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The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance | Anders Rydell

When I started looking into the history of these books and went onto the Internet to search for the names I found written inside them, the search results kept indicating Auschwitz. Every time the trail led to Auschwitz. We can‘t give people their lives back, but maybe we can give them something else. A book, and maybe a memory.

TheBookHippie I read this book when it came out and even messaged back and forth with the author!!!! Just makes me sick. Here we are again. 5d

Suet624 Ugh. It‘s unbearable. 5d

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Kshakal

The Library Book | Gabby Dawnay

Indeed I am!

Luke-XVX I want that and I don‘t like heights haha 2w

maich And a dragon who'll guard the books.😄 2w

MonicaLoves2Read 🙋‍♀️ 1w

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Books! Books! Books!: Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library | Mick Manning

One of my bookish goals this year was to go through my books and eliminate those books I didn‘t care for or those that I am never going to read… this bag is the first of that endeavor!

Scochrane26 I see a copy of Good Omens ❤️ 2w

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Nicely done! 2w

Born.A.Reader I did this as well! More space for those I know I'll read or favorites I have read! 💕 2w

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Berryfan

The Library: A Fragile History | Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen

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Immensely detailed and comprehensive. If you‘re interested in the topic then you will enjoy this book. It can be quite dry and suffers from a disinterest in pacing. It‘s clear that the authors did an enormous amount of research and want to share it all

oddandbookish

Lonely Planet Hidden Libraries: The World's Most Unusual Book Depositories | Nancy Pearl, D. C. Helmuth

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This book is such a hidden gem!

It showcases 50 different “hidden” libraries from all around the world (plus outer space). Every library profile tells you how to find it (if applicable, some are no longer around and some are not open to the public). Also, all the photos have captions which I appreciated.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/01/05/review-hidden-libraries/

oddandbookish #book #booklover #bookstagram #bookworm #bibliophile #bookobsession #bookish #bookreviewer #booktok #library #bookspin #bookspinbingo #auldlangspine #holidaybookdragons #libraries #travel #nonfiction #coffeetablebook #bookaboutbooks
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booklover3258

Library Book | Susan Orlean

My first bookshelf is ready! I'll be stitching colors of the covers from each book I finish in 2025.

tpixie Amazing 4w

tpixie Have you done this before? 4w

KAO Wow! I look forward to updates on your project! 4w

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LiteraryinPA That sounds so cool! 4w

booklover3258 Nope first time I'm doing this. Yes I'll post pics of the books when I do reviews 4w

thecheckoutstack Wowwww, this is amazing! I can‘t wait to see how it turns out. 3w

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Kerrbearlib

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World | Vicki Myron

This is Arrow. I met her today at the Auburn Public Library. They‘ve partnered with a local shelter to help cats get adopted. Wish I could adopt Arrow, she‘s very sweet and friendly.

#CatsOfLitsy

CatLass007 Auburn, Alabama? Arrow is beautiful.😻 I love calicos! 1mo

Tamra A diluted calico! 😍 I had one that looked so similar, Naima. She was sweet and I miss her. 1mo

MallenNC What a sweet face! My very first cat was a calico. She was the best. 1mo

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Kerrbearlib @CatLass007 Auburn, Maine. I love calicos too! 1mo

Kerrbearlib @Tamra that‘s a great name for a cat! ♥️ 1mo

Kerrbearlib @MallenNC calico cats are wonderful ♥️ 1mo

CatLass007 I‘ve heard so many people say that calicos and torties are aloof. That has never, ever been my experience. @Tamra My first cats were sisters, both dilute calicos, one long hair and one short hair. Two sweet gorgeous babies. 1mo

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squirrelbrain

Books! Books! Books!: Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library | Mick Manning

#top24of24

Here are my favourites of this year - probably quite similar to a lot of other Littens‘ lists! 🤪 There‘s a fair few from prize lists and, of course, many recommended (or even gifted) by Litsy friends.

