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Underground Airlines | Ben Winters
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Found this gem at the airport bookstore. Pumped.

MamaGina I've read the first 2 in the Last Policeman trilogy and will read the 3rd and this one as well. He's definitely a talented writer🤓 (edited) 7y
neils4fun I‘ll try this one 6y
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Serafina is making the trip to Boone with us this weekend. Excited to complete the series. #vacationreads

Erinreadsthebooks Boone is one of my favorite places!Enjoy! 7y
abbsinwonderland I love that cover! 7y
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When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi
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Plane cabin lights dimmed at just the right time while reading this. 😭😭😭

LeahBergen But was your sobbing still audible? 😉 7y
jeff @LeahBergen Haha - I was a mess. 😄 7y
Reviewsbylola This one broke me. 7y
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tpixie Oh yes! I bet this was a tear jerker My brother in law has metastasized melanoma- so this would be a good or bad read. I haven't been brave enough to try it. 7y
DarcysMom I am not sure I coumd brave this one. Reading the description had me tied up in knots. 😢 7y
Bambolina_81 I have this waiting for me. I so want to read it but need to psyche myself up. 7y
Bambolina_81 @jeff Finally reading this tonight...wow. 7y
jeff @Bambolina_81 Grab a tissue box! 😭 7y
Bambolina_81 @jeff I have no words. I'm blown away. 7y
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Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman
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I can't stop thinking about the peak-end rule mentioned in this book (e.g., we judge experiences like reading a book based on the most intense/peak experience and the ending, and not based on the overall experience of the book). So many books have become "picks" ?for me despite being mostly a slog by delivering with a WOW ending or an insane plot twist. Movies are the same. Do you find this with your reading? (Photo credit: UX Booth)

TheWordJar Agreed! It also works with other way for me...a book could have been a pick, but then something insanely stupid happens and wrecks the whole experience. (Perhaps that's an "unpleasant peak" as mentioned in your post.) 7y
jeff @TheWordJar Definitely works the other way as well! 7y
Zelma I would tend to agree except that I often love and recommend books that have less-than-successful endings. A story can be fantastic and then a mediocre ending but I still love the book. 7y
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Literaryunicorn @Zelma I think you hit on something there - maybe when the ending is a shock or twist, the author has been writing TO that ending and not in service of just telling a great story. I almost think a lot of modern readers want that zinger ending and are willing to sacrifice good storytelling and beautiful prose to get there. 7y
Zelma @Literaryunicorn I can totally see that. And some books work really well with a twist ending, but there is a place for stories that end with a more realistic or even open ending. I love those because that's how life works. Sometimes I want to believe that the characters have a life or more adventure beyond the page. 7y
jeff @Zelma @Literaryunicorn Good points! Some books dance just based on prose, exposition, good storytelling, etc., and regardless of the ending, I am still going to love the book. 7y
minkyb Love this discussion. The comments are all spot on. My favorite image is books that just dance based on prose. I am always in the mood for those! @Zelma @Literaryunicorn 7y
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Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman
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Not sure this was the best vacation read, but my "remembering self" is thankful for making the educational journey. Time to regress to the mean with easier reading and a brewski.

Lola Well played 👍🏻 7y
intothehallofbooks A brewski sounds nice! 7y
BookBabe 🙌🏻 7y
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Unbroken | Laura Hillenbrand
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All work and no reading makes me a dull boy. Stacking books for next week's vacation to get out of my reading rut. 🤘📚

DivineDiana Unbroken will capture your heart ❤️ 7y
thepaulhoa That's a good vacation read 7y
BookBabe Yesss! Such a great book! 7y
thepaulhoa What did you think? 7y
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This was my first Mary Roach book, and it certainly won't be my last. She digs in with the lens of a skeptic looking for proof of the afterlife, and delivers with a humorous, objective and insightful journey searching for answers. Rating: 4 ghosts 👻👻👻👻

