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leslieseidel

leslieseidel

Joined June 2016

I read, 📚 therefore I am
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Dear Mr. M: A Novel | Herman Koch
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This arrived! (a few days ago) Thanks @DarcysMom I just started it this morning and am already intrigued and disgusted by the narrator! Ha Ha. Should be an interesting read. @Shadowfat @arubabookwoman #lmpbc #groupT

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City of Girls | Elizabeth Gilbert
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#LMPBC Group T I Finally got my selections together. @Shadowfat @DarcysMom @arubabookwoman Let me know your thoughts. 🤗 Looking forward to another round.

DarcysMom I read The Immortalists. It is fantastic! I haven't read the rest, any of them look good to me. 5y
arubabookwoman I haven't read any of these, and any one of them looks good. (I have read all of Nesbo's Harry Hole mysteries and liked them.) 5y
Shadowfat I haven't read any of them either but I'm more interested in either Bear Town or City of Girls. 5y
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The Buried Giant: A novel | Kazuo Ishiguro
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I really enjoyed this Ishiguro, my first, which surprised me. I guess I have seen some of the movies from his books, so I thought I had read the book! 🤔 It's on the way @grumpygirlbooks Can't believe it's our last round already! @DarcysMom @BridgetteM

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I love Ishiguro but haven‘t read this one yet! And your picture looks like heaven 😍 5y
teainthelibrary I love and miss Sculpin! This looks like San Diego? 5y
leslieseidel @teainthelibrary it's Jupiter FL. I found the Ballast Point at Total Wine! Such a nice treat! 5y
teainthelibrary @leslieseidel it‘s really cool that they managed to get so big! I miss Total Wine 😫 5y
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I thought my #LMPBC #round4 group would appreciate this! @thebluestocking @Ingerella @Whimsical.Curiosity
I didn't catch this! Did any of you?
I still think about this book. It was probably the most imaginative (although very odd and disturbing) book that I have ever read. Which makes it a great choice for a book club! 😉

thebluestocking I didn‘t know or notice that! That‘s super cool. 5y
Ingerella I didn't notice either! I love it! 5y
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Dragon's Lair | Sharon Penman
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@DarcysMom It's here! I started it at the beach, but it's incredibly hard to concentrate on anything but the kite surfers and dogs jumping in the surf. It seems like a great story though! #lmpbc #groupY @grumpygirlbooks @BridgetteM

BridgetteM Beautiful picture! 5y
DarcysMom Gorgeous! 5y
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Commonwealth | Ann Patchett
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@VanChocStrawberry Thanks for the extra goodies Jeni! What a nice surprise. I enjoyed this round with you, @Amanda61 and @BridgetteM (who is in my current #LMPBC Group 🤗). This was my first venture into what is now my Favorite Litsy Group! I tell all of my reader friends about this style of reading/annotating and how much it has added to my enjoyment and deeper understanding of books. As long as you don't mind marking up your books 😬😉

BridgetteM ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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Geek Love | Katherine Dunn
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Got it!! @Whimsical.Curiosity Thanks! It will be returning to you shortly @thebluestocking This was a good set of books: #LMPBC round4 @Ingerella I am about to start round5 and looking forward to it!!

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Here are three more possibilities for my pick for #LMPBC #groupY Let me know what looks good out of all of them. Bridgette has read three of the others, so I hated for her to do a re-read. 😊
@BridgetteM @grumpygirlbooks @DarcysMom

BridgetteM I want to read all of these! The Fredrick Backman book and Behold the Dreamers are my top two. (I will try to post my list of options later today.) 💕💕💕 5y
DarcysMom I haven't read any of these - all of them look good to me. 5y
grumpygirlbooks I would love to read the Fredrik Bachman ! Behold the Dreamers is my second choice! I‘m good with any though to be honest 5y
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leslieseidel I have ordered Behold the Dreamers and the Bachman book and will give them the first chapter test. 🤗 Results coming soon! @grumpygirlbooks @BridgetteM @DarcysMom 5y
BridgetteM Yay! I am so excited! Both of these books have been on my TBR forever. 😊 5y
loveytime I have read all 3, my picks would be 1) dreamers 2) grandmother 3) eat, pray,love 5y
leslieseidel I picked Behold the Dreamers!! It‘s so good so far. @grumpygirlbooks @BridgetteM @DarcysMom Thanks for the input @loveytime 5y
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The Immortalists | Chloe Benjamin
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#lmpbc #roundfive Hello #groupY
Here are my initial four choices for our group. Excited to do this again!!
@BridgetteM @grumpygirlbooks @DarcysMom