I think the top 17/18 were easy but there were a few vying for those last few spots. Those that just missed out included Lula Dean, The Wedding People, Wolf at the Table, The Collected Regrets of Clover and Notes on an Execution.

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kspenmoll So many for me to read! Thanks! 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures Greta and Margo are real stand outs this year! I loved them both. I am reading Martyr! now and cannot make myself make a best of list yet. What if I read my favorite book ever this week? 😂 1mo

AmyG Love your list! It showed me all the books I still need to read! 🤣😳 1mo

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AmyG @ChaoticMissAdventures Ha! That is SO true. Last year I read North Woods at the very end of the year and waited until 1/1 to finish it. It was one of may most favorite books of 2024 but I didn‘t want to screw up my 2023 picks. 🤣 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @AmyG this is so relatable!! 1mo

squirrelbrain I was a bit worried about that @ChaoticMissAdventures but, although I‘m enjoying the 4 😳 books I‘m reading now, none of them are ‘best of‘ material. However, I‘ll bear your trick in mind @AmyG 🤪 1mo

TrishB We have 6 the same currently! Off to look at some and some where on my list last year 😁 1mo

BarbaraBB Such an incredible list! I didn‘t realize we had SUCH a similar taste. I must read the ones I haven‘t yet! 💝 1mo

squirrelbrain 6 the same isn‘t bad going! @TrishB 1mo

squirrelbrain I think we have very similar taste @BarbaraBB - and we learn off each other about the best books all the time! 1mo

TrishB I‘ve put another 5 on my to buy list! I have a big list for after Christmas 😁 always good to have one ready. 1mo

Caroline2 A great looking list. Plenty on here for my tbr list. 👍 1mo

Centique Wonderful list! And im so glad to see someone else loving Greta and Valdin. 💕 1mo

youneverarrived Fab list 🤍 a few of these will be on my list too. And quite a few are on the tbr. 1mo

Megabooks Fantastic list!! 1mo

sarahbarnes This is such a good list! Many similarities for sure. And Stone Yard Devotional and The Echoes are high on my TBR! 1mo

Suet624 Still trying to find The Echoes. A number of the books on your list would be on my list too if I ever pulled it together to make a list. 3w

squirrelbrain Is The Echoes not published over there yet? @Suet624 3w

Suet624 I can pre-order it but I‘m really hoping that my library will order it. Push comes to shove I‘ll buy it eventually. 3w

squirrelbrain Can you request that your library orders it? @Suet624 Hopefully you‘ll get hold of it soon! 🤞 3w

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Megabooks

Books! Books! Books!: Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library | Mick Manning

This is my #top24of24! I was a bit stingier with the 5⭐️ this year, and only 8 received that (upper left quadrant plus Dead Bastards and Cue the Sun in bottom right). The rest are 4.75⭐️ and 4.5⭐️. Nine of these are nonfiction, which is about normal and pretty close to my reading NF/F split. Can‘t wait to see even more of these as the year winds up! 👏🏻📚

BarbaraBB

squirrelbrain Great list! ❤️ 1mo

MallenNC I really liked Margot, Small and the Mighty, and The Husbands. The only other one I‘ve read is The Wedding People, which I liked but the audiobook didn‘t completely work for me. I think I should have read it. I still need to get to James and Cue the Sun. They‘ve been on my TBR. (edited) 1mo

Deblovestoread Fantastic list! Screenshot for TBR explosion 📚 1mo

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AmyG I still have a few of these to read. Great list…..but then, I expect nothing less. 🙌🏻 Ha! Yes @Deblovestoread (edited) 1mo

Suet624 Screenshot!! Thanks for putting your list together. 1mo

BarbaraBB I am happy to see the Piñeiro here and am I now extra looking forward to The Wedding People and Playground and Model Home. The ones I haven‘t heard of I need to check out. Great list Meg, screenshotting! 1mo

Chelsea.Poole As always, I love your list and we are pretty much in sync! Several you have here will make my list and the ones I haven‘t read I‘m already on hold for 👯‍♀️ will soon start Wedding People, loved Keanu and on hold for

