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#Nevada My first Vlautin, won‘t be my last. Haunting novel about a girl who moves from LV to Reno to escape an awful boyfriend…she hits rock bottom but then gradually she picks herself up and things get better. Bleak but gradually more hopeful.

#HaikuADay #HaikuHive

Catch up from yesterday which might have been more a Monday than Monday was. I was feeling particularly sweaty in the humidity while leading an online class & it made me think of this statue on the North Shore.

Humidity reigns.
Some days, I feel just like this…
Help! I'm melting fast!

#MadeInUS 🇺🇸

#JulyJazz 🐚🌺☀️🌴🌊🫧 🍉🇺🇸🎆

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

A great read about the impact of war, generational trauma, and the importance of human connection. Alternating perspectives of individuals in Las Vegas, centering the war in Iraq and the aftermath on soldiers and their families, as well as an immigrant family. In-depth inner dialogue and emotional lives of the featured characters who all struggle, but do their best. A great audio as well!

I‘ve got my May #Roll100 ready to go! So far I‘ve been finishing one of my picks each month, which will probably continue to be the case. @PuddleJumper

#DynamicDs #Dice

My second weekend in a row at HPB ended in a massive book haul… so here goes:

Completely an impulse buy because…black cat. There are a lot of books in this series too so I hope I like them

Book 186 of the year.

This was a charming YA heist of a group of all asexual friends!

While there are a lot of things I like about Las Vegas, the actual casinos are pretty low on the list. 🤣

#SundayFunday Hope you all have a great day and don‘t forget to tag me!

While the title suggests that this is a book merely about Elvis, this is actually a comprehensive history of Sin City itself. From its humble railroad beginnings to the entertainment capital of the world, author Richard Zoglin takes us through the story of this desert oasis. This is an in depth look at the entertainers that set the stage for a performer like Elvis, people like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.