Welcome to Litsy!

This genre of non-fiction was a stretch for me, which made it a #slowread. The story of Elizabeth who set up an intricate spy ring to get secrets to the union, and also by Emma who fought for the union disguised as a man and then fought for her pension after the war drew me in the most. I knew nothing about any of these women and glad I read it, though chunks were a slog for me. #litsyatoz #letterA #lrcbingo #historicalevent #bookriot #war

An interesting and powerful story.
On the nonfiction side: how horrifying. There will always be more that happened during Ww2 that I will learn about and no matter what it will still shock me. To think that people were okay treating other humans like this is just unfathomable.
#lrc13 #historicalevent #litsyatoz #letterb

Using @Marchpane 's idea, to keep track of my #litsyreadingchallenge. So far:
#LRC13 #historicalevent: Columbine
#LRC17 #judgebycover: Wishful Drinking
#LRC15 #translated: A Man Called Ove
#LRC7 #aboutimmigration: Homegoing
#LRC25 #freespace: HP & the Cursed Child

I'm saddened by the poor reviews that I've seen of this elsewhere. I loved this book. Yes, it's as old as me, but it's still very relevant in many ways. I found the historical accounts fascinating. I'm using this for #LitsyReadingChallenge #LRC13 #historicalevent and #LitsyAtoZ #LetterV

This book was great! It's very well researched #historicalfiction and is written from "Patsy" Jefferson's perspective. I thought the authors did a wonderful job of taking their research and writing about what life in the Jefferson household might have been like. A lot of the story is about the relationship between Sally Hemings and Patsy, which I found fascinating. #womenauthors
#LRC13 #historicalevent #LitsyReadingChallenge

I didn't think I'd be in the mood for this now, but my library loan ends in a couple of days, so I made myself at least start it this morning to give it a go. And now I'm hooked. So way to go, me. I'm using this for the #historicalevent prompt for the #LitsyReadingChallenge as it is about Agnes Magnúsdóttir, the last woman to be executed in Iceland. So while not a fun read, it seems like it will be a good one.

Only made it through two chapters on the train the other day because a few very loud women boarded and I couldn't concentrate 🙄🙄 going to try again tonight!!

#LitsyReadingChallenge #LRC13 #historicalevent

Finished this one on audio while I was posting things on the website for my students. Such a sad, wonderful story, made especially poignant by having recently seen Allegiance, the musical. Counting this one for a few challenges! #LitsyAtoZ #LetterF #ERMadlibs #PlaceName #LitsyReadingChallenge #LRC13 #historicalevent

A little audio listening, as my annoying migraine is making a reappearance. Madeleine Albright, former ambassador to the UN,first discovered her Jewish identity at the age of 59, when a newspaper reporter broke the story. This is her recounting of her years growing up in Prague, when Hitler came to power. It's fascinating (at times dry) #popsugar ~a book with 4 seasons in the title #LRC13 & #BWB #historicalevent #readharder ~ book about war

On the train headed to Atlantic City for a weekend of fun with my parents and sister! Taking the uninterrupted time to start my pick for #LRC13 #historicalevent about the Hindenburg disaster.