Who else has worn out purses and bags from years of carrying heavy books around *just in case*? #readerproblems #itme

Last weekend, my company opened Sondheim's #masterpiece Sweeney Todd. It's been so much fun to to spend the last few weeks deep inside this story and its lurid literary history! #Movember #seemoretheatre #seemoreopera
@Cinfhen

Except for the part about Bender in The Breakfast Club, but definitely, especially, the stuff about The Smurfs. #currentlyreading

Samantha Irby making me feel seen yet again. #RealLove #currentlyreading

100% here for this total truth. #currentlyreading #DrGonzo

Actual footage of me last night. #readerproblems
📷 via @BookClubGirl on Instagram.

I am woefully late to the Beartown party, but am so glad I made it! This has been one of my favorite reads of the year; the way it touches on so many topics (community, loyalty, tradition, masculinity, family, grief, hope, and healing) is completely absorbing. What a beautiful and heartbreaking meditation. I will be starting the sequel tonight, and I can't wait. #Beartown #intranslation
📷: audiobooks.com

"This is a witch hunt. We're witches. And we're hunting you." Grateful, always, for unapologetic women. #GratefulReads #nonfiction

I absolutely cannot WAIT for this collection by poet and powerhouse jessica Care moore. Reading her work always moves me; seeing her perform live is transcendent. If you are unfamiliar with jessica and her exceptional voice, get on this!!! #futurereading #anticipation

"Food. Booze. Drugs. Guns. And radical politics." Catching up on the Brown Buffalo tonight. #DrGonzo #currentlyreading

Why can't I quit this ridiculous series? I don't know but I'm sure this will be ridiculously enjoyable! #currentlyreading

I have fallen off the Litsy train lately and need to get back on! Here's hoping my roughly 100th re-read of Red, White, and Royal Blue kickstarts me into action! #currentlyreading

I think this is my new religion and I am not sad about it. #LittleShopOfHorrors #seemoretheatre

Ooof. This was a beautiful gut punch. I remember so clearly those middle school feelings of shame, isolation, inadequacy, and longing; I also turned to Jane Eyre for solace (and to hide). This lovely graphic novel has completely gorgeous illustrations and a painfully real protagonist looking for connection and affirmation. It also has a wonderfully sweet ending, I'm happy to report! #GraphicNovel #InTranslation

Don't all self-respecting professional adults use their lunch hours to go buy books meant for people years younger than they are? Happy release day to these two beauties! #RainbowRowell #RickRiordan #bookhaul

It's #BannedBooksWeek! A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo was one of the most challenged books of last year; I thought I'd give it another listen tonight. Do you have a favorite banned or challenged book?

I am filled with #gratitude for having a day to treat myself. I took myself on a date for tea with the tagged book, and tonight I'll be supporting some local theatre. I love my husband, love my friends, love my job, but I am also so happy to spend time in my own company. #SelfImprovementSept

Not necessarily my own #FavoriteFood, but my favorite book which features food in a lush, satisfying, and borderline over-the-top way is Farmer Boy. Jia Tolentino knew what she was doing in this old Hairpin essay!
https://www.thehairpin.com/2013/07/every-meal-almanzo-eats-in-laura-ingalls-wild...
#SelfImprovementSept @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

I was away for the week on a much-needed, off-grid vacation, and while I was there, I read Jane of Lantern Hill for the first time. Where has this delightful book been all my life?! Seeing Jane find both herself and, eventually, her family, was so rewarding. L.M. Montgomery, I continue to bow down! #vacationread #lmmontgomery

After one hell of a week, I am engaging in some serious self-care by prepping for the release of Wayward Son in a #FavoriteReadingSpot. I love watching the squirrels and bees and butterflies in my little backyard! #SelfImprovementSept
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

This weekend, my husband and I are going to #HitTheNorth in celebration of 8 married years! We're going to hike and swim and sit around campfires because hey, life is too short not to #DoWhatYouLove with the one you love. If we come back having enjoyed some fresh air and feeling relaxed, I'll consider this trip a #SweetSuccess! #SelfImprovementSept #SoulSeptember #RedRoseSeptember #MittenLitten

Come September 17th, I'm gonna get myself #SomethingNew! "Egyptian-American journalist and activist Mona Eltahawy argues that women need to start embodying the traits they‘ve been taught to repress, like being angry, lustful and ambitious. Balancing her personal stories with those of women around the globe, Eltahawy‘s second book is essential." #SelfImprovementSept
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

#Wildlife #QuotsySept19
@TK-421

This looks like pure Heaven to me. Who else would choose a bathtub and a good book over just about anything else? #tubthumping #RedRoseSeptember
@Cinfhen @arlenefinnigan

Cheating and adding a second post for #flowers, just because mine were a huge summer highlight! I'm generally happy to see summer go and let fall come in, but I had such a lovely time tending the wildflowers I planted this year. They were so bright and colorful and attracted so many bees and butterflies! It was really fun to watch them all every day. #SelfImprovementSept
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

