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Roller Skates | Ruth Sawyer
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I‘m so far behind on my #ChildrensClassicRead2023 #April
But this book is so delightful, I have to finish it.
Sweet Lucinda‘s uncle gave her money they bet on when she was 10 yo - knowing all along he was going to lose.
She bet she would not get the ‘Snobbiness Disease‘!

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The House Guest | Hank Phillippi Ryan
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Time for a Cat & Mouse game!!!
🐱 🐭 💰

paper.reveries Enjoy! 5d
tpixie @paper.reveries thanks!! 5d
CoverToCoverGirl Stunning cover art!🤩 5d
tpixie @CoverToCoverGirl yes it‘s a great cover 5d
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The Trapped Girl | Robert Dugoni
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I really didn‘t want to start a new series, but I love Tracy Crosswhite. She‘s a real badasss! Dugoni writes a great detective novel. He also wrote a moving stand- alone:
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell 💙💜💙

Bookwormjillk That cover is very intriguing 1w
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Starting a mini - immersion into Marie Antoinette, her two sisters, and her mother! Lol look at how the bee wing & the book on the left merge!

TheBookHippie I love it! 1w
tpixie @TheBookHippie the bee wing was not intended, but i had to keep it. The hard part about this reading is I think I‘m going to need to read the physical books to keep all these royalties straight, ( instead of audio), so it will be slow reading. But I think enjoyable! 👸🏼 👑 👸🏼 1w
TrishB Cool pic 👍🏻 1w
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TheBookHippie @tpixie I use charts a lot with royalty!!! Ha! 1w
tpixie @TrishB thanks! 1w
tpixie @TheBookHippie yes!! Luckily there is included a Selected Geneolgy, but I may need a graphic. They are SO intertwined, though! 1w
DivineDiana This should be fun! 👸 1w
tpixie @DivineDiana yes! My nerdy love of research as I read will be fed!! 1w
DivineDiana And the bee wing is giving me “The Woman in Gold” vibes! At first, I thought it was part of the cover design. 😅 1w
CoverToCoverGirl Lovely! 1w
tpixie @DivineDiana lol yes! @CoverToCoverGirl thanks!! 🩷 1w
LeahBergen Cool! 1w
tpixie @LeahBergen hopefully I don‘t bite off more then I can chew! The first book I think will be the hardest with names and events, then I think it will be easier reading 1w
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It would be cool if more books would provide family trees.

To prevent spoilers, they could have a flip down family tree that would add people as you read on; or would have family trees throughout the book that would add people as their relationship is revealed.

Hmm 🤔 🗺️ 🌳

Aims42 I second this request 🙋‍♀️ Several handwritten sticky notes help, but when books have family trees already included - that‘s the BEST!!! 1mo
tpixie @Aims42 yes!! I make my own family tree when needed but it tends to be sloppy and I haven‘t left space in places that end up needing spaces! 😅😂🤪 1mo
Aims42 @tpixie Haha! Mine end up very sloppy as well with lots of arrows going every direction because I also didn‘t leave enough space 🤣🤣🤣 1mo
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tpixie @Aims42 we are birds 🐦 of a feather 🪶 1mo
mrp27 I like the idea! 1mo
tpixie @mrp27 thanks! It could be done with maps, also! 1mo
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Excited to receive my ebook today! Hopefully the book itself arrives in the mail soon! Love this author!

Born.A.Reader This was one of my add-ons for BOTM this month, I'm so excited to read it! 1mo
tpixie @Born.A.Reader awesomeness! Yes!! It‘s also a Barnes & Noble book club special so I‘m gonna try to sneak over to Barnes And Noble sometime and read the little extras at the end when I‘m done. 🩷 1mo
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Dracula | Bram Stoker
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May 3- Nov 7 🧛🏻‍♂️
Read Dracula 🧛🏻‍♂️ in real time-
Coordinated with the dates in the book
#DraculaDaily

https://draculadaily.substack.com/about

There‘s also a podcast reading it

https://redracula.live/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re-dracula/id1679833472

