My first read for #LBQTHistoryMonth2025 is the tagged. I LOVE it but didn't realise it was part of a series. If I wanted to read the other Green Creek books, would it matter that I've read #3
first?
I love this graphic from @QueerChameleon 🏳️‍🌈 Says it all really.

FYI
I'm not wishing to ruffle feathers re politics, BUT I've seen a lot of people struggling with current events on here.
Rebecca Solnit has launched a new website to post essays, content, and information regarding the defence of democracy. Remember #KnowledgeisPower

https://meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/welcome-to-meditations-in-an-emerge...

My #HyggeHour read for tonight. 😍

Are you joining in our #HyggeHourReadathon tonight?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

What a phrase!! I shall be hurkle-durkling for most of the day, with books, obviously. 📚 😁📚

🤔 What's on my tbr list this month for LGBT+HistoryMonth2025 📚

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/01/31/pinknews-book-club-10-queer-reads-for-lgb...
https://www.theproudtrust.org/schools-and-training/secondary-resources/lgbt-hist...

Happy #Chatterday 😊

☕️ How are you?
☕️ Do you have any weekend plans?
☕️ Any recommendations for 📚🎧📺🎬
💙❄️💙

All are welcome to join us.

Tagging a few to start @kspenmoll @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @TheSpineView @tpixie @DebinHawaii

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Happy Imbolc 🌞 Spring is on its way. 🌷

I hope you've enjoyed the last 2 months as much as I have. #MWS is always a big help to get me through the shorter days.
❄️Did you participate in the #buddyread (tagged book)?
❄️What are your thoughts?

We'll be back for #MidsummerSolace in June. Happy reading. 📚

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

My February #BookSpinBingo reading plan. The tagged book is the first of my #Roll100 picks.
1 - 10 are #buddyreads

@TheAromaofBooks

#NaturaLitsy #Dailybuddyread #ATreeADay

Well, that's a wrap on January.
🍃 Are you enjoying our daily read?
🍃 Do you have a favourite entry for January?
🍃 Have the entries prompted you to research more on that day's subject?

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

#VirginiaBloomsberries January's #buddyread discussion thread.

📚 What did you think of the various writing styles between stories?
📚 Did you enjoy any particular stories? If so, why?
📚 Do you like the stream-of-consciousness style she uses?

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

Next up - Jacob's Room https://litsy.com/p/c3lpd2JsbHJN

#NaturaLitsy January's #buddyread discussion thread.

🌊 Did you enjoy the author's style?
🌊 What stood out for you?
🌊 Did you find the tone optimistic about the future?

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist list.

🦉🐦‍⬛🦃Next up - Ten birds that changed the world. https://litsy.com/p/NGNZWXBVZllk

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Our last #FridayNightShare is a free choice. What 2024 reads did you really enjoy? Recommend as many as you like. We all like a hefty tbr pile, right?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#VirginiaBloomsberries

I hear you, Virginia.

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

A beautiful #WednesdayWisdom for you, plus a fabulous fox ❤️

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#RiseUpReads @Catsandbooks

This book is one of the best feminist books I have ever read. Kendall exposes how marginalised women are excluded from feminist causes and how we must bring these women into the fold in order to claim feminism as an equality concept.
If you consider yourself a feminist, you MUST read this book. It will show you how you can do better.

I'm really getting a lot out of reading my sociopolitical books from my #Roll100 list. It's making me feel better about the whole global situation atm, be that climate change, equality, AI, human rights, economics, or governance. There are people fighting back, educating, informing, documenting, and pushing for change. Some can be difficult reads but empowering for that. I highly recommend it.

@PuddleJumper

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace #NaturaLitsy

This is our last #MondayMoments for now. I hope they've helped you pause for a moment. I found this great article, jam-packed with tips, advice, and recommendations. It's a lovely 5 minute read. 😍
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/26/winter-wonder-jeanette-winte...

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

My #HyggeHourReadathon has developed into an all afternoon, not moving from this spot. This is most definitely a 'calm and boring day'. 😊📚☕️🐈
I'm spending the day alternating between reading the tagged book and listening to #NaturaLitsy January read, What the Wild Seas Can Be. 🌊 🎧

For the actual hour, I'll be planning February's reads and journaling.

All welcome to join us.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Happy #Chatterday

I've had the best afternoon celebrating this lil dude's 1st birthday. I'm now snuggled up in bed #WithTheBanned book. 😍

#Chatterday

Well .... 🤔🫣, that was a week. So, let's focus on wellbeing, positive, and inspirational points.
Please remember this is a safe place to vent frustrations, shout out achievements, grumble, celebrate, all of it. Throw it at me, I can take it.
Let's chat. 💙

☕️ How has your week been?
☕️ Any weekend plans?
☕️ Any recommendations? 📚🎬📺

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Our #FridayNightshare is to recommend your go-to comfort reads. Seems appropriate for this scary week.

The tagged is my go-to contemporary read. My comfort classics are Sense & Sensibility and David Copperfield.

