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AllDebooks

Joined February 2022

I'm a voracious reader with an appetite for all genres. Host of #NaturaLitsy #NetgalleyGroup #VirginiaBloomsberries

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The Dead Zone by Stephen King

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Crank by Ellen Hopkins

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Wtf by Robert Peston

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The Common Reader: First and Second Series by Virginia Woolf

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North Woods by Daniel Mason

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A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees by Amy-Jane Beer

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A Wilder Way: How Gardens Grow Us | Poppy Okotcha

We have 2 titles to choose from for our #MidsummerSolace #buddyread 🌞📚🌞
These are intended to be very relaxed, read at your own pace.
Poppy Okotcha's memoir of changing seasons in her garden and her relationship with nature sounds fascinating. I am aware that this title is not available in the US until the end of June. I'm happy to continue the #buddyread into July and August, if you want to join in.
⬇️ cont.

@Litsyevents

AllDebooks Alternatively, we have Tove Jansson's 1972 coming of age novel about 6 year old Sophia and her grandmother, set on a tiny Finnish island. All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

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The Summer Book

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Andrea313 I just bought The Summer Book and am looking for an excuse to read it! Please tag me, I'd love to join. 2d

Librarybelle Yay! Looking forward to The Summer Book! 2d

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AllDebooks @Andrea313 Welcome to #MidsummerSolace 🌞 2d

AllDebooks @Librarybelle me too x 2d

Andrea313 @AllDebooks ❤️☀️ 2d

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Rural Hours: The Country Lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann | Harriet Baker

Our #VirginiaBloomsberries June #buddyread is Harriet Baker's 2024 group biography of VW, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamund Lehmann, observing how their lives were changed by their move to the country.
https://mirandasnotebook.com/blog/harrietbaker

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

@LitsyEvents

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Below the Edge of Darkness: Notes from an Underwater Life | Edith Widder

Our #NaturaLitsy June #buddyread is Dr Edith Widder's 2021 exploration of our deep seas and her groundbreaking research. I'm really excited for this one.

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

@LitsyEvents

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Hygge: The Complete Guide to Embracing the Danish Concept of Cosy and Simple Living | Oliver Hansen

Join us between 8-9 pm (your time) for an hour of communal peace and quiet. Or thrash to heavy metal in fluffy socks for an hour, 🎸 whatever floats your boat and helps you relax. 😌

#HyggeHour readathon

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Avanders I‘m really hoping to partake this evening!! 3d

AllDebooks @Avanders ❤️😊❤️ 3d

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Grab a coffee and drop by to catch up with each other's news and plans. Do you have any recommendations for us?

All are welcome to join in. ☕️

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

@kspenmoll @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @dabbe @Cuilin

TheBookHippie Just rest and hydrate and getting ready to plant garden… my body requires me to rest today. 🙃 We have dinner at my brothers tomorrow to celebrate my son graduation. Monday is chores, Tuesday plant. Wednesday my birthday, Thursday daughter‘s birthday… busy time right now. 4d

Bookwormjillk My son‘s birthday today! Waiting for pizza and then cake. A low key day although they dragged me to the mall earlier. I‘m like you @TheBookHippie - it‘s so busy my body is demanding rest. Which is fine since there‘s books, pizza, and cake nearby. We‘ll celebrate on Monday with a trip to Baltimore for a baseball game. Next week is graduating for the seniors + 8th grade promotion for my daughter. This is all fun stuff but also counting down to June. 4d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🎉🎉🎉 I feel the waiting for June!!! Let‘s all eat cake! 4d

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Librarybelle Not only busy days but happy celebrations for both of you, @TheBookHippie and @Bookwormjillk ! I‘m emotionally drained so am taking a weekend of napping and reading when I feel like it and hopefully holding cats. Hooray for a long weekend! 4d

dabbe Thanks for the tag. 😍 Just got back from a lovely breakfast with my sisters. Now, I have a slight headache, so I think relaxing is in store--maybe even a nap. And we're definitely indoors for the rest of the day as it will hit 100+ degrees before the day is out.

Have a good Saturday, everyone! 4d

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I have felt the same this weekend. Needed a lot of rest. Have a great week celebrating birthdays x 🎂 3d

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk Sounds like a busy week. Hope you're well rested to enjoy it. X 3d

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @dabbe I love a good game of #naproulette 😴 Who knows if it's gonna be 10 minutes or 3 hours? 🤪 3d

dabbe @AllDebooks 🩵🎯🩵 3d

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Hygge: Unlock the Danish Art of Coziness and Happiness | Barbara Hayden

Almost time for our favourite time of the week. Join us for a quiet hour to relax jn our communal #HyggeHour readathon.
All are welcome to join us.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

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Kew: the Witch's Garden | Sandra Lawrence

#Chatterday #Happyday 🌞

Sat in the sun, in between garden chores, plotting my Hags Herbarium. 🧙‍♀️🌻🌹🌼

kspenmoll Those books look fascinating! Enjoy your reading & plotting! 2w

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Good morning. 🌞 Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Grab a coffee and drop by to catch up with each other's news and plans. Do you have any recommendations for us?

All are welcome to join in. ☕️

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

@kspenmoll @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @dabbe @Cuilin

Bookwormjillk Good morning! Not sure what I‘ll do today. Sudden storms last night so a lot of the city doesn‘t have power. Prom for my son and two field hockey games for my daughter. Until then I guess I will go see if I can make myself useful to someone. 2w

Librarybelle Busy weekend, @Bookwormjillk ! I was thankful we just had rain and none of the violent parts of the storm. 2w

Librarybelle Good morning! Other than regular chores, the only thing on my to do list this weekend is finish up the egg substitute carton before it expires—I bought some to make muffins last weekend, and now I have to make some baked goods. Oh darn! 😂 2w

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Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle have fun baking! 2w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk that sounds like it was a bad storm. How about making yourself useful to you and having some time to yourself? Wishing your daughter a good match day and your son a fab time at prom! 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle have fun baking something yummy.😋 2w

ElizaMarie Nice and stormy this morning. I'm enjoying a coffee with the puppy in my lap (he is too cute to move). 2w

Cuilin As I sip my coffee I haven‘t decided whether it‘s a run around and do all the things day or a rest day and read. The smart approach would be to strike a balance but my ADHD laughs in the face of such desires. 2w

dabbe A friend is coming over to have some coffee. Then, a walk with the pups before it hits 100ºF. 😥 Saturdays and Sundays make me feel so lazy, so I might just do a routine pick-up and then relax. What a life. I'm so blessed. Have a lovely day everyone. 😍 2w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk still no power here either, another storm went through last night. 😵‍💫🫣😬 Hope all goes well on your end! 2w

TheBookHippie Just a few chores and catching up on rest and trying to survive these massive swings in weather!! Huge temps not seen here ever on Thursday in the 90s then huge storms tornados and 80 then 70 and storm that went to 30s it‘s now 50 and cloudy. OY VEY!!! 2w

TheBookHippie @dabbe tomorrow I‘m having a lazy day. 🤣♥️ 2w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 😅 hope you‘re still feeling well! 2w

TheBookHippie @ElizaMarie awe. Puppy love! 2w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle Baking sounds good! I just made pretzels. 🤣 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie You need to rest before your big planting begins! 😍 2w

DebinHawaii Slept in, went to the library, then the coffee shop & grocery store, now on the way home for possibly a nap. I am fading fast-still somewhat stuffy & wheezy from the week but I was going a bit stir crazy & needed more food. 1w

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North Woods | Daniel Mason

My selection of audiobooks and ebooks to make my #14books14weeks
Are you joining in?

