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Smiling Shelves

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

8/29/2016

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This weekly chance to add your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.
Bout of Books was this past week, and it did wonders for my reading. My library books are due this Wednesday. Before Bout of Books, I had four books to finish, and I didn't know how I could possibly get them done. But I'm now on the last one, and there's hope that I may get it read before Wednesday. Readathons are awesome!

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What I Read Last Week

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The Kings and Queens of Roam by Daniel Wallace (Not quite as light-hearted fun as I expected, but still an enjoyable book.)
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (Took me awhile to get through this 18-hour audiobook, but I'm glad I made it!)
Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction by Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd (Part writing memoir and part writing advice. This book was awesome.)
White Collar Girl by Renee Rosen (I have a thing about books about journalists. This one was about a woman journalist in 1950s Chicago. I devoured it!)
​Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (Still trying to check all the Newberys off.)

What I'm Reading Now

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Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court by Sandra Day O'Connor (I'm tired of hearing about the upcoming election. Time to focus on a different branch of government.)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (This is fabulous as an audiobook!)

What's Coming Up Next

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Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas (Our book club book for September.)
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Kailana link
8/29/2016 07:51:12 am

Looks like you had a great reading week!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
9/4/2016 09:40:15 pm

It was! Bout of Books helped immensely! :)

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Amanda link
8/29/2016 08:49:32 am

I like the sound of White Collar Girl. I think I would devour that too. Love that era!
Have a lovely week and happy reading!

Amanda @ mrsbbookreviews.wordpress.com

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
9/4/2016 09:42:38 pm

White Collar Girl was an awesome read. I plan on checking out other books by that author, too! :)

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Lindsey link
8/29/2016 05:31:57 pm

Hooray for readathons!

I am in the small minority who has never read Hitchhiker's Guide. Is it better as an audio?

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
9/4/2016 09:43:59 pm

Honestly, I saw the movie but hadn't read the book ever. Stephen Fry is the narrator of the audiobook, and he did such an awesome job. I think I can safely say I enjoyed it more on audio than I would have reading it.

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Heather Fineisen link
8/29/2016 05:46:36 pm

Good Prose is on my shelf! Happy Reading!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
9/4/2016 09:45:02 pm

I really enjoyed Good Prose. Hope you do, too! :)

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