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Joined February 2016

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Family Ties: A Novel | Celia Buckmaster
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What an unpleasant family! Although living cheek by jowl with all of your in-laws would probably make most people cranky. 😏 And I did want to find out what happened, in spite of the unlikeable characters.

#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub

Tamra Yes! It would drive me batty to live with them if I didn‘t work outside the home to get away. The son who was the market grower had it best. 😜 7d
Ruthiella Agree, everyone was pretty terrible and yet I did want to know what would happen. 😂 Their social sphere was way too small. No wonder Mrs. Rockaby was dying to move back to London. 7d
Ruthiella P.S. Nice call back to Mr. George‘s hobby/book in your picture! 👍 7d
LeahBergen I was thinking the exact thing about living all together like that!!! 😬 6d
CarolynM It might not have been so bad if any of the other villagers had been people you could be friends with! 5d
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It‘s always interesting to find the same historical figure in two books. I‘m currently watching #TheGildedAge and #Outrageous and wanted some coordinating reading material. #MitfordSisters

kspenmoll I am watching Outrages too! Must start The Gilded Age! 1w
Butterfinger I have been fascinated by the Mitfords since I read Nancy's Christmas Pudding and Pigeon Pie. I have been looking forward to the show. 1w
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Lucy Beware! | Pamela Sykes
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@LeahBergen @Centique These are my two Lucy books. I think I put them in the wrong order; I believe the tagged book is the sequel.

LeahBergen Oh no!!! I need the sequel now!! 😆😆 These are lovely editions. 3w
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Here‘s my #readyourkindle for July. Let‘s see if I can do better than I did in June. 🤣

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As always, I‘m grateful for my kitties, Sadie and Nicky. 😻 They just turned 12, and Nicky is having some health challenges, but they‘re still the best reading buddies ever. #catsoflitsy

Thanks for the tag, @eggs 😸

#thoughtsforthursday

Eggbeater Adorable! 😍 4w
AmyG 😻😻 4w
lil1inblue 😻 😻 😻 4w
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Eggs Adorable 🐾 4w
Leftcoastzen So cute ! 🥰 I wouldn‘t make it through without kitties. 4w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 4w
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 4w
LeahBergen Aww! 🥰🥰 4w
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 4w
MemoirsForMe 😻😻😻 3w
kspenmoll Cuties! 2w
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The Exiles Return: A Novel | Elisabeth de Waal
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Like most of you, I enjoyed Professor Adler‘s story most, and was glad he and Nina had a happy ending. Resi‘s story was sad, and both Bimbo and Lucas were creeps. Krieger made my blood run cold. And Father Jahoda certainly had his finger in every pie.

#PersephoneClub

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That Awful Term | E M Channon
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I really enjoyed this #girlsown book. My favorite trope (orphan girl goes to live with unsympathetic aunt), along with Girl Guides, and a mystery. I‘m glad Books to Treasure is reissuing these vintage novels.

(Not in the Litsy database, so I tagged another book by the same author.)

LeahBergen I‘m reading a fun “Girl‘s Own” book right now, too! 1mo
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Thanks for reminding me that I own this one. 😄 I‘ll have to move it up the TBR list. 1mo
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I borrowed the idea of categories/genres vs book titles from @coffeymuse and @kelli7990 for my #ReadYourKindle list.

#ReadYourEbooks #ReadYourKobo

CBee Looks good! 2mo
Coffeymuse I love categories! It allows me to either mood read or get a priority read accomplished. Looks good! 2mo
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Sally-Ann | SUSAN. SCARLETT
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Ann was a bit too noble, and her family (especially Bunny) was a bit twee, but I still loved this book. You can always count on Susan Scarlett for escapist fluff. 😄

#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub

Ruthiella I agree, it‘s a bit formulaic and the Bunny side story was a bit much. But from time to time, this kind of Cinderella story is fun to read. 😊 2mo
LeahBergen I kind of wanted to go to her for a beauty treatment (just to see how they‘ve changed over the years) 😆 2mo
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Sadly, I no longer have my childhood copy of Beautiful Joe (those Whitman books were cute, but just didn‘t hold up with age). However, I do have the sequel. 🐶

