Had a long day full of meetings today but I‘m not often in Leeds anymore so I seized the chance to go to The Leeds Library and pick out some books I had identified for #readingtheamericas2023.
They‘re all on 12 week loans so will keep until next year.
Let me know if you want to know which countries any are for.
Not sure who‘s playing along, so tagging any Littens I‘ve noticed!
Cinfhen I‘ll follow along with your reviews but very excited to see (& read) the possibilities!! 2y
TrishB Planning ahead 👍🏻 2y
rockpools Exciting! 2y
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Itchyfeetreader I am starting to realise my read what takes my fancy and plan not a jot approach to challenges is why I rarely finish a challenge! This is so organised of you! 2y
Suet624 A 12 week loan is something I could really use. We get 3 weeks. 2y
KristiAhlers Wow a 12 week loan that‘s awesome! I work at a bookstore so today I placed an order for a few books today! Can‘t wait to get my hands on them! 2y
BarbaraBB That is great, the haul and the loan! I read and loved the tagged book. I wonder how it is about the Americas? It‘s set in Mali. Maybe part of it is set in America however, I don‘t remember. It is great anyhow! 2y
squirrelbrain @Itchyfeetreader - I am the #spreadsheetqueen! 🤣 2y
squirrelbrain @Suet624 @KristiAhlers - new / in-demand books are on 3 week loans, but after that they go onto 12 weeks. We don‘t get fines either…! It‘s a private subscription library that you pay to be a member of, but it‘s only 660 per year. My local public library is also very good, and they‘re the standard 3 weeks too. 2y
squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB The author was born on #guadeloupe so that‘s why I picked it. I‘m doing a few ‘author from‘ books… Derek Walcott is from St Lucia, and Caryl Philips is from St Kitts and Nevis. (He now lives in Leeds and is a patron of the Leeds Library!) 2y
jenniferw88 I'm using The Mapmaker's Wife too - it #doubledips for 'involves a murder' for #booked2023! @Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage 2y
Cinfhen I have that one available from my library too @jenniferw88 but #involvesAMurder is from 2022 😊😂😘 I love the idea of using an author from a certain country, Helen. I think I‘ll be pinching several of your ideas 💡 🥰 2y
jenniferw88 @Cinfhen d'oh! That must be one of my other challenges then! 😂😂😂 2y
Cinfhen I know!!! Too many to keep track of!!! @jenniferw88 😝 2y
Megabooks None of these are on my radar, so thanks for the tag. I‘ve always wanted to read Jean Rhys. What country is that for? 2y
squirrelbrain @Megabooks -Jean Rhys was born on Dominica. I recently read her biography and didn‘t love it, but that was because I felt you needed to have read more of her books to appreciate it, and I‘d only read Wide Sargasso Sea before.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys 2y
I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean RhysCaroline2 Oh let me know when you get to Voyage and if you fancy a buddy read. 😀 👍 2y
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