I absolutely loved this book! Set in San Francisco, the story focuses around Morayo, an independent and spunky 75 year old retired English professor and an accident which threatens her independence. Set around Morayo and those who interact with her I can only hope I have her zest for life when I reach that age. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Had to take a break from Litsy and reading😱 for personal reasons but very happy to be back to both! A few weeks ago I threw out my TBR, cleaned out a closet and created a TBR shelf with everything I have and have never read and have just been selecting what I want to read when I want to read it, best decision I have ever made! Happy fall everyone and have a fabulous week!😄🎃

I wasn't expecting to like this one as much as I did. It ended up on my goodreads TBR by accident (I swear!) and I didn't really look at the description until I won a copy in a giveaway. However this book had much more depth than I expected. Rooney created such multifaceted characters and a story that felt very real. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #anditssugust #girlfriends!

I had to take a brief hiatus from Litsy in July but I'm determined to be back full time in August! On that note, my #augustmostanticipated is sadly a book I intended to read in June 😁 but I am determined to get to it this month! Also highly anticipated is Practical Magic which I've had for a while now but have never read😔
#anditsaugust

So I've been a little MIA on Litsy lately, between life and reading I haven't had much time to post so I thought I would start catching up with posting some of my June reads! This was my book clubs June picks and for a crime novel I was pleasantly surprised. This took some twists and turns I did not see coming and ended up being a very thoughtful read ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I love it when I hear about a small publishing house doing great things!

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Happy Friday everyone!!!🎉

Thank you @Oryx for the amazing gifts!!!! I can't wait to start reading (and do so in my new super cool banned book socks!) Thank you so much and happy summer solstice!📚💖📚💖📚 #summmersantagoespostal

@Books_Wine_Repeat not quite as hot as for you but feeling a little of your pain! #wtforecast

I met him at a book signing and he is definitely an #attractiveauthor . I'm glad I really liked the book! 😄😍😂#junebookbugs

#canteven describe how fascinating it was to read about the late 18th and early 19th century America from a woman's perspective. It took me about 50 pages to get into it, it was a little dry at first but ended up being a very interesting read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #junebookbugs

It's been a while since I read this but an 800 page book about magic had to have some #floating #junebookbugs

Happy Friday everyone!!!

Only one I could think of for #dusk so I thought I would repost a photo from last years Bay Area Book Festival. They had section with free books and this is what was left at the end of the weekend! #junebookbugs

I couldn't find a book with a shape in the title but lines are close enough, right?😄 #Junebookbugs #ashapeinthetitle

Total book haul for the weekend! Had a great time at this years #baybookfest and can't wait to start reading!

Hope everyone had a great weekend here's to a great week!📚💖😀

An early morning panel on new Irish fiction. The authors gave a great discussion on the state of writing in and about Ireland today! If you've noticed I tend to end up attending the panels on international writing. One of the things I love about #baybookfest is the ability to engage with authors from outside the US😀

Today's book haul📚📚📚 Admittedly, I went a little over the top but it's so hard to say no! Had a great day and looking forward to day two😄📚💖 #baybookfest

Geoff Dyer was hilarious! What a wonderful discussion with Oddny Eir! #baybookfest

Krys Lee gave an absolutely fabulous talk. I wish I had more time to speak with her afterwards! Definitely can't wait to read this one! #baybookfest

Really great panel on nature writing and the environment, really bad photo! #baybookfest

Just heard these three wonderful women discuss their books #baybookfest is off to a great start!📚💖

Coming up soon on my TBR! #lgbtq+authors #junebookbugs

Didn't even have time to snap a pick but my #summmersantagoespostal box is on its way!