I'm not even a huge Willa Cather fan, but I want each and every one of these beautiful editions. #Flowers #SelfImprovementSept
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Aside from reading, it's theatre and travel that are constantly vying for my favorite #hobby. I wish I could do more of both, but Broadway ticket prices have gotten out of control over the past decade. That usually means that if I'm trying to plan a big trip, I have to be content with local theatre and national tours for awhile. And hey, those are great, too! #SelfImprovementSept
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

"Screw your courage to the sticking place, and we'll not fail." #Stick #QuotsySept19
@TK-421

#Reason #QuotsySept19
@TK-421

One of my short-term #ReadingGoals is to get through at least 5 books that I've recently bought and have not read yet before I buy any more! I'm starting with the tagged volume, which is mostly a cookbook but includes personal stories and gorgeous photos. You can tell it was a #LabourOfLove for the author. Plus it includes these wonderful endpapers! #MittenLitten #SoulSeptember #SelfImprovementSept
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

This book was assigned to me at the beginning of my Freshman year of high school, and was a very eye-opening read for me. I've read it a number of times since and may be due to pick it up again soon. #ADayInTheLife #RedRoseSeptember
@Cinfhen @arlenefinnigan

Just the quintessential image and book when talking about a #cabin. #LetsTravelAugust #LittleHouse #LauraIngallsWilder
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

1. Current-ish- my plan is to start the tagged read tomorrow.
2. Sleeping in, reading, dreaming of the northern Michigan getway I'm taking in just one short week!
3. Chocolate, always and forever.
4. I played piano for ten years of my childhood, and I've still got a little of it in me.
5. Done and done! 👍
#FriYayIntro @howjessreads

I have really come to love Rosamund Pike's readings of these two wonderful books! I'd love to hear her take on Persuasion next; what about you? #AustenInAugust2019 #AudioAusten
@Crinoline_Laphroaig

Closing out an extended weekend the best way I know how- historical fiction, honey lavender ale, and a Great Lake. #puremichigan #mittenlitten #booksandbooze

One review compared this book to Mrs. Dalloway. Another said it is a "grim post-capitalist reverie". Still another called it a love story. A deep look into alienation. A meditation on conformity. The main character has been called the "anti-Bartleby", described as a sociopath, and likened to Amélie. This is all correct. This book is fascinating and un-put-downable. You can read it in an afternoon and I highly recommend doing just that.

We're still debating about exactly where we'll land, but come our September anniversary, my husband and I are planning to be #lakeside with a stack of books! #MittenLitten #GreatLakesGreatTimes #LetsTravelAugust
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
📷: PureMichigan on Instagram

I have utterly failed at #AustenInAugust2019 but I'm attempting a comeback with yesterday's prompt! I absolutely need to gather my best friends together for tea and a few rounds of this board game. Who's in? #MissAustenEntertains
@Crinoline_Laphroaig
📷: Amazon

New #BookMail! I bought and read the (then) entirety of Bryson's work on a trip to the UK about fifteen years ago, and now every time I read one of his books, it's like taking the trip over again.

I am trying REALLY hard not to order these today. But look how gorgeous they are! Wouldn't these make one heck of a #bookhaul?! #GodGrantMeStrength

Because it's been awhile. #currentlyreading #LouisaMayAlcott

I wandered into a used bookstore earlier today and this caught my eye. A short ways into it, and I think it's delightful!

Looking forward to a trip to #NewYork with my mom! Hadestown and Fidler Afn Dakh are definitely happening- and both have great literary source material to dig into before we go. #LetsTravelAugust #seemoretheatre
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Joining in for #AustenInAugust2019! Thanks for leading, @Crinoline_Laphroaig. Here's a Jane-related title on my #TBR; has anyone read this?
📷: The Literate Quilter

In the most "me" move ever, I came home last Friday after an opening night performance and after-party, slightly drunk and absolutely fizzing with adrenaline, and apparently placed an order on Book Depository that I just now remembered when they sent me this e-mail. Seems a little too on the nose, even for me. #booksandbooze

NON-BOOK-RELATED! Last night I got to spend an evening with some of the most badass ladies around- including my congresswoman Rashida Tlaib- in support of Freedom House Detroit, which provides a temporary home for those fleeing persecution, and is the only organization in the US to provide free, comprehensive services to asylum seekers. Learn more here; if you are so moved, every gift does so much to help:

https://www.freedomhousedetroit.org/

Can't stop, won't stop with this book! I love this part so much. #SuperSix #currentlyreading

Taking it easy tonight in more ways than one. Light drink, light read, just relaxing my brain. #booksandbooze #currentlyreading

Obvious State recently posted a throwback to their Subtext collection and I flipped my lid and bought them immediately. I will be framing these and placing them casually throughout my house, sorry not sorry. #hilarious #QuotsyJuly19
@TK-421

Is anyone else super into the musical version of The Secret Garden? I love this moment on stage, when Mary finds the #key. #QuotsyJuly19
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