Ann_Reads Nice! @tpixie are you going to add discussion posts for this on Litsy or is this just for our info? Either way, it looks tempting to try and join in. 🙂🙂🙂 1mo
tpixie @Ann_Reads I haven‘t really decided because I‘m not a good discussion leader lol. But #DraculaDaily might be fun! 1mo
Ann_Reads I just signed up to get the emails, so I hope I can keep up with the chunks of reading. It does sound fun! Thanks for the post and information. 1mo
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Cortg I did this last year and really enjoyed it. Thanks for posting this @tpixie I had a couple co-workers wanting to do it this year so I was able to forward the link to them 😊 1mo
tpixie @Ann_Reads oh good! Yes, I thought it would be worth the try!! @Cortg I‘m glad to hear you enjoyed it!! I‘m glad you have coworkers who are interested. I forwarded it to my coworkers and I‘m sure they just laughed at me knowing I‘m the reader of the group. 🤪 1mo
Daisey I‘m looking forward to this even more as it gets closer and I see several other readers on Litsy interested in reading along! @Ann_Reads I don‘t plan to post discussions, but I do plan to post randomly as I read and will try to interact with other posts tagged with #DraculaDaily as well. 1mo
tpixie @Daisey 🎉🧛🏻‍♂️⚫️ 1mo
Meshell1313 @Daisey yes same! I can‘t wait to see what everyone thinks as we go along! 🧛🏻 1mo
SamAnne Might have to join in! 1mo
tpixie @SamAnne @Meshell1313 sounds great!! This will be fun! 1mo
BookwormM That sounds cool 1mo
tpixie @BookwormM yes! This will get it finally off of my TBR list!! 🧛🏻‍♂️ 1mo
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Killers of a Certain Age | Deanna Raybourn
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Enjoying this read for #Litsybookclub for our meeting on April 30.
Bandette is helping me. ⚫️⚪️⚫️
#DogsOfLitsy

dabbe Hello, Beautiful Bandette! 💙🐾💙 1mo
tpixie @dabbe She says Hi! 🐶 1mo
Daisey I listened to the whole thing yesterday and today and loved it! 1mo
tpixie @Daisey good! I‘m not far in yet. But it seems like it will be a good read!! I haven‘t been able to get the audio, so itt will be a slower progress (edited) 1mo
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Wow, the transience of family really hits hard. Your childhood family and your made nuclear family as an adult.
Such a great book & series. I delayed starting it, because this is the last book of the series.
Loving it! I love Norma, Constance, and Fleurette. 3 remarkable, very independent, and unique sisters.
3 Sisters Are We

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Roller Skates | Ruth Sawyer
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Pg 20: Water Babies book is mentioned. I googled it and was surprised to find out what it was about!

The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862–1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. It was written as part satire in support of Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species.

#ChildrensClassicRead2023

Texreader How interesting!! 2mo
TheBookHippie It‘s required reading here 🙃. 2mo
tpixie @Texreader @TheBookHippie I was quite surprised about the Darwin connection. Surprisingly, my library has it. My TBR is growing! 2mo
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TheBookHippie @tpixie oh yay!!! I think every read we‘ve done I‘ve added 5 more 😅😂. 2mo
tpixie @TheBookHippie 🤣🤣🤣 2mo
mrp27 Interesting! 2mo
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I won this amazing novel of friendship, adventure, & courage. Betsy Hayes, a Smith College graduate, goes to Athens for an archeological excavation. Then the Greco-Turkish War in 1896 breaks out between Greece and Turkey, & Bestsy‘s life changes.
In 1898, the Spanish-American War occurs & Betsy finds herself in Cuba working with Clara Barton & the Red Cross. Her story will keep you turning the pages. #TheThursdayAuthors #LaurenWillig

