PersephoneClub

Me: I overdosed on Challenges last year

Also me: signs up for 10 challenges/events…

#LitsyAtoZ @Texreader
#ChunksterChallenge @Amiable
#FictionalTraveler #MonthlyNonFiction @julieclair
#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub #PersephoneClub @LeahBergen @Ruthiella
#Pantone2026 @Lauredhel
#SeriesLove2026 @Susanita
#192030 @Librarybelle
#Read2026 @DieAReader

BarkingMadRead Same 🤣 9h

Susanita They‘re hard to resist! 9h

Librarybelle 😂 9h

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Lauredhel Hey, I resemble that remark 8h

TheEllieMo @Lauredhel 🤣 8h

Amiable New year, new chunkster! 👍🏼👍🏼 8h

lil1inblue Ditto. 😂 7h

AkashaVampie If u need another one, but low key.... #BookishMonopoly. U can make ur board to help with the other challenges. 7h

Texreader Right there with you!! 😁 6h

Cuilin Same, is there a cure? 6h

TheEllieMo @AkashaVampie thank you, I didn‘t know about this one 6h

Ruthiella Good luck! I understand the appeal! 😊 5h

LeahBergen Oops! 😆 2h

AkashaVampie @TheEllieMo ur welcome sweetie. 2h

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Caryl

BookSpinBingo | Untitled

My bookshelf is ready to go with my January #BookSpinBINGO titles! Looking forward especially to my #BookSpin pick, Shirley Jackson‘s Come Along with Me, and my #DoubleSpin pick, The Shuttle (one of the two #PersephoneClub reads I missed last year).

TheAromaofBooks

ferskner This is such a good lineup! 2d

willaful The Shuttle was a good read! 2d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1d

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Caryl

Hetty Dorval | Ethel Wilson

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As I read this short novel, I kept changing my mind about where it was going. I enjoyed the unexpectedness of the story. Part of what surprised me was the of literary feeling at the start (like the descriptions of the British Columbia setting and the poignant early moments of Frankie‘s coming-of-age), and then the move into a more exaggerated, eventful story by the end.

#PersephoneClub - August 2025
(Forgot to tag everyone. Done now!)

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Caryl, CarolynM, daena, LeahBergen, elkeOriginal, Gissy, Tamra, Teresereading, andrew61, Cathythoughts, Bookbuyingaddict, willaful

Caryl I especially loved the letter from the author to her publisher included in the back of the Persephone edition. 💖 5d

Caryl And oh, those ominous last two sentences of the book! 😳 5d

LeahBergen This one surprised me! I really liked it. And like you, I thought the additional material at the end was great! 5d

Tamra It was propulsive! 4d

Caryl @LeahBergen I'm so thankful to the #PersephoneClub for encouraging me to read more Persephone books! @Tamra Yes, it certainly was! I had to keep reading/chasing to see where the story was going. Twists & turns, indeed! 4d

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CarolynM

One Afternoon | Sian James

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The framework of this novel is the progress of a love affair over the course of one year, but the guts of it is an exploration of love in various forms (familial, marital, romantic, erotic) and the social expectations of women in 1970. It‘s the sort of story I want to devour in one sitting, and because I had plenty of time today I could do just that. I loved it, my favourite #PersephoneClub read this year.

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Caryl, daena, LeahBergen, elkeOriginal, Gissy, Tamra, Teresereading, andrew61, Cathythoughts, Bookbuyingaddict, willaful

quietjenn Sounds great! I'm sorry I wasn't able to get a copy of this one for this month, but will definitely try to read in the future. 1w

sarahbarnes This sounds great. Stacking. 1w

Tamra Fantastic review! What a great way to end the Persephone reads this year. 😁 (edited) 1w

willaful @quietjenn same problem. My library rarely has them. ☹️ It's looking fairly good for next year though. 1w

LeahBergen It was one of my favourites of the year, too! 1w

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LitsyEvents

Sofia Petrovna: Persephone Number | Lydia Chukovskaya

repost for @LeahBergen

Here it is, #PersephoneClub … our 2026 #BuddyRead list! Thank you all for your nominations and votes and we‘ll see you in February.

