#Bibliophile Day 17: This #LongTitle is still waiting for me to get back to it. Been distracted by #ToB25, my EmiratesLitFoundation Book Club Titles that led me to Sabaa Tahir‘s Ember in the Ashes quartet - where I am now in Book 3. Then we move into #CampLitsy25. Backman, I don‘t know when I can return to you, honestly, but will get there soon.

#Bibliophile Day 16: #SetInSoAmerica #SetInSouthAmerica - Galeano would always be one of my fave South American writers. My full review here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-hRd

#Bibliophile Day 15: #AbtAdoption #AboutAdoption of a stray fur friend who finds his humans and adopts them in turn. I found this to be a lovely story – told simply – yet with a distinct sense of place that made it pretty special. It is also a gentle reminder that being lost is not always necessarily such a bad thing, after all. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-rlO

#Bibliophile Day 14: #PulitzerWinner this year - with all the accompanying drama. My thoughts on the book framed alongside our #CampLitsy24 questions. Maybe one of our selected books for #CampLitsy25 will again make it to the Pulitzer! Who knows?

#Bibliophile Day 13: This #NewberyWinner is a book about sisters, about the journeys we take to find ‘home‘ (only to discover it within ourselves); it is also about grief and loss and the glittering skies that provide a shining cushion against darkness and pain and overwhelming loneliness. My full review here to find out what kira-kira means: https://wp.me/pDlzr-4Y2

#Bibliophile Day 12: This beautiful picturebook has #ProtagWithDisability #ProtagonistsWithDisability and communicate with each other via ASL and flashing lights as they figure our how to vanquish the monster under the bed - and that is to make monster hands (but of course). My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-r64

#Bibliophile Day 11: Sabaa Tahir is Pakistani American so she does fit into #AsianAuthor - paired with halo halo topped with ube ice cream. Delish!

#Bibliophile Day 9: #2ndBkInTrilogy #2ndBookInTrilogy - Chaos Walking trilogy is fantastic! My review all the way back in 2012 here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-3tP

#Bibliophile Day 8: #FaveColorOnCvr #FaveColorOnCover - I am only in the second book in the Ember In The Ashes series after reading Heir and I cannot leave this fantasy world at all. I will try to prolong my reading as much as I can til I get to this last book in the series - the anticipation build up is exactly how it should be. 🥰

#Bibliophile Day 7: This one can qualify as #PsychThriller as reading it filled me with dread. It is a tightly-wound thriller that builds up, gradually in the beginning, then unspooling mercilessly in the end, until the reader feels a choking sensation in her throat, unable to breathe with anxiety. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-iUU

#Bibliophile Day 6: Now this is a veritable #CultClassic with Poe‘s The Raven illuminated by Gustave Dore. My full review here with even more art: https://wp.me/pDlzr-b1o

#Bibliophile Day 5: #Birds will always be linked to Maria Popova‘s almanac in my mind. Looking forward to the publication of this one. 🦜🕊️

#Bibliophile Day 4: #BkBasedOnPainting #BookBasedOnPainting(s) of Magritte. What I especially loved about this picturebook is how Verplancke was able to seamlessly interweave Magritte‘s famous paintings into the visual narrative as sort of a homage for him. My full review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-lxD

#Bibliophile Day 3: #Cats!

#Bibliophile Day 2: Two of my favorite poems from Danabelle Gutierrez‘s #PoetryCollection. My full review here: https://wp.me/p7Q7pO-c4l

#Bibliophile Day 1: #Circus - I have yet to read my Angela Carter classics. Part of my book haul from the Big Bad Wolf in the UAE - see here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-n28

#DynamicDs day 30: One of my favorite #Duo(logy). My review of both books here - one of my faves from the Grishaverse: https://wp.me/pDlzr-nuD

#DynamicDs Day 30: My current read paired with my strawberry margarita and husband‘s strawberry mojito - what my weekend was like.

#DynamicDs Day 28: It is #Difficult to dream differently in this dystopian universe lest you be perceived as dangerous and subsequently detained by an all-knowing government. Looking forward to reading it.

#DynamicDs Day 27: Fire and ember are #dazzling, indeed, especially when paired with gahwa and dates.

#DynamicDs Day 26: This may be a perfect example of #Divisive 😅 Review is forthcoming.