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Roller Skates | Ruth Sawyer
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Yay! Not only does my library have the Newberry Award 🥇 winning Roller Skates, they have 2 other cute-looking Ruth Sawyer books!
( they could work a little harder where they place the scanning code though! )
But here‘s the PDF @TheBookHippie kindly found

https://ia800200.us.archive.org/2/items/RollerSkates/rollerskates.pdf

#ChildrensClassicRead2023

dabbe How on earth did I miss this? I'll try for April (already have 5 books currently going), but definitely in May! Thanks @tpixie and @TheBookHippie for hosting and putting it together (love your website, btw!) 💚💚💚 2mo
tpixie @dabbe the premise is fun! A girl Roller Skating around NYC in the 1890‘s! 2mo
batsy Fun! That edition of Roller Skates looks lovely. 2mo
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tpixie @batsy yes! It‘s a different cover! 2mo
mrp27 Very nice! 2mo
tpixie @mrp27 😀 2mo
TheBookHippie Love it!!!! I‘m definitely going to look for more books by her! 2mo
tpixie @TheBookHippie I was excited to find these. 2mo
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Prepping for my author event in May. Karen White is giving a tour of New Orleans to celebrate the publication of book #2 in her Royal Street series, a spin off of her Tradd Street series. Reading this stand alone, that I got from SuperBook III, then will go through her Tradd Street series & start the Royal Street series.
#KarenWhite #TraddStreet #RoyalStreet

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Reading the last book in Round 4 of our mail around bookclub #CoverToCover
This is a moving story of the woman whose husband just died. She is recounting their lives together the day of his death, while she remains at his deathbed.

Cathythoughts I love this title 2mo
tpixie @Cathythoughts it is lovely, isn‘t it? So far it‘s a touching book. It‘s her thoughts and so sometimes they jump around a little so I‘m doing both audio and e-book. Plus there some French words, so I do better with the e-book or physical book with those. 😊 (edited) 2mo
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This Grammy is too excited to work!! My youngest just had baby #4 - Welcome Ezra Joseph! I will make a #Litten out of him!!
( sorry not really book related- but we must promote readers! Lol )

RaeLovesToRead Hello, beautiful Ezra! 💕💕💕 2mo
julesG Congratulations! 🥰😍 2mo
marleed Oh Ezra! What a cutie! Congratulations! 2mo
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TheBookgeekFrau Congratulations!!! 💕 2mo
dabbe Welcome to the world, sweet Ezra! ❣️❣️❣️ 2mo
batsy What a cutie! 😍 Congratulations! ❤️ 2mo
tpixie @dabbe @batsy thanks!! I‘m hoping to get out of work early today so I can see him for a little bit! And my daughter 🥰🥰🥰 2mo
Read4life So sweet! Congratulations 💙 I hope you get lots of time with him. 2mo
Jas16 Awww!!! Congratulations!!!! 2mo
tpixie @Read4life @Jas16 never enough, but luckily my daughter & her family only live 2 hours away! 2mo
mrp27 Aww congratulations!! 2mo
Monica5 Aww Congratulations 👣💙 2mo
tpixie @mrp27 @Monica5 thanks!!! 2mo
LeahBergen Congratulations!! ❤️❤️ 2mo
AkashaVampie Congrats. All I can think of is Pretty Little Liars with that name. 2mo
kspenmoll How adorable!!! Congratulations!!!🎈🎉 2mo
MaureenMc Congratulations! 2mo
CaitZ Congratulations! 2mo
Tamra Lovely! 💙 2mo
fredamans Congratulations! 2mo
tpixie @LeahBergen @kspenmoll @MaureenMc @Catz @Tamra @fredamans thanks! Luckily, I was able to drive there last night for a quick hello & stayed awake driving home! @AkashaVampie me too! I thought, but he screwed around with a minor student!! Lol But now I need to change my mindset to the biblical Ezra.Then again, it seems almost more like a Jewish name than a Catholic. Nonetheless, he‘s adorable! And the name seems to fit him, now that we met! 2mo
Gissy Welcome Ezra! Adorable ❤️Congratulations 🤗 2mo
tpixie @Gissy thanks!! We‘re excited to have him join our family! 2mo
UwannaPublishme Awww! Congratulations! ❤️ 2mo
tpixie @UwannaPublishme thanks! We are thrilled 2mo
Graciouswarriorprincess Congratulations!! 2mo
Daisey Congratulations! Just happened to see your most recent post and realized I needed to scroll back through your feed as I hadn‘t specifically seen any for quite a while. Glad I did! 2mo
tpixie @Daisey thanks!! Ezra was just baptized today! Joy! 2mo
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This book holds up so well! Still one of my favorite books!
@IndoorDame thanks for putting it back on my radar!

