Great read for Banned Books Week. This is my first Alaska Battle of the Books read for the year. It was quick with some major impact in the brief story. I also appreciated learning about the South Korean political struggles. I had no idea about any of the political violence and fascism so recently in their past. #Bannedbooksweek #alaskabatleofthebooks #battleofthebooks #graphicnovels #bannedbooks #teachersoflitsy

Banned Books Week Bulletin Board! All my classes do a Banned Books activity. Last year, a set of books was withheld from Seward HS library without any oversight from the Curriculum Review Committee after the assistant superintendent decided that the titles were too controversial. Titles included: “I Am A Feminist,” “We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide,” and others regarding LGBTQA representation. Censorship happens near and far.

Excellent! I just picked it up tonight and love it. An Alaska HS Battle of the Books selection for the year. Also just in time for Banned Books week. I‘m reading F451 with my juniors and this book is getting me excited for my censorship lecture! #battleofthebooks #bannedbooks #Korea #GraphicNovel #teachersoflitsy

My sister in law and mutual book lover gifted me with this lovely 10th anniversary edition of Clockwork Angel. This last year Cassandra Clare has been my number 1 read author for sure. The Infernal Devices series is just perfection. Currently reading Chain of Gold! #YA #prettyeditions #shadowhunters #infernaldevices

Enjoying some remnants of summer after a rainy August. Dillon is off on a motorcycle ride and I am attempting Ulysses which I‘ve been putting off all summer.

Enjoying a quiet Monday off work for Labor Day with my new LitJoy mug. On this Labor Day, I am thankful for my right to organize as a labor union. Unions support workers rights. There are a million and one individual who work hard to create effective and supportive local associations. Thank you. #teachersoflitsy #laborunions

Finishing my second book in the #LMPBC Round 15 and working on this sweater for my husband on a beautiful fall Sunday. @Catsandbooks I will have your next #LMPBC book in the post tomorrow after school. Hope it greets you well! #knitting

Starting this read for #LMPBC Round 15. This is my last day before school starts again, so I am frantically painting my house and taking some reading time.

@Kdgordon88 the book made is safely to Alaska and I am enjoying a sit down with it!

I found this book pretty meh. I didn‘t fully care about all of the characters enough and found the only female character lacking in motivation. Even getting in her head didn‘t explain enough. That ending 🤷‍♀️ Honestly, I wish I had just been reading Billy‘s book of Mr. Abernathy‘s heroes. A summer book club pick. I still want to read A Gentleman in Moscow which I assume must be far better for all the love it gets. #bookclub

More Honeymoon reading. 💕📚 I am listening to The Lincoln Highway and working on my Narnia cross stitch. #honeymoon #Alaska

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 The beautiful heart of this novel woven through the magic, mystery, & blood is the relationships of women. At first Alex seems wholly isolated, but as the novel develops the power of her female relationships is intense and connective. She lives for those women, and I love seeing each step up for her as well. Of course there is the mystery of Darlington, but Tara‘s justice is just as valued. I am sequel ready! #LMPBC Group B #BOTM

Morning reading on Prince William Sound #alaska #honeymoon #princewilliamsound

Finishing the last bit of Ninth House on the MV Aurora. Dillon and I are headed to Cordova for an Alaskana honeymoon. I‘ll be posting the book tomorrow from the Cordova PO. I am in love with this book Btw, definitely not ready for it to end. #magic #alaska #readingonthewater #honeymoon #LMPBC Group B @Catsandbooks @Kdgordon88 @HufflepuffGirl90

These books might be the sweetest ever written. James Herriot recounts his Yorkshire Vet work in early marriage, and before leaving serve in WWII. My one critique is that I hope Helen, his wife, is more present in the next book. She is lovingly, but sparingly, depicted as a doting wife, but with little of her own personality, unlike the strong male characters. Photo of cute yard moose caught on film- mid 90s Anchorage #Alaska #moose

Enjoying a quiet day at home for the 4th with a good book and the dogs. The beautiful @Kimberlone left this morning after an excellent weekend!

Spent 3 days with my sister in law Jenna in the small town of Seldovia. Our friend Joe flew us in and we water taxied out. I read the entirety of Queen of Nothing and enjoyed the sun, waves, and a few Blueberry Mojitos (IYNYK) . I‘ll give more thoughts on the book soon. Worth the wait for the ending? Probs not but I still enjoyed it. #adventuring #ya #camping

Talk about slow burn 🔥I loved the second book in this series, and am going to the library today to pick up the third. This one really ends on a cliff, and I need the next to affirm that Cardan has a plan?