umbrellagirl I‘m not in your group, but Beartown and The Immortalists are both fabulous. 5y
grumpygirlbooks Ooh those all sound great! 5y
BridgetteM I‘m so sorry to admit this, but I have read Beartown, The Immortalists, and An American Marriage. I am ok with a re-read though. :) 5y
leslieseidel Hmmm. I hate to have you do a re-read @BridgetteM let me keep looking. 5y
BridgetteM @leslieseidel I‘m so sorry! Those are all excellent choices. 5y
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Circe | Madeline Miller
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Finally finished this amazing book from last round of #LMPBC 😬 @BridgetteM and if the USPS lines ever let up, it will be on its way back to you!! I probably wouldn't have read this if not for this group, so Thank You!

BridgetteM Yay! Thank you! 5y
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@Whimsical.Curiosity It's here. Waiting for me when I got back to sunny Florida 😎 I am looking forward to this read. #LMPBC
@thebluestocking @Ingerella

Whimsical.Curiosity Oh yeah!!! 5y
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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir | Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
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#LMPBC #GroupK Just finished this gem in my favorite coffee spot! I will be getting it in the mail today @thebluestocking 🤗 Looking forward to everyone's picks. @Ingerella @Whimsical.Curiosity

saresmoore Oh, hey, I used to go to Subculture all the time! Love it! 5y
leslieseidel @saresmoore this is the newest one in Jupiter, which makes me happy because the drive to WPB was long just for a cappuccino!! 5y
saresmoore Oh, I‘m so glad they finally put one in Jupiter! Oceana is good, but they‘ve got nothing on the Subculture vibe. 5y
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thebluestocking I can‘t wait! I‘ve been wanting to read this one for a while. There‘s a great episode about it on the Literary Disco podcast. 5y
Whimsical.Curiosity @leslieseidel mailed your book today! I'm a little late to the post office so I mailed it priority. Should be there Thursday 😍 5y
leslieseidel @Whimsical.Curiosity Great! Thanks. 5y
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The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir | Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
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Hi #GroupK #LMPBC Here are my four choices of books from my mountainous⛰TBR pile. Let me know what you think @Ingerella @thebluestocking @Whimsical.Curiosity

Whimsical.Curiosity Oooh! I've read Girl with all the Gifts. 5y
leslieseidel @Whimsical.Curiosity Ha Ha. It looks so good and I have heard great things about it. 5y
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Whimsical.Curiosity @leslieseidel it does! I read the synopsis and was like YES. 🤣 5y
Ingerella I agree, the fact of a body sounds really good! 5y
Ingerella P.S. I've read The Girl With All the Gifts too and loved it. It's so good! 5y
thebluestocking Another great group of picks! I‘m for Fact of a Body too! 5y
leslieseidel And the winner is......Fact of a Body. @Whimsical.Curiosity @Ingerella @thebluestocking 5y
Whimsical.Curiosity @leslieseidel oh yeah!!! Gonna be an awesome read!! 5y
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Hidden Bodies | Caroline Kepnes
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Thank you @erzascarletbookgasm for this #fffs package. The books that you picked are perfect and I look forward to reading them. The snack looks yummy--cant wait to try it! I love green tea too. And the handmade bracelets are great because they represent a tradition of your country. I chose to do an International swap this time to have more of an exchange of cultures so this package is perfect!

erzascarletbookgasm I‘m glad you liked them. 😊Enjoy! 5y
Avanders ❤️🧡💛🎃🍁🍂😍 5y
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The Namesake | Jhumpa Lahiri
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I finished my #LMPBC and got it in the mail on time!! Feeling very accomplished! Next up: my #coffeebeanbookclub read and mailing a Fall Swap box overseas. I can't believe how much I am enjoying marking up a work of fiction as I read it. It really adds a whole new dimension to the reading!

