I‘ve been seeing this one get such amazing reviews and my hold of it finally came in so I thought I‘d try to sneak 1 more in for #AAM, but the first 100 pages aren‘t holding my interest so I‘m bailing for now, maybe I‘ll try again sometime when I‘m in a different frame of mind. @Soubhiville

#skate #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

Adding this to my TBR. #NationalPuzzleDay #JanuaryJazz #Pemberlittens @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Wow! What did I just read in today‘s chapter?! That was like 6 pages of names and not a lot else! I recognized 5 or 6 really major ones from history, and 2 or 3 from this novel, but how many of the other 30 odd am I going to need going forward? Do you think I should bookmark this chapter and read it a bunch more times until it starts to make some kind of sense? Or do I just go forward and assume this is background I don‘t actually need? #LesMisCAD

#siren #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

#NewYearResolution #JanuaryJazz @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

What I‘ve been reading this week as I‘ve been thinking about @sharread and other people I‘ve lost. #sharreadathon @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @StayCurious #litsylove

This had the most amazing first and last lines of anything I‘ve ever read! And while it was a character novel about unlikeable characters, the gorgeous writing style and incisive insights into these people‘s lives made it a joy to read. I kept thinking it would make such an incredible stage play, so I can‘t wait to see Sophia Coppola‘s screen adaptation. #Pantone2023 #PinkCosmos #Roll100 #Sharreadathon #20in4

“Undine Spragg—how can you?” her mother wailed, raising a prematurely-wrinkled hand heavy with rings to defend the note which a languid “bell-boy” had just brought in.

I finished 1 of my month-long reads today. The first Norton Anthology of Native Nations poetry features 161 poets spanning from hundreds of years ago to the present, most of whom I would be interested in reading more work from. This is separated into 4 geographical regions following pre-state boundaries, and I was surprised to see how much more I connected with the poetry of regions I‘d lived in. #Pantone2023 #AiryBlue #Sharreadathon #20in4

By Leanne Howe
#sing #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

I‘m excited about #20in4 starting tomorrow! My goal is to read 20 hours. I plan to finish The Custom of the Country and When the Light of the World Was Subdued Our Song Came Through. I‘d love to finish Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell, but that doesn‘t seem likely, so I may pick up my next Nancy Drew just to have something light for a change. @Andrew65

Almost at the end of Book Second. How is your reading going? The end of today‘s chapter surprised me! I remembered the plot twist with the gendarmes, but not what happened after they left. I‘ve never seen an allusion in literature before to anyone except the devil buying souls! #LesMisCAD

@BennettBookworm Congratulations on your milestone! I love the map idea for your #20kgiveaway! My favorite bookstore these days is The Brookline Booksmith (tagged). Upstairs is a good selection of new books, helpful staff and lots of gift items, downstairs is used books, book clubs, lecture series, and the option to occasionally sell your books back if it‘s something they need.

#silver #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

The #Secret Garden is one of my all time favorite books. I still own only the copy that my au pair read to me when I was little, but it‘s one I‘m constantly tempted to buy duplicates of. #JanuaryJazz @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#WeirdWords @CBee

Kugelblitz is used to mean ball lightning.

It‘s actually a theoretical astrophysical object predicted by general relativity. It‘s a concentration of heat, light or radiation so intense that its energy forms an event horizon & becomes self-trapped. In other words, if enough radiation is aimed into a region of space, the concentration of energy can warp spacetime so much that it creates a black hole.

🙀 Deadlines, messy spaces (mine not other people‘s), traffic, other people being stressed or angry…

🧘‍♂️ I meditate, I spend time on my own, I drink tea, I slow down and breathe (if I‘m having an actual anxiety attack I may cheat and smoke a cigarette)…

💗 A different culture than the one they grew up in, a vocation/hobby they really love, true friendship

One of my top nonfiction reads last year. We need more people focusing on women‘s health and women‘s sexuality. #surprise #JanuaryJazz @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#silk #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

#TwoForTuesday
Thanks for the tag @Eggs @TheSpineView !

❄️I think my favorite thing about winter is the excuse for endless cups of hot tea and new soup recipes.

❄️Little Women (even though the whole book isn‘t set in winter, I definitely think of it as a winter book)

If you want to play I want to hear your answer!!!

I actually seem to own the second book in this series but not the first, so Misty, if your #MarvelousMonday giveaway has extended to Tuesday, I‘d love to read this! And anyone else who‘s interested should repost this picture and tag @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #LitsyLove

#silence #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

#ComplimentDay #JanuaryJazz @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Did I understand ALL the science in this? No. But I actually understood almost all of it. The premise of explaining physics without any math was perfect for someone like me. I also particularly appreciated the links Zukav made between (then) cutting edge science and centuries old eastern philosophy, as that was something that had bearing on my own life. #Pantone2023 #Tangelo #Roll100 #Sharreadathon @Clwojick @PuddleJumper @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I love it when someone points out the literal meaning of a word that I‘ve just never bothered to notice before. It‘s like this amazing light goes on! I think the first time that happened to me was with sour-cream 😂

Did you know they‘ve made a children‘s book of this song?! I sooo want to read it but my library doesn‘t have a copy 😢 #pie #januaryjazz @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#sign #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

#JoyousJanuary Wrap-up: My goal was actually to finish some of the crazy number of things I was in the middle of and not start too many more. I did a good job with the first part and not so much with the second. But I kept up with all my buddy reads and read some great titles independently. Thanks for hosting @Andrew65 these weeks are always so much fun!

