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todd

Joined October 2015

Co-founder OoP and Litsy | Longing for the Shire.
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Everyone Poops | Taro Gomi
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My new favorite :) Is there a more universally true book/onesie?

LeahBergen Love it! 😂 7y
Suet624 We have the book. We read it all the time. 7y
MrBook 😂👏🏻 7y
tpixie Love e it!! 6y
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Can't read enough of these novels right now. Fast, fun, well-written. Even works when read out of order -- Doh! 😃

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Curious George Visits the Library | Margret Rey, H A Rey, Alan J. Shalleck
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Happy National Library Week! Thanks to all the librarians and libraries that help keep us curious. #libraryweek

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The Great Gatsby | Francis Scott Fitzgerald
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For years, a work associate of my father gave special, limited-edition book sets as a thank you. This set has a custom book plate, jazz playlist on CD and foreword. I'm a sucker for this stuff. What a novel idea 📚💡

SGJ Whoah. I need to run one of those down somehow. That is too, too cool. And for one of my favorite novels. 7y
Lizpixie That is gorgeous! You're a lucky man to have something so beautiful & unique.💚 7y
Jess_Read_This Wow... that is so neat. I love this! 💕📚💕 7y
DivineDiana Fabulous! Where did you find this treasure? (edited) 7y
tpixie Such a treasure! 7y
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Savages: A Novel | Don Winslow
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Really enjoying this so far. Great book to keep you up at night when your two-week old baby is keeping you up at night 🙃

Notafraidofwords I've had my eye on this one. 7y
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"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." Happy birthday to the author who inspired the idea for www.outofprintclothing.com. It's been a wonderfully crazy seven years.

Josie Happy 7 years! And thank you for Litsy! 7y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
CherylDeFranceschi 🎉🎉🎉 7y
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My Early Life: 1874-1904 | Winston Churchill
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A rallying call for 2017!

JoeStalksBeck ❤❤❤👏👏👏 7y
Desha ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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The Empathy Exams: Essays | Leslie Jamison
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The race described in this book (the Barkley Marathon) is insane. I know only one person who will do this with me. What say you @jeff ?

Soubhiville I recently watched the documentary about that! It's utterly crazy. 7y
jeff This race sounds about the right amount of insane to try @todd ! 7y
todd The starting gun is replaced with the red glow of a cigarette. Have to watch that documentary. @Soubhiville @jeff 7y
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Dark Matter | Blake Crouch

Is there anything better than giving a book you enjoyed to a friend (in this case, my wife) and hearing that it has kept her up reading WAY past bedtime two nights in a row?

Reviewsbylola I love it when this happens to my husband. But it rarely does unfortunately! He's not a big reader and when he does read it is not usually anything that interests me. 7y
todd My wife and I have a mini-book club/swap thing going. Only problem is I'm such a slow reader ;) 7y
Zelma I would love to have a mini book club with Mr. Z but we have completely different taste in books. Every so often I will read one he has read but it is super rare. 7y
Lupita.Reads It's the best thing! 😍❤️ 7y
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Dark Matter | Blake Crouch
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I have high hopes. Thanks #BOTM.

CherylDeFranceschi Yay! 🎉It's such a fun read! 7y
she_barks I don't think you'll be disappointed! 7y
JennyM It's amazeballs! 7y
TheLadyHyatt I loved it! 7y
emilyesears I enjoyed it! Very unique story! 7y
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Anansi Boys: A Novel | Neil Gaiman
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🤘Coming to a Book Riot Live Litsy meet-up / book swap near you (if you happen to be in NYC on Sunday 😉). See you there! #LitsyRiotLive 🤘

JonathanDunne Best of luck with that! I'll be there in spirit👌 7y
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Taking two fragile things with me to the country this weekend.