ReadingMeagan What a great view! 6y
Reviewsbylola Beautiful spot. I‘m so jealous! 6y
Captivatedbybooks Hey mama! So because i was rushing to get all my stuff mailed i didn‘t put any coffee in your envie so you have something coming from Amazon 😉 6y
leslieseidel @Captivatedbybooks thanks! I got the book today. 🤗 6y
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The Namesake | Jhumpa Lahiri
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@VanChocStrawberry This just arrived!! 🤗 Looking forward to starting it and seeing your comments. #lmpbc Group G 🌟 @BridgetteM @Amanda61

VanChocStrawberry Yay!! Pretty pic! 6y
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Hello, Philadelphia! | Martha Day Zschock
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Thanks @Captivatedbybooks for the local coffee and next cozy mystery. It all looks good!! #coffeebeanbookclub

Captivatedbybooks Is ground coffee okay? Or do you want like k cups? 6y
leslieseidel @Captivatedbybooks ground coffee is perfect! I don't use k-cups. 6y
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Still Mine | Amy Stuart
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#whodunitbymail reading on a beautiful morning. I am enjoying this selection @JoeStalksBeck I find it interesting that many of the book's characters have mysterious pasts, so there are a lot of plot twists to unfold as I read on. 🕵️‍♀️

robinb Lovely view ❤️ 6y
ferskner You have the best views! 6y
Soubhiville Wow, so pretty there! 6y
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Still Mine | Amy Stuart
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Just an FYI for our #whodunitbymail group (in case we can ever figure this out ?): I highlighted in green what I have received and two books somehow passed me. (Still Mine and Hidden Fire). Also I have not received my May book from @AndreaReads so I currently don't have a book. Maybe this is a "withdrawn book" month for me. Hope this helps somehow.

AndreaReads I have Still Mine ready to be sent to you! The one listed above it was the missing book! We‘re almost caught up on our end! 6y
leslieseidel Oh great!! Thanks @AndreaReads 6y
Marmie7 My book is missing? (Hidden fire) I had no idea. 6y
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leslieseidel @AndreaReads forgot to mention in the last comment that I am at my NJ address. Thanks! 6y
kspenmoll Still Mine & Hidden Fire I had ages ago but I think the person I mailed them to never passedthem on to @MrsV & @Tiffy_Reads could not get any response. Some books were replaced & may be out of order. Does anyone have them? 6y
MrsV I was just thinking about this. I have had and passed on Still Mine, but not Hidden Fire if that helps at all. The last book I passed on was I‘ve Got You Under My Skin. 6y
MrsV I spoke too soon. I just got The Devotion of Suspect X today! 6y
Marmie7 So my book, Hidden Fire, was lost between @kspenmoll and @MrsV ? Maybe lost in the mail? Should I get another copy and send to @MrsV ? @Tiffy_Reads @Read4life 6y
Read4life @Marmie7 I know in the past @Tiffy_Reads or someone she had assisting with our group organized getting another copy and where it needed to be sent. I‘ve seen on here that @Tiffy_Reads has been ill recently so maybe we should just try and figure it out as a group. I personally haven‘t received a book for May or July. This means I won‘t have anything to send to you in August. 6y
Read4life Let‘s see if we can figure out where we‘re at by book. The last book I received was IQ. Does anyone have The Keepsake? How about Let Us Pray? I think I should have received both by now but haven‘t. 6y
Marmie7 I just finished IQ and will be sending it to @JoeStalksBeck 6y
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Commonwealth | Ann Patchett
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Here are my selections for our Litsy Markup 3/ Group G. @Amanda61 @VanChocStrawberry @BridgetteM My first choice is Commonwealth but wanted to check with everyone first.

BridgetteM Commonwealth looks good! I‘ve heard great things about it! 6y
Amanda61 Commonwealth sounds really good to me as well! 6y
VanChocStrawberry I‘ve started My Brilliant Friend, but haven‘t read any others. Commonwealth sounds good to me! (edited) 6y
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Seating Arrangements | Maggie Shipstead
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I saw a recommendation for this book, realized I had a copy, and read it immediately. It takes place on a fictional island in New England, which sounds like Nantucket to me. A family gathers to celebrate a wedding and the author does a great job of deep diving into all of the drama that unfolds. There is an abundance of interesting and flawed characters. But what I liked most was the rich dialogue, both inner and between the characters.