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent

Leftcoastzen Really nice cover ! Love the old ones 2mo
BarbaraJean 💜Love this! 2mo
LeahBergen Johnny approves this post. 😆 2mo
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The shuttle | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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It‘s funny that Betty describes nasty Nigel describes as the villain in a melodrama, because I thought of him as Snidely Whiplash from the beginning. 🤣

Also, I‘ve never seen the phrase “Hully gee!” outside of a #BetsyTacy book.

All that said, I loved this book! I think it‘s the first adult novel by FHB I‘ve read, but I‘m definitely going to read more.

#PersephoneClub

LeahBergen 😆😆 Great review! And do read 3mo
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Thanks for the recommendation! 2mo
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Now that April's There | Daisy Newman
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A few days left in April to reread one of my favorite books. I think this would be a great title for #FurrowedMiddlebrow to reprint.

Leftcoastzen Wow , love the old chick in the Easter bonnet ! 3mo
LeahBergen I bought this on your recommendation and still haven‘t read it! 😬 3mo
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen I haven‘t read it for years, but read it over and over as a kid. This is my mom‘s BOTM copy. ❤️ 3mo
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iPad: The Missing Manual | J.D. Biersdorfer

I just upgraded my IPad to iOS 18.4.1, and now Litsy isn‘t working right. I can‘t like posts, and it won‘t let me add an image to this post. Anyone else having similar problems?

LeahBergen Eek! I haven‘t upgraded to that one yet. 3mo
TheBookHippie Ack. I didn‘t update yet. It is my fear as Litsy just gets managed not updated. 3mo
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen @TheBookHippie Strangely enough, I updated my iPhone to the same iOS with no problems. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3mo
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willaful oh no... 3mo
dabbe Probably a dumb question on my part, but did you delete the Litsy app, then put it back on there, and then restart your iPad? That might help. I'm scared to offer advice, though, because Litsy is such a dinosaur app. C'mon, Tim @ LibraryThing; update this app! 3mo
rubyslippersreads @dabbe Not yet. I‘ll try that next. 3mo
dabbe @rubyslippersreads 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 3mo
rubyslippersreads Thanks, everyone. Uninstalling/reinstalling seems to have fixed it. I was going through Litsy withdrawal. 🙀 3mo
rubyslippersreads @tpixie Thanks. I wasn‘t sure who to tag. 3mo
rubyslippersreads @dabbe That worked. 😸 3mo
tpixie @rubyslippersreads glad it worked! 😅 I don‘t know if any #Librarything workers are on Litsy anymore - these seemed to be different profiles than their originals Great advice @dabbe 🏆 3mo
dabbe @rubyslippersreads YAH🤩🤩!!! 3mo
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A #kindledeal for anyone interested in the Queen Mum (and her fondness for cocktails 😄). #ebookdeals

LeahBergen I haven‘t read this one! 3mo
charl08 Are these the letters that end "down with the Nazis"? (This may be apocryphal! ) 3mo
rubyslippersreads @charl08 I haven‘t heard that, but I look forward to reading the book and finding out. 3mo
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Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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Nicky and Sadie do NOT approve this message. 😼

Except for that slightly anti-feline quote, I loved this book. Every character was interesting, even (or maybe especially) when they were unlikeable. Poor JimJams!