Hello from Alaska, ladies! Here are four BotM in my collection that I haven‘t read yet. I have more options if none of these work! @Catsandbooks @Kdgordon88 @HufflepuffGirl90

Dillon had been reading me the illustrated Harry Potter series since before we were engaged. Today was the first time he read me a chapter as my husband. 😊 How could I not marry a man who reads to me? #newlywed #readingisalovelanguage

My dear friend Maggie‘s new HP ⚡️ bookshelf. Last Tuesday she helped me do big city prep for my small city wedding on Thursday.

First Half: meh, Jude is hard to fully empathize with initially - Second Half: builds to a freight train of intrigue and action. Jude‘s journey starts to make more sense and builds in I connective tissue. I loved this book but really only kept going because I was intrigued about how she was going to do anything that would lead to a connection between the two fated lovers. I can‘t wait for the next book!

A fun read, but I probably won‘t be continuing the series. Another example of being about 3 years behind on my Alaska Battle of the Books reads.

Sleepytime tea and books. I love summer and having the option to read as late as I want. #teachersoflitsy #teatime

I recently updated my bedroom and the key addition from Dillon, my almost husband (13 days 🙀), was the hanging of the Mirror of Erised. It‘s been leaning against walls since we moved in a year ago. He knows that he can likely never top that gift as it will always be the best gift ever given. I wanted it for so long and never would have bought it myself. It is beyond lovely! #mirroroferised

It is really hard to take a square selfie with face and shirt in one 😂 So the shirt wins. I love this #outofprint Twain shirt. @Kimberlone knows that Twain love. Someday I want to be rich enough for us to golden girl it down the Mississippi in a steamboat #Twain #teachersoflitsy

Have you seen the musical adaptation of Cyrano? I ❤️ it. It‘s less of a comedy than the play, & I miss the development of the friendships. However, it remains a beautiful adaptation of the core story. I adore the musical element; Roxanne‘s songs are perfect. The best song of the film tho is of 3 cadets pre-battle. If you haven‘t read the play, do! The English translation is witty & fun. Even my HNR LA 10 students love the play. #playtoscreen

These adorable floral bookmarks are the light of my springtime reading. I love them! 🌸🌷💕 #springtime #bookmarks #flowers

Colorful Flower Bookmarks, 30 PCS (Unknown Flower) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TCB9P9J/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_51XYESQT1ZBP3KQFEQ8V?_...

Enjoying the morning sun at home with my mom and @Kimberlone for Mother‘s Day. I bought these sweet floral bookmarks recently and give them each some as well. 🌸🌷🌼 #bookmarks #springtime #flowers

62% done & the narrative is running now! It is 🔥 🔥 🔥 Even though Roma & Juliet are older (19 or so) there are only stolen kisses which is fine because the tension and straight out violence of knives, fists, & guns provides excellent physicality. Their angry kisses in the heat of blood feud confusion are pretty compelling. Enemies to lovers, but sadly there are always two beds (& excitingly a million weapons) 🔪💣🏹 #starcrosslovers #Shanghai

I read Heartstoppers Summer 2020, & it was the sweetest antidote to the 1st COVID summer. I was really optimistic about the adaptation. I‘m just here to say that the adaptation is PERFECTION. If you haven‘t watched the show or read the graphic novel, DO IT NOW! Your heart will thank you, these boys and their friends and family are the sweetest. Not a false moment. Also still available as a serial on #WEBTOONS. #lgbt 🌈 #graphicnovel #netflix

I cannot express how exceptional this novel is. As someone that teaches R&J on a yearly basis- THIS IS THE ADAPTATION THAT THE WORLD NEEDED. It is a MUST read. 1920s, Shanghai opposing gangs. In the R&J adaptation, this is more post teen love (19/20 now), full enemies after assumed teenage betrayal. I am already LOVING the sequel. Also, yes, I keep a planner mostly just to past pictures of book covers in. #shakespeareadaptation #teachersoflitsy

My beautiful Slytherin Maggie got me a Hufflepuff set of HP books for my bridal shower. As you can tell from the look on my face, I‘m in love 🦡💛💍

@Kimberlone is in town for my Bridal Shower and we hit my my favorite LBS River City Books 📚 I got my mom a copy of Verity by Colleen Hoover.