CSeydel My sister in law recommended this but I still haven‘t gotten around to it! 6y
Soubhiville I liked her other- 6y
leslieseidel @CSeydel it was written in 2012 and It wasn't on my radar until now. @Soubhiville I want to read that one next. 6y
SledgeReader @leslieseidel @Soubhiville Putting this in the TBR that probably stretches to the moon by now! I love books set on an island. 6y
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The Three Evangelists | Fred Vargas
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Multitasking 🐾🎾📖 in a moment of sunshine. Just started my latest #whodunitbymail selection. I think we mail again in a few days, so back to reading!! 😜

Louise As long as you keep throwing that tennis ball every paragraph or so! 🐾💕 6y
leslieseidel @Louise Ha Ha that's right! 6y
Bklover Hi Leslie!!! Just got the #whodunitbymail package. Thank you so much for the lovely bookmark, I have never seen one like that! I love it!! ❤️💙❤️ 6y
leslieseidel @Bklover you are so welcome!! ☺️ Glad that you like it! 6y
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Good Daughter | Karin Slaughter
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I would have enjoyed this book even if I wasn't at the beach! ⛱🌊 The writing was wonderfully descriptive. The main characters were well-developed with some to love and some to dislike. And the story was excellent with quite a few twists and turns. I was bummed to get to the end of this 500+ page novel. Now to deep dive into this author's backlist!

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Florida | Lauren Groff
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Headed South for the Winter and stuff is just catching up to me! But my #bookmarkswap from Tanya made it! Thank you so much for the awesome bookmarks and the softest socks I have ever felt!! And the 🍬 too! I hope things are well at your house!! ❤️❤️

Clwojick ❤️️❤️️ 6y
TricksyTails Love the Grumpy Cat bookmark! 6y
coffeenebula Yay 😁 Glad you like everything! Thanks for your patience ❤️ 6y
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OK I think that I am back on track after confusing the opening dates between my two book exchanges!! @Alfoster thank you so much for these books from my TBR that I am really looking forward to reading. Love the pen, unique bookmark and face mask! I really appreciate your gifts!! 🎅🎄🤩 #whodunitdoesChristmas

Alfoster Yay! Glad you like them😀! 6y
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Piper Perish | Kayla Cagan
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Wow @Coco 😍 Amanda, Thank you SO much. I am very excited to read these books! Homemade soap, cocoa mix and my favorite chocolate covered pretzels!!☺️ I love the journal and bookmarks to add to my collection!! Feeling spoiled and thankful!! ❤️❤️#secretsantagoespostal

Thanks again to the organizers 👇 for this fun exchange. 🤩

swishandflick I loved The Walls Around Us! ❤️ 6y
Avanders ❣️🎁❣️ 6y
Coco So happy you love it all!!!!! I had a blast preparing all of it! Merry Christmas! 6y
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buecherwurm Wow! Where are you from? I have to wait at least 7 hours more. You are so lucky! 6y
thewallflower0707 Do you live in Australien or something? Because it‘s still the twentieth here for another 3 hours 6y
leslieseidel Oops I opened a day early. Oh well! 😬😳 6y
MrBook Wow!!! That. Is. Awesome! Eh, a day early, it's all good, lol. 😁👏🏻 6y
Alfoster But you can open the whodunnit one today!🤪 6y
leslieseidel Oh @Alfoster that was my confusion! I swapped them! Thanks. Will get right on it! 👏😳😉 6y
Alfoster Haha! Too many presents to remember dates!😆😆😆 6y
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I had to pop out and capture my #secretsantagoespostal #wintersolsticebookexchange against this stunning winter sunrise. The birds' timing were perfect, heading to my neighbor who puts out seed for them every morning!
@Coco Now to make my coffee and open!!