JoeStalksBeck Have you seen her on TedTalks? She is magnificent! 7y
MamaGina I'm currently reading her Packing for Mars - really enjoying it so far! 👩‍🚀 7y
8leagueboot Stiff has been sitting on my shelf for far too long. Time to move it up the list! 7y
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jeff @GoodallBookHaul I haven't, but will add to my "to watch" list! 7y
thepaulhoa At first I thought the title was "Spork" and I got real excited. 7y
Peddler410 How did I miss this one!? Stiff was my first and seeing this I thought it was new! On my list now. 7y
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The Wright Brothers | David McCullough
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Fist bumps to David McCullough for this thrilling account of how we first took flight. Orville and Wilbur succeeded where bigger budgets and more resources failed by studying birds, leveraging their skills as mechanics and through countless hours of research and good ol' fashioned trial and error. A trip to the Smithsonian to see the Flyer firsthand is now on my bucket list! Inspiring.

Suzze Their cycle shop and home are here (Michigan) at Greenfield Village. I want to take my book with me next time I go to get a picture with it. 7y
Reviewsbylola I've had my eye on this one so I'm glad to read your review! 7y
Texreader I loved this book! 7y
Hollie McCullough is so awesome! I loved 7y
jeff @Suzze That's awesome! 7y
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Inspiring read about using exponential tech + crowdsourcing to solve the world's problems. A solid "think big" book. #holidayreads

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve and Other Stories | Orchestra Trans-Siberian, Trans-Siberian Orchestra
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It's the time of year to get Trans-Siberian. (And I hope their book brings a new level of rock + lasers to revive my guitar game.)

Megabooks Awesome!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
mom2bugnbee Such an amazing show! 7y
Texreader Yes it's a crazy fun concert! 7y
Donna_sBookMinute Looks like a spectacular show. 7y
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The Circle | Dave Eggers
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The Circle is now going live. 😫

JanuarieTimewalker13 @jeff I could not get through AHWOSG, years back, but do you think this would be readable to someone who put that one down? It sounds intriguing. 7y
CherylDeFranceschi Eee. No! 7y
jeff @JanuarieTimewalker13 It's a great social media-themed dystopian cocktail. Drags in parts, but overall I liked it! 7y
JanuarieTimewalker13 @jeff ok, thank you! I will consider!👍🏽 7y
JanuarieTimewalker13 @Jeff, and thank you for co-founding this wonderful site!! 7y
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Love to read inspiring books leading up to the new year. If any Littens have other inspiring book recs (fiction or non-fiction), I am all ears!

TheLondonBookworm David Attenborough's Life on Air :) may not be exactly what you're looking for but it left me feeling totally in awe and inspired to do what I loved :) 7y
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Clifford the Big Red Dog | Norman Bridwell
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Seemed appropriate to rock a read. @outofprint #rocknread5k

Erynecki Love Clifford and Emily Elizabeth! Have a great run 🏃 7y
TheLondonBookworm Haha great t shirt! 7y
Eyelit Awesomeness all around 😃 7y
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"It's amazing when you come to think of it how the human spirit seems to blossom in the shadow of the abattoir." #allhallowsread #dayofthedead #tbr

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While @Nats424 does yoga, I find my own zen. 📚+ 🍻 = 🤘

Suzze I love the color. What is it. Now I want a beer. I have a lavender one in the fridge, it might be time for it. 7y
jeff @Suzze It's a Wooden Robot session IPA (Charlotte). 👍 7y
ValerieAndBooks Cheers! 🍻🍺 7y
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Meg11726 Yes!! Beer and a great book! Enjoy my litten friend! 7y
misswendyd Polarizing...but riveting. Hope you enjoy! 7y
MrBook Nice pairing 😎👌🏻 7y
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For fans of The X-Files, this is all the fuel you'll need to believe the truth is out there. The last page is 😳.