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Sace I can see myself rereading this (despite the anti-feline vibe 😂). 4mo
Ruthiella Poor Jimjams! 😢 Love the cover! 4mo
LeahBergen Oh JimJams!!! 😭 And I hadn‘t seen this cover before. How cool! 4mo
quietjenn Oo, love that you found this cover! 4mo
CarolynM That is the best cover! 3mo
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The Woman in White | Wilkie Colli
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I‘m still working on (and enjoying) the tagged book (thanks to my bad habit of having several reads going at once), but for those of you interested in a sequel …

#hashtagbrigade #kindledeals #kindlefreebies

BarkingMadRead So cool!! 4mo
Ruthiella I just came across this follow up series myself! It sounds interesting! 4mo
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Family Roundabout | Richmal Crompton
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I loved this book. I can identify with both ladies—Mrs. Willoughby and her lists, and Mrs. Fowler “dipping into” her books. I just don‘t know how Belle got so many men to marry her. 🤷‍♀️

This is my first Richmal Crompton, but it definitely won‘t be my last.

#PersephoneClub

LeahBergen Me, too! I keep intending to read more of her novels. 5mo
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tpixie I like that expression “dipping into books”! 📚 5mo
JenlovesJT47 I am so far behind on most of my buddy reads, hoping to catch up soon! 5mo
CarolynM I read and loved a few of her Just William books in childhood. I definitely want to read more of her adult books now. 5mo
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Betsy-Tacy | Maud Hart Lovelace
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So many lovely, thoughtful birthday treasures from @LeahBergen 😍

I remember Calling All Girls!/Young Miss—it‘ll be so much fun to read one again. The vintage ballet book is adorable, and this is a BLWW I‘ve been wanting to read.

❤️ the goodies in the Betsy-Tacy pencil pouch! The Deep Valley card is absolutely frameable. I hope Nicky & Sadie don‘t get any ideas about cooking from the other cute card. 😹

Thank you so much for everything! 😘

TheBookHippie How. FUN! HBD!!!🎉 6mo
LeahBergen Yay, it arrived! I‘m so glad you like it (it‘s basically a bunch of my favourite little things 😆). Happy Birthday! 😘😘 6mo
Cathythoughts Lovely gifts ❤️ 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy birthday 🎉🎂🎈🎁 6mo
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My February #readyourkindle picks. I‘m really excited to have a couple of ARCs on the list, since I‘m woefully behind. 😆

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When I first started this (especially the “book within a book”), I wasn‘t sure I would make it to the end. However, “The Bastard of Pinsk” got more interesting as it suddenly galloped towards its conclusion, reminding me of a slightly risque Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. The story of the real, rather mundane romance behind it all was sweet.

#furrowedmiddlebrowclub

LeahBergen The “book within a book” grew on me eventually. 6mo
bookandbedandtea A "slightly risqué Gilbert & Sullivan operetta" is a perfect description for that book within a book ? 6mo
Sace While I‘ve only read about 30% of it, it‘s finally growing on me. I‘m actually liking the ridiculous book within the book. 6mo
Ruthiella I can imagine a young woman in the mid 19th century pouring over Heath‘s Book of Beauty the way I did glossy fashion magazines in the 1980s and‘90s. 6mo
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Untitled | Unknown
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I‘m recycling January‘s #readyourkindle. Hope I do better in February. 😆

#readyourkindle #readyourkobo #readyourebooks #readyournook

CBee Same with me! January wasn‘t great 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ 6mo
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The Daughter of Time | Josephine Tey
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One of my favorite books is a #KindleDeal today. #KindleFreebie

LeahBergen 👏👏 6mo
CarolynM I‘ve got a paperback and a folio edition. Maybe I need a digital version too… 6mo
Cathythoughts Very good 👍🏻❤️ 6mo
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The Book Cat | Polly Faber
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My January picks. (I just realized I have two Titanic-related books this month. My obsession is showing. 😆)

#ReadYourKindle #ReadYourEbooks #ReadYourNook #ReadYourKobo

CBee How cool! Looking great 👍🏻 7mo
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Emmeline | Judith Rossner
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Catching up on last month‘s #PersephoneClub book. I‘m fascinated by stories of the Lowell Mill girls, but this one is particularly bleak. It took me a long time to finish because my feelings of dread kept growing stronger and stronger, as did my anger at most of the characters. Poor Emmeline never had a chance.