#NewberryAward

IndoorDame I'm so glad you had fun rereading it! 2mo
AvidReader25 This is such a great book! 2mo
tpixie @IndoorDame @AvidReader25 it was so well written. Great humor! 🌺🌺🌺 Loved the sibling grammar debates. (edited) 2mo
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tpixie @IndoorDame I may be going down a rabbit hole tomorrow 🐰 (edited) 2mo
tpixie Hmm it won‘t hyperlink 2mo
IndoorDame @tpixie what a sweet video! Definitly an easy place to get lost in. Even just online. 2mo
tpixie @IndoorDame 🌺🌺🌺 2mo
IamIamIam I finally read this a few years ago! I was all about Encyclopedia Brown but somehow missed out on this! It quickly became a favorite along with 2mo
tpixie @IamIamIam I also lycée Encyclopedia Brown! I still need to read The Westing Game. 2mo
tpixie @IamIamIam wow! Very Ready Player One! ( well it was vice versa) 2mo
batsy I read it for the first time in a children's lit class during my undergrad days 😁 Really enjoyed it and should revisit it soon. 2mo
tpixie @batsy I was so happy it still read well as an adult 💜 2mo
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Our Missing Hearts | Celeste Ng
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Starting our #LitsyBookClub book that we will discuss on Sunday, March 26. If you‘ve read it or want to read, it feel feel free to join us. Check out the information on the post of @litsybookclub

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Untitled | Untitled
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Thanks for the tag @Lynnsoprano
#Two4Tuesday

1. Oh yeah, China Bistro in Wichita, KS The name isn‘t the greatest (it used to be named Chinatown). We‘ve been going there for about 30 years!!! We love their hot and sour soup, as well as several other dishes

2. Yes! I don‘t always use the recipes, but I love thinking about using them! When I host a book club I try to provide book related food, even if a recipe has not been provided. 👇

tpixie 1. We used to take our kids there when they were young or my husband would go get the food and bring it home for us to eat after we put the kids to bed. That was always tough though because they kept him there to eat with them all their more exotic foods that the staff ate- while I‘m home waiting! 😂 3mo
Lynnsoprano Oh, that‘s too funny! 3mo
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Her debut book, The Lost Apothecary was good, but the ending landed a little flat. This new book starts out as a slow burn. The climax is much more rewarding.

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Once We Were Home | Jennifer Rosner
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To whom do displaced children belong after war? Jennifer Rosner once again weaves a moving, lyrical tale that will stay with you.
This is currently a problem in the Ukraine and other war torn areas. 💔💔💔
Thanks to @adventuresbythebook for introducing me to a new favorite author at #SuperBookIV

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The Secret to Southern Charm | Kristy Woodson Harvey
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Thanks for the recipe, @xicanti I made it for a coworkers birthday at work. It‘s a hit!! I did use the icing in the recipe. I have never used brown butter before so that was a fun experiment.

I‘m reading the second book in this Peachtree Bluff series. So far it might be a little better than the first one but it‘s too early to tell. The fat shaming has started again. ** so this coffee cake recipe is perfect.! Lol 😂

xicanti I‘m glad it worked out well! 3mo
tpixie @xicanti I‘m eating it now. It tastes great!! The bumpy peaks on top of your cake were cooler looking. I showed the picture to my family and my 31 year old son asked me if I had put gravy on top of the cake. 😂 3mo
LeahBergen Yum! That looks tasty. 3mo
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tpixie @LeahBergen luckily it turned out great 😊 3mo
xicanti My cake came out of a very fancy Bundt tin with lots of definition, so it cheated! 3mo
tpixie @xicanti 🥳😂🤩 3mo
CoverToCoverGirl Can I have a slice please?? It looks SO good. 😋 3mo
Aimeesue Mmmmmmmmm! 3mo
tpixie @CoverToCoverGirl lol 😂 it was delicious 😋 3mo
tpixie @Aimeesue 😋 yes! 3mo
batsy Yum! 3mo
tpixie @batsy yes! I‘m glad it turned out!! I usually just buy donuts for my coworkers‘ birthdays, but I put more effort in this one. @xicanti inspired me. 😀 3mo
batsy @tpixie Yes I was drooling over @xicanti 's cake and now yours 😆 3mo
tpixie @batsy lol 😂 3mo
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The Night Agent: A Novel | Matthew Quirk
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Enjoying this FBI thriller! Can‘t wait to compare it to the Netflix movie 3/23 📕 🎥
#BookToMovie