Eyelit Fragile, indeed! 😆 Hope the other bow stays firmly attached! 7y
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The Power of the Dog | Don Winslow
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Today's #allhallowsread post of a book with a Day of the Dead holiday in it. Not a major part of the book...but it qualifies. Just finished and I loved it. @Orbeck33 is now reading it, so we have something to talk about again 😚

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Not sure if this was the first scary book I read, but it definitely has stayed with me. I believe I found it at a book fair at my elementary school. Loved those fairs. That cover! #allhallowsread

Lola Ha! My first thought was, THAT COVER!!!! 😂😳😜 7y
angrylilasian Me too! 7y
NickNelson07 Still think about the woman with the green scarf every Halloween 7y
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The Impossible Fortress | Jason Rekulak
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This book is bringing back loads of high school memories--like student smoking sections!!! It's been a while since I stepped into a HS, but I imagine these don't exist so much any more ;)

Alfoster No, they don't!😜😂 7y
BethFishReads I'm sure they dont 7y
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More Penguin Sci-Fi classics stacked in the fashion of something very familiar. Thx for all the great books @penguinrandomhouse

LeahBergen 👍🏼👍🏼 7y
britt_brooke Nice! 👌🏻👌🏻 7y
BookishFeminist Jealous! Those are beautiful. 👍🏼 7y
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PirateJenny Oh! They came out great! I'm on vacation and haven't gotten to see them yet. (I work for PRH) 7y
BethFishReads Wow!!!! 7y
Driftglass Want! 😎📚 7y
Anei Omg I want that Once and Future King edition. 7y
mdemanatee *grabby hands* 7y
jveezer I love TOAFK! I would like to read that Neil Gaiman introduction too. I just go a copy of The Book of Merlyn, the unpublished conclusion to TOAFK. 7y
TheLondonBookworm TOAFK that edition 😍 possibly one of the strangest books I've read. The moral lessons were 😓 I preferred the earlier sections I have to say! 7y
jveezer I was able to read the first 9 pages of the intro on the website. That's a nice set of classics. I've read all but the Clarke and Gibson and would gladly re-read them. 7y
todd @PirateJenny - they are treasures. Each one. 7y
Bookdodger One of my all time favorites 💞! NEED this edition! 7y
Susanita If it's good enough for Professor X ... 7y
Jack-Cade One of the great literary works. How could one not like this edition with an introduction by Neil Gaiman? I read this many years ago. Probably about time to pick it up again. 6y
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Dune | Frank Herbert
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DUUUUUNNNNEEE, these are sweet. Just returned to the office after 4 wild days at NY Comic Con and found these waiting for me on my desk. Love the redesign. Can't wait to prominently add them to my bookshelf. @penguinusa

Kenny I am going to sell one thousand copies of that edition of Dune. 7y
manifestsanity The spice must flow! 7y
Claireluana So pretty!!! 7y
8leagueboot @penguinrandomhouse is trying to kill me with their superb design. I am overwhelmed with desire! 7y
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To paint the scene, I was caught in a downpour, pulling a dolly full of things needed to introduce Litsy to the great people of the NYC Comic Con next week. No umbrella. Six more blocks to go. Crossing 6th Ave and everything slips off the dolly and spills to the street. Terrible mess but drew my attention this little toy boat on a similarly perilous journey. Just a #bookbroughttolife moment that turned my day around.

BookNotes 😱 7y
SusanInTiburon ? Makes me think of Scuffy the Tugboat. "Toot toot! I was meant for bigger things!" 7y
451Degrees Beautiful imagery☺️ 7y
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RachelSchwartz Dan is loving this book right now! 7y
LiteraryinLawrence Hope your day improved! But it's good that you found some meaning in the madness. 7y
Tav I will see you at Comic-con!! 7y
BethFishReads 😂 but awesome photo & book tag 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Rain just stinks but that little boat makes it a bit better. 🌧☔️💦 7y
TheLadyHyatt I'm also reading this and enjoying it, love the real life scene 😂 7y
Hobbinol My favorite parts of "living" are serendipitous moments that you can archive in your memory bank under "Uncanny Observations." Thanks for taking the time to capture this moment to share with us. This is my favorite Litsy post in quite some time! 7y
todd @Hobbinol - Wow. Thanks for that! 7y
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The Master and Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov
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A favorite book and cover and Rolling Stones song inspiration and t-shirt (https://www.outofprintclothing.com/products/master-and-margarita-mens-tee)...and it has an animal on the cover, so it works perfectly for today's #funfridayphoto

utterKATEness I had no idea Out Of Print made a shirt for this book! Nice!! 7y
LeahBergen 👍🏼👍🏼 7y
BethFishReads 👍👍 7y
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Rosie Revere, Engineer | Andrea Beaty
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Nothing but the highest praise for this book. Wonderful message for young and old, and the art is soooo fun.

