! 3y
LitsyEvents @catsandbooks, @nute, @coffeewithbooks, @butterfinger, @sprainedbrain @Q84 Please check back into slack -- I need help with a name. profile pic, and dividing up duties. :) 3y
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DanielleLynn92
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Chrissyreadit Welcome to Litsy! If you go to my page you will find great information on the recent #litsylist post and at the bottom of the long thread a link to many great tips on how to engage in Litsy! Also, if you folly everyone who posted on that thread you will quickly have a great beginning Litsy feed! 4y
Allylu Virgin River is a series I‘m considering. I really enjoyed the Netflix series. 4y
DanielleLynn92 @Allylu if you enjoyed the Netflix series you definitely enjoy the books. I think the books are better. I'm not sure if you are a person who likes the actual book like myself or ebook but they seem to be a little hard to find actual book wise. 4y
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CoffeeNBooks
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Check out the post by @Chrissyreadit for the #LitsyList of buddy reads and reading challenges for 2021!

Chrissyreadit Thank you!! I‘m excited about having everything in one place! 4y
CoffeeNBooks @Chrissyreadit Thank you for doing this- what an awesome idea! 4y
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Signal boost! 📢

Head on over to @Chrissyreadit and the #litsylist if you need a quick refresher, or are new to Litsy - there are so many great ways to get involved with readalongs, challenges, and activities! And if you know of others, share them in the comments in that post!

Chrissyreadit Thank you for sharing!!! I love our litsy community so much!❤️❤️❤️ 4y
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sprainedbrain
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Happy Saturday! @Chrissyreadit has a great post with comments full of great links for fun things you can join in on here on Litsy. Whether you are new to Litsy or just looking for fun new stuff to do, you should probably check it out and add other stuff to the comments!

See Chrissy‘s post or try this link (will open in the desktop version).

https://litsy.com/p/SlA0V2sxajZ2

#LitsyList

Chrissyreadit Thank you for sharing! I had to get on my class before I could finish and love how so many people added!!! It just made me so happy. 4y
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Hi friends! Reading the comments on @TheAromaofBooks page made me realize how many activities have helped people join our community- I know joining my first swap changed litsy for me. Hashtag comments can lead to activities for people to see how amazing this community is- and much more than book reviews. I may miss some- feel free to add to it, with any information you want to include!
#litsylist #litsywelcomewagon @LitsyWelcomeWagon