Liberty Does he mention that he started his career writing X-Files novels? 7y
LA_Mead Awesome! Going to have to pick that up... 7y
jeff @Liberty Didn't know that! @LA_Mead It was a fun read. 👽 7y
yayeahyeah Oh yay! I love Mezrich; Ugly Americans, Bringing Down The House and Breaking Vegas are three of my favourite non-fiction books. 7y
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The Color of Money | Walter Tevis
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"Do you smell that?"
"What, smoke?"
"No...money."

MrBook 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻 8y
elamm I love "The Queen's Gambit" by Tevis 7y
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Picked up the latest @BenMezrich at the airport. 👽

Bookstorecats Happy birthday boys trip @Jeff @todd 8y
todd Did aliens take that picture? Cosmically trippy. 8y
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The Wights have invaded Balboa Island.

TheLondonBookworm That's kinda creepy but cool 8y
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Arcadia: A novel | Iain Pears
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Books + pool + beer = vacation.

mauveandrosysky Perfection! 8y
BookishFeminist 👌🏼 Enjoy your vacation! 8y
LeahBergen 👍🏼👍🏼 Yes! 8y
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ramblingsofareader enjoy!! I've heard that's a great book! 8y
Laalaleighh I love this book + all things Iain Pears! Have fun on your vacation! 8y
Megabooks Enjoy!! Have a great vacation. 🏖 8y
Liberty ⛱☀️🍹 8y
CherylDeFranceschi Yay! Have a great time! 8y
LisaReads For sure!! Enjoy!! 8y
Blair_Reads That looks amazing! 8y
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Armada: A Novel | Ernest Cline

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Dark Matter | Blake Crouch
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Book haul, Thursday edition. First step to recovery is admitting you have a book problem, right? #TBR #mobooksmoproblems #notreally

Jellybeanbon A Man Called Ove is a great read! 8y
sprainedbrain Nice! 8y
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Yournewfriendsams Charles Bukowski on Cats? I that in my life 😍 8y
Karen3 What problem? I don't see a problem 🙈🙈🙈🙈 8y
Hazel0303 Excited to hear what you think of Under the Harrow. It had a good review in the NYTimes! 8y
mauveandrosysky It's a problem I couldn't be happier to have 😁 8y
Gulfsidemusing Problem? Is this a problem?😉 8y
BookishFeminist There is no such thing as book problems. Only book SOLUTIONS. 🙃 8y
Megabooks Great haul! And @BookishFeminist is right! 👍🏻👏🏻 8y
Meg11726 I didn't know this was a problem lol I agree with @BookishFeminist and @carys14 for the best hashtag lol 8y
angrylilasian If that's a problem, I don't want a solution. 😆 8y
BookishMarginalia Not a problem. Really. Not. A. Problem. 🤓 8y
Simona Very fine stack😍 8y
Twocougs Need to know what you think of World According to... Seriously! Been looking and pondering that for a while 8y
Twocougs Btw that's the best kind of "problem" 8y
jeff @Twocougs I was really drawn in after skimming at the bookstore, and I have no willpower when it comes to Star Wars (and books obviously! 😀) 8y
Twocougs @jeff I understand your willpower problem way too well😀. Thinking I should get it and when done put it in my classroom-such a good way to bond with kids who aren't into reading 8y
jeff @Twocougs Great idea! 8y
ValerieAndBooks No need to try to recover from this "problem" ? 8y
MrBook #NoSuchThingAsABookProblem! 😎👍🏻👌🏻 8y
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Arcadia: A novel | Iain Pears
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Book on TBR ==> Receive as part of awesome gift ==> Smile. #augustphotochallenge

Laalaleighh Loved this book! Iain Pears is a fave!! 8y
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"Oh God, the terrible tyranny of the majority. We all have our harps to play. And it's up to you to know with which ear you'll listen." #augustphotochallenge #minimalisticcovers

cewilf One of my favorites! Awesome cover, I've never seen that one. 8y
PrezBookster My favorite book! 8y
hwheaties I might get to teach this in the coming school year! 8y
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mauveandrosysky This cover is EVERYTHING 8y
451Degrees Love this book and that cover!😍 8y
todd This is a total winner. 8y
TheSpinecrackersBookClub This is probably the best cover I've seen for this book. 8y
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Bucket list ✅: captaining a 737. It was a simulated perfect landing!

