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Prophet Song | Paul Lynch
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https://youtu.be/OHxpC4S6fY8?si=8MCGN7agbhpkULVj

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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

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BIRDING. | ROSE. RUANE
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Hospital | Sanya Rushdi
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https://youtu.be/vI3ayoFse9s?si=CcmZJyQUSri_yXQb


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Hospital by Sanya Rushdi, Arunava Sinha (Translator)

Christ on a Bike by Orla Owen

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Prophet Song | Paul Lynch
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Tilting Towards Joy | Margaret MacPherson
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https://youtu.be/IVT-z33a2t8?si=q_gtmxXJQM_Z_0ed


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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Christ on a Bike by Orla Owen

Hospital by Sanya Rushdi, Arunava Sinha (Translator)

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Ivy’s Tree | Wendy Burton
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It is my mission to rescue this powerful debut novel—which sank like a stone in a pond when it came out during Covid—from obscurity.

https://youtu.be/NWfDOTlbXsM?si=3rgQMDVVKi7H4dPE

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BIRDING. | ROSE. RUANE
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https://youtu.be/fJmU1cNt3Qc?si=Szxm5zbQSX8SUr-t


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Birding by Rose Ruane

Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard

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Less Than Angels | Barbara Pym
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My Name is Lucy Barton | Elizabeth Strout
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Deluge | Stephen Markley
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Proleterka | Fleur Jaeggy
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Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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https://youtu.be/FiLkv_JjbBg?si=3xVZFff79eQXeZKE

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Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

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The Right Time | Danielle Steel
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Ivy’s Tree | Wendy Burton
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https://youtu.be/w6gipXoRPIc?si=4IkKtsdgWSvmHg-R

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Spinster Kang by Zoë S. Roy

Ivy‘s Tree by Wendy Burton

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 by Beth Brower

Julsmarshall Amazing episode Shawn! Oof, this has been a hard week here in the US but it helps to know that folks around the world are thinking of us. 1mo
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Held: A Novel | Anne Michaels
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https://youtu.be/VwnhWrAFc_I?si=gojDnUMbmOQr1lib

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Panthers and the Museum of Fire by Jen Craig

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

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Held: A Novel | Anne Michaels
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https://youtu.be/ghYyWMcA6ek?si=fuTZOnZUSBEK5CoS



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Bookish material girl haul

Shawn‘s biblioadventure

Lindy‘s biblioadventures

Important stuff about Patreon

Mystery guest

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Held by Anne Michaels

‘I Spy the Stranger‘ by Jean Rhys

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https://youtu.be/l9EkUhuYgic


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Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard

Spinster Kang by Zoë S. Roy

Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller

Panthers and the Museum of Fire by Jen Craig

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The East Indian: A Novel | Brinda Charry
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https://youtu.be/kp2ikENrtW4?si=ATiCimDDrkUg1tVl

Chat #1: with Robin from Delaware
Follow Robin:
-on Instagram: @mcrobus

The East Indian by Brinda Charry



Chat #2: with Rowan in Tasmania
@rowmac89 on Instagram

Depth of Field by Kirsty Iltners



Chat #3: with Bek from near Portland, Oregon
@readsbystarlight on Instagram

Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English by Valerie Fridland

shawnmooney Chat #4: with Nora from Dublin
Follow Nora:
-on Instagram: @pear.jelly

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, عدنية شبلي, Elisabeth Jaquette (Translator)
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The Inheritance | Cauvery Madhavan
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https://youtu.be/9TshOuz7KTA?si=onBiw-hfgdoRcrTh


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A queer poetic biblioadventure

Mystery guest

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The Inheritance by Cauvery Madhavan

Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession

Held by Anne Michaels

Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller

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Selected Stories | Anton Chekhov, Anton Pavlovitch Tchekhov
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Nebklvr I always enjoy your conversations. (edited) 2mo
shawnmooney @Nebklvr Thank you Audrey! I just peeked at your recent Litsy posts and see you‘ve had a string of so-so reads. Hope that changes immediately! 😁 2mo
shawnmooney @Nebklvr Thank you Audrey! I just peeked at your recent Litsy posts and see you‘ve had a string of so-so reads. Hope that changes immediately! 😁 2mo
Nebklvr @shawnmooney Me too. I am a Librarian so I try to read widely but that gets me into trouble sometimes. 2mo
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Khwabnama | Akhteruzzaman Elias
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https://youtu.be/K6GCvtBaAkM?si=pDcpLpGV-qCArBtt

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Rumi and the Red Handbag by Shawna Lemay

Suzanne and Gertrude by Jeb Loy Nichols

Khwabnama by Akhteruzzaman Elias, Arunava Sinha (Translator)

On imperfect readings

And the Stones Cry Out by Clara Dupont-Monod, Ben Faccini (Translator)

Animal Person by Alexander MacLeod

Held by Anne Michaels

Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard

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Suzanne and Gertrude | Jeb Loy Nichols
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The Stone Angel | Margaret Laurence
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LeahBergen Damn, I loved this book. 3mo
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The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden
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https://youtu.be/7YtuMpg5BE4?si=h4RJavp0F3eFXIcv

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The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

Ivy's Tree by Wendy Burton

Animal Person by Alexander MacLeod

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Invitation to the Waltz | Rosamond Lehmann
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https://youtu.be/sjvXswzDNps?si=t3FteD5rI_Z5bRyZ