Chrissyreadit #bookspin with @thearomaofbooks is a lottery to choose the next book to read on your tbr 4y
Chrissyreadit #pemberlittens with @sprainedbrain to enjoy all things Jane Austen including buddy reads. 4y
Chrissyreadit #overbooked with @megnews and @sblbooks buddy reads that are chosen via vote 4y
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Chrissyreadit #literarycrew with @Librarybelle historical fiction buddy reads 4y
Chrissyreadit #authoramonth with @Soubhiville read books by a specific author 4y
Chrissyreadit #losersclub reading Stephen King with @DGRachel (edited) 4y
Chrissyreadit #booked2021 each year has a year long challenge with @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft (edited) 4y
BarbaraBB I am not in the #booked2021 crew, that‘s @BarbaraTheBibliophage ! However, I do host #ReadingAsia2021 with @Librarybelle in which we try to read a book set in each Asian country and/or written by an author from each country. 4y
BarbaraBB Also @Cinfhen and I host a #bestbuddyread in the weekend of February 7. We‘ll have a virtual party all weekend and will discuss this book: 4y
Soubhiville It‘s fun posting #bookreport s and #weeklyforcast s every week, led by @Cinfhen 4y
Soubhiville For Terry Pratchett fans, jump in to the #OokBookClub! With @julesG (edited) 4y
OutAndAbout #foodandlit starts in January where @butterfinger and @texreader lead a country-a-month exploration of books and food! (Loaded also on #Storygraph as a public challenge.) 4y
AmyG @BarbaraBB Will you remind us when we should start the book or should we just have it read by that weekend? 4y
BarbaraBB We will remind you but you can read it at any time you like. We will discuss it on Sunday 7 February. I hope you‘ll be there @AmyG 💕 4y
Soubhiville #nyrbbookclub reads NYRB classics. With @BarbaraBB and @vivastory (edited) 4y
Megabooks #nonfictionchallege with @Riveted_Reader_Melissa is a yearlong nonfiction prompt bingo challenge (edited) 4y
TrishB What a fab summary of activity! 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage If you like science fiction and fantasy, the #bbbbc crew votes on a book to read every two months. All organized by @InLibrisVeritas ! 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Also from @Riveted_Reader_Melissa is #shesaid , which is what I‘d call a women‘s studies buddy read. Both fiction and nonfiction choices. 4y
TheBookHippie #childrensclassicread2021 I do one every year #mgbuddyread is starting up again and #bookshelfbook2021 you can read down your TBR with me 🤪 I love #shakespearereadalong 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm This is epic! Thank you for starting this thread! ❤️😱❤️ 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa There‘s also a #StarWarsBuddyRead that reads the new canon Star Wars novels. 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Also #NonfictionNerds hosted by @dariazeoli that picks a nonfiction book by vote to read each month. 4y
sblbooks Starting back in January is #MgBuddyRead a monthly discussion of a middle grade novel. Also, new next year is the #YABuddyRead for fans of young adult novels with @megnews 4y
Gaylagal2 @Chrissyreadit You are such a gem on this Saturday morning! What a great idea....love it ❤️ I've met such amazing, funny and great people here on Litsy and the swaps are such a part of that 🤓 #truecrime #bookshelf2021 4y
Texreader #litsyatoz with @BookishMarginalia Read a book that starts with every letter of the alphabet, or author‘s name that starts with every letter of the alphabet, or a combination of both 4y
sprainedbrain This is an awesome idea and a great listing! I‘m going to attempt to share! 4y
squirrelbrain What a great idea! Thanks for doing this! 4y
dariazeoli Wonderful idea! And wow, we have so many awesome ways to get involved with each other. Loving the comments this morning ❤️ 4y
TiminCalifornia Thanks for this road map to Litsy! 4y
Liz_M #nyrbbookclub, organized by @vivastory, reads and discusses one nyrb book a month. The co-host for discussion changes each month (@BarbaraBB is co-hosting January only). 4y
Cinfhen I love this!!!! Thanks for all the shoutouts there are also a slew of daily challenges spread over a monthly theme lead by @Eggs @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks and @Klou And there‘s a lovely group of #BirthdayFairies who spread Birthday cheer @LitsyBirthdays tagging @julesG @robinb @Crazeedi @KarenUK and @squirrelbrain 🧚‍♀️🧚🏻‍♂️🧚‍♀️🧚🏻‍♂️ (edited) 4y
BookishBelle Don‘t forget #lmpbc (Litsy Markup Postal Book Club) hosted by @suvata Next sign up is in Feb/March, I think. You start or join a group of four. You each buy a book, read it, and send it on. By the end, you‘ve read four books and get your book back with comments from your group members. So fun! And a way to read things you might not have read on your own. 4y