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Slightly South of Simple | Kristy Woodson Harvey
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@alisiakae is totally right. There is SO MUCH fat shaming in this book. A mother talking about her daughter who just had a baby. The daughter is estranged from her husband, and an old flame wants to go out with her.

Amiable That's terrible! 😲 3mo
TrishB Very sad 😞 3mo
Jas16 That is awful 3mo
tpixie @Amiable @TrishB @jas16. It‘s in almost every chapter. Maybe that‘s the way people in the south are? I decided I was going to read the series of four bucks because I‘m going to Beaufort North Carolina for a wedding in April and that‘s where the Imaginary Peachtree Bluff and supposed to be based. But I‘m not certain I can bring myself to keep reading the other ones! I‘m having a hard time reading this one 3mo
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Answered Prayers | Truman Capote
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I saw this great cover of Truman Capote‘s book at Barnes and Noble this last weekend. @Zoes_Human since you just posted about Breakfast at Tiffany‘s

vivastory I 💙 this cover! 3mo
tpixie @vivastory yes!!! It jumped out at me at Barnes and Noble! 3mo
Zoes_Human That is a very appealing cover! 3mo
tpixie @Zoes_Human 💗💗💗 3mo
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Alice unwittingly finds a new calling- a love scribe. Her letters bring people together, sometimes in surprising ways. There‘s also a mysterious library! Who can resist a library?!

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The Ways We Hide: A Novel | Kristina Mcmorris
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James Bond is not the only one that has Q to help him!
This is an incredible story of a female illusionist during WW2 who helped with escape & evade technology. The spy gadgets that were used & how they are hidden were ingenious!

https://www.wwiisoldier.com/product/wwii-gigli-saw-ww2/

https://youtu.be/1HSEJZ52HtQ

https://youtu.be/f1o4PD8ynPA

Aims42 I thought this was a fascinating read!! 3mo
tpixie @Aims42 yes! I did too! 3mo
tpixie @Aims42 I thought the history of The Italian Hall Disaster was interesting also https://www.mlive.com/news/2017/12/1913_italian_hall_disaster_was.html 3mo
Aims42 @tpixie Thanks for this link, this was so interesting and devastating, I had no idea (edited) 3mo
tpixie @Aims42 there‘s just so much to learn! 3mo
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Daisy Jones & The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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FYI-
If anyone is interested in the Crossovers of Taylor Jenkins Reid‘s books
** wish I would have read this earlier in the month, but I‘m still reading her backlist!

Taylor Jenkins Reid Crossovers & Easter Eggs

https://anasattic.com/taylor-jenkins-reid-book-crossovers/
#AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville Oh fun! Thanks for sharing. 3mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome! Thanks for sharing! 3mo
JackOBotts Very cool! 3mo
Bookzombie Interesting! I have enjoyed everything I have read by TJR so far but I‘m still not super interested in her last two releases, particularly Carrie Soto. Maybe I will try Malibu Rising in the future. Thanks for sharing! 🙂 3mo
CoffeeAndABook Wow, very interesting!!! 🙏🏼 3mo
RebelReader @Bookzombie I read Daisy and was not impressed so I ignored her last two but I recently read them both and enjoyed them even though I‘m not into tennis. 3mo
squirrelbrain Interesting- thank you! 😁 3mo
JacqMac So cool! Thank you. 3mo
Bookzombie @RebelReader It is the tennis aspect that makes me not interested, but I may pick them up eventually. Thanks! 3mo
tpixie @Bookzombie @RebelReader maybe it‘s like I don‘t like hockey, but I loved Beartown. I held off reading that for awhile due to hockey. I still need to read Malibu Rising & Carrie Soto. 3mo
Cinfhen Ohhh, thanks for sharing 3mo
UwannaPublishme This is so cool! Thx for sharing! 3mo
tpixie @Cinfhen @UwannaPublishme yes! Lol my sister & niece laugh ( lovingly ) at me whenever I start googling things about books. I‘m glad there‘s a place & people that understand!! 3mo
LibrarianRyan cool beans
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Bluebird This is great! Thanks for sharing 😊 3mo
tpixie @Bluebird glad to share!! 3mo
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Daisy Jones & The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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I‘m finally starting to listen to this book. Just in time for the March TV adaptation & February‘s #AuthorAMonth