Have you ever gone to buy a book and the been told you actually bought it 2 years ago and just never read it? Well that‘s me today with this trash. I guess I should read it 😂

The “I‘m a stressed out millennial woman *current* bedside table book stack.” Burnout for reality, Love Hypothesis for the romcom, and Ice Planet Barbarians for that ice planet smut. Also, whatever I have in my kindle. I‘m I the only one who wishes that Sunday nights reading in bed were double the length of time? #millennial #readinginbed #tea

Rearranging a favorite shelf #shelfie

Yesterday we hosted an extended edition Lord of the Rings movie and food marathon for Dillon‘s 69th (27th) birthday. We started at 10:15 AM and ended a bit off schedule at nearly 11 PM. It was a fun day and I enjoyed my all day cooking, eating, and chatting loudly over the movies about all sorts of nerdiness. #lotrmoviemarathon

💕💕💕😭😭😭💕💕💕 One of the best YA series I‘ve read. The whole last section was sweet, heartbreaking, and hopeful. I loved the whole series! So many wonderfully written characters. Tessa, Will, Jem, Charlotte, Henry, Magnus, and so many more.

I am now tempted to give the Mortal Instruments series another chance after feeling meh with the first book a million years ago.
#YA #steampunk #yafantasy

Listening to a nonfiction slow burn. The candle was a gift from my bestie Sara. Even though I bought the book as soon as it came out, since I loved the podcast, I wasn‘t compelled to really tackle it until I got the audio on Libby. Although pretty much all of the content comes direct from his podcast, there are elements of COVID and reflection added in. Beautiful and true observations. Also, I just love listening to John Green.

Some great books in 2021. I didn‘t quite make my 52 book goal this year, but I read so so much more than I tracked on Goodreads. Once again my kindle was filled with endless fanfiction in addition to the real books I‘ve read. My goal for 2022 is also 52 and starting the year with COVID is providing some good reading time. 2021 was the year I finally read the Lord of the Rings!

Waiting for my flight to Nashville while knitting my floofy Love Note Sweater and listening to Clockwork Prince. I‘m still really enjoying this series. Keeping my fingers cross that weather doesn‘t keep us more delayed in Seattle. It‘s pretty snowy here in Seattle. What irony to have the snow affect us here and not at home in AK. How did you travel go @Kimberlone ? #knitting #audiobook #audiostitching #airport

When browsing Goodreads giveaways, I came across this hilarious title. I entered and laugh. Yet behold, my first win. There are zero reviews on Goodreads and it‘s not on Litsy so who knows. Weirdly, based on the description, there are zero tentacles involved in this story. 🐙#goodreadsgiveaway #noreviews #kindle

Just a great YA book. It gave me Ruby Red vibes for a comparison. The initial phases of a love triangle doesn‘t even bother me. I am genuinely compelled by both Will and Jem. I liked the protagonist, Tessa; she is neither simpering nor insane with over confidence. Also the steampunk aesthetic is always fun. #Steampunk #YA

So far so good. All the characters are almost excessively quirky, but I‘m into it. As a lover of books and pretty things I can‘t really relate to August‘s extreme minimalism, but I‘m rooting for her. I do love Jane, the love interest, so far, so that‘s a win. #romantsy

@Kimberlone and I have spent the day watching Season 2 of The Discovery of Witches, drinking mimosas, and cooking Colombian soup with left over turkey. Despite her broken knee, she is a great head chef. For anyone that has finished all three books.... To they EVER consummate this marriage?! #sisters #witches #discoveryofwitches

It‘s Moby-Dick 🐳 season for me. My morning ritual involves reading my chapters and taking notes to discuss with my Honors 11 students. I am enjoying this process more now that it is my second year reading the novel. #teachersoflitsy #transcendentalism #whaling #americanliterature #annotations

Just starting this gem. I‘ve heard great things about it. @Kimberlone told me it is lesbian Kate and Leopold, so I am ready. Which is not how I feel about teaching tomorrow. 💕 #romantsy

My FAVORITE read of the year. I love all the Gothic tropes. Jane Eyre, Crimson Peak, and The Haunting of Bly Manor vibes. I love Noemí the protagonist. I saw somewhere that is is going to be an adaptation; needless to say, I AM DOWN FOR THAT. Any book recommendations that fit with this vibe? #Latina #Gothic

Also, I liked the title and the USO guy Steven. For a novel about AK during WWII (which is an easy sale to me), I was disappointed. #Alaska #Historicalfiction

The bra company Curvy Kate posted this on Instagram, and I love it 😂 That is some relaxed reading! Also this book is good so far. It‘s fun to read an Alaskan Historic Fiction. Thanks you @Kimberlone for your hoopla use ❤️ #boobs