Cuilin Hope it‘s ok to comment here, There are so many readalongs too for people interested in reading a specific author with a group. Check out #pemberlittens, for Jane Austen fans #shakespearereadalong #whattheDickens is new starting in January and open to all. Great idea @Chrissyreadit 4y
vivastory Thanks for the tag @Liz_M ! Anyone interested in reading and discussing NYRB, please feel free to chime in with the monthly discussions. They are typically the final weekend of the month. 📚📚 4y
vivastory @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Is this a closed group? This sounds interesting 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vivastory #Nonfiction2021 and #SheSaid are open to anyone interested. #nonfictionNerds votes for their books on Goodreads and posts here and discusses there too, check with @dariazeoli for more details 4y
Deblovestoread And I would just add that it is easy to overcommit and not to worry if you do. Everyone is fantastic and if you are like the rest of us you want to read ALL the books. 4y
DebinHawaii What a great idea! ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
Butterfinger @AkashaVampie @ElizaMarie and @AsYouWish have #NovelWatchingCrew - read the book; watch the movie, a club for paranormal reads and many others. Litsy has things for everyone. I don't think I saw #LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks or #jb @CBee - penpal groups. @Andrew65 @Tove_Reads @EadieB did #NordicNoir. Thanks for doing this. What a treasure trove. 4y
CBee Awesome idea, @Chrissyreadit 🥰🥰🥰 4y
mom2bugnbee @Andrew65 @jb72 @SumisBooks host a #24B4Monday Readathon one weekend a month (3rd, I think? One of you please correct me if I'm wrong). Readathons always encourage me to read more. 4y
suvata What a great idea. So many different groups to join. #LitsyLove 4y
Andrew65 @mom2bugnbee #24B4Monday is always on last full weekend of the month. Thanks for the shout out. 😊 (edited) 4y
AkashaVampie @Butterfinger also @jb72, we have so many hashtags. #NWC #PLC #TBRCrew #NewYear_NewYou are the groups we have. everyone is welcome. Anyone interested can look for more info on my bio part of my page. 4y
Andrew65 Also do a nine day monthly readathon, where you can set your own goals, Usually begins 2nd weekend in the month, although messed it up this month so will start third weekend. 4y
KVanRead Fantastic idea @Chrissyreadit !! There‘s also #thatsclassic from @Annie1215 that votes on and buddy reads one classic a month and #ReadCanada challenge from @Book_Fiend_Melissa a year long July to July challenge ending 7/1/21 4y
EadieB I am doing #ChristmasQuotes this month and I‘m participating in @TheSpineView #Readathon which is called #ReadYourWay from 12/1/20 through 12/31/20. 4y
ElizaMarie I love this! I was thinking that I would do a running google doc on all the things we have going .. But I haven't had the time yet. But Listy is so great! 4y
vivastory @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @dariazeoli Thanks! I've been wanting to read more nf. Will definitely check this out! 4y
Butterfinger @LibrarianRyan and @Sarahreadstoomuch does the #BBRC Babies and Beyond Lit. 4y
Butterfinger I start to read and something else pops into my head. @amber_ldsmom does #NewberyEpicChallenge 4y
amber_ldsmom @Butterfinger Thanks for the tag! ❤️ 4y
Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie @amber_ldsmom I did not have room above so you get your own shout out!!! ❤️❤️❤️yay team!!! 4y
suvata @BookishBelle Thanks for the #LMPBC love ❤️ 4y
Eggs Thanks ♥️ @Cinfhen 4y
TiminCalifornia @Chrissyreadit Thanks for tagging me! 4y
Butterfinger @Chrissyreadit you are such a sweet and special person. 4y
Dirk_Wethington Thank you for this! I‘m pretty new and still learning. 4y
Chrissyreadit @Dirk_Wethington you can also check out @LitsyWelcomeWagon for more tips- and friend everyone who commented and/or was mentioned in this thread- welcome to Litsy! 4y
Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger I feel the same way about you! ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
alisiakae What a great idea! And I see some read alongs and challenges I didn‘t really know about. I can‘t wait until work slows down so I can dive into some of these further! In addition to being a co-host of #booked2021, mentioned above, I also host #screamathon every October. I don‘t think I saw this mentioned, but @LibrarianRyan does #BBRC babies and beyond RC, and @ElizaMarie has the monthly #selfcare bingo sheet! And I would be all for ⬇️ 4y
bthegood Thx for posting. I added @LitsyHappenings to follow, forgot about it after I started. ⛄ 4y
alisiakae Cont‘d I would love to see @wanderinglynn to bring back the #bookfitnesschallenge! 🙌🏽 (edited) 4y
