I‘m combining #TuesdayTunes with my review because this book is a collection of song lyrics sung by Stacey Kent with accompanying art that is beautiful. Ishiguro was a song writer before a novelist. Reading while listening while looking at art was such a fun experience. Romantic and sentimental, beautiful sadness if that‘s your thing (it‘s mine). A QR code in the book takes you to the playlist in YouTube. I have one below for your pleasure.

May‘s #Bookspin list. May my reading zoomies continue 🤞🏻

I love this and know you will too.
From author Cate C Wells
List of books: (sorry the link didn‘t copy well!)
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1. Yes, I put them in the mail this morning. Only because I couldn‘t stand writing a check to the federal government. I literally shed a few tears thinking about where my money was going and where it wasn‘t.
2. Reflective
#Two4Tuesday

Okay, so I couldn‘t choose just four, so I threw in an extra. When I was researching options, I wasn‘t blown away, so I‘m really surprised at all the books everyone else is posting that I hadn‘t already seen. Looking forward to another great summer camp! #CampLitsy25

April‘s #Bookspin list. A lot of shorter books/graphic novels, and I‘ll be starting the tagged right away.

Wonderfully gothic and atmospheric. I wanted to recommend this to all of you who have been reading The Woman in White. The author cites that as part of her inspiration. I read this in 2 days, which is rare. The build up is a little slow, and then doesn‘t stop. Identity, desire, hunger, rage, revenge.

I finished this a month ago. And I put it as a blurb because I‘ve been thinking this whole time how to review it and I just can‘t figure it out! The title says it all. Strange things indeed. I feel like a lot passed over my head but I had to keep reading to figure out where the story was going to go. I can‘t say I‘m as enamored by Link as others seem to be, but I want to read more of her. #AuldLangSpine

If you‘re looking for a new comic to read, this one is fun. A group of friends make a band. A riot grrl mother. Strange goings-on. Apparently it‘s the year of the punk rock girl for me 🎸

I‘ve been a reading beast lately. I‘ve been patient and haven‘t peeked the numbers yet for March‘s #Bookspin list. Excited to find out what I‘ll be reading this month.

I couldn‘t resist doing this either! I‘m not sure about Blanche and Coffee Girl, but I very much identify with the top row and especially Audrey with a “What‘s going on…” face while eating a croissant. See @TheBookHippie ‘s post if you‘re curious about this 😊

I feel like I‘ve been through more book slumps than normal in the past year or two. I do two things.
1. I read the first paragraph of like 5 different books that appeal to me and see if any of them immediately suck me in.
2. Graphic novels or middle grade reads that I can read quickly usually help a lot. Finishing something helps me get my reading mojo back.
#SundayFunday

My office is exchanging Valentine cards today and this was from my supervisor. We were both reading Iron Flame at the same time. The poem made me smile and laugh - an essential for a long Friday work morning. It deserves to be shared 🌹💙 Please also note my Dewey‘s Dilemma book puzzle in the background 🤓

I have been curious about this book for a while and am glad I had an impetus to finally read this. What a great little book exploring the life of a neurodivergent person. A lot of great ideas were explored including what it means to live your best life in the space of societal expectations. I was surprised to find myself often tense, wanting the best for Keiko. Another great one for #AuldLangSpine. I continue to read the list as promised!

I finished this at the end of January completing 5 books from my #AuldLangSpine list. This was as great as expected and really interesting to explore loneliness through different lenses with art that complimented the text. I hope Radtke keeps her graphic novels coming.

If any of you don‘t know, @catiewithac is the most generous Litten. Thanks so much for this birthday package. It felt comforting/distracting after a terrible inaugural week. It was fun to open up every little thing - and I loved that the puzzle was from NPR/Invisibilia 😊. Lastly - great wrapping! (For those who can‘t see the little glass vial is matchsticks and says Burn Candles, Not Books)

Excited to see what February‘s #Bookspin brings us!

I continued my cathartic badass female trajectory with this one. I admit I knew little about Riot Grrl and nothing of Kathleen Hanna. I really appreciated learning about this corner of punk/feminism. While it was hard to follow her life‘s story, I really appreciated her growth and willingness to examine herself and create a life that made her feel best. I will be listening to Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, & the Julie Ruin nonstop the week. #AuldLangSpine

One of those books where I want to say “why did I wait so long to read this” but I actually read it at the exact right time. I read this to revisit an #AuldLangSpine list from a couple years ago. 3 women of menopausal age have powers and give some terrible men their comeuppance. Nonviolence is a strong value of mine but this just felt good to read, especially this last week.

France and Italy. War and love. Passion and obsession. Storytelling and fact. A fever dream of a book. What's not to love? Winterson goes such an interesting direction with this historical fiction book that takes place during the Napoleonic wars. She uses a unique voice that I would never associate with a story part war, and characters just as unique. I think I will be thinking about this book for a long time. #ALSpine #AuldLangSpine

Remember when we read Butter for Camp Litsy? Yeah. I‘ve been reading it ever since. I just couldn‘t bail. I loved the concept, but I had a really hard time with other aspects. The translation felt off to me. And I think there are probably cultural differences that kept me being able to get over some things. The views of weight for one. The one highlight: discovering that rice with butter and soy sauce is so good! Between so-so and pan.