ramyasbookshelf How cool! 8y
Twocougs What a cool thing to do! 8y
SoniaC That's so cool. 8y
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Megabooks Awesome!! 8y
MrBook Awesome! One of my cousins is a pilot. 😊👍🏻 8y
susanw My husband is big time into flight sim. He'd love this! 8y
CherylDeFranceschi Amazing! 8y
LisaReads This is the coolest!! Would love to try this!! 8y
Kitta Where is this? My cousin is really into flight simulators and would love it! 8y
jeff @Kitta FlightDeck in Anaheim, but they also have a Boston location! 8y
Kitta Thanks @jeff! I'll check it out. :) 8y
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Fascinated by the characters in this debut short story collection. Alvar's voice is powerful and provides a window to Filipino culture. Can't wait for her first novel. #recommendsday #wcw

kdwinchester I LOVED this book! The stories feel so haunting all in different ways. ❤️ 8y
BookMusings Definitely a fave from last year! 8y
Megabooks Agreed! Excellent book! 8y
BookishFeminist Such a great book! I want to reread it soon. 8y
kaitlyn Just started this yesterday. Loving it so far. 8y
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Between the World and Me | Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Saturday book haul: Coates, Cline, Hammer and McCullough. I feel so in the know when I walk into a bookstore thanks to all of your great recs on Litsy! 😀🤘📚#needmoreshelves

BookishMarginalia I enjoyed the Hammer book, though it was heavy on terrorism and light on actual librarian stuff. The Girls I have to admit I hated -- her writing style felt like nails on chalkboard! 8y
jeff @BookishMarginalia Thanks for the heads-up! I had heard I need to be patient with the early chapters of The Girls, and then it gets good. 8y
melissarochelle I was not a fan of the The Girls. At all. I was so bored. Once I made it halfway, I ended up skimming to the end. I don't understand all the hype around it. 8y
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BookMusings I really liked The Girls! The only one I haven't read is the Hammer. The other three are fabulous! 8y
RealLifeReading Nice haul! 8y
mauveandrosysky Excellent choices! 😊 8y
Gulfsidemusing Between the World and Me is an amazing read! 8y
Suzze I just bought The Wright Brothers. Looking forward to it. 8y
Texreader @Suzze @jeff I loved the Wright Brothers! I've bought it as gifts for two relatives too. Such a great book and I learned a lot of surprising details. 8y
Suzze @Texreader The Wright brothers cycle shop is at Greenfield Village in Dearborn (MI). Henry Ford brought it there. It is close to my house, and I so want to go read the book sitting outside of it. If. I thing else, it would make a great Litsy selfie. 😀 8y
Texreader @Suzze I am so jealous. Take pics and share. That will be awesome. 8y
ShelfSpaceLimited That's a great stack! 8y
RebL Between the World and Me got me thinking about body agency and I'm still thinking. 8y
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Bunnicula | Deborah Howe, James Howe, Alan Daniel
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Today vegetables...tomorrow the world! #recommendsday #rabbitwithfangs

Sharanya YYYYAAAASS 🙌🏾 8y
Well-ReadNeck Absolutely fabulous on audiobook. Great for family road trips. The entire series is awesome!! 8y
abbiereadsbooks I remember reading those as a kid! I loved them! 8y
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stephopitz Such a classic. 8y
georgie Ugh! Loved this!! 8y
Gezemice So cute. Love ❤️🐰🐰🐰🐰 8y
Curley_Bender A favorite of mine growing up, and still a go-to gift for young readers. 8y
misswendyd I just read this for the first time earlier this year, on audio! The titles are so so great. 8y
manifestsanity The celery stalks at midnight! 8y
Abby_r I remember reading these books as a kid!!! Still love them so much!!!! 8y
TeR If I ever had a pet rabbit - it would be called Bunnicula! 8y
AwkwardlyAlive THIS WAS MY CHILDHOOD. 8y
TheLondonBookworm I have never seen this before in my life and now I feel like I have a big hole in my childhood reading! 8y
BookBabe Yes! I remember this! 8y
Connie Ha! I remember I had to read this in the fourth grade 🐰🍅 8y
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Office inspiration.