Lesliereadsalot James and North Woods. Lucky you! 2w

Liz_M I ❤ 💛 💙 💜 The Summer Book

North Woods didn't make my stack because I am hoping to read it before Memorial Day. 2w

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We, the Survivors | Tash Aw

Here's my stack of summer reading books.📚 🌞📚
I'm participating in the summer event hosted by @Liz_M #14books14weeks 🌞 I have 9 physical books pulled from my dusty bookshelf and 5 on audio or Kindle (see next post)

If you're interested, please see her original post. https://litsy.com/p/Mktid1c0R01l

ncsufoxes I really liked An American Marriage. I had to read it for one of my classes in grad school (Family development & theories). 2w

Liz_M OOh some of these look chunky. I hope they are all fast and enjoyable reads! 2w

Reggie I loooooved American Marriage. 2w

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The Summer Solstice: Celebrating the Journey of the Sun from May Day to Harvest | John Matthews

#MidsummerSolace #NaturaLitsy #SummerSolstice

@TheBookHippie has posted the signup for #SummerCardSwap 💚🌞💚

See her original post for more details. 😍📬

@Chrissyreadit

AllDebooks Sign-up form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedO4hO64qXnbrU2YGG9Wznn3clvSDL5368mOS_... 2w

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Untitled | Unknown

Another six months have flown by, and it will soon be time to start #MidSummerSolace 🌞 running from 1st to 30th June.

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

Our relaxed #buddyreads are listed in the comments.

@LitsyEvents @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

AllDebooks https://litsy.com/p/UTdqa2FpMVhu Non-fiction 2w

AllDebooks https://litsy.com/p/c2xKWUpVVzA0 Fiction 2w

AllDebooks @Faranae @Deblovestoread @Marmie7 @Julsmarshall @PaperbackPirate @dabbe @quietjenn @Charityann @peaKnit @Librarybelle @Read4life @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks 2w

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AllDebooks @Sarahreadstoomuch @Cazxxx @wanderinglynn @Soscha @Lizpixie @Readergrrl @jenniferw88 @CrystalE02 @Catsandbooks @Dilara @tdrosebud @AmandaBlaze @Gissy @mcctrish @ElizaMarie 2w

AllDebooks @Cuilin @gossamerchild @TheKidUpstairs @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheSpineView @Larkken @julieclair @MittenGirlPeach @JamieArc 2w

kspenmoll I am in! 2w

AllDebooks @sebrittainclark @BookwormAHN @MidnightBookGirl @IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk @ChasingOm @Texreader @StaceGhost @DebinHawaii @LocalTXLibrarian @kspenmoll 2w

Cuilin Absolutely 💛 2w

AllDebooks @Sparklemn @Avanders @BethM @forestandcrow @quietlycuriouskate @TEArificbooks @TheDaysGoBy @inthegreensandblues @DogMomIrene @Kenyazero @bookwyrm7 @CatLass007 @lil1inblue @IriDas 2w

mcctrish I read The Summer Book last year. I loved it 2w

mcctrish And I see A Wilder Way isn‘t published for me until June 24th so I will sit this one out 2w

CatLass007 The Summer Book is on my wish list but I don‘t think it‘s within my budget. I guess I‘ll sit out this #MidsummerSolace 2w

Librarybelle Yay!! I‘ll soon be requesting The Summer Book from the library! 2w

Susanita I don‘t know how much I‘ll be able to participate, but I‘d love to be included. 🙋‍♀️ 2w

dabbe Please keep me in the loop! Like @Susanita, I don't know how much I'll be able to join in, but join in I will! 💜💚💜 2w

inthegreensandblues I would like to read The Summer Book 💛 2w

kspenmoll I have the summer book but your non fiction book is not out until late June - am I correct in that? 2w

TEArificbooks Keep tagging me please 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig 🙋🏻‍♀️ Nonfiction 2w

MittenGirlPeach Sounds fabulous. Keep tagging me! I‘m ordering Summer Book from Thrift Books. 2w

BookwormAHN Sounds good 🌞 2w

julieclair Yay yay yay!!! 🎉 2w

AllDebooks @kspenmoll 💚 2w

AllDebooks @mcctrish it's available on Kobo, Soundcloud and Audible, if you can access any. 2w

AllDebooks @Cuilin 💚 2w

AllDebooks @mcctrish The Summer Book has been on my tbr for the last 5 summers, finally getting around to it 2w

AllDebooks @CatLass007 that's a shame. Do you want me to take you off for the taglist? 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle 💚 2w

AllDebooks @Susanita 💚 2w

AllDebooks @dabbe 💚 2w

AllDebooks @inthegreensandblues 💚 2w

AllDebooks @kspenmoll 💚 I think the print release date is 24th June but it is coming up as available on Kobo, Soundcloud and Audible in US. Not sure how reliable that info is tho, as looking from UK. 2w

AllDebooks @TEArificbooks 💚 2w

AllDebooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig 💚 2w

CatLass007 No, I believe in miracles. 2w

AllDebooks @BookwormAHN 💚 2w

AllDebooks @CatLass007 Yay! Me too 🤞 2w

AllDebooks @MittenGirlPeach 💚 2w

AllDebooks @julieclair 🌞💚 2w

Bookwormjillk Looking forward to this! 2w

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness: The Complete Book of Hygge (Hygge Life, Hygge Books, Hygge Habits, Hygge Christmas, Hygge Lifestyle, Art of Happiness. Concept of Hygge) (Hygge Lifestyle Books 1) | Britta Olsson

Are you ready to join in our weekly #HyggeHourReadathon tonight, between 8-9pm?

Let us know your plans.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

kspenmoll Definitely! 2w

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Wrong Place, Wrong Time | Gillian McAllister

Meh

so-so

This was a good thriller, if predictable. The storyline is told by travelling back in time, which makes for an interesting viewpoint but is a stretch.

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Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness | David Attenborough, Colin Butfield

Happy #Chatterday

Today is mostly a rest day. 🌞📚☕️

What are your plans?

Bookwormjillk Happy #chatterday Field hockey for the kid then rest as well. And books! 3w

AnnCrystal 🤩💝. 3w

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Grab a coffee and drop by to catch up with each other's news and plans. Do you have any recommendations for us?

All are welcome to join in. ☕️

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

@kspenmoll @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @dabbe @Cuilin

Librarybelle Good Morning! It‘s a beautiful morning in South Central Pennsylvania. Today is chores in the morning followed by a fashion webinar hosted by Jane Austen‘s House (love that I can see evening programs in the UK in the afternoon here). I need to read the next Nancy Drew book this weekend, but I started this one to get back to the library on Monday, and it‘s such an important read…everyone should read this #HonestHistory #RealHistory

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Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

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ShelleyBooksie Good morning! It's a rainy day here in my neck of the woods. Need to do some chores then I plan to write some #Litsylove and dip into the book Sleepless Nights by Canadian Author Pierre C Arsenault 3w

TheBookHippie Getting all my above ground gardening planters (25) ready to plant - it still freezes here overnight… I plant after May 20 generally. But first late brunch, coffee… my electric blanket died and it‘s hard for my joints to not have it before I sleep and before I get up. (RA) new one arriving today! Last two nights without it have been tough. 😵‍💫🫣😝 happy Saturday all! 3w

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dabbe Hi, everyone. Drinking one cup of ☕️ and then going for a dog walk before it hits 100 degrees. Then, we‘ll shelter inside while praying to the ac gods. I‘m sure some putzing inside the house will occur. Happy Saturday! 🤩 3w

DebinHawaii Woke up all stuffy with a cold I think. 🤧Enjoying the morning at the coffee shop as usual & errands. Hopefully a nap later too. 3w

