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Lizpixie
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#AndItsAugust #CantStopWontStop #BooksAcrossOceans #BookHaul #day30 This post fits both prompts to a T! So, I went back & counted the books I bought this month. 40. I bought 40 books this month. And I still have my #fairyloot box to come plus another 2 books yet. I wish I could say that September will be a #nobookbuymonth but have you seen the new releases coming out next month? What am I supposed to do??

TrishB I love your buying posts 👍 7y
RealLifeReading 😍😍😍 7y
LeahBergen 😂😂 Love it! 7y
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Lizpixie
A Madness So Discreet | Mindy McGinnis
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Yeah, my #nobookbuymonth is off to a rocking start.😕 I just can't stop buying books, I swear, my hubby will leave me and it'll just be me, a freezer full of ice cream and stacks and stacks of books everywhere with little walkways between, a comfy reading chair and a corgi. Hmmm🤔 doesn't actually sound so bad after all! Sorry hubby🙋 #deathtonobooktober🎃

BookishFeminist Hey as long as you can afford to live I don't see the problem! Books are way better than other things you could be buying or addicted to. 🌿🍁😬 plus you can resell or trade them in if you want! 8y
Varshitha I have given up promising myself not to buy books 😉 8y
Ais I'm the same, and even when I know I should be putting a bit more into my savings...well, a bookshop visit happens! 8y
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Bookworm-Bobbie I promised myself that I would start using the library more. Instead I went to the book store and bought four books yesterday. I'm too happy to feel guilty. 😁 8y
Laalaleighh Idk what "A madness most discreet" is about it it's definitely from one of my favorite passages of Shakespeare! 8y
britt_brooke 😂😂😂 8y
Jenshootsweddings I try so hard not to buy books new, since my library is five houses away. Sometimes though, when I'm 180th in line for a book and I'm standing in front of a bookstore with time to kill, I'm too impatient to wait. 8y
gibblr I enjoyed this book. And on another note, it sounds like we have a very similar problem! I didn't intend to buy books yesterday and then I came home with like five. 💁🏻 8y
Gezemice I use the library... I literally have no room to put new books. All my bookshelves are full. 8y
Lizpixie @BookishFeminist that's what I keep telling him! @Varshitha probably be best, no more broken promises then @Ais @Bookworm-Bobbie I have a bag full of library books as well @Laalaleighh it came highly recommended @Jenshootsweddings it's the impatience that gets me I think @gibblr I have no self restraint in front of books @Gezemice I'll be spending tomorrow rearranging my library shelves to make room. 8y
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Lizpixie
Saga, Vol. 1 | Brian K. Vaughan
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Wow. I'm not much of a graphic novel reader but this was brilliant! The art is wonderful, the concept is amazing and the actual story is so interesting, funny, brutal and sexy in a weird alien way. Definitely never read anything like it before and it makes me want to get the rest of the series, goodbye to #nobookbuymonth again☹️

StaceyKondla They are sooooo worth it! Just buy the whole series and binge read them back to back 😊 8y
Lindy @Lizpixie I can't remember if you've mentioned using Hoopla through your public library, but the entire Saga series is available there. (I'm not sure if comics are a module subscribed separately within Hoopla.) 8y
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Lizpixie
Saga, Vol. 1 | Brian K. Vaughan
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It's still #allthebooksmonth here, one more week before #nobookbuymonth☹️ I have to stick to it next month, the hubby is getting a little suspicious that no matter what I say, those jenga piles of books are definitely getting bigger. I don't think he'll believe me anymore if they start to hit waist height, all three of them😳 Though, maybe if I hide a stack under my desk?🤔

