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#audlangspine2024
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monalyisha
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•REG OPENS: Sun., Nov. 24 @ 6pm (EST)•

#AuldLangSpine is an annual reading event, which technically begins January 1 but there‘s a lot of lead-up. 🙃 Space is limited.

When sign-ups go live, you‘ll fill out a Google Form including a list of 7-20 of your favorite reads from the past year. I play matchmaker & very intentionally pair you with another Litten (based on genre preferences, etc). You begin the New Year by reading from your match‘s list.

monalyisha It‘s designed to be a cost-free way to connect. Once I send you the list, you put together your stack on your own (whether you visit the library or purchase the titles is up to you). This is a labor of love! I don‘t make spreadsheets for just anything or anyone. 😅 I know our community enjoys it, so the work continues! I get a lot out of it, too…even if I usually forget the finer details of what I‘ve read by the time January rolls around. (edited) 1mo
TheKidUpstairs 🎉🎉🎉🎉 1mo
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TheBookHippie Yay! 1mo
MallenNC I‘ve been working on my list! 1mo
Librarybelle Yay!! 1mo
shortsarahrose So excited! I‘ve been keeping a Google spreadsheet all year to track top titles for my list, so I‘m ready! 1mo
BarbaraJean 🎉📚🎉📚🎉 1mo
BennettBookworm Can‘t wait!! 1mo
Singout Love this every year! 1mo
Laughterhp Yay!! Already have my list going! 1mo
Lin3han Can‘t wait!! I loved doing this and reading my recs throughout this year 1mo
MeganAnn Yay!! I was just reviewing my list of five star reads for the year in anticipation of this! 🎉 1mo
BookmarkTavern Yes! This has been such a delightful event! 💖💖💖 1mo
DGRachel Thank you for the tag! I‘m going to have to set myself a calendar reminder. This is such a great event and thank you for doing this. 1mo
Amiable Can‘t wait! 1mo
CSeydel Thanks! 1mo
DebinHawaii Thanks for the heads up! Gotta start making my list & set a reminder so I don‘t forget! 🤗 1mo
Deblovestoread Yay! My favorite way to start the New Year! Thanks for the tag 💜 1mo
julesG Thanks for organising! Really liked my first time this year, will try to join again. 1mo
Chelsea.Poole YES! I love launching into a new year with your magical matchmaking skills! 1mo
Read4life Yay! Looking forward to this again next year. 1mo
CBee Can‘t wait 👏🏻👏🏻 1mo
dariazeoli Yaaaaay! 1mo
CarolynM Thank you! Hoping to return to this fun event this year🙂 1mo
Itchyfeetreader I literally just read another from my list this year and can see myself passing this one forward if I am able to participate again this year! 1mo
monalyisha @Itchyfeetreader Love a good success story. 😉 1mo
Billypar Very exciting! I feel like both my reading and Litsy time hasn't been at the usual level lately, so hoping to reverse both of those trends during this year's event. Thanks for coordinating again! 1mo
thewallflower0707 Thanks for tagging! I will participate ☺️ 1mo
rachelsbrittain Ahhh so excited! Always my favorite event of the year! 1mo
KadaGul This was my first time participating in #AudLangSpine2024, and I had a great time exploring a whole new world 🌎 of literature by checking out someone else's reading list. It‘s wild how finding new authors in genres I already know can bring so much excitement and fun! I can't wait to sign up for #AudLangSpine2025. I'm so glad I was paired with @Read4life. #AudLangSpine2024 1mo
Read4life Right back at ya, @KadaGul !!! In fact, I‘m reading a Jenny Colgan book now. ☺️ 1mo
KadaGul @Read4life I am reading Adult Assembly and didn't know it was Bookish Life of Nina Hill 1.5. I'm glad we were matched. 1mo
kspenmoll I really enjoyed this past year! 1mo
Birdsong28 Thank you for the tag @monalyisha but I won't be doing it this year as I have just given birth to twins so most of my time is taken up with them. I will probably be in a better place next year to do it so please tag me in the post next year as I do love doing this and I am upset that I can't do it this time. Thank you for hosting again ☺️ 4w
monalyisha @Birdsong28 Oh my goodness! Congratulations! 🎉 4w
Mitch Oh my goodness - literally my best time of the year! Time for your book magic to touch my world! ♥️👏🏼♥️ 4w
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Mitch
Demon Copperhead: A Novel | Barbara Kingsolver
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Pickpick

A heart wrenching account of the care system during the height of the opioid scandal. Likeable, complex, full of heart & shame Demon is an engaging character that carried the story in tense fever pitch mode for 500+ pgs. As a reworking of David Copperfield it is a genius novel of powerful themes, questions around social justice & fate, but even if you put that genius aside the story is brilliant & Lee County will stay with you for along time.

Mitch Wow - so glad you got me to pick this one up! @singout. Loved it! 11mo
Crazeedi I just borrowed this as an audio book, I'm excited to listen. Heard good things about it 11mo
Mitch This was my third #audlangspine2024 and another winner! 11mo
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Cupcake12 I‘ve just reserved this at the library. Hope you are all well xx 11mo
Lesliereadsalot Got this book as a gift. Now I‘m excited to read it! Thanks for your review. 11mo
JuniperWilde I loved this book for so many reasons. 11mo
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rachelsbrittain
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Pickpick

I wasn't sure about this one initially. It felt like it was going to be a time travel fix-it romance. But that's exactly what the author wants you to think so she can flip your expectations. I doubt I would've read this one without your recommendation for #AudLangSpine @julesG so thank you for that! I'm looking forward to reading some more from your list

#AudLangSpine2024 @monalyisha

julesG Glad you liked it. I only read it because @Cinfhen gave it a positive review last summer. 11mo
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rachelsbrittain
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Got my #AudLangSpine list from @monalyisha and these are the books I'm most excited to read in January-- and beyond! Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia and Starter Villain were already on my tbr but all the other titles are new to me. Can't wait to read these @julesG . I've already put most of them on hold #AudLangSpine2024

monalyisha @JulesG had such a great list! Square of Sevens looks particularly intriguing to me. Enjoy! Also...yours is the first post I've seen post-emails; always an exciting moment. 😉 12mo
julesG @monalyisha I've been holding back on a post. Was tempted to post this morning already. 12mo
julesG Glad you like the list, Rachel. 12mo
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monalyisha @julesG Ha! No need to hold back! Have at it. 🙃 12mo
rachelsbrittain @monalyisha I just couldn't wait haha 😄 12mo
rachelsbrittain @julesG there are several I hadn't heard of before and look excellent which is always exciting for me! I can't wait to get into then 12mo
DGRachel Starter Villain is great! 12mo
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