LeahBergen Poor Emmeline, indeed. 😬 7mo
quietjenn I am very behind, but already not expecting a happy ending ... 7mo
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CarolynM So much to be angry about in this book! 7mo
Cathythoughts Great review. Tough book , Yes, a lot of feelings of dread. 7mo
Bookbuyingaddict Great 👍 review & totally agree , poor emmeline beauty was a curse all she craved was friendship & love ❤️ the women were jealous and awful to her whilst the men lusted or treated her as a pawn 😩certainly no sisterhood 👯‍♀️in this book ! Glad I read it though thank you 🙏 Leah x x x. X 7mo
rubyslippersreads @Bookbuyingaddict Even Matthew (before anyone knew who he really was) could be possessive and controlling. 7mo
rubyslippersreads @CarolynM @Cathythoughts Yes. Hard to find many likable characters. 7mo
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Happy New Year! My resolution is more reading! 😁🎉🍾📚

Ruthiella Happy New Year to you! 🍾🥂🥳 7mo
Sace Excellent resolution! 7mo
TheSpineView Awesome! Happy New Year! 7mo
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TheBookgeekFrau Happy New Year! 🥂📚 7mo
dabbe 🤩🥳🤗 7mo
BookmarkTavern Happy New Year! 🎉🍾🎊 7mo
Deblovestoread Happy New Year 🎆🎇🎆 7mo
Mollyanna Happy New Year! 🎊 7mo
Gissy Happy New Year!🎉🎊🥳 7mo
DogMomIrene Happy New Year! 🎉 7mo
youneverarrived Happy New Year 💕 7mo
kspenmoll Happy New Year! 🎈 7mo
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A New Year, a (mostly) new #ReadYourKindle list.

CBee Looks great! 7mo
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CoverToCoverGirl Well done!🎉🙂 7mo
Sace Congrats!🍾🎉 7mo
wanderinglynn Congrats! Fantastic year of reading! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7mo
CarolynM Happy New Year 🎉 7mo
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Such lovely books from @LeahBergen and Johnny Bergen! I‘ve been dying to read the tagged book. And the handwritten version of Anne of Green Gables looks magical. Thanks so much, dear friend (and your little dog, too. 😁)

P. S. It looks like we were kindred spirits in choosing gifts this year. 👒

julieclair Beautiful! 7mo
LeahBergen We definitely were kindred spirits this year! 😂😂 I‘m so glad you like them. Merry Christmas! 😘😘 7mo
Cathythoughts Fab 🌲❤️ 7mo
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One Afternoon | Sian James
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Here are my two choices for December 2025. I‘ve wanted to read Lady Rose ever since learning that it was a favorite of the Queen Mum‘s. One Afternoon sounds interesting, and this would give me an excuse to buy a copy. 😄

#PersephoneClub

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen A package from Johnny Bergen arrived yesterday. Please tell him I‘ll be a good girl and wait until Christmas to open it. 🐶♥️ 8mo
elkeOriginal Lady Rose is one of my favorite books ever! Would happily reread. But my vote goes to Afternoon - so I can buy a copy without guilt and blame y‘all 😉 8mo
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rubyslippersreads @elkeOriginal I love to use Littens as enablers. 😆 8mo
elkeOriginal @rubyslippersreads And they are always happy to oblige😉 8mo
Cathythoughts Both sound great. I‘ll go for 8mo
Tamra Now that @elkeOriginal lauded Lady Rose, I have to vote for it! 8mo
LeahBergen I‘ll let Johnny know it arrived safely. 😉 8mo
LeahBergen I‘ve read Lady Rose so (like @elkeOriginal ) I‘ll vote for the one I‘ll “have” to buy for myself. 😆 8mo
CarolynM These choices are hard! 8mo
Bookbuyingaddict Iv read one afternoon it is wonderful ! How can this wonderful writer not be more widely known thank goodness 😅 for Persephone I won‘t vote as I‘m happy with either 😀😍 7mo
LeahBergen And the winner is One Afternoon! 7mo
rubyslippersreads Good thing I was proactive and ordered a copy from eBay before the voting was finished. 🤣 7mo
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen A package is on the way to you from Amazon. It should arrive on Christmas Eve Eve. 😄🎄 7mo
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Ooo, lovely! Thanks so much! 😘😘 7mo
LeahBergen I received an Amazon delivery from you this evening! Thank you, thank you! 😘😘 7mo
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Thanksgiving Day Thanks | Laura Malone Elliott
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Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! I think Littens can definitely agree that we‘re grateful for books. 😃🦃📚