AllDebooks Sorry, we had unexpected guests, and it turned into a DAY! 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle There is a lot going on this year to celebrate her 250th anniversary. Your book looks fascinating. I love a good history book. Stacked! 2w

AllDebooks @ShelleyBooksie I hope it brightened up a little. 🌞 2w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie here's joping the new blanket eases your pain and helps you sleep. We're still at risk of frost, too. I'm desperate to plant out our tomatoes 🍅 2w

AllDebooks @dabbe 🌞🐾☕️📚 2w

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii feel better xx 2w

Librarybelle @AllDebooks I love all of the celebrations and am trying to attend virtually as many as I can. 😁 2w

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Untitled | Unknown

Bookriot are starting a new series on reading and resistance. I can't wait to see their recommendations. I'm sure there will be a whole new stack to add alongside my sociopolitical reads. 📚📚📚

https://bookriot.com/introducing-reading-and-resistance-and-how-literature-has-a...

wanderinglynn Thanks for sharing! ✊🏻📚 3w

lil1inblue Oh, heck yeah! ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻 3w

AllDebooks @wanderinglynn @lil1inblue ✊️ 3w

AnnCrystal ✊📚💝. 3w

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Untitled | Unknown

#Netgalley #NetGalleyGroup #Booktrovert

Oooh, a new consumer platform from Netgalley launches in June (UK).

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/netgalley-launches-new-consumer-marketing-pla...

TheBookHippie Ooooo 3w

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Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend | Rebecca Romney

I'm starting #HyggeHourReadathon early with my new book. It's time to relax. 📚☕️
Are you joining in? What are you reading?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

One for #Pemberlittens #Janeadjacent @Crinoline_Laphroaig and #Hashtagbrigade @BarkingMadRead 🪶

kspenmoll No#hyggehour for me tonight at 8 o‘clock. I‘m going to be at the first soccer game for Hartford city football club. I may steal a few minutes of quiet in between cheering.⚽️ (edited) 3w

AllDebooks @kspenmoll Hope it was a good game x 3w

Crinoline_Laphroaig That looks good! 3w

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AllDebooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig it really is. You would love it x 3w

kspenmoll @AllDebooks Poring rain- soaked to the skin but our team won! 3w

AllDebooks @kspenmoll ❤️🏆❤️ 3w

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Hygge: Unlock the Danish Art of Coziness and Happiness | Barbara Hayden

I'm so ready for tonight's #HyggeHour readathon that I'm starting early. It's so cold here that I need to snuggle under blankets with hot tea and a good book.

Now, what to read? 😊📚☕️

All are welcome to join us @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie Right?!?- it‘s so DAMP!!! 😵‍💫 (edited) 3w

emz711 Ah I actually did #hyggehour last night without realizing it!

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Zodiac Academy 2: Ruthless Fae: Ruthless Fae

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AllDebooks @emz711 Yay ❤️ My niece was telling me about the Zodiac Academy series yesterday. They sound really good. 3w

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Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug | Augustine Sedgewick

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Grab a coffee and drop by to catch up with each other's news and plans. Do you have any recommendations for us?

All are welcome to join in. ☕️

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

@kspenmoll @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @dabbe @Cuilin @Susanita @kelli7990 @Eggs

Librarybelle Good morning! I am excited to attend a mystery book event today. The rest of the weekend will be catching up on chores I missed doing this week because of taking Zeke to appointments. It‘s sunny right now, and hearing the birds chirping puts a smile on my face. Hope everyone has a good weekend! 4w

ElizaMarie Good Morning - I am enjoying my morning coffee. Catching up on my shows (Law & Order). We got a puppy yesterday (I am gonna post a picture on a book review). We are gonna spend the day with him so we can come up with a name. 4w

ElizaMarie @Librarybelle - A Mystery book even sounds super fun!!! I love that you have sunshine and birds to keep you company this morning! I woke up with the sun (which I love waking up that way rather than the alarm). 4w

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Librarybelle @ElizaMarie A new puppy! How lovely! ❤️ 4w

Cuilin @Librarybelle How is Zeke? I‘m hearing the birds here also. 4w

Cuilin @ElizaMarie Congratulations on the new puppy 🎉 4w

Cuilin Finally after a year of discomfort, meds are working and I‘m getting stuck in to cleaning, tidying and organizing. 4w

Eggs Thank you 🙏🏻 4w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin oh I am so glad to hear this!!!!! Yay yay yay!!!! ♥️♥️♥️ 4w

TheBookHippie @ElizaMarie awe a puppy!!! 4w

TheBookHippie We are preparing for exams here: my son has all his international baccalaureate exams this week and he is really anxious- so I‘m helping him BREATHE and go over things casually… two years of classes comes down to one paper in each subject- Hisory, English… etc -that you write in 5 parts on one subject in differing ways from ONE QUESTION. Then depending how you do it can count for certain amounts of college credits. It‘s worldwide so I get⬇️ 4w

TheBookHippie His phone and Apple Watch here at home while he is testing. It‘s really strict. So send him some good vibes! 4w

Lesliereadsalot I‘m sure he‘ll do great! But I know how you feel. 🩷 4w

thecheckoutstack After two weeks of pneumonia I‘m finally starting to feel like myself, but I woke up with a bit of a sore throat so feeling a little paranoid. The weather is beautiful here today, hoping to build a fence around my new raised garden beds. 4w

Librarybelle @Cuilin He‘s holding steady. He did not really eat this morning and had some potty issues last night. But, he was active and alert this morning. Thanks for asking! 4w

quietlycuriouskate Usual Saturday domestic and admin. chores here. I prevailed upon my daughter to buzz my hair; now I'm all eyes and cheekbones and look like a cross between Cillian Murphy and a Buddhist nun again. 😂 4w

Cuilin @TheBookHippie just in time for our birthday month 🎂 🎈 wishing your son all the luck!!! 🍀 4w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin YAY BIRTHDAYS!!! 🎈🎈🎈 4w

dabbe @ElizaMarie Yay for a puppy! Congrats! 🖤🐾🖤 4w

dabbe @Cuilin WAH🤩🤩! Glad you're feeling better! Don't overdo it, though! 💚💜💚 4w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Oh boy, are those exams stressful! He's lucky to have you as his mamma for you know exactly what to do. I will be keeping my fingers, legs (and whatever else) crossed for him all week! 💚🤞🏻💜 4w

dabbe @thecheckoutstack Glad you're feeling better, but take it easy! Maybe relaxing with a nice drink and book is what you should do today. The garden beds will still be there. 💚💜💚 4w

dabbe @quietlycuriouskate Your cut sounds adorable! I want to see it! 💚💜💚 4w

dabbe As I type this, the girls are whining to go on their walk before it gets too hot. They don't understand that we need our cup of joe before we go. 🤣 Wishing everyone a lovely Saturday. 💜💚💜 4w

ElizaMarie @Cuilin I am so glad to hear your discomfort is subsiding. I am trying to get into the “want“ to spring clean. I start to do well, but my husband is not interested, so it's been a battle to get stuff done -- we did do his dressers today (I did mine a weekish ago). So we got 1 bag of clothing to donate!!! --- What are you organizing today? 4w

ElizaMarie @TheBookHippie Ooo sounds intense! SENDING him all the good vibes I have!!! 4w

ElizaMarie @thecheckoutstack Ooo 2 weeks of pneumonia! I am glad to hear you are out of that! Take it slow and steady! Yay for SUNSHINE! 4w

ElizaMarie @dabbe Enjoy your walk with the girls! Maybe a coffee to go!? 4w

Cuilin @ElizaMarie Everything!!! Both our daughters are in their 20s and they have spent the last 5 to 7 years boomeranging and dropping things off in our basement. It is an utter mess. 4w

