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Eggs
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Pickpick

I watched the film a few weeks ago and today I listened to the audiobook. Priscilla, now 80, narrates this memoir that was published in 1986. The film closely aligns with the book, which is rare. They met when she was 14, he was 24. It seems unthinkable to let your 14 yo daughter date a 24 yo man, (even if it was Elvis), especially in 1958. I learned a lot…

#ReadAway2024
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DieAReader 🥳Fantastic! 2d
Eggs @DieAReader 🤗😀 2d
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Victoriahoperose
Elvis and me | Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Sandra Harmon
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Pickpick

I honestly didn‘t know a whole lot about Elvis before I read this and I thought it was really interesting to hear Priscilla‘s perspective about his life and their relationship. Lots of really interesting stories and I learned a lot about the king of rock.

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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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#BigFabBeatles

Today‘s the day! On Feb 9, 1964 the Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, watched by 73 million viewers. I‘m celebrating the 60th anniversary with Beatles book bingo! Each square has a Beatles song title. You can fit a book to each square however you want to - be creative and just have fun with it. I‘ll give some examples ⬇️

CSeydel “Yesterday” - can be a book set in the past, a book published in the past, a book that uses flashbacks as a narrative device, etc
“Eleanor Rigby” - a character named Eleanor, author has initials E & R, theme of loneliness, main character is an older woman, etc.
Any way you want to tie it in is fine! This is meant to be casual and fun.
2mo
willaful How fun! 2mo
LiseWorks It's amazing with each title I actually sing the song. 2mo
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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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February 2024 is here! Thank you all for joining me in the #bigfabbeatles 12-month reading challenge! This month marks the 60th anniversary (!!!) of the Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, kicking off Beatlemania in the US. Since everyone loves BINGO I decided to do a Beatles Bingo this month to cap off our challenge. Stay tuned … 2/9/24 🎶🤩🎶🎸

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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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A day late, but here‘s the #bigfabbeatles prompt for December!

On February 9, 1964, the Beatles first performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of that event, I‘m hosting a year-long reading challenge!

Each month I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album. Join anytime! To see all prompts, visit my StoryGraph challenge page:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

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limada
Elvis and me | Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Sandra Harmon
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Pickpick

My parents were fans of Elvis my entire life. I mean, my name is Lisa Marie, though I've been told that's not why.
I saw the film Priscilla a couple of weeks ago and then realized that I'd had this book hanging around for a while. The movie is a very close adaptation of the sentiments in this book. Very interesting to hear (and see) Priscilla's version of their life together. #59-2023

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Roxanareads
Elvis and me | Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Sandra Harmon
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Mehso-so

I had always been curious how this relationship started & continued considering the age gap/logistical distance once Elvis left Germany. I am still in shock that Priscilla's mother & stepfather went to such great lengths to facilitate this inappropriate relationship for such an extended period of time. She attempts to make it seem like they had rules. It will be interesting to see how this looks on film.

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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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On February 9, 1964, the Beatles first performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, and to celebrate the 60th anniversary of that event I‘m hosting a year-long reading challenge from Feb 2023-Feb 2024!
#bigfabbeatles

Each month I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album. Join anytime!

To see all the prompts, visit my challenge page on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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On February 9, 1964, the Beatles first performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, and to celebrate the 60th anniversary of that event I‘m hosting a year-long reading challenge from Feb 2023-Feb 2024!
#bigfabbeatles

Each month I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album. Join anytime! To see all the prompts, visit my challenge page on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

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marleed
Paul Simon: The Life | Robert Hilburn
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Pickpick

Malcolm Gladwell gets to use his fine analytical skills to interview the genius that is Paul Simon - and do it for many hours over multiple meetings. Count me in! This was great, and for Paul the telling was all about the music. If I knew anything about music beyond tuning a radio (and with Alexa I don‘t even do that!) this would have been all the more fascinating! Five hours - highly recommend! ↓

marleed I didn‘t find this audiobook in the Litsy Library so tagged the next best thing. 8mo
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