JenlovesJT47 Happy Thanksgiving! What would we do without books?! 🧡 8mo
Mollyanna Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 Definitely grateful for that escape that books give us. 8mo
kspenmoll Thank you! Love your visual!!!! ❤️📚 8mo
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Ruthiella Happy Thanksgiving! 8mo
LeahBergen Happy American Thanksgiving! That‘s what we call it up here. 🇨🇦 😆😆 8mo
dabbe 💛🤎🧡 8mo
Leftcoastzen 👏🦃🍽 8mo
LeahBergen Hello! I sent your little Christmas gifts via Amazon this year (stupid Canada Post strike!) and they are due to arrive tomorrow. 😘 8mo
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The Far Cry | Emma Smith
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This was a low pick for me. Interesting, but depressing. My favorite character was Miss Spooner, followed by the tiger, who should have eaten Richard while it had the chance. 😏

This isn‘t my copy(I read the ebook), but I certainly prefer the grey Persephone cover over this artwork. The photo depicts tea harvesting in 1945.

#PersephoneClub

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Harlequin House | MARGERY. SHARP
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Not my favorite Margery Sharp, but fun nonetheless.

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willaful Yeah, It was mid Sharp for me as well... which is still better than no Sharp at all! 8mo
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LeahBergen What @willaful ⬆️ said! 😄 8mo
Ruthiella Ooh! What is your favorite? (Asking for a friend 😜) 8mo
rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella I love Four Gardens, and I also love Brittania Mews. even though it‘s not as light as some of her others. 8mo
quietjenn Same! 8mo
willaful I've been meaning to reread Brittania Mews, it didn't really appeal to me when I was a teen. 8mo
elkeOriginal This cover is 😘 7mo
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Donna, thank you so much for the Ozzy book gift. I haven‘t heard of the tagged book, but I look forward to reading it. And the ruby-red journal is fabulous! (Especially with the text hidden in the lines.) And all just in time for the Wicked movie. 👠🌈🧹

I didn‘t realize you‘d changed your Litsy name, so had missed some of your posts. I‘ll go back and catch up. Thanks again for the thoughtful gift. 😘

LeahBergen How nice! 🥰 8mo
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Isn‘t it? And the Oz journal matches the Anne of Green Gables journal you gave me. Now I have two of my favorite books as journals. 😊 8mo
MemoirsForMe Yay! So happy to add to your (I‘m sure) massive Oz collection. And with a few goodies you don‘t have yet! Enjoy! Enjoy! 🤗💚 8mo
LeahBergen I was thinking that, too!🥰 8mo
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UNDER THE RAINBOW. | SUSAN. SCARLETT
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I can‘t believe we‘re already choosing books for 2025! Here are my picks for January.

The first is the latest FM book published, and the title of the second is a slight nod to the Wicked movie coming to theaters soon. 😄👠