Nute This post and thread is wonderful even for a seasoned Litsy participant. It‘s a timely reminder of all things wonderful on Litsy. I‘m making notes! Thanks everyone!💕 4y
Nute I just want to add hashtags that have given attention to literature by People of Color: #ReadSoulLit - an annual photo reading challenge that takes place in February, Black History Month, and then encourages increased reading of books by black authors all year long (hosted by @BrownGirlReading ). 4y
Chrissyreadit @Nute thank you so much! I just followed @BrownGirlReading I don‘t know how this was not on my radar!! 4y
Chrissyreadit @4thhouseontheleft I agree I wish @wanderinglynn just had a #bfc that was monthly. I love my group that continues on WhatsApp. Also @LibrarianRyan gave me a bunch to put on but I had Class right after I posted and this thread became exactly what litsy is to me! A vibrant community of diverse reading activities- I just love this space of social media. Thank you for joining into the thread too ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 4y
Nute Also for increased diverse reading experiences using the following hashtags: #blitsy (thank you @Chelleo ), #integrateyourshelf ( thanks @Emilymdxn and @ChasingOm ). 4y
Nute @Chrissyreadit We need a roundup every now and then. Thanks for doing this!💕 4y
Chrissyreadit @Nute this is totally a team effort!! I could never have done this alone- and I just hope this list can be shared with as many people as possible. 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m in so many group reads on here now, and now I just found even more! So great team effort! 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa And now I‘m thinking of all the reading challenges we do throughout the year like #LitsyAtoZ with @BookishMarginalia or #MountTBR through Goodreads, or all the other ones that have followings here like #ReadHarder or #Popsugar or Booked2020 now #Booked2021 and so many more (edited) 4y
NovelGirl82 @4thhouseontheleft Hii! Long time no see!! I agree! Lots of things on here that I either haven‘t seen or have forgotten about. I‘m ready for work to slow down (thanks covid) and for this last year of grad school to be over so I can play with you guys more again!! 4y
wanderinglynn @4thhouseontheleft then maybe we‘ll do another round in the new year. ☺️ 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Here‘s a post with lots of group tags you can check out when you‘re ready to explore, and people you can follow! Have fun @Gingereads_everything 4y
Mrs_B Hey Chrissy, would this work do you think: https://sites.google.com/view/litsywelcomewagon/home ? 4y
Chrissyreadit @Mrs_B I love that you knew how to add that link- I was trying to figure out how to combine that information with this in one space that every time it‘s tagged doesn‘t make it harder to scroll. @RaimeyGallant @TrishB @julesG @Chelleo have put together amazing resources but I did not know how to link it this way! Thank you so much!!!! 4y
Chrissyreadit @Mrs_B is there a way to “archive” this thread so it can be added to the site? I‘d be glad to have a link in my bio - to the above I just have to figure out how. I‘m not techno savvy 4y
Mrs_B @Chrissyreadit hey Chrissy, great idea, I‘ll hyperlink the picture to this post. Did you click through the pages on the site? 4y
Chrissyreadit @Mrs_B yes- I remember when they were made- I just did not know there was a single link to access it. I always tell people to scroll the hashtag. 4y
Chrissyreadit Wow!!! @Mrs_B that‘s Amazing!!!! I will add the link to my bio page today. 4y
Chrissyreadit @RaimeyGallant I love having easy access to the info you and @Chelleo did. I‘m going to put it in my bio today. 4y
Mrs_B @RaimeyGallant the videos and tips are amazing. 4y
audraelizabeth Im hosting a #stackingtheseries next year. 4y
Chrissyreadit @audraelizabeth that sounds great! 4y
Crazeedi Just saw this! What a great resource, I'd love to print this whole post!! 4y
Rissreads This is fantastic! I‘ve screen shot it all! 👏🏻 4y
BookishMarginalia For everyone who finished the 2020 #LitsyAtoZ #readingchallenge: Remember to update your form by 1/1/2021 for a chance at a $25 Amazon Gift card (link on my wall!). Link to the 2021 version coming soon! 4y
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Fang88
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1. 'House of Leaves' by Mark Z Danielewski
2. 'Fortune's Daughter' by Isabel Allende
3. 'Bad Monkeys' by Matt Ruff
4. I usually try to ask musicians that I love for book recommentations, they tend to have really good taste...
5. 'The Familiar' by Mark Z Danielewski because it brought back curiosity into my life. (Tagged book)

@OSChamberlain @Ecatstic @shadowspeak17 @Realitybynate

#recommendationrainbow #recommendation #litsygame #litsylist

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