AllDebooks Just come inside after a day of garden work. It's so lovely to see all these chats. I shall grab a ☕️ and scroll through. 🌞 4w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle A mystery book event sounds fun. I'm glad you're doing something for you to take your mind off Zeke, if only for a few hours. X 4w

AllDebooks @ElizaMarie A new puppy is so exciting! 😍 I hope he settles in quickly. 🐾 4w

AllDebooks @Cuilin I'm thrilled to hear this. I'm so glad the new meds are helping. Go easy tho'. X 4w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie sending him all the best wishes and positive vibes possible. Come on TheBabyHippie, you got this x 4w

AllDebooks @thecheckoutstack that sounds like a tough few weeks. I'm glad you're feeling better x 4w

AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate lol, I bet you look super cute and not at all like your description x 4w

AllDebooks @dabbe lol, they are obvs unaware of the need for caffeine. I hope you all enjoyed your walk. X 4w

AllDebooks I've been listening to #QueerBC May read all day, and I am HOOKED @PuddleJumper

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The Tensorate Series: (The Black Tides of Heaven, The Red Threads of Fortune, The Descent of Monsters, The Ascent to Godhood)

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DebinHawaii @ElizaMarie Congrats on the puppy! 🎉🐶 4w

DebinHawaii @Librarybelle Sending Zeke lots of 💜💜💜 4w

DebinHawaii @Cuilin Glad to hear your meds are working! 💜 4w

DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie Hope the exams went well! 4w

DebinHawaii @thecheckoutstack I hope you continue to to feel better! 💜 4w

DebinHawaii @quietlycuriouskate It sounds like the perfect cut for spring/summer! 💛 4w

DebinHawaii @dabbe You gotta have the coffee! ☕️ 4w

DebinHawaii @AllDebooks Hope you get some time to relax today! 4w

PuddleJumper @AllDebooks Ooo excellent! That's next on my list to read 4w

DebinHawaii Just hitting the coffee shop now & getting caffeinated after wandering around the monthly makers market by my house & stopping by the library. I am planning on a nap latter as it was a crazy workweek & I‘m still pooped. 😵‍💫 4w

Librarybelle @AllDebooks Thanks! It was a good time with lots more on my tbr! And Zeke was happy to see me (and to eat)! 4w

Librarybelle Thank you, @DebinHawaii ! 4w

ElizaMarie @Cuilin Hope you can get lost in some audio books during your #AudioOrganizing 4w

dabbe @Librarybelle ... glad to hear that Zeke is holding his own. I've been thinking about you and your boys, especially the #zekemeister. Hoping for good results on his tests. 🖤🐾🖤 3w

Librarybelle Thank you, @dabbe ! 3w

Susanita Sorry. The day got away from me yesterday. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3w

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The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

My May #Bookspin bingo list consists of 10 #buddyreads and books from my shelf or Kindle to participate in #Shelfsweeper hosted by @Tove_Reads and @Andrew65 in memory of @eanderson

@TheAromaofBooks

Tove_Reads Nice! 4w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4w

Andrew65 Best of luck, I hope you have lots of fun reading them. 4w

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Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops | Martin Crawford

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

We've had glorious weather here all week, so lots of joy
1) Blue skies and 🌞
2) Birdsong 🐦🐦‍⬛
3) Planning and working on my garden. 👩‍🌾
4) Late night fire side chats with my teens. ❤️
5) This made me guffaw, as I have this skillset. She's gonna take out Wales when that corset pings off!!

Lesliereadsalot Such a funny picture! 4w

AllDebooks @Lesliereadsalot 😊 4w

dabbe 💚🤣💚 4w

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TheBookHippie OMG !!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 4w

Susanita 🤣🤣🤣 4w

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 4w

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Mrs Dalloway | Virginia Woolf

Discussion thread for April's #VirginiaBloomsberries #buddyread

💐 Did you enjoy the book?
🍾 What makes it a modernist novel?
💐 What was the connection between Clarissa and Septimus?
🍾 What was the significance of Clarissa's parties?
💐 Do you think Woolf successfully captures the minutiae of everyday life in a 24-hour period?

Next up - https://litsy.com/p/YjRwQ0hiNHBR

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @IndoorDame @PurpleyPumpkin @TheKidUpstairs @quietlycuriouskate @Deblovestoread @Daisey @Cuilin @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @Graywacke 4w

AllDebooks @rubyslippersreads @AnishaInkspill @JenlovesJT47 @iamthatniki @monalyisha @Sparklemn 4w

Daisey Thanks so much for keeping me on the tag list, but I never seem to fit these in so you can remove my name for now. 4w

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AllDebooks @Daisey ok, no worries. Thank you for letting me know. 4w

TheBookHippie Just started, but it won‘t take me long. I assume I will be done by Friday so far I like it. 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie ❤️ 3w

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The Land of Little Rain | Mary Hunter Austin

All are welcome to join our discussion thread for #NaturaLitsy April #buddyread 🌞

🏜 Did you enjoy the author's style?
🏜 How did she describe the relationship between humans and landscapes?
🏜 Why did she suggest the desert breeds myths and fables?
🏜 What emotional responses does the desert evoke in the author, or you as a reader?

Next up - https://litsy.com/p/ZUNqcmdaN0U5

AllDebooks @rockpools @Blackink_WhitePaper @Chrissyreadit @MilesnMelodies @Dilara @Mitch @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie @Soubhiville @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MelisK @pageshifter @wanderinglynn @SamAnne @claudiuo @Caitz 4w

AllDebooks @Addison_Reads @BarkingMadRead @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Aimeesue @tdrosebud @Soscha @ElizaMarie @Larkken @Caterina @sebrittainclark @bnp @TEArificbooks @BookBelle84 @Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs 4w

AllDebooks @Julsmarshall @Readergrrl @AmandaBlaze @Cazxxx @Cuilin @Morr_Books @Read4life @vonnie862 @Eyelit @Roary47 @Knitmaths @mjdowens @SaltyMac @Bluebird @yourfavouritemixtape @Deblovestoread 4w

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AllDebooks @TheSpineView @gossamerchild @julieclair @Bookwormjillk @quietlycuriouskate @Faranae @DebinHawaii @kspenmoll @Smarkies @JenReadsAlot 4w

AllDebooks @bookwyrm7 @Vansa @CBee @Lunakay @Seabreeze_Reader @Texreader @PaperbackPirate @StaceGhost @Schnoebs 4w

julieclair Didn‘t get to this one this month, but want to. Too many books… too little time… 4w

TheBookHippie I learned a lot from this read and I had the photography book of this- HUGE BOOK - so you could read and almost jump in the picture. I did read it in bits and I think that‘s the best way. Librarian said it was dry but I didn‘t feel that way. I found it informative. 3w

TheBookHippie lol look at the questions - I always found desert BORING and now I can see beauty- like I said having the massive pictures made you live in the photo and is brilliant way of understanding the author. Does the author like people? Maybe not. I don‘t think it matters. 🙃 could be me reading in it‘s been a bit much here in life. 3w

AllDebooks @julieclair I hear you x 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I bet the photos made a huge difference. I agree with your librarian. I read it in one sitting and got a little bored. Would be a better read by dipping in and out. I loved the botanical sections. 3w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks Oh for sure the dipping in and out. Some of the photographs are just amazing my grandson and I read through it over 4 weeks I don‘t think it‘s meant to be a sit and read book. Then I agree it‘s a bit no thx 3w

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Untitled | Unknown

It has taken 45 minutes to get this posted. I've been struggling with wifi signal all day. 🙄

I will post the April discussion threads for #NaturaLitsy and #VirginiaBloomsberries tomorrow. 🤞

I don't want you to think I've forgotten. X

PurpleyPumpkin Ugh how frustrating for you! Technology is awesome… when it works!😅 4w

kspenmoll No worries! 4w

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The Overstory: A Novel | Richard Powers

#NaturaLitsy

I'm sat under my apple trees in the blazing sun, reading a novel about trees. I have not moved from this spot all day. 🌞

ElizaMarie This looks like such a beautiful spot! The colors are amazing!!! 4w

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North Woods | Daniel Mason

#NaturaLitsy May #buddyread is the historical fiction North Woods. It is set in New England. It is a multigenerational saga set over 400 years on one farmhouse.