If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury

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Chelsea.Poole Ooh and LOVED The Husbands and Margo…not as familiar with the Widows, need to fix that apparently! 1mo

Megabooks @squirrelbrain Thanks! 1mo

Megabooks @MallenNC Both were great. Cue the Sun was especially interesting for me because I always have reality TV on in the background during the day. I just kind of let it run. Right now I've got on Teen Mom: Next Chapter. My reading taste is definitely more refined than my TV! 1mo

Megabooks @Deblovestoread Yay! Enjoy! 1mo

Megabooks @AmyG Thank you! 1mo

Megabooks @Suet624 Awesome! Hope you find one you like. 1mo

Megabooks @BarbaraBB Yes, thank you so much for A Little Luck! It was really fantastic! I hope you like Wedding People. So serendipitous that it was on the ToB short list! 1mo

Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole I think you'll love Widow's! By far the best memoir I read this year. Heat was interesting reading in concert with my Bourdain year because the author originally went viral with an indictment of Mario Batali and his being called out in #MeToo. Bourdain disavowed him publicly despite their long friendship. They also shared an assistant who has a memoir coming out in April! Exciting!

Care and Feeding

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BarbaraBB I think you have a sixth sense for that. Are you feeling better yet? 🩷 1mo

Megabooks @BarbaraBB Maybe, but I was surprised by that one! I am feeling a bit better. I'll write you and Cindy soon. 💜 💜 1mo

Centique Oooh what s good list. It will take me ages but ill get to some of these! Im reading Wedding People right now and loving it! 1mo

BarbaraBB 🤍🤍 1mo

youneverarrived So many on my tbr 💜 1mo

Megabooks @Centique thanks Paula! That‘s such an enjoyable book. I loved (and rooted for) those characters. 1mo

Megabooks @youneverarrived fantastic!! I always love seeing what you‘re reading. 1mo

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BarbaraBB

Books! Books! Books!: Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library | Mick Manning

Just two weeks until the end of the year, it‘s time for our tradition to share our #Top24of24.

This is mine so far. And yes, if you look good it are actually 25 books 😉.

I‘ll tag a few people to get things started, please share your favorites and tag a few more 💝

Megabooks, Hooked_on_books, CarolynM, youneverarrived, TheLudicReader, Suet624, Librarybelle, squirrelbrain, Cathythoughts, Ruthiella, sarahbarnes

Soubhiville I‘ve been thinking about what may have made my list 🙂. Looking forward to compiling it! 1mo

Soubhiville I also loved the warehouse! So many on here I want to read. These end of year lists always build my TBR up! 1mo

Vansa I should do this too! This is motivational! 1mo

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BarbaraBB @Soubhiville @Vansa Can‘t wait for yours! Like you said, so good (or bad?!) for our TBR! 1mo

BarbaraBB @Soubhiville The Warehouse has been so underrated, I hope many more people will read it! 1mo

Suet624 So many great reads here!!! Now I have to make note of the ones I haven't read so I can scour the Vermont libraries for them. Delighted to see how many of them we share as top reads of the year. 1mo

sarahbarnes So many good ones here! And some I haven‘t read and want to especially knowing they made your favorites list. ♥️ I will definitely be making my list soon! 1mo

sarahbarnes I loved Safekeep, Pew, Sorrow and Bliss, and All Fours. I have History of Sound in my stack right now. I‘m going to stack Warehouse now. And some of these are already on my TBR! I‘m really excited to read that Everett one of these days! 1mo

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes @Suet624 We have been so in sync this past year, I am super excited to both your lists to see which of your favorites I have missed! 1mo

AmyG Great list. 1mo

Bookwormjillk I am still delusional enough to think I am going to finish the 25 unread books from my December TBR in the next two weeks. I'll get back to you 😂 1mo

Librarybelle Great list. I think I need to screenshot this to put some of these on my tbr list (if they‘re not already!). Thanks for the tag. I‘ll have to think about this for a bit and then post! 1mo