I‘m so glad you put graphic novels on your list, @Billypar I love them but it‘s been awhile. I was surprised to find this was fiction. Weaving together the narrator‘s life growing up with his current work as a journalist, this is a compelling story. I do wish there were more about the clowns - it felt there was more to their story. I found the art really interesting and took a lot of time examining them. Overall a great choice! #AuldLangSpine

Christine! Thank you so much for this! It‘s very kind of you ❤️ It just came and I thought, “Oh no. What book did I order and forget about?” 😂😂. This will be a great one to turn to this year when some hope is needed. Happy New Year to you!

I love my chill Saturday coffee shop time. Next up for #AuldLangSpine is the tagged book. The writing style so far is great.

This was my first from @Billypar #ALSpine list and it was a great first read of 2025. I won‘t say much about it. Knowing less going in is more. Really atmospheric modern gothic psychological thriller. Foreboding and tension. The story unfurls in a masterful way. At halfway through I couldn‘t put it down. This book is about a lot of interesting things and makes you think but that would give some things away. Check Vinny‘s great review for more!

Having a very peaceful 1st day of the year with my first #AuldLangSpine book of the year.

January #Bookspin List! Featuring mostly #AuldLangSpine books, both past and present. Thanks, Sarah, for hosting this for another year. I love a low-key challenge like this. Looking forward to another great reading year 🥂📚

I‘ve curated my January choices from @Billypar ‘s #ALSpine list, and I‘m looking forward to having a great reading month. As always, I will most likely not read all of these (though with a few graphic novels, maybe I will), but will endeavor to keep reading them throughout the year. Happy New Year to you, Vinny (name taken from your Litsy profile 😊)!

I forget how fun it is to get so engrossed in a story that you don‘t put it down until it is finished. Short chapters work well for me in that way too. If you‘re looking for another book to sneak in before the new year, this is a good choice. Loved the Knives Out/Rom Com with great female characters. I too would read another with this couple.

It‘s the most wonderful time of the year! Jolabokaflod of course 😊. A happy night of reading to you all 📚

Great choice of book, @Jadams89 🎄🕎. I was trying very hard to resist buying this in case I received it and I‘m so glad I did 😂. I hope you have a wonderful evening celebrating Jolabokaflod 📚 Thanks again @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting the #Jolabokaflodswap ❤️

It‘s been a wonderful solstice. A long walk along the river in the snowy woods and reading the tagged book by the light of the Christmas tree. It‘s a book we will come back to. Thanks @TheBookHippie for the great lists of recommendations!

My #Jolabokaflod package has been sent and should arrive by Friday. I also received mine, @Jadams89 😊 Looking forward to Christmas Eve!

Whoops. I little early Christmas shopping for myself inspired by #ALSpine #AuldLangSpine with one more on the way.

Great matching @monalyisha ! There is not one book on this list that I‘m not interested in. I really like the diversity of genres, and I always love a good graphic novel. I‘ve read 2, own 1, acquired 1 today. A few I‘ve been meaning to read for a while. The 📖 are the ones I will probably get to first, but as with previous years, I‘d like to work on it all year. #AuldLangSpine #ALSpine

Going all out on the holiday books for December‘s #Bookspin

How meta 🇫🇷. On a different note, this book is much more interesting (less dry) than expected!

Such a beautiful fall evening for #hyggehour

I couldn‘t be more excited to spend #DeweysReadathon with this view! Anyone else participating?

A light day at work means I get to finish this! I can‘t put it down at this point and was almost up WAY too late reading it 😂

Thank you so much for this VERY fall package @Captivatedbybooks 🍁🍂. I appreciate good wrapping and I love the fall leaf decor! I‘ve spread it around my house. The books are perfect, as is everything else! Thank you, and thanks for making sure it got to me today ❤️ #fffs

All the fall vibes for October‘s #Bookspin list! Very excited for my favorite reading month, especially with #Dewey24readathon at the end of the month!

Middle grade books are my favorite during this time of year. I‘m not sure how good this book will be, but it sure is cute and emitting all the cozy autumnal vibes that I‘m craving.

My #FFFS package has been sent to arrive on Monday!

Wow. The first two parts were good, but then it turned into so much more, and had me thumbing through the first two parts to read the story with this new information. Best to go into this knowing as little as possible, but if you start it and don‘t get it, stick with it! This is my 3rd of the #Booker Longlist, and so far I‘ve really liked them all (James, My Friends). Pictured with the gorgeous endpapers, which I love, in part b/c of the story.

While I didn‘t love this as much as many of you, it was still an engaging story that kept me hooked and was a good way to pass time on my flight.

September‘s #Bookspin list. Here‘s hoping I chose the right order so I get some good picks this month that I‘ll actually read 🫣😂

An interesting read in light of the recent question, “would you rather meet a bear or a man in the woods?” In this story, neither. I was sad this book turned from magical to bleak for me, and sad that Sam couldn‘t escape her trauma. Glad to have carried this book with me for this optimal photo while on Mackinac Island 🧸
#camplitsy24
Thanks so much to the hosts! It was a great summer at camp!

After a tough therapy session, my therapist asked me what I was going to do the rest of the day. She asked what 7-year-old Jamie would do. Some parts of me haven‘t changed. 7-year old Jamie would take a book to the woods. So that‘s what I did, and it was lovely.

This epigraph has me so curious about how this book is going to go…
#camplitsy24