Here is a brief summary of books that inspired Daniel Mason.

https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-novels-that-inspired-the-writing-of-north-wood....

@LitsyEvents

AllDebooks All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist. 1mo

AmyG I love the cover. So different than the one I have. 1mo

AllDebooks @AmyG it is stunning 😍 1mo

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Lesliereadsalot I loved this book. One great story after another. 1mo

PaperbackPirate I‘m starting today! 2d

AllDebooks @PaperbackPirate me too ✋️ 2d

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The Common Reader: First and Second Series | Virginia Woolf

#VirginiaBloomsberries May #buddyread is The Common Reader- Vol. 1 published in 1925. These are a selection of journalistic essays previously published individually.

https://yalereview.org/article/claire-messud-virginia-woolf

@LitsyEvents

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

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness: The Complete Book of Hygge (Hygge Life, Hygge Books, Hygge Habits, Hygge Christmas, Hygge Lifestyle, Art of Happiness. Concept of Hygge) (Hygge Lifestyle Books 1) | Britta Olsson

#Hyggehour readathon

Are you joining us for our favourite time of the week? Grab some quiet time to reset your week with a hygge inspired reading session.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

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Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug | Augustine Sedgewick

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Grab a coffee and drop by to catch up with each other's news and plans. Do you have any recommendations for us?

All are welcome to join in. ☕️

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

@kspenmoll @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @dabbe @Cuilin @TheSpineView @julieclair @TheAromaofBooks @Susanita @Deblovestoread

Librarybelle Good morning! I‘m spending the day with a friend, which will be fun. Zeke has been off his steroid treatment in preparation for his appointment next week, and he started to show signs of discomfort on Thursday night. The rest of my weekend will be me monitoring him and giving him what medications I can to alleviate his symptoms enough to get him to eat again. Poor guy. Other than a couple incidences the past couple of weeks, he was doing well. 1mo

TheSpineView Happy Saturday! Thanks for the tag! 💛🏷 1mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle I hope he does ok over the weekend. Poor boy x 1mo

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AllDebooks @TheSpineView Happy Saturday 🌞 1mo

AllDebooks I'm spending the day gardening today. We're building a dead hedge before planting a native hedgerow out back. Plus, creating a wishlist of trees and shrubs from

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Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops

1mo

julieclair @Librarybelle Poor Zeke has really had a time off it these past few months. And so have you. 💝 I hope you have a nice refreshing day with your friend. 1mo

julieclair @AllDebooks My son is really interested in planting a forest garden. But he needs to move out of his apartment first, lol, and find a place with some land. I‘ll take a look at that book - I‘m sure he‘d like to have a copy! 1mo

julieclair I‘ll be spending the day catching up on various To Do List items, planning our upcoming trip to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, and hopefully doing some reading. 1mo

julieclair Want to play @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @Soubhiville ? 1mo

AllDebooks @julieclair I highly recommend it. It's my bible. He could make his plans while waiting to move. He'll have a clearer idea of what he needs from a property garden. 1mo

AllDebooks @julieclair Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃 How lovely x😍 1mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @AllDebooks @julieclair ! We should hopefully find out next week the primary cause for his issues, so then I can get the best treatment for Zeke. This is such a long process. Lots of trial and error. 1mo

julieclair @AllDebooks Great idea! I‘ll get him a copy. And yes, we‘re very excited about Scotland. Part of our trip will be to visit Maybole, Ayrshire, where my great-grandfather was born! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Hoping to visit Wigtown as well, for some book shopping. 📚 1mo

julieclair @Librarybelle Hoping you get some answers at the appointment next week. 💙 1mo

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle hope you get some answers for Zeke! 1mo

Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks Sounds like a helpful book! It‘s gardening for me today too as soon as I get some laundry going. Then two games for daughter tonight. I need to squeeze in a nap before then! I restarted my audiobook since I wasn‘t following it

[tagged book]

Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge

1mo

Bookwormjillk @julieclair have fun! I loved Scotland when I went in college. 1mo

AllDebooks @julieclair ❤️ 1mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk I need Maude 😍 1mo

TheBookHippie @julieclair oh Scotland!!!! How fun! 1mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle that poor guy!!! 1mo

TheBookHippie Laundry, bread making & out to independent bookstore day! 1mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks cannot wait to garden! One more month!! 1mo

dabbe @Librarybelle Such a good cat mamma! Be tough, Zekemeister! We're all thinking of you! 🖤🐾🖤 1mo

dabbe @AllDebooks Sounds lovely! 💚💚💚 1mo

dabbe @julieclair Scotland? So jealous! 🤩🤣🤩 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Laundry here, too! Wish I could taste your bread! 😍 1mo

dabbe Drinking coffee with Matt and the pups right now. Then, a walk with these goofheads, a little housework, and hopefully a late afternoon visit to our local indie bookstore, Changing Hands. Have a wonderful day, everybody! P.S. Thanks for the tag, @Alldebooks and @peaKnit! 😍🤩😍 1mo

DebinHawaii For me it‘s coffee, breakfast, the library to pick up a hold & then into town to one of the few indie bookstores we have, then a few other errands & getting prepped for a busy week of travel for work. 1mo

DebinHawaii @Librarybelle Hope Zeke does okay this weekend & that you get some answers. 💜 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe 🙃♥️ 1mo

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii go go go 1mo

Librarybelle Thanks everyone! You all know how stressful this has been. @AllDebooks @julieclair @Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie @dabbe @DebinHawaii 1mo

julieclair @TheBookHippie @dabbe @DebinHawaii I totally missed Independent Bookstore Day. 😔 I‘ll need to make up for it one day this week. 1mo

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The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

St George's Day

I just stumbled across this incredible essay, Damsels Undistressed, from Samantha Shannon. She wrote this while researching for her book, The Priory of the Orange Tree. (Book 1 of The Chaos Series)

https://www.samanthashannon.co.uk/more/damsels-undistressed?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwJ16kt...

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The Summer Book | Tove Jansson

#LitSolace #NaturaLitsy

#MidsummerSolace #buddyread 2nd choice is Tove Jansson's 1972 novel.
The non-fiction choice is unavailable in US until late June. So, with that in mind, I will run a relaxed fiction (tagged) and non-fiction (A Wilder Way) #buddyread
for those wishing to participate.
All welcome. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @LitsyEvents

Librarybelle Thanks so much! I‘ll keep the nonfiction on my radar. 😁 1mo

IriDas This looks like such a good book. I‘d like to be added to the list, kiitos (thanks). (That‘s me, showing off the one Finnish word I remember consistently. 😂) 1mo

TheBookHippie I‘ve got this one!!! I‘ll do this. 1mo

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lil1inblue I adore this book! I'd love to re-read it with y'all! Can you add me to the tag list? 1mo

AllDebooks @lil1inblue of course! Welcome 🌞 1mo

AllDebooks @IriDas Absolutely! And lol 😆 Welcome 🌞 1mo

Deblovestoread I have this book so will try to read along. 😀 1mo

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread 🌞 1mo

monalyisha I‘d love to read the tagged with you all! 🩵 Please add me. 1mo

kelli7990 I want to join. 1mo

julieclair Please add me for this one! 😃 1mo

AllDebooks @julieclair @monalyisha @kelli7990 Yay! 🌞 1mo

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A Wilder Way: How Gardens Grow Us | Poppy Okotcha

#LitSolace #NaturaLitsy

How on earth can we be coming up to #MidsummerSolace already? 🌞
Here's the chosen #buddyread if you would like to join in. All are welcome. 🌻

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

** SEE NOTE IN COMMENTS **

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/13/poppy-okotcha-plants-taught...