Coco Eeek yay!!!!!!!! Beautiful photo!!! 6y
mjdowens So beautiful 6y
Tamra Lovely! 6y
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Oryx Stunning 6y
Redwritinghood Beautiful sunrise! 6y
Simona Beautiful 😍😍😍 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful!!! 💗 6y
Avanders Oooooh 😍😍 And yay!🎉🎉 6y
bedandabook That is stunning! 6y
thewallflower0707 Amazing! 6y
MrBook Wow!!! #SSGP Pic of the Season! 😎👌🏻 6y
Gissy Beautiful picture! ❤️ 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Such a gorgeous sunrise! 6y
Sydsavvy Beautiful!!! 6y
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"IT'S HERE" | June M. Lawrence
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Both of my book exchanges are safely here! #secretsantagoespostal and #whodunitdoeschristmas (apologies to @Alfoster on the late notification 😬🎄)
@MrBook @BookBabe @Avanders thanks for coordinating #wintersolsticebookexchange
@Tiffy_Reads thanks for coordinating our #whodunitbymail exchange. Whew!!!! I think I got all the #'s and @'s 🤗🤗

Alfoster No worries! Just hope you like it😀! 6y
leslieseidel @Coco thank you! Can't wait to open it!! 6y
leslieseidel @Alfoster thanks!! I am sure I will! 6y
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Coco Yay!!!! Enjoy!!! 6y
MrBook lol, yaaay! 6y
Avanders 🎉🎉🎉♥️🎄 6y
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Saying Thank You | Monisha Vasa
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Wow! What a wonderful collection of bookmarks you sent to me @Caffienequeen I LOVE the specially made for me ones. Thank you for your thoughtfulness!! 💖💖
#bookmarkswap

EchoLogical Nice! 6y
L_auren 😍 6y
guinsgirlreads I had plans to make more, but my craft skills need more time than I have 😔😂! Glad you like them!!! 6y
leslieseidel @Caffienequeen they really are great! Craftiness always looks so easy from the outside!! 😬 6y
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I am completely full of gratitude for this wonderful #booktoteswap package. The books are all fantastic and I don't know which one to start first! The mug: awesome and my new favorite. Plus a cute journal and bookmark. @erinreads you really nailed this one! And I already raved about the tote, but THE TOTE!! 😍Thank you so much!!

Also to @cobwebmoth many thanks for organizing and managing this fantastic swap!!

erinreads I‘m so glad you like everything! I love the mug too and may have gotten one for myself as well! 😍 6y
Reviewsbylola Nice!! 6y
emilyhaldi Great book choices!! 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm Great gifts! The mug is 👍 6y
britt_brooke Nice! 6y
BibliophileMomma @leslieseidel Good Morning! Quick question have you mailed your #whodunitdoeschristmas package yet? 6y
leslieseidel Yes @Tiffy_Reads It should arrive today or tomorrow. I forgot to post pic. 😬 6y
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I had to pause in the opening to admire this tote!!! @erinreads this bookstore is on my shortlist to visit and I am envious that it is your local bookstore!!
I LOVE this!! Now, back to the rest! #booktoteswap

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I've Got Mail! | Robert Messinger
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Woo Hoo! It's here! Thanks @erinreads I can't wait to see what's inside tomorrow! 🤩 #booktoteswap

erinreads Yay! Glad it made it there in time! 🤗 6y
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Good news and bad news @britt_brooke I mailed your #booktoteswap package this morning, priority mail, but somehow it said arrival date:12/2. Yikes!! I hope that it gets there in the normal three business day Priority Mail time. If not, I apologize!

britt_brooke Oh, thank you so much! Maybe it‘ll get here by Friday, but no worries if not, of course!! 💚 (edited) 6y
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I just finished watching this documentary on the great Joan Didion. I have read several of her books and think she has such a way with words. This is such a beautifully done homage to Joan by her nephew Griffin Dunne. What I found the most memorable was the very intimate look at Joan‘s grief and grieving process after several very painful losses in recent years. You might want to have tissues handy. #bookrelated #netflix

kspenmoll Thx. Did not know about documentary. 😍 6y
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I found this unread book on my shelves and think that it is the perfect time for it to jump out at me, just prior to #litsyclassics 📚 #bookserendipidity

Daisey Great plan! 6y
bookloo I‘m learning so much from this book! 6y
Gezemice I have read How To Read Novels Like a Professor and enjoyed it a lot. I would like to read this one, too! 6y
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The Quiet American | Graham Greene
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I found a couple of my #litsyclassics on the sale rack at BookBook in NYC on this beautiful 70 degree night.