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It's lunch but it's work-related. @jeff #underthelitfluence

BookishKateNYC This hashtag needs to happen 8y
ValerieAndBooks This counts as literary- related research 🤓🍸🍹! 8y
iwitzman You're in Chicago? Love that place! Go to Little Goat too! 8y
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todd @iwitzman - Yes! Such a good burger. Here for second bday celebration. 8y
kbuggle @todd yesss good choice! au cheval 🍔 is like no other 🙌🏼 8y
todd @kbuggle - sooooooooo tasty 8y
bookishdawg I will always choose Boo Radley 😊 7y
Lola Great burger! If you're still in the area, Open Books is in the West Loop. Worth checking out. 7y
Lola And happy birthday, @todd! Go buy yourself some books!😂😂🎉📚 7y
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The Power of the Dog | Don Winslow
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Are we supposed to assume the $100K Art gives Ramos to bring in the Doctor is from the account Adan created for him? Or is it gov't funds?

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The Power of the Dog | Don Winslow
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Goodbye summer weekends. Sad to see you go, but at least I have these to look forward to!

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America | Franz Kafka
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#AugustPhotoChallenge - Alvin Lustig is one of my favorites when it comes to minimalistic cover design. #minimalisticcovers @TheSpinecrackersBookClub

TheSpinecrackersBookClub All of these are so pretty! 8y
RealLifeReading Wow. Nice! 8y
Mayread Well played. 8y
todd @TheSpinecrackersBookClub - I love this challenge! Well done. 8y
TheSpinecrackersBookClub @todd thanks so much!! If it's a hit we should maybe do it next month again. 8y
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Big 40 birthday book buy. Found for $1.50 at the Kent Public Library book sale. Full of notes. Not sure if this much marginalia is going to be like reading with someone else or really really annoying? Anyone else read a book with this much added ink by a complete stranger?

Megabooks Not that much! It's an insane amount! 8y
RealLifeReading Woah. I probably wouldn't have bought that 8y
RealLifeReading Oh and happy birthday! 8y
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Notafraidofwords I like all the notes. I'm used to it. I buy plenty of used books. 8y
prowlix I like some notes in my used books, it gives me added insight. But I don't think I've seen anything with that many notes 8y
Varshitha Happy birthday!! I wouldn't have bought it with that many notes.. 8y
Lola For a buck and a half, you can't go wrong. Even if it proves to be too many notes for your liking. The Fishermen, btw, is soooo good! And happy birthday!!! 8y
rachelm That is serious ink! I haven't dug into someone else's marginalia... Feels so personal! 8y
TheWellReadOwl I love the notes. It's a sneak peak into someone else's mind. 😀 And Happy Big 40! 8y
CherylDeFranceschi Happy Birthday! 🎂 8y
BookishFeminist Happy birthday! Books are always the perfect way to celebrate. 🎉📚🎂 8y
Twocougs Yes and I loved it! 🎂📚 8y
Gezemice Happy Birthday! 😀🎉 8y
Simona @todd Happy birthday 😘 and enjoy in new books 👍 8y
thepaulhoa I think it'll be annoying but an interesting insight into someone else's opinions. Or methods for reading a book. 8y
Treatyoshelf Happy birthday! I shuddered at all the notes until I saw it was for Part Time Indian. Such a great discussion book. 8y
todd @thepaulhoa - I'll let you know how it goes. 8y
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The Fishermen: A Novel | Chigozie Obioma
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Yay to maps! Anyone else think that all books should start with a hand drawn map? #juststarted

Suzze Yes, and sometimes a family tree or cast of characters. 8y
Trav Yep! I get excited when I see a map in a book. 8y
todd @Suzze - I'd take all of these to any foreword or introduction. Author doodles...same appeal 🤔 8y
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Megabooks Definitely! 8y
kdwinchester Ahh!! So jealous! I need to get this on audio ASAP. 8y
prowlix Oh I loved this book! The folklore and imagery 😍 8y
Beckys_Books Totally agree! 8y
Lola Love maps in books and I LOVED this book. I met the author and he was an absolute delight. Enjoy every word! 8y
Onioons This book is so good... 8y
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#24im48 - finishing the Jane and Todd readathon with a beautiful-in-every-way book. We didn't come close to reading the full 24 hours, but we enjoyed feeling a part of a something bigger than our normal book routine. In total, we read 16 books paired with many sweet conversations and cuddles.

