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Libby | Milt Machlin

Has anyone else noticed this new widget on Libby? It‘s kinda cool. Just go to your center button (the Libby shaped one) at the bottom of the screen in the app and start playing with it. It seems to do a pretty good job of coming up with books that fit.

Amiable I didn‘t notice that —thanks! 2d

AmyG Oh wow! 2d

squirrelbrain Just had a play with it - fascinating! Although around half of the recommendations weren‘t actually in the library and came up as ‘notify me‘ rather than available to borrow. 🤦‍♀️ 2d

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Eyelit Omg I never knew and now I‘m going to use it all the time - fun 🤩 thanks for the heads up! 2d

Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain Well that‘s frustrating! If that had happened to me, I would have been a lot less likely to share the feature. 2d

KT1432 Okay this is so fun and I‘m adding even more to my overwhelming tbr lol I‘m glad you posted this! Thankfully so far all of my recs have been available. 1d

MyNamesParadise Oh wow! Thanks for this!! 18h

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Offmybookshelf

Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham | Marcia Clark

bailed

This was a DNF for me but it was a reader issue. The research and writing are well done. I‘m just not interested in the case. Maybe a different time. Sometimes things stay on our TBR for a reason.
#readyourkindle @CBee

CBee This one fits your Litsy username - off the shelf 😂👏🏻 4d

Offmybookshelf @CBee 🤣🤣🤣 4d

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sebrittainclark

In Cold Blood | Truman Capote

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4.5/5

Shocking in both the incredible way it is written and the nature of the crimes it covers. I can see why it's considered a classic of the true crime genre. I don't think I ever would have picked it up, if it wasn't an #auldlangspine pick, but I'm very glad to have read it. I didn't want to put it down. Thanks @cseydel and @monalyisha.

CSeydel I‘m so glad you enjoyed it! I also found it incredibly compelling, more than I expected. I thought it would seem much more dated than it did, but the writing really is outstanding. 4d

sebrittainclark @CSeydel yes, I was also surprised that it didn't really feel dated. I had to keep reminding myself that it was written 60s. I also lived in Kansas for about five years, so it was interesting to see places I remembered referenced. 4d

Singout Is this the one that‘s connected to Harper Lee in some way? 4d

sebrittainclark @Singout I believe she helped with the research for the book. 4d

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Nebklvr

The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case | Chuck Hogan

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Light pick. During Covid, while trying to home school kids and dealing with lock down, four women team up to solve the mysterious deaths of a couple. The detailed way they set about gathering information as amateur sleuths with no access to police files was eye-opening. Parts of the narrative were repetitive. There were two short bits of imaginative reconstruction that did not belong in a nonfiction book.

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Gissy

Harriet | Elizabeth Jenkins

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November 2025 Book #4

Well, it took me 2 years to read this one. As I say, I will read the book, eventually. I can‘t help it, I‘m a slow, mood reader who get distracted by other books🥹🤷🏽‍♀️😔
Wow, I really like this novel with all those unlikable characters and dysfunctional family dynamics. If you hate so much those characters, well I think then that author made her job. Of course, it has a great premise and plot based on real event⬇️

Gissy (Cont) It is a sad story😢I just thought those situations are still happening. Persons that take financial advantage from persons with disabilities. Of course in that time, the law was more conservative and in favor of male spouses. I read some information related with the real case which inspired the author to write this novel. So sad💔A novel that describes pretty well those antisocial/psychopath personality traits. 4.5⭐️ 6d

Gissy #Read2025 @DieAReader
#BookSpinBingo #2 buddy read (late Persephone reading) @TheAromaOffBooks
#PersephoneClub2023 @LeahBergen 6d

LeahBergen Yes! This was a powerful read, wasn‘t it? 6d

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tpixie 🩵🩵🩵 6d

Gissy @LeahBergen I experienced mix feelings, anger, frustration, sadness. It was a good novel, excellent. I‘m continuing adding those past selections because they are great, I don‘t want miss the opportunity to read them. And….i want to expand my Persephone collection…your collection is amazing. 6d

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 6d

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catiewithac

The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne | Kate Winkler Dawson

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Page-turner alert! 🚨 The organization and writing wasn‘t always perfect but I couldn‘t put it down! Thanks @Sleepswithbooks for the gift of a good book! 📕

Sleepswithbooks You‘re so welcome 🫶🏻 1w

AmyG @catiewithac A package is on your way…for holidays/birthday. Open whnever you‘d like! Due Fri. 😘😘😘 4d

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totefairie

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom | Shari Franke

The House of my Mother completed my Goodreads Fall Challenge📖🎧
#goodreads #goodreadsreadingchallenge

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Michellesibs

Hotel K: The Shocking Inside Story of Bali's Most Notorious Jail | Kathryn Bonella

so-so

This is a deep dive into the notorious Hotel Kerobakan jail in Bali. I didn‘t realise Gordon Ramsay‘s brother had done a stint here, and not knowing much about it beforehand, I found that section pretty interesting.

The more I read though, the more I felt the author has a gender bias. Women are described in a very derogatory way, while men are painted as hard done by. It doesn‘t sit comfortably with me.

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Enchanted_Bibliophile

In Cold Blood | Truman Capote

My May Favourite: In Cold Blood 🔪 🩸

An oldie but a goodie.
This one's been recommended to me by a few people, and I'm happy I finally listened and read it.

@TheEllieMo
#12BooksOf2025

TheEllieMo I‘ve never read Capote! I should rectify that 2w

Suet624 A chilling story. 2w

CSeydel That one made my best-of list this year also! 2w

Enchanted_Bibliophile @Suet624 True! 1w

Enchanted_Bibliophile @CSeydel It's a great book 1w

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