#yesvember17 @Libby1 Day 2: Beautiful

Libby1 I loved The Quiet American, @leslieseidel . I hope you like it, too. 6y
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I decided to join in the fun of #litsyclassics for 2018. Thanks to @Sarah83 for getting this started. I have so many classics that I have been meaning to read, but they usually get put aside when the current books get added to the TBR pile. So I am hoping that this gives me the incentive I need!

Libby1 There are some WONDERFUL choices listed here, @leslieseidel ! 6y
Pamwurtzler That‘s a great list. I might have to try that! 6y
Sarah83 Great choices 😎 6y
leslieseidel Thanks @Libby1 @Pamwurtzler and @Sarah83 am anxious to start now!!! 6y
Sarah83 You only have to wait two months 😊 6y
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The Aftermath | Rhidian Brook
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Thank you for the wonderful #halloweengoespostal package @Pamwurtzler Three awesome, new books to read! The darling bird-themed journal and bookmark! And I am excited to try this interesting hot chocolate mix! Happy Halloween to All! 👻🎃🕸

And many thanks to @BookishMarginalia for all the love and hard work that you put into this exchange.

Pamwurtzler Happy Halloween!!! I‘m glad you like it! Hope you enjoy it all! 🍁😀🎃 6y
GA_Bookworm07 Love the ny mug. Ive always wanted to go. 6y
Avanders Great box! 🎃🎃 (edited) 6y
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Here We Go, Harry | Kim Lewis
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#halloweengoespostal #fallbookexchange
Just got up, made my coffee and now I am ready!!
The note says my secret Halloweenie is @Pamwurtzler

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Friday Nights | Joanna Trollope
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#friyayintro my turn:
1️⃣ Definitely not a fan of fruit and chocolate combos.
2️⃣ The Late Show by Michael Connelly
3️⃣ Seafood and Butter! Can't have one without the other!
4️⃣ 8: all in Maine. Both of my parents moved far away from families that were born and lived in the same town all their lives.
5️⃣ OK
Thanks @Bklover for the tag!

Bklover Oh, crab legs!!!!❤️❤️❤️ (edited) 6y
Texreader My best friend loves lobster in butter. She‘s from Maine. Is that a Maine thing then (asks the clueless Texan)? 6y
leslieseidel Yes!! @Texreader Maine lobster in melted butter is the best!!! Especially when eaten on a deck overlooking the Coastline!! 6y
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Halloween Treats | Carolyn Haywood
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JoeStalksBeck 👏👏👏👏👏👻🎃 6y
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Girl in Snow: A Novel | Danya Kukafka
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So I am reading along in my LIBRARY book and find something stuck to the page. It appears to be broccoli!! How? Why?

Can anyone top this? #foundinalibrarybook

ReadingEnvy Or a booger. 6y
leslieseidel Oh no!! Must remove immediately!! @ReadingEnvy 6y
That-Bookish-Hiker I hate when that happens in a library book. I've found hair in a few. But food is still worse. 6y
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Indexasaurus I manage a public library. Ppl leave lots of weird/gross stuff in books (and in the book drops). Found a chicken bone in a book once. Another book had a huge clump of cat/dog hair ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 6y
Mommamanzi Gross!!! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Omg!!! That's why I would rather buy mine! 🙊 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Indexasaurus omg!!! Why would someone do that?!?! 😩 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Oh god - I hope it's broccoli and not something worse 🤢 6y
leslieseidel @Indexasaurus I guess you have seen it all. 😬 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I guess free reading comes with a price; not always worth it! 😉 6y
leslieseidel @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled that comment made me laugh and cringe at the same time! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @leslieseidel that's true!!! 😉😉 6y
Indexasaurus @leslieseidel I've heard some real horror stories from other librarians so I feel pretty lucky that most of what I've encountered is kinda comical (so far!) 6y
BkClubCare Broccoli is or seems to or should be mined for glue properties. 6y
leslieseidel @BkClubCare 🤔🤣you may be on to something! 6y
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Wow!! What a fantastic #letshyggeswap box from @KCorter 😍 I love the candle holders! So beautiful, will put them on my deck. Adorable socks, beautiful bookmark, lavender tealights AND three books that I have not read!! Thank you so much Kimi!

