Check @Chrissyreadit page for her post on creating a #MidsummerSolace bucket list detailing your plans for the summer.

Original post- https://litsy.com/p/M2duakhPZzVI

@TheBookHippie

The June prompt for #BookedinTime is Australian colonies 1800s. I have chosen Kate Grenville's exploration of what it means to her to be descended from colonisers.

@Cuilin @dabbe

#MidsummerSolace

I absolutely adore this. What perfect advice on how to live a life.

Artist - Grant Snider (Thanks @Faranae 😊)

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidsummerSolace #TimeforTea

It's time for a weekly catch-up. I hope you are all well and have had a good 2025 so far.

🍵 How are you?
🍵 Any summer plans?
🍵 Do you have good recommendations for books/movies/tv/games/apps?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidsummerSolace

I'll post a little prompt every Monday to remind ourselves to take care of ourselves and each other.

Have a great week. 🌞

#MondayMoments

#HyggeHour readathon started out as a weekly reset during a #MidwinterSolace event. A great idea from Chrissy that proved so popular we kept it running as a weekly event.

Will you be joining us tonight to get cosy and snuggle down with books and snacks. Post pics and tag us.

@Chrissyreadit @thebookhippie

Hello again, my #LitSolace friends. 🌞 Are you ready for our month long summer event? #MidsummerSolace
Join us for the usual round of chat, connection, mindfulness, games, and books. All are welcome. 🌞

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

Buddy reads - tagged and/or Tove Jansson's The summer book.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @LitsyEvents

#VirginiaBloomsberries May discussion thread

🙋‍♀️ Full disclosure- I haven't finished this yet. This month has completely run away from me.

📖 Did you enjoy this essay collection?
📖 What were the main points raised by VW?
📖 Did you agree with her points?

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

#NaturaLitsy May read discussion thread.

🍎 Did you enjoy the multi-layered stories throughout?

🍏 Which era did you enjoy most?

🍎 Did you enjoy this reading experience following the same setting through different characters?

🍏 How did the house and its remote location affect the residents?

🍎 How does Mason bring the local flora/fauna into the novel?

🍏 Do you think the catamount has any hidden meaning?

All welcome to join in the chat.

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 @Eggs @BarkingMadRead

Blimey, this debut novel is great so far. I'm obsessed with gothic tales, and this sounds amazing. It's a retelling of Carmilla, the novella that inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula.
I can't stop reading! 🖤 🧛‍♀️🖤

I'm joining Gina Martin's book club starting on 2nd June. Are you interested in feminism, gender and masculinity? Check out her IG or Substack for more details.
#Readalong
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKOhJrvzEvM/?igsh=MWwxdjJ5dDQ4dDN5cg==

#14booksin14weeks @Liz_M

Week 1 - My 1st book choice is also #NaturaLitsy May #buddyread 📚🌞📚 I purposefully saved it for spring break week, before the discussion on Saturday. I'm so glad I did, as I'm utterly enraptured with these stories of one place across centuries.

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

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

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

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

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

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

#Chatterday #Happyday 🌞

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

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

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

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

#MidsummerSolace #NaturaLitsy #SummerSolstice

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

See her original post for more details. 😍📬

@Chrissyreadit

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

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

Let us know your plans.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

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.

Happy #Chatterday

Today is mostly a rest day. 🌞📚☕️

What are your plans?

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

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...

#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...

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 🪶

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

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

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

#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!!

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

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

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

#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. 🌞

#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

#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.

#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

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

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...

#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

#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

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 🙏

Oh my, yes, please 🙏

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