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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

11/21/2016

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This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.
Most of the time, I love living in Michigan. But when the weather goes from 70 degrees on Friday to 30 degrees on Saturday? Not so much. At least there were some pretty snowflakes to watch out the window. If it's going to be that cold, then it had better be snowing!

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Circumreading the World - A Walk Through Wales

What I Read Last Week

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Seven Seasons in Siena: My Quixotic Quest for Acceptance Among Tuscany's Proudest People by Robert Rodi (A great travel narrative and stop #4 on my Circumreading the World project. My post of random facts from it will go up on Friday.)
West From Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 by Laura Ingalls Wilder (I never would be known this book existed if it weren't for the Little House Read-Along. And that would be a shame, because I really enjoyed it!)

What I'm Reading Now

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Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk (Stop #5!)
The Iliad by Homer (Halfway!!)

What's Coming Up Next

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Walking the Bible: A Journey By Land Through the Five Books of Moses by Bruce Feiler (This is next up in my around the world journey, and I'm really excited for this one!)
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Jane @ Raincity Librarian link
11/21/2016 01:25:13 pm

I read Walking the Bible ages ago and found it really interesting - I live in a relatively young country, so it's really fascinating for me to think about living in and travelling through an area so rich in thousands of years of vivid, complex history.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/23/2016 08:35:22 am

I've had this one sitting on my shelf for years, so I'm really excited to finally read it and explore thousands of years of history!

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Kailana link
11/21/2016 04:53:18 pm

We haven't had snow yet... Just some flurries. The temps have been fluctuating, though! Not quite as drastic as yours...

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/23/2016 08:35:55 am

We always joke about the unpredictability of Michigan weather, but this was a little ridiculous! :)

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Lindsey link
11/27/2016 11:15:19 pm

Walking the Bible sounds really interesting. I hope you enjoy it and learn a lot!

The fluctuating weather is really frustrating. Just let it stay warm or cold, please!

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