My three Halloween reading recs:
1. The Canterville Ghost - A short classic and even spookier fun on audio.
2. A Rare Interest In Corpses - Cozy mystery with a bit of gore.
3. We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Gothic and creepy.
#TLT @dabbe
Tagging anyone who wants to play! 👻

There's still time to join in with the October reading thrills and chills! Teams are starting to be organized now but sign-ups are through the end of September.
🎃👻🕷️ https://forms.gle/WYnaNvp3dmRed8jZ7
#HauntedShelf hosted by @PuddleJumper

Team #SkeletonCrew 💀 @Emilymdxn

This definitely has a 1970s-1980s feel to it but in a good way. Anastasia is one of those opinionated child characters that you like but also sometimes wish would just chill out. Overall, this was a fun, quirky story and the parts involving Anastasia's grandmother were especially poignant.
#childrensclassicread2024 @TheBookHippie

I thought this was a really cute mini-challenge & coloring book graphic for October. Maybe it could be used in conjunction with the #AutumnReadingChallenge @PuddleJumper is hosting too?
To get a link to a .pdf of the graphic, just provide an email address at the following link on the Book Girls Guide website. I've been following them for years and (to date) haven't received any spam.
https://bookgirlsguide.com/halloween-reading-challenge/

Although there are fan-fiction versions, sometimes I wish there was a sequel to P & P. It would have been a treat to see how Jane would have continued on with the characters of her creation.
#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

This is a well researched children's biography of author L. M. Montgomery. Given the level of writing and some of the subjects covered, I feel this is a YA level book. It was interesting to learn more about a favorite author but I didn't realize the magnitude of Montgomery's high & lows, including some tumultuous personal relationships. I'm glad writing brought her comfort and she was able to create some hopeful books despite all the challenges.

My #monthlywrapup for #August. This was a unusual month filled with YA rereads and #moodreading. Anne of Green Gables on audio ended up being my favorite of the bunch. As you all can probably tell, I'm not a super fast reader in comparison to a lot of Littens. I'm looking forward to my October reading so I can sneak in some spooky picture books.🕷🎃🕸
(Missing from the bookcovers are Penny From Heaven and Maisie Dobbs.)
#middlegrade #YA

My #SeptemberTBR isn't a long list but fits well with my current #moodreading.🍁

#Autumn #MountTBR #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread @BarbaraJean

“MRS. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies‘ eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; ⬇⬇⬇

Penny From Heaven is a 2007 #NewberyHonor historical fiction book. Partially based on the author's Italian heritage, the story is short, nostalgic and has some interesting characters. I don't know how relatable it would be to the average kid right now though. Giving this a thumbs-up but it's also a soft-pick for me.
#newberyreading #2007 #middlegrade

From an article I read this morning, 13 more books are now banned from Utah school libraries. The most disturbing part of the equation is the original language suggested for the updated law was for these books to be “destroyed“ which was later changed to “disposed of.“ However, school libraries are not allowed to sell or donate the books. It sounds like something straight out of Fahrenheit 451.
(Article link below) #bannedbooks

In this first novel we meet a spirited young lady named Maisie, who through a series of some improbable events, eventually becomes a WWI nurse, & then a detective.
Favorite Quote:
“The feeling inside that she experienced when she saw the books was akin to the hunger she felt as food was put on the table at the end of the working day. And she knew that she needed this sustenance as surely as her body needed its fuel.”
#cozymystery #serieslove2024

Even though it's only August, I'm already feeling that longing for the Autumn season and Fall reading. Maybe there are other readers on Litsy who feel the same way?
🙂🍁🎃🌻
Just thought I'd mention, I've been on Litsy in the past but for various reasons I requested my account be deactivated at some point. Seabreeze_Reader is very close to the 1st profile name I had, prior to when LT purchased Litsy. There was no web version available then.