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk 🙌🏽 I hope you‘ll share yours too after finishing those 25 😊 1mo

BarbaraBB @AmyG Thanks. I hope you‘ll share yours too! 1mo

Megabooks Great list, and I‘m really happy to see two gifts from me on there!! 💜💜 i haven‘t gotten to Cherry Blossoms yet from Hooper, so I‘ll have to move that up. 💯💯 screenshotted this! 1mo

Deblovestoread Not surprised to see some of my favorites are yours as well. Some I need to move to the top and some new to me that I need to check out. Fantastic list! 1mo

BarbaraBB @Megabooks Many others were recommended by you 🩷. Are you feeling my better? 1mo

AmyG I will eventually get around to sharing mine. 🤣 1mo

BarbaraBB @Deblovestoread I‘ll feel the same about your lists I‘m sure. I hope you‘ll share it too! (edited) 1mo

squirrelbrain Some of these will be on my list, and some were on last year‘s list I think! ☺️ I‘ll have a look at mine over the weekend, if I get chance! 1mo

BarbaraBB @AmyG 😀😀 1mo

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I hope so but Gin comes first I guess, at the end of the year 😉😘 1mo

Ruthiella Thanks for the tag! 1mo

youneverarrived Thanks for the tag 😘 a few here I really want to read! 1mo

squirrelbrain You make me sound like I‘m doing nothing but *drinking* gin! 🤪 Hmmmm, maybe I should consider it. 🤔 1mo

Suet624 Oh, and I just got my copy of The View on the Way Down from a Kentucky library (go figure) and The Warehouse is waiting for me at the local library. Excited to read both of them. 1mo

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain 😜 1mo

BarbaraBB @Suet624 The pressure 😱😊 1mo

Cathythoughts Great choices Barbara. I loved The Safekeep and Pet too. Reading Is Mother Dead at the moment, really good. 😊 1mo

BkClubCare Fun!🤩 what is the Percival Everett? I don‘t recognize that cover 1mo

Hooked_on_books Great list! Only you accidentally put All Fours on there, so if you fix that error, then you‘ll be at 24. 😉 I expect The History of Sound to be on my list and Black Butterflies was a favorite for me last year. And I‘m thrilled to see The Warehouse! I‘ll definitely be making a list but waiting until the true end of the year. I always worry I‘ll read something amazing and wish I had included it. 😬 1mo

BarbaraBB @BkClubCare It‘s an oldie but real good

Assumption

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BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books 😂😂 All Fours! I may make changes of if I am reading another 5⭐️ before the end of the year! 1mo

BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts I am looking forward to your thoughts. I will be reading her newest soon

If Only

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BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - you had me searching non-US covers for all his books! Ty 1mo

CarolynM Interesting choices! I‘m not sure if I‘ve read enough to have 24 books that deserve the recognition, but we‘ll see😆 1mo

TrishB Having a look at mine at the moment! But I‘m nowhere near 24 🤷‍♀️ 1mo

BarbaraBB @TrishB No 24 good reads? You read so much!! 1mo

Chelsea.Poole Thanks for getting the ball rolling on this! Isn‘t it satisfying to see all the year‘s best reads in one place? ☺️ 1mo

BarbaraBB @Chelsea.Poole I love this time of year even though it messes with my TBR. Can‘t wait for your list! 1mo

TrishB I have 17 so far on the best of list and then a lot just below that! We have 2 the same this year!. Though some of yours would appear on my previous years. One of yours would also be the worst book I read this year 😉 I‘m with @Hooked_on_books 1mo

BarbaraBB @TrishB Hahaha it‘s definitely a love or hate book 😂😂 1mo

Centique Oh i love this time of the year! Awesome list and i know i will like so many of them because we often like the same books. I loved Sorrow and Bliss too. Adding lots of these to my TBR 😍 1mo

BarbaraBB @Centique Yes we do love many of the same books. I hope you will post your favorites too! 1mo

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