Varshitha Enjoyed all the pics u posted!! 8y
SusanInTiburon So glad you guys were a part of it. 8y
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In the Night Kitchen | Maurice Sendak
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#24in48 - Jane and I believe that if audio books count, so should wearable books. Paired with fries, hot dog and chocolate milkshake.

RealLifeReading Adorable!! 8y
Suzze What a sweetie! And great sunglasses/notsunglasses. 8y
MrBook 😎👍🏻 8y
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Treatyoshelf 🤓🤓 8y
todd @Suzze - she said she needed to wear them to "see properly." Then she told us if we wanted to see properly, we should get glasses with flowers on them. 8y
Suzze @todd She know what she's talking about!👓👓👓 8y
Varshitha She looks adorable 💕 8y
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Ruby in Her Own Time | Jonathan Emmett
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#24in48 - The best part is getting to the end and finding a real library card. "OMG, that's sooo vintage!" Paired with three bowls of Cheerios and whole milk.

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A Christmas Wish For Corduroy | Don Freeman, B.G. Hennessy
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#24in48 - first book of day 2. "...because it was Christmas not that long ago," said Jane. Reason enough. Actually it's a good prequel. Paired with dried mango.

readinginthedark Mine picks Halloween books year round! Kids and their holidays! 😋 8y
LauraBeth Corduroy and Lisa - one of the best love stories ever ❤️ 8y
Notafraidofwords @LauraBeth I second it. That book changed my reading life forever. 8y
todd @readinginthedark - So true. 50% of what we seem to read is Christmas related. @LauraBeth & @Notafraidofwords - will have to check that out. Sounds like it will answer some lingering questions left by this and "Corduroy." 8y
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Charlie Is Broken! | Lauren Child

#24in48 - For books 7 and 8 (tagged book and "Not the Hippopotamus"), Jane refused having her picture taken. Too bad because it is bedtime, and not much is cuter than kids in PJs. THIS "Charlie" book....a long time fav of Jane's. I don't totally get it. The story is centered around a kid breaking his arm. Must be a developmental thing that is spot on for the toddler set. Pairing this book with cookies and cream was a solid choice.

Orbeck33 Ahem... Second book was "Barnyard Dance" (same author as "Not the Hippopotamus"). Totally different plot line! 8y
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Millions of Cats | Wanda Gag

#24in48 - Books 5 and 6. Probably the most violent book we'll read (or ever written), but Jane and I love it. Giraffes Can't Dance is a nice feel-good chaser. Paired with Cheetos (or as Jane calls them "Cheesy Noodles").

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Millions of Cats | Wanda Gag
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#24in48 - Books 5 and 6. Probably the most violent we'll read (or ever written), but Jane and I love it. Giraffes Can't Dance is a nice feel-good chaser. Paired with Cheetos (or as Jane calls them "Cheesy Noodles").

Gezemice Too cute. ❤️❤️👍 8y
readinginthedark My son loves Giraffes Can't Dance! 8y
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Clap Your Hands! | Random House, Joe Ewers
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#24in48 - Readathon book #2. Not my personal favorite, but it's fun to have an interactive book in the stack. It ended with Jane in tears not because it's a sad story, but at the "now you choose" ending Jane said that I didn't "do it as well as Mommy."

todd Paired with oatmeal 8y
ValerieAndBooks Aww! What a cutie! 8y
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Doctor De Soto | William Steig
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#24in48 - Our first book. A favorite of ours. We've read it about 332 times, and it never loses its appeal. Clever. Great words like "bicuspid" throughout. Mice out-foxing their predator. Awesome start to the readathon.