#DynamicDs Day 25: #Daughter

#DynamicDs Day 24: #Dark - I devoured this book.

#DynamicDs Day 23: #Danger

#DynamicDs Day 22: #Dad

#DynamicDs Day 21: #Dilemma

#DynamicDs Day 20: #Devil

#DynamicDs Day 19: #Dish

#DynamicDs Day 18: #Doll - review is forthcoming. 📚

So I was invited to be part of this podcast in Singapore where we talked about book clubs. Naturally, I mentioned the Litsy community, including #CampLitsy24 which is now #CampLitsy25, the #EuropaCollective and a few other book clubs I am a part of. I am only in the first seven minutes. Happy listening! https://omny.fm/shows/how-we-read/the-social-life-of-book-clubs?in_playlist=podc...

#DynamicDs Day 17: #Dessert of halo halo with ube ice cream alongside our book club title for the Emirates Literature Festival.

#DynamicDs Day 15: #Dice - my review here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-qEM

#DynamicDs Day 15: This book about climate #Denial is co- authored by a very good friend of mine, Mark Baildon, who just moved to Indiana University.

#DynamicDs Day 14: #Discovery

#DynamicDs Day 13: #Diamond - I have the entire series (just checked my bookshelves obsessively to check all titles are there), but haven‘t gotten around to reading it yet. Is it any good? Apparently it‘s been made into a film! 💕

I swear, this is the second and final set of four I am recommending for #CampLitsy25. Lols. Hopefully, there are others who share my interest in all these titles. 💕

These are my four nominated titles for #CampLitsy25 - well, the first set, that is. I tend to go overboard with these kinds of things. 🤓🥰📚

#DynamicDs Day 12: #Deceit

#DynamicDs Day 11: Cesaria, a Deaf girl, who uses sign language to communicate, is on her way to a #Dance performance. She was upset when her coach asked her to wear sandals for the #Dance and she preferred to be barefoot. When Cesaria was finally on stage, she simply allowed the rhythm to wash over her and did what was true and right for her body. My full review of this gorgeous title: https://wp.me/pDlzr-rb2

#DynamicDs Day 10: #Dog

#DynamicDs Day 9: #Dream Count is part of the new stack of books I bought this March - all women themed. Read the top of the stack by Han Kang for a book club meet this Thursday.

#DynamicDs Day 8: #Diary - I think I read this as part of the NYRB Book club at one point.

#DynamicDs Day 7: I loved seeing how the two friends were able to tell each other about the things they love through their dancing hands. The Afterword provides information about Filipino Sign Language and how it is distinct from American Sign Language. People tend to assume homogeneity among the non-speaking, #differentlyabled communities, and this book shows how this is not the case. My review of this award-winning book: https://wp.me/pDlzr-r64

#DynamicDs Day 6: A #Doctor can be a woman, too. Picturebook biography of the first female doctor in the US: Elizabeth Blackwell. Even after Blackwell graduated top of her class, there were angry male #doctor(s) who claimed that they hope she would be the last of her kind. That, of course, is moot and pointless in this day and age. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-bpe

#DynamicDs Day 5: #Dots is all about Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama who – prior to being the visionary, hip, funky artist that she is now known to be – was a quiet country girl who spent her days dreaming beyond what she can see. My review of this fascinating picturebook biography here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-kqN

#DynamicDs Day 4: #Dock - I should read more Agatha Christie novels.

#DynamicDs Day 3: #Doorway - more than one here. Received this book as a gift from a doctoral student. 💕

#DynamicDs Day 2: #DoubleLetterTitle and it happens to be DD too! Awesome. I am still disappointed this did not win over James, but c‘est lavie. 💕

#DynamicDs Day 1: In this picturebook, we find out From The Files Of A Hard-Boiled #Detective what really happened to Humpty. The main character of the story is Joe Dumpty, Humpty‘s younger brother who happens to be a #detective. Most naturally, he is keen on cracking the case of his brother, whom he feels has been pushed from that great wall. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-iqi

#CoverStories Day 31: #Prison - Zeba was detained (but more like imprisoned) for the murder of her husband, and awaiting a conviction. All the other incarcerated women committed the crime of fighting back against abusive husbands or family members or accused of having sex outside of marriage – called zina or crimes of immorality – even just a mere suspicion is enough to dishonor a woman and her family. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-ndv