#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub

Tamra My vote is for Ms. Granby‘s Secret 🔎 8mo
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Kimzey Oh, wow! They both sound so good! I think I‘ll go with Under the Rainbow for “the delicious tale of romance and misadventure.” 8mo
Ruthiella Just based on which cover I prefer, I‘ll go for 8mo
LeahBergen Oh, good choices!! I want to read both but I‘ll vote for 8mo
willaful Miss Granby, in honor of the return of our beloved imprint. 8mo
CarolynM It‘s hard to pass up a Susan Scarlett, but It I‘m with @willaful 8mo
LeahBergen Oops! I just noticed that there‘s an error in @kwmg40 ‘s name. I don‘t want you to miss the voting! 😄 8mo
kwmg40 @LeahBergen Thanks for making sure I didn't miss the vote! I will go with Miss Granby. 8mo
quietjenn I'd happily read either, but since it's one I had considered nominating, I vote for 8mo
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Thanks for finding that. That‘s what I get for cutting and pasting. 😕 8mo
rubyslippersreads I‘d happily read either of these, but I‘ll go with Miss Granby, to show my delight in the return of FM. 8mo
julieclair I‘d love to read them both, but I‘ll go with 8mo
LeahBergen @kwmg40 No problem! ❤️ 8mo
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I did the same thing and had to go back and fix it. 😆 8mo
Sace I am bound and determined to read at least one book with y‘all next year. I vote for Miss Granby. 8mo
elkeOriginal It seems behind in votes but I have to pick Rainbow simply because I already own it 🤦🏼‍♀️ 8mo
LeahBergen And the winner is Miss Granby‘s Secret! 8mo
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H Is for Halloween | Disney Book Group
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Happy Halloween to all who celebrate! 🎃👻🍭🍫

IuliaC Happy Halloween! 🎃🧙 9mo
Gissy Happy Halloween 🎃💀🧙🏼‍♀️👻🖤🖤🖤 9mo
TheSpineView Happy Halloween! 🖤🎃🧡 9mo
LeahBergen Happy Halloween to you (and Nicky and Sadie)! 🎃🖤🎃🖤 9mo
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A candid shot of @LeahBergen and her book collection. 🤣

Have a fabulous birthday, dear friend! 😘

sarahbarnes Happy Birthday!! 📚😀 9mo
Ruthiella Great snapshot! 😂 Happy birthday @LeahBergen 🥳 9mo
TheKidUpstairs 🤣🤣 Love this! Happy Birthday @LeahBergen 🎂 🥳 🎉 9mo
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jdiehr Happy birthday! 9mo
Deblovestoread Happy birthday! 🎂🎈📚 9mo
LeahBergen 😂😂 Thank you, friend! 😘😘 9mo
dabbe HB! 🤩🤩🤩 9mo
MaureenMc Happy birthday @LeahBergen Enjoy! 🎈 9mo
TheLudicReader Happy birthday, @LeahBergen 9mo
Gissy Happy Birthday @LeahBerger 🥳🎂🎉🎊 (edited) 9mo
mabell Happy Birthday @LeahBergen ! I hope it was a lovely day! 9mo
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Two free Jane Austen retellings for #Kindle. #PemberLittens

LeahBergen An (unordered by me) Amazon box arrived last night! Thank you! 😊👏 9mo
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Mrs. Shinn most certainly wouldn‘t let Zaneeta read this steamy romance novel. Elinor Glyn is probably more my style, but I couldn‘t resist requesting this #ARC based on one of my favorite musicals. I loved finding all the Easter eggs, starting with the MMC‘s name. #NetGalley #ChaucerRabelaisBalzac

MaureenMc My daughter was in a production of The Music Man last summer. It‘s one of my favorites, and now my daughter loves it too. 🥰 10mo
Clare-Dragonfly A contemporary romance based on The Music Man? That sounds like so much fun! 10mo
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Spam Tomorrow | VERILY. ANDERSON
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I enjoyed this, especially Verily‘s attitude of “just getting on with it.”