@LitsyEvents @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

AllDebooks @Faranae @Deblovestoread @Marmie7 @Julsmarshall @PaperbackPirate @dabbe @quietjenn @Charityann @peaKnit @Librarybelle @Read4life @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks @Sarahreadstoomuch @Cazxxx @wanderinglynn 1mo

AllDebooks @Soscha @Lizpixie @Readergrrl @jenniferw88 @CrystalE02 @Catsandbooks @Dilara @tdrosebud @AmandaBlaze @Gissy @mcctrish @ElizaMarie @Cuilin @gossamerchild @TheKidUpstairs @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm 1mo

AllDebooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheSpineView @Larkken @julieclair @MittenGirlPeach @JamieArc @sebrittainclark @BookwormAHN @ChasingOm @MidnightBookGirl @IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk @Texreader @StaceGhost @DebinHawaii 1mo

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AllDebooks @LocalTXLibrarian @kspenmoll @Sparklemn @Avanders @BethM @forestandcrow @Kenyazero @quietlycuriouskate @TEArificbooks @bookwyrm7 @TheDaysGoBy @inthegreensandblues @DogMomIrene @CatLass007 1mo

Librarybelle This does not come out until late June in the US, so I‘ll check with my library in June to see if it‘s on order! 1mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle thanks for letting me know. I could always run an alternative for US. Something like

[tagged book]

The Summer Book

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Librarybelle That‘s easier to get in the US. Completely up to you! 1mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle I'm happy to run a fiction and non-fiction read 📚 😀 1mo

Cuilin @AllDebooks @Librarybelle it‘s out in 18 hours on Spotify and Audible. Strange that the audiobook is out before the hardback 🤔 (edited) 1mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin yay 😀 1mo

AllDebooks *** Please refer to 2nd post re a fiction #buddyread for those who can't access A Wilder Way. 😀📚🌞 1mo

AllDebooks https://litsy.com/p/c2xKWUpVVzA0 1mo

Librarybelle @Cuilin That is odd. Maybe because it‘s the UK version that is offered through Spotify and Audible??? 1mo

Cuilin @Librarybelle Possibly. Spotify even have a countdown clock lol 1mo

CatLass007 Thanks so much for the tag. I‘m going to have to sit this one out. My library doesn‘t have either book and I‘m really trying to get control of my spending. I hope everyone enjoys whichever book they choose!! 1mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks the summer book is in my TBR if you switch it. 😊 1mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I'm going to host both. 😀📚 1mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks 🙃 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin @librarybelle kindle says April 24 hardback June 😵‍💫😂🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 1mo

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie So bizarre! I have this thing of buying ebooks at a hefty price (I only buy them on discount and am now avoiding Amazon as much as possible). I actually forgot to look at ebooks! 😂 But, this is good to know! 1mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle I‘m hoping it‘ll come other places and I too am not paying Amazon ten bucks 😂😵‍💫 1mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig I have a lot going on in June so I'm going to skip. 1mo

AllDebooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig ok. Have a great summer ☀️ 1mo

Catsandbooks I won't be participating in the buddy reads but I still would like to be tagged for other #midsummersolace activities and posts 💚 1mo

kelli7990 I want to join. 1mo

Kenyazero Looks like my library doesn't have this one, so I'll just follow along and join in on future reads 1mo

AllDebooks @Catsandbooks ok x 1mo

AllDebooks @kelli7990 welcome. I've added you to the taglist for both buddyreads 🌞 1mo

AllDebooks @Kenyazero ok x 1mo

kspenmoll I‘m in! 2w

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The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation | Adam Rome

Pausing for a moment with a coffee, to think about the sad loss of such an advocate for the climate and vulnerable.
May he RIP 🙏

kspenmoll 💛💛💛 1mo

dabbe 💚💙💚 1mo

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Moose's Book Bus | Inga Moore

Oh my, yes, please 🙏

lil1inblue Where do I sign up? 😍 1mo

AmyG I‘m in! 1mo

Ruthiella Sounds perfect. 🤩 1mo

dabbe Can I just live in there? 🤩😍🤩 1mo

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness: The Complete Book of Hygge (Hygge Life, Hygge Books, Hygge Habits, Hygge Christmas, Hygge Lifestyle, Art of Happiness. Concept of Hygge) (Hygge Lifestyle Books 1) | Britta Olsson

Happy Easter to all of you celebrating. 🐣

Another Sunday evening approaches, so it's time for our weekly #HyggeHour readathon. Are you joining us for a weekly reset?
8-9 pm your time zone.

My plan is a gin and tonic, blankets, candles, garden fire and kiddos, chitchatting about our week.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1mo

Chrissyreadit I LOVE gin and tonic - one of my favorites (mojito is the other one) 1mo

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit lol, mojito is my 2nd favourite 😍 1mo

AnnCrystal Happy Easter 🐇🐰💝. 1mo

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Nicholas Nickleby (Complete and) | Charles Dickens

Working through a backlog of Sunday newspaper supplements, I came across this great article, Is Dickens better than Shakespeare? 🤔

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/02/is-dickens-better-than-shakespeare...

#WhatTheDickens @Cuilin

Cuilin That is such a good read, and there‘s definitely a case to be made. I think Dickens lived in a more free society and could write and be a little bit more on the nose than Shakespeare could during his time. Plus, I think modern readers can recognize/understand a Victorian time period more than an Elizabethan/Jacobean one perhaps 🤔 I would love to see one of those Oxbridge debates on this subject!! (edited) 1mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin I don't think they are so comparable, due to the different time periods. I think Dickens characters are more defined between good and villainous. Shakespeare's characters are more nuanced, with both virtues and flaws. I love them both and wouldn't put one over the other. 1mo

Ruthiella I definitely prefer Dickens because he‘s more accessible to me. Interesting article, thanks! 1mo

Cuilin @AllDebooks True, I like both but for different reasons. 1mo

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Grab a coffee and drop by to catch up with each other's news and plans. Do you have any recommendations for us?

All are welcome to join in. ☕️

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

@kspenmoll @DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle @dabbe @Cuilin

AllDebooks Again, my apologies for missing last week. https://litsy.com/p/cWNXNzY0WDRn 1mo

Librarybelle Good morning! It‘s almost 7am on the US East Coast, and I‘ll soon make the trek to the grocery store for weekly groceries, in hopes to beat the crowds. Today marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the US Revolutionary War, and I enjoyed reading Heather Cox Richardson‘s remarks about the events leading up to it. They reminded me that ordinary people can do amazing tiny things. I‘m also enjoying the Golden Girls cozy mystery:

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Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery

1mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle loved Heathers words today!!! 1mo

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TheBookHippie Off to protest… ✊🏼 1mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Her speech was so good. She is an inspiration. 1mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie ✊️ 1mo

AllDebooks I have been enraged by the Supreme Courts definition of a woman this week. Yet another backwards step and attack on marginalised people. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/16/a-huge-reset-trans-rights-campaign... 1mo

AllDebooks The upside is the outpouring of love and support for the trans community. 🏳️‍⚧️ I am a trans ally and will do all I can to support them through this latest sh*tshow. 1mo

quietlycuriouskate Oh, you know, the usual (which is not necessarily a bad thing): groceries, housework, setting up my planner for next week, brief local walk. Now I've shut the door behind me and I'm actually going to READ until it's time to get the tea on. 1mo

AllDebooks I've lost myself in #NaturaLitsy #buddyread

[tagged book]

The Land of Little Rain

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AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate A bit of routine followed by a reading session. Perfect ☕️📚☕️ 1mo

AllDebooks I was completely enamoured with this month's #RiseUpRead ❤️ It's in my top 10 poetry books of all time. Such a beautiful, important book. I'm thrilled to have found this author.