One I have read and one on my TBR! #yellowcovers #riotgrams

Happy Friday everyone!🎉

Sadly, my cleanest and most organized bookshelf and the only thing organized about it is that the books are aligned somewhat neatly😬📚📚📚#shelfie #riotgrams

If everything goes as planned I should be able to finally get to this one this month! #junemostanticipated #junebookbugs

Wow, this book packed more of an emotional punch than I expected. The book is told from the perspectives of multiple people in the course of a day of demonstrations and at only slightly more than 300 pages I wouldn't have expected this to work as well as it did. Definitely worth the read!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#bestofmay I enjoyed every book I read this month which is pretty great on itself but hands down the best was The Sparrow (honorable mention goes to The Love of a Good Woman by Alice Munro)💖💖💖

Hope everyone had a fantastic May and here is to an even better June😄🏖

I realized that I don't really read satirical books. Fortunately I recently added this one to my physical TBR 📚! #satire #maybookflowers

Finished one of my #doorstoppers ! While it clocks in at close to 900 pages, it was a pretty readable book and I was able to read it in a little more than a week. While I've read books about WW2 which go into significantly more detail, I thought Kennedy did an excellent job given the length of time covered! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

In honor of Memorial Day, remembering those who gave their lives #inmemorium #maybookflowers

My first and still my favorite by Terry Pratchett, a crime novel Discworld style 😄#farflung #maybookflowers

Spent an #introverting and introspective day hiking in the Marin headlands. A little fog to begin with but the sun popped out a little later🌤 #maybookflowers

This is my favorite of Pamuk's books, it revolves around a writers return to his hometown in Turkey⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #setinthemiddleeast #maybookflowers

One of my favorites by Tana French, the book starts with an old #missing persons case. #maybookflowers

Coming home to book mail is fabulous but coming home to see this on my doorstep is even more exciting!!!!! Thank you to my secret Santa, I'm going to have to find a good place to hide it so I'm not tempted to open it before June 21st! 😍📚#summmersantagoespostal

I loved the millennium trilogy but I was very disappointed with The Girl In the Spider's Web. Fortunately I stumbled across Tana French and have a new author to get my crime fiction fix! #readthisnotthat #maybookflowers

The book which made me appreciate an unclear or #cliffhanger endings. I loved not knowing what really happened to Jonas and was a little sad when she came out with additional books. #maybookflowers

While the writing didn't blow me away by any means, the #childlike optimism of the story kept me hooked. ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 #maybookflowers

My favorite book of all time is The Count of Monte Cristo, this was established when I was 14 and I haven't reread it so it stays there😄 As I am very very critical of movie adaptations you would think I wouldn't like the movie but it was #sobaditsgood #maybookflowers

Probably my favorite Alice Munro collection to date, I liked this selection of stories even better than Runaway. It's still remarkable to me how well she develops her characters and crafts such compelling stories in only 50 or so pages. Definitely worth a read ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#maybookflowers #war A fascinating look at the choices which lead to 9/11 and decades of war in Afghanistan.

A yoga class after work on a Friday is a great way to start the weekend in #peace 😊 Happy Friday everyone!!!
#maybookflowers

I don't read many books about #hollywood but I was given this a few years ago and it was a pretty interesting look at the changes to the film industry in the late 1960's. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #maybookflowers

I had a hard time coming up with an #obsession but this book as well as everything I've read of Ian McEwan's was absolutely wonderful #maybookflowers

After The Sparrow, I needed something different to help deal with the book hangover and this ended up being a great pick. This is a great collection of essays which explores our fascination with ruins with highlights on Roman ruins (Pompeii, etc.) as well as our perspectives on death and loss. A really thoughtful and insightful collection⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is probably still one of my favorites by Jim Crace, although I loved Being Dead as well. The book is essentially a reselling of Jesus' 40 days in the desert but is told partially from the perspectives of others searching for their own personal redemptions at the same time and place. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #maybookflowers #startswithq

#maybookflowers #fruit No oranges on this cover but there are cherries!

This is my pick for #booksaboutmothers I was introduced to Amy Tan my freshman year of high school and it didn't take long to read everything she had written. I also credit Amy Tan with helping the teenage me see my mom as a person rather than rather than just a disciplinarian (oh...the teenage years😔) #maybookflowers

Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! My sister and I celebrated with my mom by heading out for a fabulous hike. Hope everyone is having a great day!😄⛰🎉🍾

I'm glad this one is finally getting to the top of my TBR! 📚📚📚#maybookflowers #eyesoncovers