RealLifeReading I've got a stack hidden under my desk 😳 8y
Lizpixie Did it work, hiding it from everyone? @RealLifeReading 8y
BookishFeminist Drawers, @Lizpixie! Also, the trunk of your car 😂😂 8y
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Books_Wine_Repeat I find it easier to hide books in plain sight. 😁👍 8y
TheBookAddict Lol, get a nice fabric and cover the piles with it. Say it's a table and put a vase or something on it...😆 8y
JacqMac I feel kind of lucky. My husband pretends not to notice. 😂 8y
Ashley_Nicoletto I bring books home while my boyfriend is at work and hide them in plain sight around the house. Any time he asks if a book is new I say "No... I've had that one for a while." Pretty sure he knew the book stacks were growing years ago. ? 8y
Varshitha Scatter them around the house.. also wardrobes or drawers work as well.. i used to hide my books from my parents when i was in school 8y
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ramyasbookshelf
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I should stay away from lists of any kind when I'm having a bad morning.. my TBR pile just increased by 10 books because, folks, I just bought every single book on the National Book Awards fiction longlist. It was a moment of weakness and I'm not proud of it but I'm hoping a confession will make the guilt go away ;)

shawnmooney I don't think you'll get much sympathy here. Only praise and congratulations! Well done! 👏👏👏👍👍👍 8y
ramyasbookshelf @shawnmooney thank you :)) I knew you'll understand! ;) 8y
shawnmooney If you continue to feel guilty, please send them to me! 😛😛😛 8y
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ramyasbookshelf I actually do have a book for you my friend.. email me! Ramyasbookshelf @ gmail .. @shawnmooney 8y
Mimi28 I would too if I had the money. I don't even want to admit how many library books I have out 😊😎 8y
Soubhiville It's ok, we're not mad at you. 😜📚 8y
Zelma No need to feel guilty about those titles. Great choices! 8y
Lizpixie Tell me about it. The husband just intercepted my last big box delivery, plus he turned up as I was going through the checkout the other day with another book haul from the supermarket. It was supposed to be #nobookbuymonth but it's turned into #allthebooksmonth. Pretty sure I've already bought 24 books so far this month, & I still have 2 subscription boxes & another bookdepository.com order on its way. And it's only the 17th! He's gonna kill me! 8y
BookishMarginalia Great #bookhaul! And, life's too short to say no to (any) books. Besides, we have to do our bit for the nation's (and the world's) book reading stats! 8y
Godmotherx5 Sorry you had a bad morning. You didn't harm anyone by trying to comfort yourself. Books are a simple pleasure. We could have worse habits. 8y
shawnmooney You do? Oh goody! Sending you an email right this second… 8y
ramyasbookshelf @Mimi28 the TBR pile is precariously high! When are we ever going to finish all the books we want to?;) 8y
ramyasbookshelf @Soubhiville there's a reason I picked this platform for my confession;) 8y
ramyasbookshelf @Zelma aren't they though? I'm really looking forward to some great reading! 8y
ramyasbookshelf @Lizpixie wow! This really has been a major bookhaul month for you! 8y
ramyasbookshelf @BookishMarginalia I like the spin you've put on this! But I don't think I'll finish all the unread books I have in this lifetime :) 8y
ramyasbookshelf @Godmotherx5 thanks for the comforting words. It's been a weird couple of weeks but thanks to books and this awesome Litsy community, I'm coping well :)) 8y
BookishMarginalia I won't ever read all the books I own either 8y
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Lizpixie
Angelmaker | Nick Harkaway
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I. Have. No. Willpower. I'm in so much trouble,the husband was home & intercepted the large box these came in before I could get to the door😔But, look! Lovely lovely books make me feel better!😍 I've had to promise that October will be a #nobookbuymonth after I've already made September #allthebooksmonth.That's fair,I guess.Though I did point out I said nothing when he bought two quad bikes,a dirt bike & a caravan to put at his sisters property.