readinginthedark I used to read that one! Love it! And what a sweet picture! 8y
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Little Fur Family | Garth Williams, Margaret Wise Brown
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So it here begins, Jane's and my first readathon. Jane (3 years old) picked the books herself. We'll read together and review as many as we can. We'll make sure to mark our spoilers (good to teach the next generation about common decency), and we'll refrain from overusing "poop" and "pee", which happen to be among Jane's favorite topics these days. Oh yeah, buddy Miles may make a cameo appearance. #24in48

readinginthedark So sweet! 8y
mattgodfrey This is great! My daughter's only 8 months but we're still doing some good reading today. 8y
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#funphotofriday - my fav. bookmark has been with me for almost 20 years. Found on one of my many visits to La Alhambra during my semester studying in Granada, Spain. @Liberty

BookMusings Beautiful! 8y
TheWellReadOwl So pretty! 8y
todd @TheWellReadOwl @BookMusings - it is a tile pattern used in one of its famous rooms. That place is such a treasure. 8y
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Just started a book as fascinating as it is thrilling. Great summer read (whether you're at the beach or not). #recommendsday #thatsnotme

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Thankfully there are people out there asking the questions that I want answered the most. #MaryRoachforPresident

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A fascinating chapter on urethra reconstruction put me on a wrong train and now going to be 30 minutes late for work. #blameitonthebook.

stephopitz Reading an amazing book on a train is risky business. 8y
todd @stephopitz - "Risky Reader" is my middle name. 8y
thepaulhoa Wut 8y
MrBook We tread the same ground, the dim and the enlightening. 8y
Tav I have been trying to take a good reading + subway picture for over a week. I am typically thwarted by glaring lights or glaring passengers!... So nice to see you today, Todd. 8y
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The G.I. Joe obsessed kid and random-fact-hungry old man in me are equally excited to be starting this book. Thanks, Litsy for turning me on to this one. Thanks, Oblong Books in Millerton, NY for having a signed copy for me. #juststarted

kdwinchester So jealous of your signed copy right now. She's my hero. 💚 8y
passingfair Signed copy?! 😱 8y
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Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath
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"I'm stupid about executions." What an opening!

KateTheBookworm This book. This! book! I don't even have words for how much I love it. 8y
hwheaties Is that a Litsy bookmark? Want! 8y
todd @hwheaties - Nope, business card. It was the only thing I had at the time, but I like how you're thinking. We need Litsy swag! 8y
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hwheaties @todd I hear you about the bookmark of necessity. But yes, swag! 8y
Gezemice That is the greatest opening line, ever. 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @todd Yes- swag, please! 8y
kdwinchester @todd *votes for Litsy swag* 🙋🏽🙋🏽🙋🏽🙋🏽🙋🏽🙋🏽 8y
Chelsey More votes!!🙋🏼🙋🏼🙋🏼🙋🏼🙋🏼 8y
Obviousstate The best! 8y
todd @Obviousstate - thanks! I have always wanted to read it and then there it was...on someone's stoop while I was walking to work. It was the universe recommending it to me. 8y
todd @kdwinchester @Chelsey @hwheaties - thanks for pushing the swag idea! 8y
jessberk13 Yes to Litsy swag!!!! 8y
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Doerr summed this book up in one line, "What the war did to dreamers." A beautifully tragic account of the impact of war. This book has it all. Loved the multiple storylines and references--especially the central part radio transceivers played. Fascinating book in many ways. Do read it!

todd Big question is what do I read next while still in a post-good-book bliss? 8y
OSChamberlain My creative writing professor told me to read this year's ago. I need to get on it. 8y
MyBookLife Maybe Svetlana Aleksijevitj? 8y
Michreads Maybe sweetbitter. Just finished it and loved it. 8y
Caryl Have you read Kate Atkinson's Life After Life? 8y
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I'm a callous reader, but the storyline of father and daughter fleeing a Paris under siege has me broken to bits and pieces.

rebeccaschinsky Callous reader is a great term, one I've been looking for without knowing it. 8y
ColleenLindsay This book was stunning. It took me a long time to finish, because I kept having to set it aside to think about it. 8y
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The Fireman | Joe Hill
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Just hangin' backstage before the sold out Joe Hill event at The Strand. So excited to meet the man behind the books I love so much.