I‘m hoping I enjoy the story, but I think one of the best parts about this is how so many people got confused thinking this was about a real band and not a novel.
Even the “author” in the author note at the beginning was a character, which made you really think it was true!

( I really dislike this cover).

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I ended up loving it, but it took me a bit to get used to the way it‘s written 💞 I just have in my mind that Daisy is Stevie Nicks! 🎶 3mo
Soubhiville I liked this quite a bit, and I‘m excited for the adaptation! 3mo
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tpixie @Soubhiville me too! 3mo
marleed I can‘t wait for the adaption! 3mo
marleed I hope the adaptation is true to the book where the viewer does not know the viewer is Camille‘s daughter until the end. I think it‘s everything to the story and explains why the reader is compelled to be team Camille. My mother died when I was two. The stories I heard of her made it impossible for me to live up to her memory - I even chased her stories by attending her college states away from my hometown - I got one great misbehaved story! 3mo
tpixie @marleed yes! It will be interesting to see how they play it out. 3mo
tpixie @marleed I think the author surprise was important also. I can see where it connected with you. 💙💙💙 3mo
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The Wedding Veil | Kristy Woodson Harvey
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My daughter got me a fox 🦊
She said:
It will read with you and sleep with you and do all the fun things with you! Just a woman and her fox 🦊
💛🦊💛
😀😂🤣🥰

BethM Love this! 3mo
JamieArc 🦊❤️ 3mo
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Eyelit Omg the cutest 🦊💜 3mo
Leftcoastzen Lovely!❤️🦊 3mo
tpixie @BethM @JamieArc @IndoorDame @Eyelit @Leftcoastzen it was very sweet of her. She knows I love the fox in ✈️ ☄️ 🌹 🐍 🦊 3mo
Bookzombie Adorable! 3mo
Reggie How cute! 3mo
tpixie @Bookzombie @Reggie goofy , but fun! 🦊 3mo
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Do you think I bought enough books from the 20 author event I just went to? A friend did comment that I showed great restraint because they all fit on one bookshelf!
😂 I didn‘t tell her I have two more books pre-ordered & bought three as audiobooks!
#AdventuresWithBooks #SuperBookIV

Read4life Very nice! 🤓 4mo
tpixie @Read4life It was a great event!! I‘m at the post office now getting ready to mail them by media mail 💰 (edited) 4mo
marleed I‘m so happy you are marked safe to tell us the full story! Look at you supporting authors! 4mo
tpixie @marleed 🌺🌺🌺 4mo
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My Sister's Grave | Robert Dugoni
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Tracy Crosswhite is a badass detective 🕵🏻‍♀️

Reading this backlist book in preparation for tomorrow‘s author event!
#AdventuresByTheBook #SuperBookIV

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Crazy scary stories of California fires AND the TOXINS in the ground and air over Greater LA from a nuclear plant that had a semi melt down that was kept secret ( & had at least 3 more)!