Gezemice That book is awesome. Musk is inspiring (as long as you are not his wife) 8y
jeff @Gezemice 😂Agreed. 8y
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Now hiring: general manager of a minor-league baseball team in Sonoma. No experience required. Excited to see what two sports writers (and baseball stats nerds) with no restrictions (2 outfielders - why not??) achieved running a real team. Fantasy baseball come to life!

Curley_Bender Very excited about this one! 8y
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The Book Thief | Markus Zusak
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That moment when your current read is being neglected and all the books on your TBR are taunting you

jeff In other words, I feel like I could use a one week bookcation. 📚📚📚 8y
BookishTrish I hear you. My TBR literally replaced my coffee tables years ago, and hasn't looked back. 8y
Gezemice Take it! Reading is supposed to be fun! Sometimes you need to take a break to appreciate sonething. 8y
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Sara_Planz I feel you. Trying to figure out how to take books on vacation next month and still have room for silly things like wardrobe and toiletries. 8y
Gezemice @Sara_Planz I usually use the library but when I go on vacation I just buy everything I want to read on the Kindle. Saved us a lot of room! 8y
NovelReveries Same! 😫 8y
ramyasbookshelf A bookcation sounds so good right now :) 8y
AvidReader25 Bookcation, I love the sound of that! 8y
brittnaypozen Lol love this! 8y
LisaReads A bookation would be pure heaven!!! 8y
Sweettartlaura My vacation at the end of this month will mainly be a book-cation, complete with my first trip to the legendary Powell's 😍📚 8y
DivineDiana Exactly! 😉 8y
Viji ❤️ Powell's! 8y
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Lumberjanes #1 | Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson
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What the junk?! Why have I not read this sooner?! Four word review for this one: fun to the max!

maximoffs I've been meaning to pick this up! 8y
LisaReads Loooove me some Lumberjanes! 8y
KateTheBookworm I love Lumberjanes so much! 8y
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Gezemice Sounds like my kids would love it. They are huge Gravity Falls fans! I like it, too 🙂 8y
misswendyd This has been recommended to me several times, I'd better get on it. 8y
rebeccaschinsky Yay! Welcome to the lumberjanes party. 8y
BookNerd1975 I've heard such good things about this but haven't checked it out yet. 8y
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Lumberjanes #1 | Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson
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Fun times at BEA and Bookcon with @Litsy and @outofprint in the Windy City seeing old friends and making new ones (including meeting many of the Litsy community in person!). Time to relax and read Lumberjanes. 📚

Matilda What is the Cuba book? 8y
kdwinchester You must have outdone yourselves at BEA and Bookcon because Litsy has been exploding! 👏🏽🎉 And you will not regret this amazing life choice—the Lumberjanes are the best! #FriendshipToTheMax 8y
MandyJohnson Just picked Lumberjanes up at Free Comic Book Day! Can't wait to read it! 8y
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BethFishReads So fun to meet you 8y
Kenny Lumberjanes rules all. (This is the smartest review I have ever written.) 8y
abbiereadsbooks Lumberjacks is amazing and BookCon was also amazing! I've never been so tired at the end of a day as I was yesterday. 8y
jeff @Matilda Lonely Planet's guide to Cuba. We are traveling there in Nov for a marathon, so this book will come in handy! 8y
jeff @kdwinchester It was a blast! I told the publisher how popular Lumberjanes is on Litsy and they were excited 😀 8y
jeff @BethFishReads Awesome to meet you! Loved seeing Litsy folks at the show. 8y
jeff @Kenny @MandyJohnson Loving it so far, and excited there are more volumes ahead to read! 👍📚 8y
jeff @abbiereadsbooks The show is so exhausting, but what a bookish rush it is to be there! 🤘 8y
JillMoore1226 Ok, wait...there is a magical thing called Bookcon??? Where, when, what the what? I need this in my life @jeff ! 8y
jeff @JillMoore1226 Yes, it will be in NYC next. It's bookish awesomeness! 8y
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The Book Thief | Markus Zusak
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Leaping from my TBR thanks to a generous gift. Bring on The Book Thief!