Tav Awesome to see you tonight Todd! 8y
todd @Tav - great catching up! 8y
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jeff 🤘🔥 8y
LeslieClark Love Joe's shirt! 8y
ReadingOver50 I'm starting this today! 8y
angrylilasian He's so funny in person! I'm bummed he's not stopping in Chicago for this book. 8y
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Don't know why I held out for so long? Hoping my reluctance pays off as well as it did for Cameron (if only I had an extremely rare sports car to destroy once I finish it).

todd He ended up having a life changing day, right? 8y
ColleenLindsay Loves this book. 8y
CharissaWeaksAuthor Oh man. Such a good book. 8y
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ramyasbookshelf This book is making its way up my to-read pile.. Can't wait to attack it! 8y
SurlyBooks I was the same way, and was waiting to be disappointed when it didn't live up to the hype. This was one of the rare instances when it DID. 8y
HollyB3 So amazing! I don't often re-read books but I would definitely read this one again. It's just that good. 8y
georgie I bought it months ago too and it's remained on my shelf untouched since! Too weird. Let us know what you think of it. 🙈 8y
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Slade House | David Mitchell
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A wickedly fun time. I enjoyed "Cloud Atlas" but I LOVED "Slade House." As inventive as "Atlas" with a storyline that rocked and shocked my world. Do yourself a favor, find a cozy lacuna and curl up with this book. The joy it brings will sustain you for exactly nine years. ?

jessicarenee I loved this one! 8y
Bookstorecats I can't believe you didn't mention how terrifying this book is! A must read, but I wouldn't read right before bed. #nightmareinducing 8y
todd @Bookstorecats - super terrifying and not a good one to read on a stressful week...like the week leading up to BEA ;) 8y
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jcgoody So what do you think about Bone Clocks then? From what I understand, Slade House ties in directly to BC. Cloud Atlas was a freaking master piece, though. One of the very best. 🤘🤘🖖 8y
todd @jcgoody - I'd like to re-read "Cloud Atlas." I remember being a bit lost at times as it jumped around. Slade was easier for me to follow. Have yet to read "Bone Clocks" but am now very curious how it relates to SH. Thanks for sharing that! 8y
Readasaurus_rex Definitely read Bone Clocks!!! I really liked Cloud Atlas but Bone Clocks blew me away 😍 8y
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Slade House | David Mitchell
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So true. Have always felt my name just blends in the crowd. Not many famous Todds in the world. Actually, can't think of any outside of Ned Flanders' son in "The Simpsons."

DitrieMarieBowie There was also a Todd in Community, but he got bullied a lot. 8y
ramyasbookshelf Reminds me of this buzzfeed article I once saw - The pains of being named Todd - https://www.buzzfeed.com/toddley/the-pains-of-being-named-todd-b1ae?utm_term=.st... 8y
Yossarian Mrs. Mary Lincoln and Willis from "Diff'rent Strokes"! If Willis had married the widow Lincoln and took her name, he'd be Todd Todd! 8y
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Orbeck33 I think Todd is a great name for a boyfriend or even a husband! 8y
todd @ramyasbookshelf - great link. Somewhere there was a study on Todds being commonly miscalled Scott. Maybe it's unintentional charity for us Todds? @Orbeck33 - I'm happy to hear you say that😘 8y
BookishClaire Huh - I always thought Todd was one of those quintessentially American names, like Brad and Chip and Chuck, but true, I think I only know a couple now I live here! 8y
whitney You're famous in my books! ✨🎉 8y
Chelsey Well there's this whole Litsy thing, so maybe you'll turn things around for Todds everywhere. 8y
todd @Whitney - that was the comment I was hoping for! 8y
todd @Chelsey - Litsy's true motive is out; don't tell @jeff 🤓 8y
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No Tokens | Joy Williams, Rick Moody, Melanie Rae Thon, Paula Saunders, Geroge Saunders, Jeffrey McDaniel, David Hollander
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The last No Tokens introduced me to one of my favorite books read last year ("Battleborn" by Claire Watkins). I am very excited to see Issue #5 arrive. Love the throwback postal motif. ??????

SGJ Have heard only good about Battleborn. 8y
Kenny I WANT IT. 8y
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Slade House | David Mitchell
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My scariest nightmares made into a book. Thanks, Mr. Mitchell.

autumnprivett I loved this so much. 8y
kdwinchester I read this book during a storm. Best aesthetic choice ever. So good. 8y
denise Loved this book! David Mitchell is an evil genius 🙈 8y
whitney He was so lovely when I met him. It's the nice ones I worry about. 8y
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