Reading this backlist book in preparation for an author event!
#AdventuresByTheBook #SuperBookIV

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I love the illustrations. Baby Babar is adorable. “That‘s him, digging the sand with a shell.”. The story is a little harsh for kids- like Bambi, the mother is shot! Apparently no child in literature can go on an adventure without a dead mom!
#ChildrensClassicRead2023

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Sold on a Monday: A Novel | Kristina Mcmorris
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Starting to read this backlist book in preparation for an author event! Oh my! What a sad, profound premise!
1931 “2 CHILDREN FOR SALE” in front of a house.
#AdventuresByTheBook #SuperBookIV

tpixie @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks yes! I‘m a little anxious about this storyline… 4mo
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This is too good to not share!
20 Author Event I‘m going to in San Diego now also is a virtual event. Thursday,February 16 during the workday, but some of you may want to watch this virtually.
This last month I‘ve been reading a backlist book from several of the authors in preparation.
I don‘t know if this is appropriate for @LitsyEvents

https://adventuresbythebook.com/event/super-book-iv-2-16-23/

#AdventuresByTheBook #SuperBookIV

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Evidence of the Affair | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Starting this ** kindle unlimited book ** for
#AuthorAMonth2023
#AuthorAMonth

Bookzombie Thanks for posting this one! I didn‘t know about the short story and have downloaded it. 🙂 4mo
tpixie @Bookzombie yes! I just saw in on a post of @Readforlife 💙💙💙 (edited) 4mo
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Three Souls | Janie Chang
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Starting this backlist book in preparation for an author event!
#AdventuresByTheBook #SuperBookIV

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The World Played Chess | Robert Dugoni
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Reading this backlist book in preparation for an author event! I absolutely loved another of his books:
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
#AdventuresByTheBook #SuperBookIV

BkClubCare All you do is go to author events! 🤩 4mo
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A Girl Named Digit | Annabel Monaghan
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Starting this YA backlist book in preparation for an author event! Her book featured at the event is ‘Nora Goes Off Script‘ published June 2022.
#AdventuresByTheBook #SuperBookIV

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The Yellow Bird Sings | Jennifer Rosner
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On this #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay I‘m reading this profound & lyrically inspired novel in preparation for #AdventuresByTheBook #SuperBookIV
🌺🎶🟡 🐦🟡🎶🌺

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The Rebel Wears Plaid | Eliza Knight
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Onto the next book to prep for #AdventuresByTheBook #SuperbookIV Not my normal read, so we‘ll see! @ScientistSam seemed to enjoy it- the only other post! The authors next book is about a Mitford sister, which I‘m interested in reading along with Marie Benedict‘s new book about the Mitford sisters. I also just finished reading about Nancy Mitford in The Bookseller Secret. I‘m on a Mitford jag!

BkClubCare The Mitfords are fascinating, for sure. 4mo
ScientistSam Interested to hear what you think! 4mo
tpixie @BkClubCare yes! What a family! 4mo
tpixie @ScientistSam I just started. At least the female is a leader! I think I‘ll learn a little more about Scottish & English history, which will be great! 4mo
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West with Giraffes | Lynda Rutledge
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I‘m reading & listening to this book for my IRL bookclub, and I realized my chairs look like giraffes!!! 🦒 🪑 🦒
#FriendsWithBooks

IndoorDame Love those moments of synchronicity! 4mo
tpixie @IndoorDame lol yes! 4mo
BookNAround I need to start this one for my IRL book club too. (It‘s on Thursday so I really should start asap!) 4mo
tpixie @BookNAround I started yesterday- my bookclub is Thursday also!! I‘m doing book and audio to try to get it done faster… luckily my library had both! 4mo
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When We Had Wings | Ariel Lawhon, Susan Meissner, Kristina Mcmorris
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You may enjoy this if you can read another WWII story! This is on the Eastern Front- the Philippines.
The story is very good, the epilogue great, and so far the authors' notes are incredible!
Two of these authors are going to be at an upcoming book event in San Diego: #AdventuresByTheBooks #SuperBookIV
I‘m trying to read some of the authors‘ backlists before I go.

Bookzombie I think I have read all of but one Lawhon‘s books. They were all picks for me. 4mo
tpixie @Bookzombie oh! That‘s great to know. this was my first, but I‘ve been wanting to read 4mo
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When We Had Wings | Ariel Lawhon, Susan Meissner, Kristina Mcmorris
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Finishing up When We Had Wings
2/16/2023 in San Diego, At #AdventuresByTheBook #SuperBookIV
We‘ll get to learn about the new books from the great authors Susan Meissner & Kristina McMorris! I can‘t wait!