Hooked_on_books And books are cheaper and longer lasting than his purchases! 8y
Lizpixie @Hooked_on_books exactly! Can you come explain that to him please? He's not quite talking to me at the moment😬 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings It's so nice to know I am not the only Wife that wants to intercept book packages lol l get my monthly book subscription boxes and that was supposed to calm my book buying to basically nothing unless it was a special book like KMM's new release and now any Stiefvater. But occasionally... I NEED one because of Litsy. If he doesn't see it, he won't get as mad lol 8y
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Lizpixie @BooksTeasAndBookishThings my thinking precisely. At least he doesn't know that most of these books are only the first in a series!🙈🙉🙊 8y
BookishMarginalia That's what I was thinking! You're going to need the rest of the series! 8y
Sue Nice stack! I'm also planning on making October Nobooktober - with a couple of caveats. 8y
[DELETED] 2232195534 😂😂😂 8y
Claireluana Ooh some gems in there! 8y
Dragon Nice pile looks like hours of happy reading 😄👍 8y
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Lizpixie
The Secret History | Donna Tartt
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See, I just knew that #nobookbuymonth would turn into #allthebooksmonth! Peruse my latest example of a failing in willpower, all of which have been recommendations from fellow Litsy enablers. Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets Of the Universe, Our Souls At Night & The Secret History have all been proclaimed worthy by our high priestess of books, @Liberty & Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them is an addition to my growing #pottercollection

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Lizpixie
The Tiger and the Wolf | Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Today's #bookmail from bookdepository.com. The Tiger & the Wolf is such a beautiful book, The Paper Magician, The House Between Tides & Six Gun Snow White were all Litsy recommendations and His Bloody Project is a Man Booker Longlist novel. I really don't think I'm gonna manage a #nobookbuymonth in September, but I did buy these in August, they were just delivered now. That counts, right?? #biblioweekend

Michelle_mck I'm on a no book buy year, excluding 2 ebooks a month on Kindle. It has made me use my library and it's Overdrive service and it's changed my life. I thought it would be difficult but is much easier than I thought. Grateful for the ARC's in the mail from publishers though 😃 8y
Varshitha Didn't work for me, I controlled myself for 2 weeks but the last 2 weeks I went crazy buying books.. 8y
TheLondonBookworm They all look so good! I suck at not buying books even if I know I'm not going to get around to reading them for ages :/ 8y
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Lizpixie @TheLondonBookworm me too! I'm already "window shopping" on bookdepository & booktopia. I give me a week tops. My names Liz and I have no willpower whatsoever when it comes to books? 8y
TheLondonBookworm @Lizpixie Welcome to #bookwormsannonymous 😂😂😂😂 8y
GlitteryOtters That cover is BEAUTIFUL! 😍 8y
ScarletQuill Snow White was a great book, I loved it! 8y
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Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo
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#augustofpages #augustphotochallenge #day30 #augusthaul This is most of my August haul, there's a few I couldn't fit on the desk. I knew I'd bought a few this month, but actually having stacked in front of me? September is definitely a #nobookbuymonth I think. The problem when you have so many amazing books in front of you, is choosing which one to read next. There's so much goodness here, and most are recommendations from my Litsy enablers💕

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Lizpixie Stupid tremors make every picture I take blurry! 8y
Lizpixie And I didn't add in the ebooks & audiobooks from this month either! I've been a bad bad girl.😔 8y
SaraFair Lol. Funny to see others have the stack issue like me! 8y
LeahBergen Wow!! 👍🏼 8y
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Leelee08
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This is my #impulsebuybook for #augustphotochallenge. It's the companion to the first four books in the Outlander series. It's a perfect way to keep track of all the names and dates, plots and characters. It was $40, but well worth every penny!! I HAD to have it!!❤️📚❤️📚❤️

Tillie I really want that book... 8y
Karkar I love this book 📚📚❤️❤️ 8y
Leelee08 @Tillie @Karkar It's awesome!😍😍 8y
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BethFishReads I have the second one too. Could not resist 8y
Leelee08 @BethFishReads The second one is definitely next on my list... 8y
Lizpixie I'm probably the only one on here, but I've never read these, which is weird, because I love all things Scottish! I should get around to it soon, but it's a #nobookbuymonth for me in September😔 8y
Leelee08 @Lizpixie You definitely need to read them! I probably need to do a no-book month, but I have absolutely no willpower.....😂🤓📚 8y
kspenmoll @Lizpixie I have to add to your confession; So many have recommended this series but I have yet to read...someday when stack is shorter- ha! 8y
Lizpixie @kspenmoll 😂😂😂😂😂😂 oh, were you being serious? Hard to shorten a stack when you keep adding to it📚📚📚📚📚 8y
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