Thanks to @Tiffy_Reads for the fun!

KCorter I'm so glad you like your gift! Those Himalayan Sea Salt votives are AMAZING. I haven't read Our Souls at Night yet, so maybe we could do a buddy read. That Agatha Christie collection is my go-to comfort read. Aside from all the murder, Ms. Marple embodies hygge. 😉 6y
leslieseidel @KCorter I would love to do a buddy read with you for the Kent Haruf. Looking forward to meeting Miss Marple too! Thanks again. 6y
emilyhaldi ❤️ the candle holders! And your view 😍 6y
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Wow! I practically read this book in one sitting! The author covers a lot of morality issues, but in a good, not preachy way. The relationship that develops between the two main characters is full of self-revelation and introspection, in turn, allowing the reader the same. I like and appreciate books that allow you to think outside their storyline.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️ so true! 7y
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My #letshyggeswap box arrived safely last week from Florida. Now just hoping 🤞🏻that mine makes it down there in time!

KCorter Yay! I am so glad it arrived safely! 7y
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Blame | Jeff Abbott
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Labor Day reading at my in-laws. This kept my interest with all its twists and turns. I was skeptical since it is an amnesia-follows-accident plot. Not to worry; it worked!

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Final Girls | Riley Sager
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OK, #whodunitbymail folks, I had to join the club of those who couldn't wait for this one. It was mostly worth the hype. I got a teeny bit bored in the beginning, but couldn't put it down once it got going!

Sace Gorgeous flower and picture! 7y
leslieseidel @RestlessFickleBookSlut thanks! I gratuitously included it in the pic! 😜 7y
Sace @leslieseidel I don't blame you! 7y
JoeStalksBeck Hey I just want you to know that the books you sent were amazing! The Fourth Monkey was absolutely one of my favs of 2017. And that bag! Omg! I use it everyday! Thank you so much again for your great gifts! 7y
leslieseidel @JoeStalksBeck that's awesome! I am glad that you liked the books! And the bag! Yay! 🤗 7y
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I started my #whodunitbymail today and it made a great companion to my peanut butter cookie and iced latte! This is my first Nevada Barr and it is sooo good. Fantastic character development! I will definitely read more in this series!

Susanita I'm glad you're liking it! 7y
TheWordJar Ooohhh, I really want a peanut butter cookie now!! 😋 7y
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Wow! Wow! Look at this! @JoeStalksBeck this is awesome!! 💖👍🎉Lots of great new books to read. Some cool Sons of Anarchy swag, book light, candle and loads of BOOKMARKS! Thanks sooo much. Sorry for the day late post but my birthday weekend gave me no breaks 😱. Love everything! #bibliophilebookexchange

MrBook Wow! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻 7y
TrishB Double wow 😀👍 7y
sisilia WOWWWWW 👍🏻 7y
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JoeStalksBeck Yay!! I was hoping you enjoyed everything. !!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 7y
JoeStalksBeck I see @Tiffy_Reads got you TGWATG too lmao! 7y
JoeStalksBeck It looks like way more stuff all together lol! 7y
leslieseidel @JoeStalksBeck yes! It must be a really good book then!! 😉And yes it expanded quite a bit out of the box!!😂Thanks again! This was a great exchange! 7y
JoeStalksBeck You're welcome ❤️ 7y
Cinfhen You hit the jackpot 💖💖💖💖enjoy! Soooo generous @JoeStalksBeck 7y
JoeStalksBeck @Cinfhen thank you❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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I started this book and it has so many similarities to my last book that I am getting plot-confused. I keep overlaying characters and scenes from both books in my head?!? Does this ever happen to anyone?
Maybe the coffee will help! 😉

Karkar What a great view! 7y
mcipher @Karkar My thoughts exactly! Beautiful. 7y
Captivatedbybooks This has happened to me i believe it was last year about a recent book that came out and one i read ages ago. 7y
Ashley_Nicoletto Great view and that pup! 😍 Looks like quite the beauty. 7y
Annl Great photo! 7y
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