💜💜💜 Love Love Love! What a brilliant introduction to Miss Marple. I‘d actually never read this one before and can‘t wait to discuss it with everyone next week! All the suspects were set up so plausibly that I couldn‘t stop reading to find out which one it actually was. I was suspicious of everyone. #GoldenAgeCrimeClub #Pantone2023 #SpringCrocus #JoyousJanuary #Sharreadathon @Mitch @Clwojick @Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @StayCurious

I‘ve been buying a lot more books than usual lately (mostly used) so I‘m curious about everyone‘s habits.

I‘ve gradually shifted more from #2 to #1 over the past year and a half, and generally only indulge in #3 if it‘s something I don‘t have access to borrow.

#siege #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

Happy #ChineseNewYear to any Littens celebrating today! And welcome to the Year of the Rabbit! #JanuaryJazz @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Just starting this one for the #GoldenAgeCrimeClub this month. Only a few chapters in and it‘s already so filled with vivid character portraits. Agatha Christie is such a joy to read! #SharReadathon @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Mitch

I was surprised by how quiet the tone of this was and how lovely the writing style - it made for a marked contrast with the sensationalized case it‘s based on and the gritty themes. I have great respect for Margret Atwood as a writer but just as often hate her books as I do love them, which has kept me from reading as much of her back catalogue as I‘d like. I‘m glad I decided it was time to read this one, it definitely fell in the love it camp.

This has been languishing on my bookshelf for years so I‘m glad I finally got a chance to read it. It was by turns entertaining and infuriating, but reading it alongside my fellow #Pemberlittens made it infinitely more enjoyable. @StayCurious Thank you for being our fearless leader for this wild ride! #Pantone2023 #OysterMushroom #JoyousJanuary #SharReadathon #LitsyLove @Clwojick @Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

It‘s been days of this, and it‘s still just the start of what‘s supposed to be a long, wet winter. Every time I see this it looks a little less like magic and a little more like #freezing rain I don‘t want anywhere near my body when I have to go outside. I need to work on recapturing the magic. Maybe the tagged book will help with that? I‘ve heard good things. #JanuaryJazz @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#shy #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

Most of my reading materials come from the library. I adore my local library system! It‘s a consortium of 41 individual libraries any of which you can visit in person or request materials from through interlibrary loan. Most of the branches are working hard to remove barriers to access with policies like abolishing fees, and new programs like a “library of things” where you can check out anything from cooking equipment to electronics to art.

“Out of the gravel there were peonies growing.” #FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Starting off the #sharreadathon with this classic that has been languishing on my TBR for years. Life is too short to put things off. ❤️

I can‘t believe we have to wait an entire month until our next letter! Reading this in real time really underscores how fast our lives are now compared with so many of the stories we read, in a way that less immersive reading experiences never quite have. #Clarissa @Lcsmcat

#shuttle #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

Excerpt from At The Fishhouses. Complete poem at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52192/at-the-fishhouses

I haven‘t been to a brick and mortar #bookshop since before Covid, but I find that this dedicated poetry bookstore near me is the one I miss most. #JanuaryJazz @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Low pick. This wasn‘t as memorable as the first, but it was a fun quick read with some enjoyable funny interactions and good chemistry between the main characters. #JoyousJanuary @Andrew65

I adore this series just as much as everyone else! So far I just love these characters more and more the more time I spend with them, so I have high hopes for book 4 which is being released in September. #Pantone2023 #ClassicGreen #JoyousJanuary @Clwojick @Andrew65

This was written in ‘92 before Dark Academia really existed, but it‘s widely considered the novel that started the genre, and still makes most “best of” lists for the genre. It does a great job of capturing the heightened whirlwind of youth, and personifying its most sinister aspects. #Pantone2023 #LeekGreen #Booked2023 #GiftedByALitsyUser #JoyousJanuary @Clwojick @alisiakae @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#NationalPopcornDay #JanuaryJazz @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#shrimp #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

I don‘t want to say too much about this because #SundayBuddyRead folks aren‘t discussing it until the end of the month. Overall it was a low pick for me. I think if it had been written by someone else I would‘ve enjoyed the reading experience & not thought too deeply about it, but I ADORE Simone St. James, so I had extremely high expectations. It included some funny scenes & some spooky ones, but I don‘t think novella is her format. #JoyousJanuary