What are yours?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

#HashtagBrigade
@BarkingMadRead

We have a saying in UK 'got a face like a cat's arse' reminds me of the chicken a few chapters back.

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Our February #buddyread is VW's third novel, published in 1922, Jacob's Room. The main protagonist, Jacob Flanders, is revealed to us through the opinions of other characters. This is considered an important text as VW moves away from conventional plot driven fiction to a more experimental, modernist way of writing.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

#NaturaLitsy

Our February #buddyread is Ten Birds That Changed the World by Stephen Moss. This book examines the relationship between humans and birds, using ten key species from all seven continents to tell this natural history.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Today's #WednesdayWisdom is one we all need to hear. Absorb these words, believe them.

YOU ARE ENOUGH

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

It seems so relevant today to quote Martin Luther King for today's #MondayMoments

Happy MLK day.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Find yourself a cosy corner to participate in our weekly #HyggeHourReadathon ☕️✒️🕯🛋

All are welcome to join in.

What will you be reading?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Happy #Chatterday

How's your day going?

All welcome to join in the chitchat. ☕️

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie @sace @Cuilin @dabbe @tpixie @TheAromaofBooks

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Recommend a book by your favourite nature writer for #FridayNightShare
This should be a good one as we all have different interests. Here's to stacks 📚📚📚📚📚

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Anyone have any tips on sorting an eczema flareup? The only plus side is I get to do bandage wraps and look like a Scooby Doo villan. The best bit is chasing the kids (teens) round the house for a hug, shouting ,'But I'm your Mummy.'

Hours of fun 🤣🤣🤣

Every minute of every day. #Brainfog

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

A #WednesdayWisdom full of mindfulness practice tips to use in a classroom. Just as applicable to adults and home as much as for children and school.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#AudibleStats2024

I could never get into audiobooks when younger. What a young fool I was. 😅
Obviously, with age comes wisdom, as I have now tripled my reading time and discovered some amazing productions. Andy Serkis narrating The Hobbit was perfection.

Do you remember me raving about The Fox Wife last month? I was seeking out Yangsze Choo's books, and this is even better. Only with ghosts instead of foxes.
It's set in 1890s Malaya, it's heavy on folklore and spirit culture, but this adds to the tension of the story as Li Lan navigates adulthood and her future prospects.

Original post - https://litsy.com/p/MVBuaFJOcWd0

Happy birthday Lynn
@wanderinglynn is having a birthday giveaway. Check out her original post for more information.

#49bdaygiveaway

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Truth 💚

#MondayMoments

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

I'm just getting cosy ready for our #Hyggehour readathon. Are you joining in?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

I'm 💯 Hobbit, are you? 😊

Well, this was a terrifying read for my sociopolitical theme. Kashmir Hill is a NYT journalist investigating Clearview AI. This facial recognition platform claims a 98.6% accuracy rate, with over 50 billion facial profiles, harvested from all public websites.
Highly recommended as it's important we realise what these companies are doing and the consequences of their product.

#Midwintersolace #LitSolace

Happy #Chatterday 😊

Grab a coffee, and let's catch up. 😊

☕️ How has your week been?
☕️ Reading anything interesting?
☕️ Any good recommendations to pass on?

All are welcome to join us.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @kspenmoll @dabbe @Sace @Bookwormjillk @Cuilin @mhillis

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

A tad late, but #FridayNightShare is here. 😅
Post your favourite non-fiction books about an animal/s. I'm looking forward to stacking up my tbr list.
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

I'm so excited to be rereading The Bone Season series in preparation for the February publication of book 5 - The Dark Mirror. Almost finished the tagged and moving straight on to The Song Rising. 😍
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-mirror-9781408879443/

#Serieslove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

Thanks for the #ThreeListThursday tag @dabbe 😀 What a fun flashback to childhood. I did quite well at 53% read. It's also highlighted a few I never got to reading as a child, I'd like to get to at some point.
3 faves - tagged, Little House on the Prairie and The Wizard of Oz.
3 authors not included that should be Catheryne M Valente, Joan Aiken and Chris Riddell. See comments.

Want to play? - https://litsy.com/p/bTQzQUZDRHdh

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

I've felt so much happier since adopting this practice. The Japanese are very wise folks.

#WednesdayWisdom
@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#Midwintersolace #Litsolace

Be kind, always. 💛

#MondayMoments

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Thanks for keeping me in check as to the day of the week @TheBookHippie 😊

Here's your award for #KnowingWhatDayOfTheWeek it is.

Thank you 🥳🥂🙌💐

#Midwintersolace #Litsolace

It's so cold here, I'm already snuggled under blankets.
I'm starting book 2 of The Bone Season series, from my #SeriesLove2025 and plan to stay snuggled and reading all day. Bliss 😊

Are you joining us? All are welcome.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

This is a constant reminder that I do need to be mindful of.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

The last #12DaysofChristmas post. Thank you for hosting @Andrew65

Fiction
The tagged was a highlight of my year. I will eagerly read anything by Yangsze Choo

Non-fiction
Square Hauntings by Francesca Wade examines the lives of 5 extraordinary literary women in London between the wars.