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Smiling Shelves

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

1/9/2017

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This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.
Happy New Year! I didn't get last week's Monday post up because we were on our way back from visiting family in Chicago. It was such a fun trip, and I loved seeing my little guy with all of his second cousins. So many giggles!

My Recent Posts

A Bookish Confession
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Circumreading the World - Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica
My Bookish Plans for 2017

What I Read in the Last Two Weeks

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Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler (If you're even slightly interested in Antarctica, this would be the perfect book to read about it!)
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (First book of the year! Wonderful, as always!)

What I'm Reading Now

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My Life in France by Julia Child (Oh, my goodness, this book makes me hungry.)
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (I've really got to keep chipping away at my Classics Club list, and the Serial Reader app is the perfect way to do that!)

What's Coming Up Next

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Slipping Into Paradise: Why I Live in New Zealand by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (I'm still working my way around the world for my Circumreading the World challenge. This is book 10 out of 12. Almost there!)
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Kailana link
1/9/2017 08:26:00 am

Looks like you are doing great with your Circumreading the World project. Hope you continue to read great stuff!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
1/9/2017 02:29:00 pm

I'm a little bummed because I was hoping to get all twelve books read by the end of December, but I guess it doesn't matter as long as I'm still having fun with it! :)

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Erin @ Quixotic Magpie link
1/9/2017 12:56:26 pm

Terra Incongnita sounds like a great read!

We had Wyatt with all of his second cousins at Christmas, it was a blast! In a strange twist of life, 5 out of 6 of us cousins had children in the same year - makes for lots of toddlers these days!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
1/9/2017 02:30:39 pm

Oh, my, that is a lot of toddlers. But so much fun, I'm sure! One of my cousins had a baby just two weeks before I did, so it was fun to see them "play" together. :)

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Jade @ Reading With Jade link
1/9/2017 03:24:22 pm

Glad you had a lovely time visiting family.

I've seen the film adaptation of Dorian Grey but not read the book - something I shall have rectify at some point. Glad you're enjoying it. Happy reading!

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Monica link
1/10/2017 07:26:29 pm

I love The Eyre Affair! So much fun. :)

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