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We Are All So Good at Smiling

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dabbe @AllDebooks ✊🏻♥️✊🏻 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie ✊🏻♥️✊🏻 1mo

dabbe @AllDebooks I wonder how we'd all treat each other if we just thought of ourselves as earthlings and nothing more than that. 🤔 1mo

dabbe Thanks for the tag, m'dear! 😍 Phoenix is enjoying UNBELIEVABLE weather this week! We had a big rain last night, and the high today is only supposed to be 75º F (24º C). I actually cried tears of joy. So, we're taking a LONG walk with the pups and currently have the windows open and no AC. We're thinking a lazy day of (you guessed it) reading. Happy Saturday, EVERYONE! 🌈 1mo

DebinHawaii Thanks for the tag! I‘m having a slow start to the weekend & am mostly catching up from a busy workweek. I got home from the airport last night after all day meetings & crashed. Woke up late & just made it to the coffee shop, then errands & maybe a nap later. 1mo

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The best thing about reading is learning new things 🙌

BooksandCoffee4Me This makes me smile as it reminds me of when I taught my 7th-graders the word “copacetic” and they started using it to mean “cool”. It all flows, it‘s copacetic. It‘s cool. 💛 1mo

AllDebooks @BooksandCoffee4Me this made me smile. Thanks for sharing x 1mo

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We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

Oh my, this book really is something special. I'm reading slowly to savour every verse.😍 I can't understand why this author is not stocked in the UK.

#RiseUpReads @Catsandbooks

lil1inblue That brought a tear to my eye. 💙 1mo

AllDebooks @lil1inblue me too x 1mo

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 1mo

MeganAnn Loved this book so much! ❤️ 1mo

Catsandbooks It's lovely! 1mo

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We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

Blankets ✔️
Earl Grey tea ✔️
Snacks - walnuts and dark chocolate ✔️
New book arrived from USA this week. ✔️ I decided to wait for #HyggeHour as it looks like a very mindful read.
Happy me ✔️

#RiseUpReads @Catsandbooks
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie I adored this book. 1mo

Karisa Pretty cover 😍 1mo

Catsandbooks Enjoy! 💖 1mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie it's beautiful 😍 1mo

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I am so looking forward to our #HyggeHour readathon tonight, between 8-9pm. Grab your blankets, snacks, light a candle, and get cosy. Don't forget to post your pics. 💚🕯🍫📚☕️💚
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Bookwormjillk Been looking forward to this since last night! 1mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk I'm starting now. It's been a week!! 1mo

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Oops!! The week ran away from me, and I completely lost track of days. My apologies for missing our #Chatterday session yesterday. I hope you're all well and causing mischief. X

dabbe 🤩🤣😍 1mo

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness: The Complete Book of Hygge (Hygge Life, Hygge Books, Hygge Habits, Hygge Christmas, Hygge Lifestyle, Art of Happiness. Concept of Hygge) (Hygge Lifestyle Books 1) | Britta Olsson

Are you ready to reset for the week ahead? Join us at 8-9pm (your time) for our weekly communal #HyggeeHour readathon 📚☕️🌸🕯🍫

All are welcome to join in.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

kspenmoll Will be there! 2mo

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The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

I'm bimbling in the garden, tidying up and sowing seeds in between catching up with #buddyreads

What are your plans for today?

All welcome to join in. 😊

Tagging a few to start us of @thebookhippie @dabbe @Bookwormjillk @Cuilin @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle

Bookwormjillk What are you planting? Enjoy your day! I‘m heading out for a stream clean up then taking some rest. There‘s a tall ships tour tonight we might go see if it‘s not raining. 2mo

Librarybelle Have a great day! I‘m hoping for a lot of rest—Zeke took another bad turn yesterday, after several good days, so hanging with kitties and rest are on my agenda. 2mo

ElizaMarie Just having my coffee in bed. Not sure what my day plans are yet. Its a bit rainy out 2mo

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Cuilin Thankfully I‘m feeling so much better as my husband bought me and my daughters tickets to see Snow Patrol in Boston. He‘s our chauffeur so we have a ride to and from MGM Fenway. I‘ll probably spend most of tomorrow sleeping. Lol 2mo

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle sorry Zeke is having a bad day 2mo

Deblovestoread @LibraryBelle Sorry to hear Zeke had a bad day. Hope both of you are able to rest. @Cuilin. Love Snow Patrol so much! Enjoy! Glad you are feeling better, too. (edited) 2mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk Oh wow, I hope you get to see the tour. I'm starting with sunflowers, nasturtiums and wildflowers. 2mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Poor Zeke (and you)! Sending much love x 2mo

AllDebooks @ElizaMarie Always a good start to a day x 2mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin Yay, I'm so glad you're feeling better. Enjoy Snow Patrol 😊 2mo

Deblovestoread I‘m getting caffeinated under my heated throw with Pippin in my lap. Once I log off Litsy I‘ll read a bit and then get ready to go to a local Hands Off protest. I‘m a bit nervous as I‘ve always used my voice and protested from the safety of my home but I can‘t ignore this call to action. 2mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @Bookwormjillk @Deblovestoread @AllDebooks ! ❤️ 2mo

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk as a shanty singer‘s daughter I love a tall ships festival. 2mo

Cuilin @Librarybelle sending love for you and Zeke. 2mo

Cuilin @ElizaMarie ugh the weather is so blah today in Keene. 2mo

Cuilin @Deblovestoread thanks, yesterday I managed to leave the house. It was for bloodwork but still I felt really good. Well done on attending the protest!!!! Stay safe. 2mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @Cuilin ! ❤️ 2mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Sounds like a busy and beautiful day! 🩵💙🩵 2mo

dabbe @Librarybelle Oh, no. Poor Zeke. Hope you and your four babies cuddle together all day. 🩵💙🩵 2mo

dabbe @ElizaMarie I love when the entire day is open like that. The world is your oyster! 🩵💙🩵 2mo

dabbe @Cuilin Yay to you getting out for a fun event with your family! 🤩🤩🤩 2mo

dabbe @Deblovestoread You go, girl! I know exactly how you feel. I love to protest through letter-writing or something more quiet. You've inspired me! 👊🏻♥️👊🏻 2mo

dabbe Matt is just getting over a cold, so we're probably taking it easy today. I have lots of buddy reads to catch up with, and I just got him the last Gamache book, so he's already diving into that. I introduced them to him, and I'm only on book 6, and he's on the last one! 🤣

Thanks for the tag, @Alldebooks! 😍 I'm glad it's a lovely day for planting where you are! 🩵💙🩵 2mo

Librarybelle Thank you, @dabbe ! ❤️ 2mo

DebinHawaii I was out supporting local artists & the economy by spending money on their works. 😉 The winds are bringing VOG over from the Big island this week so limiting my outside time & taking extra preventative meds since I‘ll be there overnight Monday/Tuesday & back again on Friday & it‘s close to the volcano so worse than here. Having a relaxing day to recover from the week & gear up for the next one. 2mo

DebinHawaii @Librarybelle So sorry Zeke took a bad turn. Hope you can rest & he feels better soon! 💜 2mo