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Welcome to Canada by David Carpenter

Invitation to the Waltz by Rosamond Lehmann

The Inheritance by Cauvery Madhavan

Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession

Ivy's Tree by Wendy Burton

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Off Keck Road | Mona Simpson
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https://youtu.be/-Xy_2yAcFmU?si=004v3kiG4pgaVxoq

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Off Keck Road by Mona Simpson

The Art Lover by Carole Maso

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

A doubleheader reading project

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Blue Postcards | Douglas Bruton
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https://youtu.be/UwbYj6BKLxI?si=rWnMia1wQo-DxIzR

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A couple milestones

Mystery guest

Week in review

The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Archibald Colquhoun (Translator)

The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry

The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence

The Misses Mallett by E.H. Young

Off Keck Road by Mona Simpson

Spinster Kang by Zoë S. Roy

The Art Lover by Carole Maso

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The Deluge | Stephen Markley
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Invitation to the Waltz | Rosamond Lehmann
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Strong Opinions | Vladimir Nabokov
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Elena Knows | Claudia Pieiro
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https://youtu.be/3bmSPD2UEVU?si=2_2qkYM8bDGAQvyc

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Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, Frances Riddle (Translator)

The Misses Mallett by E.H. Young

Off Keck Road by Mona Simpson

The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence

TrishB I loved Elena Knows ♥️ 4mo
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Invitation to the Waltz | Rosamond Lehmann
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https://youtu.be/0ggV_dxiwAk?si=CyRojRwvA2ywcb0K

#womenintranslation
#WITmonth
#FramedinSeptember
#ArtReadathon

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A Girl's Story by Annie Ernaux

The Pegnitz Junction by Mavis Gallant

Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro

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Minor Detail | Adania Shibli
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Another tardy re-post

https://youtu.be/6G2VkVq0QpY?si=GnALru3dK4gtMV6p

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Until August by Gabriel García Márquez

Young Bloomsbury: The Generation That Redefined Love, Freedom, and Self-Expression in 1920s England by Nino Strachey

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Leaf blower interlude with Cate Blanchett cameo

The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry

shawnmooney The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

The Pegnitz Junction by Mavis Gallant
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Ti Amo | Hanne rstavik
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https://youtu.be/HZkD2VsfBMw?si=uY7JTA0Fz9cCHSjJ

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Ti Amo by Hanne Ørstavik, Martin Aitken (Translator)

Forgottenness by Tanja Maljartschuk, Zenia Tompkins (Translator)

And the Stones Cry Out by Clara Dupont-Monod, Ben Faccini (Translator)

The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Archibald Colquhoun (Translator)

shawnmooney The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, Elisabeth Jaquette (Translator)
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https://youtu.be/ASJTIt-5lbA?si=ShLkc_LD3uEw4r3o

RIP, Edna O‘Brien

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Booker longlist

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Blue Postcards by Douglas Bruton

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Season of Fury and Wonder by Sharon Butala

Less Than Angels by Barbara Pym

Until August by Gabriel García Márquez, Anne McLean (Translator)

Welcome to Canada by David Carpenter

shawnmooney Forgottenness by Tanja Maljartschuk, Zenia Tompkins (translator)

And the Stones Cry Out by Clara Dupont-Monod, Ben Faccini (Translator)

Ti Amo by Hanne Ørstavik, Martin Aitken (Translator)
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The Family Way | Christopher DiRaddo
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https://youtu.be/_BkZWf1Yquw?si=JzvYVCM9IEXjyG_S

The Geography of Pluto by Christopher DiRaddo

The Family Way by Christopher DiRaddo

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The Love of Singular Men | Victor Heringer
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Shamefully late repost!

https://youtu.be/oUHNxemNEek?feature=shared

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Mystery guest

Week in Review

Patreon news

The Love of Singular Men by Victor Heringer, James Young (Translator)

The Deluge by Stephen Markley

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Khwabnama by Akhteruzzaman Elias, Arunava Sinha (Translator)

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Fire Exit | Morgan Talty
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https://youtu.be/c4Y-AN47z7o?feature=shared

Alice Munro, persona non grata

The Hamilton Review of Books podcast

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Week in Review

Patreon news

Fire Exit by Morgan Talty

The Deluge by Stephen Markley

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Soldier Sailor | Claire Kilroy
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https://youtu.be/V0WlPIUyvVE?feature=shared

#janeaustenjuly

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Week in Review

Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy

Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

CrowCAH So glad you‘re participating in Jane Austen July! #PemberLittens I‘m watching the YouTube videos of Rational Creatures inspired by Persuasion. And I‘ll be reading this book 5mo
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Suet624 Loved watching this. Thanks for sharing. 6mo
Chelsea.Poole Love your mid year wrap up! I want to read your two favorites now! Especially 6mo
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Need to Know | Karen Cleveland
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https://youtu.be/SN2aXm6goms?feature=shared

The Case for Never Reading the Book Jacket by Tajja Isen: https://thewalrus.ca/the-case-for-never-reading-the-book-jacket/

What Do You Want to Know About a Book Before You Read It? by Molly Templeton: https://reactormag.com/what-do-you-want-to-know-about-a-book-before-you-read-it/