June @booklyapp reading report. I felt that I was in a reading slump but apparently not.
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June @booklyapp reading report. I felt that I was in a reading slump but apparently not.
I completed the Kindle Spring Reading Challenge. The Kindle Summer Reading Challenge starts today.
Saturday is #bookmail day. @kensingtonbooks sent these books to me and I can‘t be more excited to read them.
📚 The Changing Queen by Kimberly Bea.
📚 A Matter of Pedigree by Leslie Meier.
📚 Mrs. Claus and the Very Vicious Valentine by Liz Ireland.
📚 Murder in an Italian Piazza by Michael Falco.
Many thanks to @kensingtonbooks and the authors sending me these #gifted books.
Mailing out my #staycation package today for @bumpinthenight . It should arrive mid week prior to the fourth.
Tonight, I hosted the first @silentbookclub in Durham at @daughterscoffeeandbooks . We had thirteen people show up. We talked about how a silent book club works and how it promotes literary and reading in communities.
By doing this, I am also able to support my local #indiebookshop owner.
I am so happy to see this turnout . You can see some of the books that were read during the hour of silent reading.
I bought this brand new Jane Austin Lego set off Facebook marketplace for $20! I am so excited!!!
Tonight, I attended the library adult after hours summer reading program. They had food, mocktails, crafts and watching the movie Wicked. I bedazzled this book. So fun! 🤩
Thanks to @celadonbooks and @austintaylorwrites for this Zoom tonight about “Notes on Infinity”. This book was amazing and I loved being a part of Celadon‘s read along with my wonderful reading partners.
pickThis book centers on two college Harvard students, Jack & Zoe. They share a passion for science, working in the same lab with a common vision to develop an anti-aging drug. They become successful, drop out of Harvard & build a start-up company.
We follow our main characters through a soul mate like friendship to lovers, into betrayal, hope & tragedy. Taylor does an amazing job showcasing the world of start-ups, &!how fragile dreams are.
pickThis novella was written with two very different PVOs. I wasn‘t sure what to expect with this story but know that if Chris writes, it is always interesting and good. A story with the two brothers who are so different was interesting but having another person, a woman involved later in the story was amazing. And the ending, having a twist that I didn‘t see coming was brilliant. Another win for readers and thank you, Chris!
Book 74 of the year.
This book explains how we live in an economy consumerism society, and we need to get back to a gift society. I thoroughly enjoyed the author explaining how we reap what we sow; quite literally and the importance of not taking more than we need and to share the abundance.
I loved this book for many reasons. Book 73 of the year. B
June #thematiccozies done. This was a fun read and I loved the scone recipes at the end.
Book 67 of the year.
Another quarterly bingo done for theuncorkedlibrarian reading challenge.
May reading wrap up. Honestly, after graduation, I felt surreal. After working so hard for several years, I didn‘t feel like doing anything including reading!
#monthlyreadingwrapup #books #bookstagram #storyapp
Listening to this audiobook to fulfill the second prompt in the Barnes and Noble adult summer reading program. Plus, while running, I saw fresh berries!
pickThis is the second book in the Princess Swap series. It is the story of a Snow White and Sleeping Beauty swap.
I really enjoyed the story swap with fun characters introduced into the stories. The twists make for a fabulous storyline with the main characters.
Book 66 of the year.
Last night, I saw @backmansk in Winston Salem. Today, I received a package from @atriabooks with his latest book “My Friends” with a signature plate and a fun summer bag! And it‘s pink! My favorite color!!💕
Thank you @atriabooks and @backmansk for this fun package!
I attended a one day work conference and they had carts of arcs (advanced reading copies).
I felt like a kid in a candy store!
#arcs #workconference #funsurprise #readeverywhere #bookstagram #librarianlife #librarian
Last night seeing @backmansk was a dream. Not only is he a fantastic author, he is funny and truly inspiring.
#myfriendstour #bookmarksnc #charlielovett #booktour
Seeing Fredrik Backman tonight.
I won a signed book, tote, candle and mug!
Storm Haus Publishing sent me this amazing box of books and goodies. I love that all the books are variations of Pride and Prejudice.
Many thanks to Kensington Publishers for these gifted books.
My afternoon view at Carolina beach, nc.
Yesterday, I graduated with my master‘s degree in Information and Library Sciences.
I‘m finished decorating my mortarboard. Each book is a chapter of my life. It was fun designing this on Canva.
Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time.
Chapter 2: Making Besties.
Chapter 3: Marriage, Kids, Grief.
Chapter 4: The Awkward Years.
Chapter 5: Making Mistakes is Part of Life.
Chapter 6: Growth.
Chapter7: This Chapter is Sponsored by Hard Work & Coffee.
Chapter 8: The Last All-Nighter.
Chapter 9: The Best is Yet to Come.
pickAlice is a pop culture writer who tracks down Margaret Ives, an heiress to a media fortune kind but she disappeared years ago. Margaret invites Alice to visit her in Georgia. Alice finds out that another writer, Hayden, with a Pulitzer are basically competing to win the right to tell Margaret‘s story.
The characters are realistic & flawed, the plot is intriguing & mysterious, & romance is beautiful. Perfect ending. I cried!
Book 60.
One of my classmates sent me a gift card to @bookshop_org for all the help that I provided to her during our capstone project this final semester.
I used it to get to this Pride and Prejudice board game.
May hopefuls.
This doesn‘t include my ebooks or audiobooks.
Book 59 of the year.
pickThe Duke of Falconridge‘s third son, Jon, leaves for France on a grand tour. He leaves with his tutor, William Morris & they are detained in a French prison during Napoleon‘s war. During this time, Morris dies, & he asks Jon to take care of his daughter, Tori. Jon returns to England to find that he is the current Duke. Tori (Victoria) is Jon's sister governess. The attraction is instant between them.
The banter between Jon and Tori is fun.
I was disappointed today as it is #indibookstoreday & I had to work at the library.
However, a new #indiebookshop opened by me two weeks ago , @daughterscoffeeandbooks & they were doing a book bedazzle event after I got off.
I wanted to try it & it was so much fun! I still need to complete the word “Lovers” & I did slightly mess up the “B” however for a first attempt, I am happy. And I celebrated #independentbookstoreday in a small way!
I finally used my birthday BN gift card from son, I got the Pride and Prejudice bookends, another copy of P&P, a flower journal and a gratitude journal. Michaels was next door so I went it and found the book club papers. B
Now that I don‘t have school, I can come home and read!
Happy release day to @emilyhenrywrites on “Great Big Beautiful Life” and it‘s a @reesesbookclub pick for May.
Omg….i am in heaven! I asked the local @amctheatres manager if I could have the movie poster. He called me today to say that he had a brand new one to give to me. I picked it up after work and can‘t wait to use it for my Jane Austen library display!
It truly is the little things in life that make it grand!
Book mail from Zibby Publishing, Kensington Publishers and Grand Central Publishing.
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