Librarybelle Thank you, @DebinHawaii ! ❤️ 2mo

ElizaMarie @Deblovestoread Your day sounded so great! Did you end up going to the #HandsOff Protest? My husband and I flaked on the time. WE thought it started around 1 not ended around 1 :( 2mo

ElizaMarie @Cuilin It was!!! I ended up cleaning my mudroom. I am determined that Winter is over (I know it's not quite there yet, but soonish), So I started to clean my mittens, scarves, and hats and put a lot of that stuff away. Still gotta keep some winter-sh stuff out. But my mudroom was a dumping ground - so there was a ton to go through. 2mo

ElizaMarie @dabbe We got a lot done - organizing-wise. Not what we had planned. We wanted to go to the protest but flaked on the time. We ended up going to lunch, and then finishing our mudroom cleanout. 2mo

ElizaMarie @dabbe Awe - I hope Matt feels better soon. 2mo

Cuilin @ElizaMarie There‘s nothing like a little spring clean up. Just don‘t look at the weather forecasted for the next 10 days 🙈 and all will be well. 2mo

Deblovestoread @ElizaMarie I did go with two friends and it was amazing. Brought me to tears a couple of times. We were lucky to have a gorgeous day. One of the best things I‘ve ever done. 2mo

Deblovestoread @ElizaMarie I LOVE a good clean up day especially putting away winter stuff. 2mo

TheBookHippie Out protesting yesterday!!! As one does. @Deblovestoread YAAAAAS!!! As a decades -holy shit FOUR DECADES- protestor … welcome to the resistance. 2mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin the snow forecasted 😵‍💫 2mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin omg!!! Snow Patrol!! 2mo

ElizaMarie @Cuilin It make me so mad!!! Also, I need to get my studs off my tires, which I think it would be “safe“ to set up an appointment in a week or two. 2mo

ElizaMarie @Deblovestoread I am so happy that you ended up going. I wish we were better at the timing, I saw pics of our town and the neighboring towns and it looks beautiful to see all the support out there. (It was rainy and ugly but there was a good turn out) 2mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle poor Zeke!!! 2mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin I‘m glad you‘re feeling some better! Yay. 2mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @TheBookHippie ! ❤️ 2mo

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky

#LibraryHaul

Starting the tagged for #WithTheBanned April #buddyread

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A History of Women in 101 Objects | Annabelle Hirsch

Oh my, this is an absolutely captivating listen. A quarter of all proceeds from the audiobook are donated to the UK women's charity, Refuge.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/01/101-women-narrate-history-women-ob...

https://refuge.org.uk/

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A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees | Amy-Jane Beer

#NaturaLitsy Daily #buddyread #ATreeADay

Wow, April already! 🌸🌞🌸

Are you still enjoying our daily arboreal treat? 🌳
Did you have a favourite passage from the March entries? I adored An Orchard in Spring by Isidore Verheyden (1897). Inosculation is quite cool, too.https://crowspath.org/love-trees/

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

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread @Bookwormjillk @Read4life @TheBookHippie @kspenmoll @TEArificbooks @Cuilin @DebinHawaii @Chelsea.Poole @dabbe @Chrissyreadit @CBee @julieclair 2mo

AllDebooks @tdrosebud @Soscha @Seabreeze_Reader @StaceGhost @Daisey @bcncookbookclub 2mo

Bookwormjillk I love this book. I‘m a little behind as usual but almost caught up. 2mo

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Read4life I‘m enjoying this. I start my day with my coffee & this book. 💙 2mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk 💚🌳💚 2mo

AllDebooks @Read4life 💚🌳💚 Me too x 2mo

kspenmoll I am enjoying this so much! Starts my day with music from Year of Wonder, an excerpt from The Book lover‘s Almanac, breakfast, & of. Course, coffee! Favorite tree posts: The Green Man & the coffee tree, of course!!!3/10, 3/21 2mo

Cuilin March 2, Ogham, my name cuilin/cuilinn/cuilean come from this old Celtic tree alphabet. March 31 Box Hill, I remembered it from Jane Austen‘s Emma and the fiasco of the picnic and of course March 10 coffee!! 2mo

Deblovestoread Such a peaceful few minutes I have daily with this book. March was filled with fascinating entries but I loved the two page entry with The Lone Tree of Wanaka for March 27. Beautiful, peaceful pic. Also the 29th Peasant‘s House at Éragny by Pissarro. ? 2mo

dabbe @Deblovestoread #ditto! 🤩 2mo

dabbe Such a nice respite every day with this book. I even have Matt reading it with me! 🤣 2mo

julieclair @Deblovestoread @dabbe Me three! Loved those two entries. 2mo

julieclair I am already planning to give this book as Christmas gifts! 2mo

dabbe @julieclair That's a fabulous idea! 💚 2mo

PaperbackPirate I have been reading along (and loving it)! Please tag me too. 🌳💙 2mo

AllDebooks @julieclair 💚 2mo

AllDebooks @PaperbackPirate Of course 💚 2mo

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Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. The ones who run our world. | Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

#NaturaLitsy March #buddyread discussion thread

🐞Did you enjoy the book?
🪲How was the author's writing style?
🪳Did you learn anything new or interesting?
🦋 Did you have a favourite chapter?

AllDebooks This title is the original title published in 2019. Same book

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Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects

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AllDebooks @rockpools @Chrissyreadit @Blackink_WhitePaper @MilesnMelodies @Dilara @Mitch @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie @MelisK @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Soubhiville @wanderinglynn @SamAnne @claudiuo 2mo

TheBookHippie I adored this read. I learned so much! Definitely getting a copy to own! 2mo

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AllDebooks @PageShifter @Addison_Reads @BarkingMadRead @CaitZ @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Aimeesue @tdrosebud @Soscha @ElizaMarie @Larkken @Caterina @sebrittainclark @bnp @TEArificbooks 2mo

AllDebooks @BookBelle84 @Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs @Julsmarshall @Readergrrl @AmandaBlaze @Cazxxx @Cuilin @Morr_Books @Read4life @vonnie862 @Eyelit @Roary47 @Knitmaths 2mo

AllDebooks @mjdowens @SaltyMac @Bluebird @yourfavouritemixtape @Deblovestoread @TheSpineView @gossamerchild @julieclair @Bookwormjillk @quietlycuriouskate @Faranae 2mo

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii @kspenmoll @Smarkies @JenReadsAlot @bookwyrm7 @Vansa @CBee @Lunakay @Seabreeze_Reader @Texreader @PaperbackPirate @StaceGhost @Schnoebs 2mo

AllDebooks April's #buddyread is

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The Land of Little Rain

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Bookwormjillk Just started yesterday but really like it so far. I'm glad I ended up buying my own copy because I can see reading it again and the cover is so pretty! 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie 💚🪲💚 2mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk 💚🪲💚 2mo

AllDebooks I was surprised by her tone. I was expecting it to be quite academic, but actually, it was quite jovial and witty. 2mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks it‘s just a happy read! Loved it. I have next months book ! Yay 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie it was an absolute tonic. One I will return to again and again. 2mo

kspenmoll I skipped this one-bugs, yuk 2mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll fair enough. 😅 2mo

Roary47 I really wanted to get to this one. I love our six legged friends so much (which creeps out my students sometimes 🤭) Hoping I can get to it soon. 🥰 2mo

julieclair I didn‘t get to it, but I‘m keeping it on my TBR, especially since you and @TheBookHippie both enjoyed it so much! 2mo

TheBookHippie @julieclair not what I expected at all. It was truly a lot of fun to read. 2mo

TheBookHippie @Roary47 😂 2mo

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