#TheWaysWeHide #OnlyTheBeautiful
#HarperMuse #Berkeley #SourcebooksLandmark #Bookmarked

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Bambi | Walt Disney
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Chapter 14
This maybe somewhat a spoiler for some

The story of the Stag & Bambi misinterpreting each other is an important lesson in misunderstanding.

#ChildrensClassicRead2023

TheBookHippie 💚 I am loving this read so much. 5mo
tpixie @TheBookHippie me too! Chapter 11 is not Disney Bambi! My heart was pounding! 5mo
TheBookHippie @tpixie I‘ve had moments too!!! I think it teaches so many lessons, I really think this is an important read. 5mo
tpixie @TheBookHippie I agree! 5mo
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Frustratingly/interestingly, so far with my translation, they have used the word “people” twice when they‘re really talking about other animals. Once about a hedgehog, another about a different animal, I think other deer.

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tpixie @TheBookHippie if I hadn‘t already spent enough money during the last 2 months, I‘d get your version! ( even though it is cheap on kindle) 5mo
TheBookHippie @tpixie oh I so get that!!!! 5mo
batsy Yes, I read the free Gutenberg version and had to overlook the same issue! 5mo
tpixie @batsy 🌺🌺🌺 5mo
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#ChildrensClassicRead2023
Alas, this version is not the Jack Zipes‘ translation, but it‘s close & still lovely. I can‘t figure out who‘s translation, but it‘s a publisher from India.
Wood instead of forest
Of course instead of certainly
Oh, don‘t let me disturb you vs Well, I wouldn‘t want to disturb you.

I may switch…. Since Zipes‘ is supposed to be the best translation… I had my sister download the one on the right.

hannah-leeloo Good reads 5mo
TheBookHippie 💚💚💚💚💚 I love the one of the right. 5mo
tpixie @hannah-leeloo yes! So we‘ll written 5mo
tpixie @TheBookHippie yes it‘s fun to see the difference. The right is a little more formal & so beautifully written. The left still is poetic though. (edited) 5mo
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#ChildrensClassicRead2023
I‘ve just started reading our #ChildrensClassicRead2023

Oh! To see the wonder of the world through Bambi‘s eyes!
Grass, sky, & butterflies 🦋

( I don‘t like this cover,though! )

TheBookHippie 💚💚💚💚 5mo
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The One That I Want | Allison Winn Scotch
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When you‘ve worked hard to keep your life together and perfect, maybe you shouldn‘t go see a psychic at the fair….

Reading as prep for an author #AdventuresByTheBook #SuperBookIV #NovelNetWork

Suet624 😂😂😂 5mo
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The Sentence | Louise Erdrich
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Yesterday, I started this audiobook & was a little confused, so today I‘m going to restart it in print. It plan to go back and forth- lol I checked out the ebook as well!
Bandette 🐶 is ready to curl up with me while I read. 🐶
Reading this for a bookclub & a book challenge!
#AuthorAMonth
#AuthorAMonth2023 #AuthorAMonth2023January #LitsyBookClub #DogsOfLitsy

rachelm This was the best book I read last year! I read on paper as well 5mo
Lindy Love this book! I hope it will reward your efforts. 5mo
AmyG I just finished ir, too. Excellent book. 5mo
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tpixie @rachelm @Lindy @AmyG the reread helped. On audio I was getting sidetracked by adjectives and descriptions, and ant 🐜 hallucinations, instead of the storyline. I do love the rye sense of humor. 5mo
marleed Oh I actually waited for a print copy, then waited for library audiobooks holds to slow down so I could experience this book in stereo. Now it‘s atop my TBR! I‘ve discovered that I need to physically read this author to fully understand her stories. 5mo
Leniverse One of my favourites from last year! (Read on paper.) 5mo
Suet624 Great story! I hope you enjoy it as much as we all did. 5mo
tpixie @marleed I‘m finding out I need printed audio to fully understand her as well. This is my first time reading her. I think she uses a lot of symbolism and descriptions that sidetrack me on audio. 5mo
tpixie @Leniverse @Suet624 it really seems to be a favorite! 5mo
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