shaelyni One of my favorites! 8y
kaitlyn I hope you and @todd enjoy this one! It was one of the top books I read last year. Beautiful writing. 8y
[DELETED] 1418060470 @jeff Loved this. Even got a tattoo to mark it. 8y
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ramyasbookshelf Great book! I'm envious you get to discover it for the first time now.. :) 8y
AvidReader25 You have a signed copy!!! 8y
shawnmooney I hope to start it next month. Can't wait! 8y
LisaReads One of my all-time favorites! 8y
LibraryDharma Holy crap 8y
JillMoore1226 So cool! I now have to confess reading it once, trying to love it and setting it aside. Please don't judge. 😩 I will try again. 8y
Treatyoshelf I've met him twice and he's one of the most humble, generous people I've ever met. 8y
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Neil deGrasse Tyson live❗🤘️He is my hero. Brings science to life in such a fun way through his shows, talks and books.

acg !!!!! So jealous! 8y
ramyasbookshelf Attending a talk by Tyson is on my bucket list! Love that guy :) 8y
misswendyd Hey Jeff, I tagged you in response on Novel Reveries' UPROOTED post, but I'm not sure it went through. 8y
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jeff @misswendyd Saw that. Thanks! 8y
TiffReadsAndRuns Love, love, love this guy! He's one I'd love to see on Litsy and he see his thoughts on books 8y
ReadingVampire I listen to his star talk podcasts all the time!! 8y
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Story makes the world.

LitHousewife I loved this book so much. 8y
jeff @LitHousewife Really enjoying it so far. 8y
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The Circle | Dave Eggers
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This feels straight out of The Circle. http://bloom.bg/1Miq2dq

TiffReadsAndRuns It is straight out of The Circle. That book is terrifying 8y
Sue I clearly need this in my life. 8y
balletbookworm Zuck needs a hobby 8y
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BenMezrich If only the Winklevii were in charge :) 8y
Lupita.Reads Can I record myself reading a book? Depending on the book I promise it can be very entertaining 😱😂 8y
Megabooks @Lupita.Reads I have been known to disturb people while I'm reading! I LOL a little too much sometimes! 😳😂 8y
Seattlejulie I liked the book but was disappointed in the ending. 8y
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Happiness equation revised: want nothing + do anything + carry around a Litsy spoiler wallet (thanks to @todd ❗️). This book opened my eyes to easy things I can do to be happy every day.

todd Ha...I knew that equation was missing something ;) 8y
ColleenLindsay I love that wallet!!! 8y
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Heller dishing some serious wisdom to Vonnegut. (Oh, to be a fly on the wall for their whole conversation. Now, that would be happiness.)

SGJ Hey, I've had this one magneted to my file cabinet for nearly twenty years now, I think. Saw Vonnegut and Heller do an event in ... 97, maybe? William Styron was there too. Maybe the coolest book event I've ever been to. I never saw Jordan play, but I saw Vonnegut and Heller speak. 8y
SGJ Or maybe it's a version of this I've had under a magnet. Been there so long I don't even read it anymore. 8y
jeff @SGJ - wow. Heller, Styron, Vonnegut ... must have been a special night. I think I would trade my Bulls game for that. 8y
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I loved comics as a kid. Seeing graphic novels on Litsy has motivated me to pair Transformers (thanks, @Chris_Ryall) with a comic-fueled adventure in Kavalier and Clay for my next reads.