I‘m including the “cosy, silvery barrage-balloons” because they reminded me of my mom telling me that she and her girlfriends walked by some every day on their way to school. They each picked one and named it after a movie star; my mom‘s was Humphrey, for Humphrey Bogart. 😄

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elkeOriginal ❤️ your mom & Humphrey! 10mo
Ruthiella Great story! 😃 I looked up the barrages also, to see what they looked like and how they were used. 10mo
kwmg40 I loved that story about your mom! 10mo
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quietjenn Love that story. And that you posted the original cover. 💛 10mo
LeahBergen What a great story about your Mom! 10mo
CarolynM Those little details were what made this book so evocative. Great review and I love the photo🙂 10mo
jlhammar Love that story! Great collage. 10mo
Aimeesue Humphrey! Great story 🎈 10mo
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The Kindle Pocket Guide | Scott McNulty
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I can‘t believe I‘m recycling my #ReadYourKindle list again for #October2024! 🤣

Clare-Dragonfly This is a really cute graphic! You put everything together so well! 10mo
CBee Agreed ⬆️ Love this graphic! 10mo
rubyslippersreads @Clare-Dragonfly @CBee ☺️ 10mo
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I‘m so sad about the death of Maggie Smith. It also made me realize I‘d never read this book or seen the movie. I watched the movie last night. I think Maggie was always in her prime, no matter what her age or the role. Just magnificent.

Also coming in just under the wire for #spinsterseptember.

Plus there‘s a tie-in with The Lady of Shalott. #LMMAdjacent @BarbaraJean

Leftcoastzen She was so great!😢 10mo
BarbaraJean Ugghh, I\'m so sad about Maggie Smith, too. I need to watch this movie...and probably re-read the book! I read it in college (so: 20+ years ago!) and don\'t remember a Lady of Shalott tie-in. Now I am intrigued on multiple fronts. 10mo
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Anastasia Krupnik | Lois Lowry
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Anastasia and I have one big thing in common—we‘re both list makers. With her secret notebook, she reminds me a bit of Harriet the Spy.

#ChildrensClassicRead2024

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Oooh! I remember Anastasia! That‘s reactivated a memory! 10mo
LeahBergen I do love a list! 10mo
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen I can‘t function without lists! 😆 10mo
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I have a feeling many Littens will identify with this cartoon. 😆 #notebooks #stationeryaddict

Seabreeze_Reader 🙋‍♀️Especially tempting around back to school time, although I reigned myself in the last few years. 📒 11mo
ShananigansReads 100% bought a notebook yestderday that I will likely never use. At least it was only $1.00.
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dabbe 🎯! 11mo
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My #September2024 picks for #ReadYourKindle. Box Hill must really want to be read, because the “wheel of reading” picked it again this month. 🤣

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A Kindle of Kittens | Rumer Godden
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I‘m so far behind, I hope no one minds if I repurpose my August #ReadYourKindle list. 🙈

CBee Don‘t mind a bit! I‘ve done the same 😊 11mo
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* Not see colors (my brother is colorblind, so it doesn‘t seem that bad to me)
* Neither, but if I have to choose, how
* Past
* Passion
* Summer (though I‘d prefer spring)
* Fly

#wondrouswednesday

Thanks for the tag @aa_guer2021 😃

Eggs Thx for joining in 🤩 11mo
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Thanks for tagging me, @DebinHawaii 😽

#5JoysFriday

Texreader These all sound so nice! 11mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 11mo
kspenmoll Such wonderful joys! 💙 11mo
mcctrish Great week! Home Fires is so good 11mo
DebinHawaii A lovely list of joys! 💛💛💛 It sounds like a wonderful week! 🎉Thanks for sharing & helping spread the joy! 🤗 11mo
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A couple of my current reads:

My #FolioSociety edition of Ruth for the #PemberLittens #hashtagbrigade readalong. #foliofreaks

The tagged book for the #PersephoneClub

BarkingMadRead Ohhhhh that pic is beautiful 12mo
Aimeesue Oh, the Folio! 💜🩷💜 12mo
MaureenMc 🤩🤩🤩 12mo
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Thanks for tagging me, @DebinHawaii 😽 #5JoysFriday

Leftcoastzen Yes , want Liza‘s autobiography! 12mo
DebinHawaii A wonderful list of joys! 💛💛💛 Yay for Nicky! 🐱🎉I have to confess that I don‘t know what a house purse is but maybe if I see yours, I‘ll need one too! 😉 Thanks for joining in & helping spread the joy! 🤗 12mo
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