LeahBergen Thanks for the repost! 3w

Bookbuyingaddict Thank you 🙏 @LeahBergen merry Christmas 🥰have a lovely 🥰 holiday 🎄🎅🎄🥰 2w

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LeahBergen

Sofia Petrovna: Persephone Number | Lydia Chukovskaya

Here it is, #PersephoneClub … our 2026 reading list! Thank you all for your nominations and votes and we‘ll see you in February. 👏

(Please take note of the new list of members ( ⬇️) when tagging your posts).

rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Caryl, CarolynM, daena, LeahBergen, elkeOriginal, Gissy, Tamra, Teresereading, andrew61, Cathythoughts, Bookbuyingaddict, willaful

Cathythoughts Thankyou Leah for leading the way and setting us up for another lovely year of Persephone reading 🙏❤️ #PersephoneClub (edited) 3w

Tamra Yay! 👏🏾 Looks like another fun year! Thank you Leah. 🤗 3w

daena Looks terrific! 3w

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rubyslippersreads Thanks for organizing this @LeahBergen 😄 3w

Caryl Thank you so much, Leah! 📚💖 3w

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @Tamra @daena @rubyslippersreads @Caryl It‘s going to be fun! 👏👏 3w

CarolynM Thank you, Leah! I will put my order in to Persephone Books right away! 3w

quietjenn Thank you! Looks like I have to buy some books (darn it 😆). 3w

Bookbuyingaddict Great 👍 list thank you 🙏 merry Christmas 🎄 everyone and a peaceful 😌 happy healthy new year , let‘s all hope and pray 🙏 for world peace 2w

LeahBergen @CarolynM @quietjenn Oh no! You both need to buy books! 😂😂 2w

LeahBergen @Bookbuyingaddict And Merry Christmas to you, too! 😘 2w

TheEllieMo Can I join in with this, please? 5d

LeahBergen @TheEllieMo Of course! 😀 4d

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andrew61

One Afternoon | Sian James

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#persephoneclub
I enjoyed this story of a young, widowed mother of 3 girls who suddenly finds herself kissed on a London street by a past admirer, actor Charlie. What ensues is the tale of how Anna copes with the change in the perception of her by 1970s society. Interesting snapshot of societal change.
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LeahBergen Nice review, Andrew. I liked what this had to say about a woman‘s place in that era, too. Cheers! 🍻 3w

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CarolynM

Untitled | Untitled

#MyLitsyAwards

Top L-R My #PersephoneClub book of the year; the character whose company I enjoyed most; food for thought.
Bottom L-R My new favourite author; I‘d love to know what happens next for these characters; surprised by how good it is.

Thanks for the template and for getting this started @CSeydel

CSeydel These are great! Thanks for sharing yours 😍 3w

Chelsea.Poole Some familiar faces here! 😊 I‘m unable to get Geraldine here, but really looking forward to The Sitter when it comes in and of course the Chidgey. 3w

BarbaraBB Great choices. I love Chidgey too and The Sitter will be my next read! 3w

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sarahbarnes I really want to read The Sitter! 3w

ChaoticMissAdventures Ohhh I would LOVE a sequel to Woodworking!! Great pick. 3w

TheKidUpstairs Great picks! I saw yesterday that Angela O'Keefe has a new one coming out in 2026 (it doesn't seem to be in the Litsy database yet, I think it's called Phantom Days?) 3w

CarolynM @TheKidUpstairs Yes, I saw that recently too. I‘m looking forward to it 😊 2w

CarolynM @Chelsea.Poole If you are really keen, it looks like Geraldine is available internationally from the Fremantle Press website. I‘d offer to send it to you, but I don‘t think either of us want to deal with the tariff issue ☹️ 2w

Chelsea.Poole @CarolynM thank you! Yes we don‘t want to deal with anything this ridiculous individual has put forth into the world but here we are. Further indignities at each turn. Also, I was going to mention: my sister in law just returned from Australia last month. Too bad I didn‘t have your list then! She could have snatched a copy. 2w

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