Matilda I'm so glad I recently got back into graphic novels. Now the problem is finding the time to read all the amazing work out there! 8y
jeff @Matilda Yes! I think this is going to be the start of a new graphic novel reading phase for me as well. 😀📚 8y
todd Looks like you have enough Energon to get you through this stack. 8y
Orbeck33 I loved AACK. Took me a minute to get into it but the feelings are so beautiful and it's wonderfully written. 8y
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The Circle | Dave Eggers
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A timely read.

thesaurusrex That picture is so unsettling 8y
TheWordJar Although not in the horror genre, one of the scariest books I've ever read! 8y
GBrown Appreciated that Eggers forced me to examine my feelings about social media and data collection. There is definitely a line out there which shouldn't be crossed. 8y
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Three interwoven tales of dealing with loss and faith: a quest, ghost story and journey with a chimpanzee named Odo, who like Richard Parker in Life of Pi, steals the show. First two stories are okay, but the third is special. The ending still stirs.

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Austin literary tour: Harry Ransom Center (Joyce, Shakespeare first editions and David Foster Wallace manuscripts), O. Henry museum (with a book haul of one of his originally unpublished works) and Book People because you can never have enough books.

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"When he pried open the volume, the spine made the sound of small bones breaking." #nextup

todd If only you had a plane to read it on. Wait, you do! Enjoy and have a re-energizing weekend. 8y
jeff Thanks, @Todd! Good books make for a good start to a weekend. 8y
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Slade House | David Mitchell
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For anyone who hasn't read David Mitchell (e.g., me), this tale about a soul-sucking haunted house spanning generations is a great way to get hooked. For those who have, there are familiar characters ... and more to come for them after Slade House.🤘

Rio_Youers I'm closing in on the end of this one. Beautifully written and kind of trippy. Really enjoying it. 8y
jeff @Rio_Youers - Very trippy. The gamer in me would love to see a Slade House adaptation on an Oculus VR headset. 8y
Rio_Youers That'd be something. V.O. -- Virtual Orison. 8y
selectivesnake I heard it was a companion novel to Bone Clocks. Can this be read as a standalone novel? 8y
jeff @thomasandbooks - Yes, can definitely be read as standalone. 8y
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"Keep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door." #nextup

JasonArnopp Loved this book. And that cover looks wonderful, with the hole. 8y
Rio_Youers Reading this now. Just fantastic, so far. 8y
SGJ Looks like a tricksy book, as Gollum might say. Trying to steal time for it. 8y
thepaulhoa How can we teach children to read if they can't fit into the building?!?? 8y
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This jacket for a "portrait of an artist as a young gamer" reeled me in at Park Road Books. #nextup

SGJ Such a. Cool cover 8y
JasonArnopp 10 PRINT "I like this cover a lot" 20 GO TO 10 8y
yayeahyeah That is an AMAZING cover! Completely intrigued by this book. :) 8y
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Pessl is a writing powerhouse. LOVED this book, a clever construct for a coming of age meets murder mystery packaged in a syllabus of classic book chapters and a "final exam" that makes you want to turn back to page one to fill in the details.?

todd I'm insanely intrigued 8y
Joshsandaker Wow, that really does sound awesome. Goes on the to-read list! 8y
BookNotes And another book gets added to the "to be read" list. ? 8y
MarisaColaneri I am so pleased to hear that you enjoyed it! You must read Night Film, as well. I'm re-reading it myself at the moment. Looking forward to discussing in Nola! 8y
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Treasures from two recent visits to Park Road Books in CLT. I have a book problem.

jeff @CherylRussell, @rebeccaschinsky - I snagged the last copy of "the unfinished world" and got the bookstore owner excited about the book. +1 for your Litfluence. ?? 8y
todd Shotgun to borrow "Unfinished World" after you've read it. 8y
BookNotes 👍 8y
Connie Best problem to have! 😃 8y
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